Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA warns on mixing opioid addiction treatments, other medsSep 20, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration issued new warnings Wednesday about the dangers of combining medication for opioid addiction with anti-anxiety medi...
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The big question: Will cancer immune therapy work for me?Sep 20, 2017 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dennis Lyon was a genetic train wreck. Cancer was ravaging his liver, lungs, bones and brain, and tests showed so many tumor mutations that drugs target...
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FDA OKs Glaxo's inhaler, first one to combine 3 medicinesSep 19, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first inhaler combining three medicines to ease breathing in patients with emphysema or chronic br...
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Federal funding to help DuPage expand opioid overdose helpSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - An opioid overdose reversal effort that has saved 344 people in five years will be expanded in DuPage County, thanks to a $1.5 million federal grant, health officials sa...
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Study prompts call to examine flu vaccine and miscarriageSep 13, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu sho...
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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...