Articles filed under Health Crises
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Patients' reports may aid prostate cancer treatment choiceMar 21, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Men with early-stage prostate cancer face a dizzying quandary over which treatment to choose but two new studies on side effects may make those decisions ...
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Cholesterol drug cuts heart risks, spurs new debate on costMar 17, 2017 7:00 am - A long-acting cholesterol medicine cut the risk of having a heart attack or some other serious problems by 15 to 20 percent in a big study that's likely to spur fresh de...
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Indigenous Bolivians have some of the healthiest heartsMar 17, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Deep in the Bolivian Amazon lives a group of indigenous people who spend their days hunting and farming. Researchers say this may be partly why they have s...
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Falls are taking a huge and rising toll on elderly brainsMar 16, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Elderly people are suffering concussions and other brain injuries from falls at what appear to be unprecedented rates, according to a new report from U.S...
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UK grants 1st license to make babies using DNA from 3 peopleMar 16, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's Newcastle University says its scientists have received a license to create babies using DNA from three people to prevent women from passing on po...
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Blasted for high price of old MD drug, Marathon sells rightsMar 16, 2017 7:00 am - Marathon Pharmaceuticals, sharply criticized for getting an inexpensive old steroid drug officially approved for treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and then setting a ...
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Doctors say unproven stem cell treatment blinded 3 womenMar 15, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Three women were left nearly or totally blind by a vision treatment at a stem cell clinic, in what doctors call a dramatic illustration of how risky such...
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At a glance: Insurance coverage for hearing loss is spottyMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - About 15 percent of American adults ages 18 and older report some trouble hearing, according to federal statistics. Problems worsen so steadily as people age that nearly...
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Now hear this: Loud sound may pose more harm than we thoughtMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Garlock has trouble making out what his friends say in loud bars, but when he got a hearing test, the result was normal. Recent research may have fo...
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How well can you hear in a noisy background? Try it hereMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - How well can you understand speech in a noisy setting? Difficulty doing that is a hallmark of what's called "hidden hearing loss." Now, with the help of ...