Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA requires opioid makers to develop doctor trainingSep 28, 2017 7:00 am - The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufacturers of the most widely prescribed painkillers to provide extensive training to doctors in an attempt to reduce th...
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FDA approves Lilly pill for common advanced breast cancerSep 28, 2017 7:00 am - U.S. regulators have approved a new medicine for treating a common type of breast cancer after it has spread to other parts of the body. Eli Lilly's Verzenio was approve...
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US sexually transmitted disease hit another highSep 26, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials are reporting another record increase in infections from three sexually transmitted diseases. More than 2 million new cases of chlamydia...
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Treatment restores signs of awareness in brain-injured manSep 25, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - French researchers say they restored some signs of consciousness in a brain-injured man who hadn't shown any awareness in 15 years. During months of expe...
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Wanted: 1 million people to study genes, habits and healthSep 25, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to lea...
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Harper remains out of Nats' lineup with flu-like symptomsSep 25, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bryce Harper has flu-like symptoms and remains out of the Washington Nationals' lineup. Any plans the Nationals had of Harper returning Monday night ...
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Constable: Camp One Step still saving two-time cancer survivorSep 24, 2017 8:00 am - The rhythmic rumble of a rushing L train clatters outside her kitchen window every few minutes. Colleen McGrath doesn't stop talking. She doesn't raise her voice. She ju...
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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...