Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA further restricts pain medication use in kidsApr 20, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators are strengthening warnings about the dangers of two types of powerful painkillers due to risks of slowed breathing and death. The Fo...
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Germ in raw milk, poultry now tops food poisoning listApr 20, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. government's latest report card on food poisoning suggests that a germ commonly linked to raw milk and poultry is surpassing salmonella at the t...
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Feds practice Ebola evacuations despite past Trump criticismApr 18, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump railed against President Barack Obama's decision to bring patients with Ebola to the United States for treatment in 2014. Now that Trump i...
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Hyland's teething tablets recalled over levels of toxic herbApr 14, 2017 7:00 am - The maker of Hyland's teething tablets has issued a recall for any remaining packages at the urging of U.S. regulators, who say the medicine has inconsistent levels of a...
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Lilly's rheumatoid arthritis pill rejected by regulatorsApr 14, 2017 7:00 am - Eli Lilly said U.S. regulators have rejected its much-anticipated pill for the immune disorder rheumatoid arthritis, the drugmaker's second drug development setback sinc...
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Trans fats ban linked with fewer NY heart attacks & strokesApr 12, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Local bans on artery-clogging trans fats in restaurant foods led to fewer heart attacks and strokes in several New York counties, a new study suggests. Th...
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Running behind: Marathons may delay medical care for othersApr 12, 2017 7:00 am - Marathons can be risky for hearts, but not necessarily those of the runners. It takes longer for nearby residents to get to a hospital for emergency heart care on the da...
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Prostate cancer tests are now OK with US panel, with caveatsApr 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An influential U.S. government advisory panel is dropping its opposition to routine prostate cancer screening in favor of letting men decide for themselve...
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What to know about new advice on prostate cancer testApr 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Should middle-aged men get routine blood tests for prostate cancer? An influential health panel that once said no now says maybe. It says certain men may ...
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Red Sox fumigate clubhouse at Fenway Park to fight the fluApr 10, 2017 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have fumigated and disinfected their clubhouse at Fenway Park to help fight the flu. Boston manager John Farrell says it has been done ...