Articles filed under Health Crises
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Bacsinszky survives scare to reach Grand Prix SAR quartersApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Top-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland overcame five breaks of serve to beat Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 and reach the quarterfin...
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Top-seeded Bacsinszky eases into Grand Prix SAR second roundApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Top-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland beat Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Grand Prix SAR on Tuesday. The 15...
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Report: Third of suicides in US are among middle-aged whitesApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Middle-aged white people now account for a third of all suicides in the U.S., a new government report shows. Suicide is the nation's 10th leading cause o...
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Mild flu season winding down, still widespread in NortheastApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Flu season is winding down, and it's been a relatively mild one. It's not over - flu is still widespread in 14 states, mostly in the Northeast. But healt...
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Better preemie pain relief sought amid new call for actionApr 20, 2016 7:00 am - OAK LAWN, Ill. - It happens every day to the most vulnerable infants in hospital intensive care units: fragile babies born way too soon are poked, prodded and jabbed as ...
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Still many questions about Zika's threat to pregnant womenApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a threat the virus poses to pregn...
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Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetesApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Transplants of insulin-producing pancreas cells are a long hoped-for treatment for diabetes - and a new study shows they can protect the most seriously...
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Still many questions about Zika's threat to pregnant womenApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a threat the virus poses to pregn...
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Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetesApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Transplants of insulin-producing pancreas cells are a long hoped-for treatment for diabetes - and a new study shows they can protect the most seriously...
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Health official: Zika not worry now for pregnant women in USApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A top public health official says there's been no local transmission of the Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus in the United States, so any talk about women in the ...