Articles filed under Health Crises
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Blood test offers hope for better lung cancer treatmentApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Researchers have taken an important step toward better lung cancer treatment by using blood tests to track genetic changes in tumors as they progress from ...
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FDA: Avoid fake 'miracle' cancer treatments sold on internetApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators are warning consumers to avoid 65 bogus products hawked on the internet with false claims that they can cure, treat, diagnose or pre...
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'Superbug' fungus new menace in US hospitals, mostly NY, NJApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A 'superbug' fungus is emerging as a new menace in U.S. hospitals, mostly in New York and New Jersey. First identified in Japan in 2009, the fungus has s...
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Hope for preemies as artificial womb helps tiny lambs growApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies - and remarkable animal testing suggests the first-of-its-ki...
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FDA approves near-copy of Remicade for immune disordersApr 21, 2017 7:00 am - Federal regulators have approved an alternative version of Remicade, an expensive injected drug widely used for rheumatoid arthritis and other immune system disorders. ...
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FDA approves 2nd near-copy of Remicade for immune disordersApr 21, 2017 7:00 am - Federal regulators on Friday approved another alternative version of Remicade, an expensive injected drug widely used for rheumatoid arthritis and other immune system di...
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Q&A: Could the Henrietta Lacks case happen today?Apr 20, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What happened in the 1951 case of Henrietta Lacks, and could it happen again today? The story of the woman who unwittingly spurred a scientific bonanza m...
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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...