Articles filed under Health Crises
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Doctors warn against teen pot use amid looser marijuana lawsFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana's potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot use. Many ...
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The dirty dozen: UN issues list of 12 most worrying bacteriaFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization has issued a list of the top dozen bacteria most dangerous to humans, warning that doctors are fast running out of treatment ...
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Jason Day withdraws from World Golf Championship in MexicoFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jason Day has withdrawn from the Mexico Championship because of an infection in both ears and the flu. The World Golf Championship, to be ...
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IU Health restricts visitors at 2 hospitals over fluFeb 24, 2017 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University Health has imposed temporary restrictions on visitors at two of its hospitals in east central Indiana because of an increase in fl...
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Slammed by the flu, businesses scramble to get work doneFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The flu season has slammed many small businesses, weakening already thin staffing levels and forcing some owners to scramble to cover shifts or get the w...
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Adding friendly bacteria to skin lotion wards off bad germsFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Bacteria live on everyone's skin, and new research shows some friendly germs produce natural antibiotics that ward off their disease-causing cousins. N...
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Adopted kids see long-lasting effects of Romanian orphanagesFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Romanian children adopted from overcrowded orphanages in the 1990s were more likely to suffer psychological problems as adults compared to other children t...
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Testosterone gel shows no benefit for older men's memoriesFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Testosterone treatment did not improve older men's memory or mental function in the latest results from landmark government research that challenges the a...
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Mosquito saliva vaccine? NIH tests new way to fight illnessFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Wanted: 60 people willing to be bitten by mosquitoes to test a new kind of vaccine - one that acts against the bugs' saliva. Rather than separate vacci...
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Correction: Suicidal Teens-Marriage Laws storyFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - In a story Feb. 20 about same-sex marriage laws and teen suicides, The Associated Press, relying on figures published in a JAMA Pediatrics study, reported...