Overweight & Obesity
Mexico City swaps squats for subway rides
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but the overweight in Mexico City will be glad to hear there is such a thing as a free subway ride.
Jan 27, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US officials designate 35 hospitals for Ebola care
Health officials have designated 35 hospitals across the United States as Ebola treatment centers.
Dec 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obama seeks $6.2 billion for Ebola fight
President Barack Obama on Wednesday asked Congress for $6.2 billion in emergency funds to confront Ebola at its source in West Africa and to secure the United States against any possible spread.
Nov 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New York confirms first Ebola case
New York confirmed the first case of Ebola in the largest city in the United States as the EU dramatically ramped up aid Friday to contain the killer epidemic ravaging west Africa.
Oct 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New York on alert over first Ebola case
New York went on alert Friday as authorities sought to calm fears among the city's 8.4 million residents after a doctor tested positive for Ebola.
Oct 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
40 states, district of columbia reporting respiratory virus that targets kids
(HealthDay)—Forty states and the District of Columbia now have a total of 277 confirmed cases of Enterovirus D68, the severe respiratory illness that typically targets children, U.S. health officials are reporting.
Sep 30, 2014
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Medications
Deaths from narcotic painkillers quadrupled in past decade, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—The number of Americans dying from accidental overdoses of narcotic painkillers jumped significantly from 1999 to 2011, federal health officials reported Tuesday.
Sep 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In food poisoning probes, officials call for Yelp
New York City is using a novel way to uncover cases of food poisoning—reading Yelp restaurant reviews.
May 22, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Brazil doctors do cesarean on woman not pregnant
Officials in southeastern Brazil say doctors performed a cesarean section on a 37-year-old woman only to discover that she wasn't pregnant.
Dec 17, 2013
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Health
NYC announces progress in effort to reduce salt (Update)
(AP)—Twenty-one companies have met targets in a New York City-led effort to get restaurants and food manufacturers nationwide to lighten up on salt, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday.
Feb 11, 2013
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