Articles filed under Health Crises
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Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study saysMay 24, 2017 7:00 am - A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens the case for more re...
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Zika hit Florida months before infections found, study saysMay 24, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Zika began spreading in Florida mosquitoes about three months before infections showed up in the Miami area last summer, and the virus likely was carried...
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FDA: Controller for heart pump recalled over deathsMay 24, 2017 7:00 am - Federal regulators say nearly 29,000 controllers for implanted heart pumps are being recalled after reports of 26 deaths linked to malfunctions. The recall covers the ex...
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Drugmaker paying $33M over recalled nonprescription medsMay 24, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Johnson & Johnson has reached a $33 million settlement with 42 states, resolving allegations the health care giant sold nonprescription medicines th...
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Science Says: Medications prevent opioid addiction relapseMay 22, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Remarks by a top U.S. health official have reignited a quarrel in the world of addiction and recovery: Does treating opioid addiction with medication save...
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Research shows aggressive treatment of sepsis can save livesMay 22, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis, the killer condition that most Americans probably have never heard of, and new research shows it's tim...
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AP Exclusive: Strapped UN health agency spends big on travelMay 22, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization routinely spends about $200 million a year on travel - far more than what it doles out to fight some of the biggest problems ...
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AP Exclusive: UN health agency slammed for high travel costsMay 22, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, traveled to Guinea earlier this month to join the country's president in celebrating ...
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Study finds that speeding up sepsis care can save livesMay 21, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis, the killer condition that most Americans probably have never heard of, and new research shows it's tim...
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Number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo now up to 29May 19, 2017 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The World Health Organization says Congo now faces 29 suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier on Friday said t...