Articles filed under Health Crises
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Age matters when it comes to screening for cervical cancerSep 12, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Getting checked for cervical cancer isn't one-size-fits-all: Millions of women may soon have to decide between a routine Pap or a newer test that detec...
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Study shows hormone pills don't shorten older women's livesSep 12, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Taking hormone pills for several years after menopause didn't shorten older women's lifespans, according to the longest follow-up yet of landmark research...
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Hurricanes drive addiction issues into public squareSep 09, 2017 7:00 am - In the whirr of preparations for Hurricane Irma, a needle exchange program in Miami's Overtown neighborhood handed out extra syringes to heroin users. Others trying to b...
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Science Says: How repeated head blows affect the brainSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Researchers are tackling fresh questions about a degenerative brain disease now that it has been detected in the brains of nearly 200 football players aft...
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3 scientists, Planned Parenthood win Lasker medical prizesSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Two scientists who paved the way for widely used vaccines and another who discovered key players in cell growth have been awarded prestigious medical res...
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Testing probe to help cancer surgeons know they got it allSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Patients emerging from cancer surgery want to know, "Did you get it all?" Now scientists are developing a pen-like probe to help surgeons better tell w...
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Science Says: Kate's morning sickness brutal, not dangerousSep 04, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third child. And for the third time - as with her previous two pregnancies - the...
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Danger not over: Gas leaks, mold loom for Harvey evacueesSep 02, 2017 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Bound for their Harvey-soaked home east of Houston, Lakeithia Bankhead and her four children left the mass shelter at the city's convention center Friday ...
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Flu outbreak kills 7 residents in Australian aged care homeSep 01, 2017 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An influenza outbreak has killed seven residents of a care home for the elderly in Australia and sickened 116 other residents and staff, an o...
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Mold, gas leaks and other hazards loom for Harvey evacueesSep 01, 2017 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Bound for their Harvey-soaked home east of Houston, Lakeithia Bankhead and her four children left the mass shelter at the city's convention center Friday ...