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How to keep babies safe when temperatures soar
36+ min ago (220+ words) Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat....
At least 930 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (32+ words) Congo's health ministry says at least 930 people have died in the country's Ebola outbreak. The ministry said the deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday....
Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (481+ words) Health workers in northern Nigeria say more children are relapsing into malnutrition and cite knock-on effects from the war in the Middle East....
Rescatistas se apuran a buscar sobrevivientes bajo la lluvia tras deslave en China; suman 8 muertos
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (36+ words) CHONGQING, China (AP) — Los equipos de rescate se apuraban el sábado para encontrar sobrevivientes tras un deslave en la ciudad de Chongqing, en el suroeste de China, que causó al menos ocho fallecidos y 34 desaparecidos....
Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo, with more than 12 attacks recorded
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (25+ words) Authorities report at least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers during Congo's Ebola outbreak. Safety fears are restricting the response in Ituri province....
Cut the number of choices you make each day. Your brain will thank you
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (544+ words) The more choices you have, the better, right? Actually, behavioral scientists say too many options can make people anxious, indecisive and less happy with what they pick....
First death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (24+ words) A Legionnaires’ disease patient has died from the outbreak in New York City’s Upper East Side neighborhood. City officials announced the death Friday....
Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers, roil businesses
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (377+ words) Big U.S. restaurant chains don’t get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often. But the number of meals they serve causes a lot of concern when contamination of some kind sickens customers....
Alzheimer's blood test may predict earliest stage of disease but doctors warn it lacks precision
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (1068+ words) AP News A blood test may predict the start of Alzheimer’s symptoms years in advance and doctors say it could become a game changer. The study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer’s…...
Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (446+ words) Wildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body....