Articles filed under Health Crises
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New CDC Director questioned about financial conflictsDec 11, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. Senator is criticizing the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for an apparent financial conflict of interest that the senator ...
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Children's deaths from window blinds show need for cord ban, study saysDec 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Children's injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on bl...
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Bird flu: Dutch farmers ordered to keep poultry indoorsDec 08, 2017 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch government has ordered the country's farmers to keep all poultry indoors after bird flu was discovered at a duck farm. Authoritie...
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US flu season off to an early start; widespread in 7 statesDec 08, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This year's flu season is off to a quick start and so far it seems to be dominated by a nasty bug. Health officials say the flu vaccine seems well matche...
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Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recurDec 08, 2017 6:00 am - A blood test five years after breast cancer treatment helped identify some women who were more likely to relapse, long before a lump or other signs appeared, a prelimina...
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Are 3-D mammograms really better? US puts scans to the testDec 07, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A better mammogram? Increasingly women are asked if they want a 3-D mammogram instead of the regular X-ray - and now U.S. health officials are starting...
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Hundreds of thousands of poor people detained in hospitalsDec 06, 2017 6:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Faida Mwenge's baby boy is nearly 3 months old but she and her son are still not allowed to leave the hospital - not until their bill is paid. The 20-...
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Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting diseaseDec 06, 2017 6:00 am - Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study that fuels hopes that a one-time treatment can give long-lasting help ...
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Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptivesDec 06, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Modern birth control pills that are lower in estrogen have fewer side effects than past oral contraceptives. But a large Danish study suggests that, like ...
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Hundreds of thousands of poor people detained in hospitalsDec 05, 2017 6:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Faida Mwenge's baby boy is nearly 3 months old but she and her son are still not allowed to leave the hospital - not until their bill is paid. The 20-...