Articles filed under Health Crises
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New Jersey wants lawsuit from Ebola-quarantined nurse tossedJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Lawyers for Gov. Chris Christie and state health officials asked a judge Friday to throw out a lawsuit from a nurse who was quarantined because she ...
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New Ebola case emerges in setback for Sierra LeoneJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - A woman who died this week in Sierra Leone tested positive for Ebola, officials said Friday, a setback for the region that comes only a day...
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Bird flu found at Indiana turkey farm not same as 2015 virusJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A bird flu virus that's a different strain than the one that ravaged turkey and chicken farms in the Midwest last summer has been found at a southern...
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Cancer 'moonshot' aims to speed fight against No. 2 killerJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Harking back to America's triumphant race into space, the Obama administration is launching what it calls a "moonshot" effort to cure cancer. Don't exp...
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Correction: Cruise Ships-Stomach Bugs storyJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Jan. 15 about illnesses on cruise ships, The Associated Press erroneously described the drop in illnesses caused by stomach bugs. Since 1990, ...
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Pregnant women told to avoid countries with Zika outbreaksJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pregnant women should avoid traveling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to birth defects, health ...
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Cancer 'moonshot' aims to speed fight against No. 2 killerJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Harking back to America's triumphant race into space, the Obama administration is launching what it calls a "moonshot" effort to cure cancer. Don't exp...
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Average age of new US moms at all-time high, now over 26Jan 14, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The average age of first-time mothers is at an all-time high in the U.S - over 26. The change is largely due to a big drop in teen moms. But more first b...
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World Health Organization declares Liberia free of EbolaJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization has formally announced the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, joining Sierra Leone and Guinea - the epicenters of the late...
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Health officials: Dog flu may be in King CountyJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Health officials in Seattle are warning that a new strain of dog flu that sickened at least 2,000 dogs in 25 states since last spring may be in King Count...