Health and Fitness
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Red Cross official: 6 months to contain EbolaOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - BEIJING - A top Red Cross official said Wednesday that he is confident the Ebola epidemic that has killed thousands of people in West Africa can be contained within four...
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U.S. to track everyone coming from Ebola nationsOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - ATLANTA - All travelers who come into the U.S. from three Ebola-stricken West African nations will now be monitored for three weeks, the latest step by federal officials...
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Adult may be in the clear after Chicago Ebola screening; child still quarantinedOct 22, 2014 1:00 am - An adult admitted to Rush University Medical Center Tuesday for Ebola virus monitoring after flying from Liberia was listed in good condition Wednesday and removed from ...
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Circus matriarch Madame Rosa remains active at 103Oct 21, 2014 6:00 am - PARIS - Madame Rosa appears at the circus apartment doorway in sparkling diamonds, red lipstick and a walking frame - and sits down beside her leopard skin rug. "That's...
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Fitness stations coming in spring to Naperville's Nike parkOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - Nike Sports Complex in Naperville will offer one more way to get healthy starting next spring: fitness stations. The park already has fields for lacrosse, baseball, sof...
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Ebola: Why virus kills some, other people surviveOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - People who shared an apartment with the country's first Ebola patient are emerging from quarantine healthy. And while Thomas Eric Duncan died and two U.S. n...
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If no checks, more Ebola cases might leave AfricaOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - A new study underscores the potential danger of airplane passengers infected with Ebola leaving West Africa: If there were no exit screening in place, researche...
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Mother of nurse with Ebola says she's doing wellOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - ATLANTA - The mother of a nurse infected with the Ebola virus says her daughter is doing well and the family is relieved new guidelines for treating patients with the di...
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O'Hare passengers quarantined with Ebola-like symptomsOct 21, 2014 1:00 am - Two patients are being monitored in isolation at the University of Chicago Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center after reporting Ebola-like symptoms, officia...
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What you might not know about heart healthOct 20, 2014 6:00 am - Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the U.S., ending the lives of nearly two million people every year. Most people have some knowledge about maintaining hea...