Articles filed under Health Crises
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US officials: The more we learn about Zika, scarier it isApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, federal health officials said Monday as they urged more money for mosquito con...
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Poll: Some key gaps in Americans' knowledge about Zika virusApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans don't know a lot about the Zika virus that is linked to birth defects and creeping steadily closer to the U.S., according to a new poll that ...
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CDC: Teens with sleep issues more often take dangerous risksApr 07, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - High school students who get too little sleep- or too much - are also more likely to drive drunk or take other risks, according to government researchers...
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Poll: Some key gaps in Americans' knowledge about Zika virusApr 07, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans don't know a lot about the Zika virus that is linked to birth defects and creeping steadily closer to the U.S., according to a new poll that ...
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Sierra Leone president urges foreign investment post-EbolaApr 07, 2016 7:00 am - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone's president is urging foreign investment in the West African country now that Ebola has declined. President Ernest Bai Koroma ...
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Correction: Heart Drugs-Prevention storyApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - In a story April 2 about research testing cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart problems, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a Chicago...
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Liberia confirms 2nd new Ebola case, possibly from GuineaApr 03, 2016 7:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - A second case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia months after the country had been declared free from transmissions, health officials said S...
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Study: Huge global exercise contest shows healthy potentialApr 03, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A workplace exercise challenge using pedometers and social media in a global competition shows potential to improve health in a study involving almost 70,...
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Bypass boosts survival in heart failure, 10-year study saysApr 03, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Heart failure patients with clogged arteries have a better chance of surviving 10 years if they get bypass surgery plus medicine rather than just drugs al...
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State health officials urged to get ready now for Zika in USApr 01, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The government urged health officials around the country Friday to get ready now in case there are outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. ...