Articles filed under Health Crises
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US obesity problem is not budging, new data showsOct 13, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - America's weight problem isn't getting any better, according to new government research. Overall, obesity figures stayed about the same: About 40 percent...
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Puerto Rico hurricane may cause shortage of hospital IV bagsOct 13, 2017 7:00 am - A key U.S. maker of hospital products said it expects a temporary shortage of small saline bags because of the hurricane that hit Puerto Rico. The hurricane wiped out th...
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The Latest: FDA advisers endorse gene therapy for blindnessOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The Latest on an FDA panel's discussion on a gene therapy treatment for blindness (all times local): 3:19 p.m. U.S. health advisers have endors...
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Sweden won't prosecute Italian stem cell scientistOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish prosecutors have abandoned an investigation against a disgraced Italian stem cell scientist suspected of involuntary manslaughter in connection ...
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FDA advisers endorse gene therapy to treat form of blindnessOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A potentially groundbreaking treatment for a rare form of blindness moved one step closer to U.S. approval Thursday, as federal health advisers...
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Merck scraps disappointing experimental cholesterol drugOct 11, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Merck has decided to abandon efforts to market a closely watched experimental cholesterol medicine after mediocre test results. Merck's decision Wed...
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Correction: Genetic Frontiers-Blindness-Gene Therapy storyOct 10, 2017 7:00 am - In a story Oct. 9 about an experimental gene therapy for blindness, The Associated Press erroneously reported the deadline for a decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Admin...
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Bystander rape-prevention programs face questionsOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Training programs around the country are trying to teach bystanders to stop sexual assault, and now is when they have to be especially alert. C...
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FDA: Drug shortages possible due to Puerto Rico power outageOct 06, 2017 7:00 am - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned that U.S. drug shortages are possible because power outages in Puerto Rico have stopped or limited production at many m...
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UK rejects terminally ill man's request to be killedOct 05, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's High Court has rejected a terminally ill man's request to be killed with medical help. In a ruling on Thursday, three judges turned down Noel Con...