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Senate blocks GOP bill to halt Planned Parenthood fed funds

AP Health News - Fetched: August 3rd, 2015, 8:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate blocked a Republican drive Monday to terminate federal funds for Planned Parenthood, setting the stage for the GOP to try again this fall amid higher stakes - a potential government shutdown that could echo into next year's presidential and congressional elections....

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Task force urges more research into child autism screening

AP Health News - Fetched: August 3rd, 2015, 8:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government task force says more research is needed to determine if toddlers should be screened for autism even if check-ups or parents haven't spotted developmental problems - despite guidelines from other health groups that urge such screening....

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Senate voting on Planned Parenthood, prelude to fall battle

AP Health News - Fetched: August 3rd, 2015, 4:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans accused Planned Parenthood of "disdain for human dignity" as the Senate pushed toward a Monday vote on halting federal funds for the organization....

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CDC head says Sierra Leone in strong place with Ebola

AP Health News - Fetched: August 3rd, 2015, 4:00pm UTC

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Sierra Leone is in a stronger place than it was six months ago to fight Ebola, but the new challenge is to get to zero cases, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday during a visit, as new cases emerged in the city and in an area that had not seen the deadly virus for months....

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Sierra Leone concerns grow from new case, as CDC head visits

AP Health News - Fetched: August 3rd, 2015, 12:00pm UTC

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Two new cases of Ebola surfaced in Sierra Leone's Tonkolili District after a man died last week in the area where the deadly virus had been gone for months, an official said....

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Head of CDC in Sierra Leone as concerns grow from new case

AP Health News - Fetched: August 3rd, 2015, 10:00am UTC

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in Sierra Leone for consultations on Ebola and the country's health system as new concerns grow about how many people may have been infected by a single case in the Tonkolili District....

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5 things to know about the fight over Planned Parenthood

AP Health News - Fetched: August 3rd, 2015, 4:00am UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans will likely lose Monday's Senate showdown over halting federal aid to Planned Parenthood. Yet the political offensive by abortion foes has just started, prompted by a batch of unsettling videos that has focused attention on the group's little-noticed practice of providing fetal tissue to researchers....

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Most picky eating harmless but it can signal emotional woes

AP Health News - Fetched: August 3rd, 2015, 2:00am UTC

CHICAGO (AP) -- Parents of picky eaters take heart: New research suggests the problem is rarely worth fretting over, although in a small portion of kids it may signal emotional troubles that should be checked out....

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