Articles filed under Health Crises
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Charlie Sheen's HIV disclosure had big online impact, study saysFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Actor Charlie Sheen was called a lot of things during his bad-boy days. Until now, public health promoter wasn't one of them. Sheen's revelation that he's infe...
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Study finds anti-AIDS vaginal ring partially protects womenFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Women who inserted a vaginal ring coated with an anti-AIDS drug once a month were partially protected against HIV infection, researchers said Monday as...
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Study: Right gut bacteria may protect against malnutritionFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Manipulating what kinds of bacteria live in the gut might lead to a new way to treat millions of children suffering chronic malnutrition, says new rese...
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Aruba, Bonaire islands added to Zika travel alertFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials have added two more Caribbean islands to a Zika travel alert for pregnant women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put...
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Report: Hawaii leads nation in getting too little sleepFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tired of hearing that more than a third of U.S. adults don't get enough sleep? Here's something new: a government report about which states get the most ...
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Study finds testosterone gel is no fountain of youthFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A landmark study suggests that testosterone treatment is no fountain of youth, finding mostly modest improvement in the sex lives, walking strength and mo...
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Serena Williams pulls out of Qatar Open, citing the fluFeb 16, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Serena Williams has withdrawn from her second consecutive tournament, announcing Tuesday that she will miss next week's Qatar Open because of the flu....
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UN: Stopping Zika may require genetically modified insectsFeb 16, 2016 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says it may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are s...
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New research finds noise harder on children than adultsFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - From the cacophony of day care to the buzz of TV and electronic toys, noise is more distracting to a child's brain than an adult's, and new research sh...
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Blood-boosters may give tiny preemies a developmental edgeFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two blood-building drugs injected soon after birth may give tiny preemies a lasting long-term edge, boosting brain development and IQ by age 4, a first-of...