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May 26, 2016

Report: 1st US case of germ resistant to last resort drug

AP Health News - Fetched: May 26th, 2016, 8:00pm UTC
NEW YORK (AP) -- For the first time, a U.S. patient has been infected with bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last resort treatment, scientists said Thursday....

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Report: 1st US case of germ resistant to last resort drug

AP Health News - Fetched: May 26th, 2016, 7:00pm UTC
NEW YORK (AP) -- Officials are reporting the first U.S. human case of bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last resort drug....

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CDC urges speed on Zika as House moves to negotiate funding

AP Health News - Fetched: May 26th, 2016, 5:00pm UTC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. must act more quickly to protect pregnant women from birth defect-causing Zika, a top health official said Thursday even as the House left town for its Memorial Day recess with no visible progress toward a congressional compromise on emergency funding to battle the virus....

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FDA approves first drug-oozing implant to control addiction

AP Health News - Fetched: May 26th, 2016, 5:00pm UTC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials on Thursday approved an innovative new option for Americans struggling with addiction to heroin and painkillers: a drug-oozing implant that curbs craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time....

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House-Senate talks begin on Obama's Zika funding request.

AP Health News - Fetched: May 26th, 2016, 3:00pm UTC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The GOP-controlled House has moved to officially begin talks on legislation to fund the fight against the Zika virus, but lawmakers immediately left town for the Memorial Day recess with no visible progress toward a compromise....

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Study: Brain scans reveal hidden consciousness in patients

AP Health News - Fetched: May 26th, 2016, 1:00pm UTC
NEW YORK (AP) -- A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those with hidden signs of consciousness....

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Bird flu reappears in Cameroon, killing thousands of birds

AP Health News - Fetched: May 26th, 2016, 1:00pm UTC
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) -- Cameroonamp;apos;s government says that the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reappeared in Cameroon after an 8-year absence....

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WHO: Nearly 960 killed in attacks on hospitals in 2 years

AP Health News - Fetched: May 26th, 2016, 9:00am UTC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly 960 people have been killed worldwide in attacks on medical facilities in conflicts over the past two years, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday that highlighted an alarming disrespect for the protection of health care in war by both governments and armed groups....

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