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This microscope photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows gram-negative, Haemophilus influenzae bacteria. The microorganism is one of the more common causes of pink eye in children. (William B. Cherry/CDC via AP)

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Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they're usually not needed
By DEVI SHASTRI - AP Health Writer
Thu,06/27/24-3:39PM , 131 Reads
Doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use, researchers reported Thursday.
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A woman walks to her room at a senior care home in Calistoga, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

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Lower your risk of falling as you get older with these simple steps
By DEVI SHASTRI - AP Health Writer
Fri,06/14/24-3:33PM , 138 Reads
One in four older adults in the U.S. will fall each year, putting them at risk of injury, broken bones and even death.
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A sign at an Abbott Laboratories campus facility is displayed, April 28, 2016, in Lake Forest, Ill. A report released on Thursday, June 13, 2024, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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FDA took months to react to complaint about Abbott infant formula factory, audit finds
By DEVI SHASTRI - AP Health Writer
Thu,06/13/24-3:06PM , 114 Reads
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula, a new audit shows.
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Camilla Hancock fills a prescription at Basin Pharmacy in Basin, Wyo., on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. “We’ve definitely tried to do everything we can to run lean to find other options to try and make money to keep our doors open so we can continue to serve patients,” Hancock says. “But when you’re working so hard and you’re trying your darndest to accomplish these things, and you just kind of get kicked in the gut over and over, it’s really disheartening.” (AP Photo/Mike Clark)

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Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it's getting harder to stay open
By DEVI SHASTRI - AP Health Writer
Tue,06/04/24-9:14AM , 54 Reads
Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point for the town of about 1,300 people and the surrounding area.
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