Articles filed under Health Crises
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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Serena Williams pulls out of Qatar Open, citing the fluFeb 16, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Serena Williams has withdrawn from her second consecutive tournament, announcing Tuesday that she will miss next week's Qatar Open because of the flu....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...
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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...
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Loss for words can be a rare brain disorder, not Alzheimer'sFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A mysterious brain disorder can be confused with early Alzheimer's disease although it isn't robbing patients of their memories but of the words to tal...
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Noise harder on children than adults, hinders how they learnFeb 13, 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...