Articles filed under Health
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Toddler dies of measles in Berlin, first death in outbreakFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - An 18-month-old boy has died of measles in Berlin, the first known death in an outbreak of the disease that has seen more than 570 cases in the German capi...
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Administration: No quick fix if court kills health subsidiesFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's health secretary told Congress Tuesday that she has no administrative actions available to fix the "massive damage to our heal...
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New flight paths angering residents in Phoenix, other citiesFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - PHOENIX (AP) - Steve Dreiseszun says he cannot sit in his backyard or read a story to his son without a sense of dread. For the past several months, he and other residen...
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Fewer homes for sale pushes up US house prices in DecemberFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. home prices rose in December at a faster pace than the previous month, likely because of a much smaller number of homes for sale. The Standard & P...
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Asia may have seeded European plague outbreaks, study saysFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they may have solved a centuries-old whodunit: Why did Europe experience outbreaks of bubonic plague over hundreds of years, starting with...
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Pills before and after sex can help prevent HIV, study findsFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - For the first time, a study shows that a drug used to treat HIV infection also can help prevent it when taken before and after risky sex by gay men. The r...
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UK 1st country to allow creation of embryos from 3 peopleFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Britain has become the first country in the world to allow the creation of human embryos from the DNA of three people, a technique intended to help mothers...
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Historic snows causing headaches for real estate industryFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - All that snow in New England may make your property look as pretty as a calendar shot, but it won't do you any favors if you're trying to buy or sell a hou...
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Spanish premier trumpets economy, upgrades growth forecastFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - MADRID (AP) - Spain's economy will grow by more than previously thought this year, the prime minister said Tuesday, as he laid out the credentials of his conservative go...
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IUDs, hormone implants growing more popular among US womenFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Long-acting but reversible methods of birth control are becoming increasingly popular among U.S. women, with IUDs redesigned after safety scares and the d...