Articles filed under Health Crises
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Drug shows promise against vision-robbing disease in seniorsJun 22, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults - and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients wh...
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Hints of some steps that may boost brain health in old ageJun 22, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Are you seeking steps to keep your brain healthy in old age? There are no proven ways to stave off mental decline or dementia, but a new report says th...
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FDA approves quicker-to-administer drug for blood cancersJun 22, 2017 7:00 am - U.S. regulators have approved a more convenient version of a blockbuster drug for treating three common blood cancers. The Roche Group's Rituxan, on the market for 20 ye...
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EU court: Vaccines can be blamed for illnesses without proofJun 21, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The highest court of the European Union ruled Wednesday that courts can consider whether a vaccination led to someone developing an illness even when there...
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Drug shows promise against vision-robbing disease in seniorsJun 21, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults - and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients wh...
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Flu vaccine ineffective for people 65 and older last winterJun 21, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The flu vaccine did a poor job protecting older Americans against the illness last winter, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going...
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Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medicationJun 19, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to a stu...
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Shootings kill or injure at least 19 US children each dayJun 19, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a b...
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London fire may have destroyed DNA needed to ID victimsJun 16, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The devastating fire that struck a high-rise tower in London may have been so powerful that it destroyed much of the DNA evidence needed to identify its vi...
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No longer the hot new thing? Teen vaping falls, study saysJun 15, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Teen vaping, which has been skyrocketing, fell dramatically last year in the United States. A government survey released Thursday suggests the number of ...