Articles filed under Health Crises
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Suicides rarer in some ex-NFL players but questions remainMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Government research on more than 3,000 retired NFL players says suicides were less common among men in this group than in the general population. The rese...
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A study asks: Too much folic acid a cause of autism?May 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have been advised to take folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects. But a new study...
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Urine test could simplify Zika virus detectionMay 10, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A urine-based test for Zika virus infection has shown to be more effective than the common blood-based one for many patients, a development that could ma...
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E-cigarette poisonings surge in young children, study saysMay 09, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Electronic cigarettes have sickened rising numbers of young children, a study of U.S. poison center calls has found. Most cases involve swallowing liquid ...
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Lombard couple make sober living real for heroin-free roommatesMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - Brad Gerke and Jessica Alvarez are further into recovery from heroin than some will ever be. They're not tempted to use the drug every day. They have jobs. They're engag...
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Carlos Martinez exits early as Cardinals fall to Pirates 4-2May 07, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina knew something was wrong with starter Carlos Martinez. Molina went out to talk to Martinez, who was laboring i...
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All those questions about Zika's threat even touch baseballMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists know the Zika virus causes devastating birth defects but they can't yet tell how big a threat it is or what to do about it. It's not just pr...
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Study strengthens suspected link between Zika and paralysisMay 05, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A study in Brazil found nearly 90 percent of people with a rare paralyzing condition said they had symptoms of Zika earlier - contributing to mounting ev...
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Robot stitches tissue by itself, a step to more automated ORMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Getting stitched up by Dr. Robot may one day be reality: Scientists have created a robotic system that did just that in living animals without a real d...
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Bird flu forces slaughter of 39K turkeys at Missouri farmMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwestern Missouri turkey farm where bird flu was found remains quarantined after 39,000 of its birds were destroyed last week as a precauti...