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Mexico bans junk food sales in schools in its latest salvo against child obesity
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Mar 29, 2025 6:08 PM
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Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations. Dr.
Mar 29, 2025 12:27 PM
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The Latest: Countries sending humanitarian aid after Myanmar earthquake
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from Myanmar's powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake keeps climbing amid rescue efforts. The military government said Saturday that 1,644 people have been killed, with thousands of others injured and dozens missing.
Mar 29, 2025 11:23 AM
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Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The defense secretary's decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of widely differing rules among the services.
Mar 29, 2025 9:03 AM
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New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions
KOFORIDUA, Ghana (AP) — Charles Owusu Aseku has traveled across Ghana and beyond in search of care for the large growth of tissue called a keloid on his neck since 2002.
Mar 29, 2025 2:10 AM
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‘Wellness rooms’ are claiming space in many homes
Our homes have been multitasking for a while now. They may be where we work, they are certainly where we play, and in today’s stress-filled world, they’re often the place where we feel most at peace.
Mar 28, 2025 11:45 PM
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Respiratory season ends, B.C. launching spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Respiratory illness season is over, British Columbia's top doctor said Friday, but the province is set to launch a spring COVID-19 immunization campaign and wants everyone to ensure they're fully protected against measles.
Mar 28, 2025 3:46 PM
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Manitoba to look at potential outreach efforts for U.S. researchers, says Kinew
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his government is looking at ways to recruit scientists and researchers from the United States.
Mar 28, 2025 3:26 PM
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Ontario judge grants injunction allowing consumption sites to stay open for now
TORONTO — An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10 supervised consumption sites open while he considers a Charter challenge of a new provincial law that bans the sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycares.
Mar 28, 2025 3:10 PM
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Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water , pushing past opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to medical problems that disproportionately affect lo
Mar 28, 2025 2:48 PM
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