Articles filed under Health Crises
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Sweet sizzlin' beans! Fancy names may boost healthy diningJun 12, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Researchers tried a big serving of food psychology and a dollop of trickery to get diners to eat their vegetables. And it worked. Veggies given names like...
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FDA asks drugmaker to stop selling its opioid painkillerJun 08, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators want a narcotic painkiller involved in the opioid epidemic off the market amid data showing people continue to abuse it. The Food an...
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Zika birth defects in US territories similar to other placesJun 08, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A report released Thursday shows Zika had about the same impact on birth defects in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories as it did in other places hit ...
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Study finds pregnancy seems safe for breast cancer survivorsJun 06, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A study gives reassuring news for breast cancer survivors who want to have children. Those who later became pregnant were no more likely to have their can...
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A first: All respond to gene therapy in a blood cancer studyJun 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors are reporting unprecedented success from a new cell and gene therapy for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that's on the rise. Although it's early ...
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Quickly reporting cancer complications may boost survivalJun 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO - If you're being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatigue su...
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Drugs score big wins against lung, prostate, breast cancersJun 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Drugs are scoring big wins against common cancers, setting new standards for how to treat many prostate, breast and lung tumors. There's even a "uni-drug"...
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Quickly reporting cancer complications may boost survivalJun 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - If you're being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatig...
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Congo health minister says Ebola outbreak under controlJun 02, 2017 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's health minister says there have been no new confirmed cases of Ebola and the outbreak has been controlled. Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kale...
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US officials OK option for men with HIV to father childrenJun 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's top public health agency on Thursday changed its guidance for HIV-infected men who want to father children, saying there's now enough eviden...