Health and Fitness
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Texas health worker first to contract Ebola in U.S.Oct 12, 2014 1:00 am - DALLAS — A “breach of protocol” at the hospital where Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan was treated before his death led to the infection of a health care worker with the ...
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Should schools provide trainers?Oct 11, 2014 11:00 pm - When Georgia public high schools were asked five years ago to devise a policy to govern sports activities during periods of high heat and humidity, one school's proposal...
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Bionic hands mimic human control with added sensation of touchOct 11, 2014 7:44 am - MINNEAPOLIS - New advances in prosthetic devices are allowing people with artificial hands to tell when they're holding something without even looking, and pluck a stem ...
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Constipation in children is fairly commonOct 11, 2014 7:00 am - “My husband and I are both professional people,” the mother of the two-year-old shared over the phone, “and it seems like all we talk about is poop.” “Not to worry,” I r...
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A mindful gait, step by stepOct 11, 2014 7:00 am - "I think you run like a machine." A bicyclist shouted this my way along the Mount Vernon Trail in Virginia on a glorious Sunday morning. I smiled, said thank you and kep...
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Alcohol can be hazardous to spermOct 11, 2014 7:00 am - It goes without saying that drinking in excess is bad for your health, but it might also hurt your chances of reproducing. In a survey of men between the ages of 18 and ...
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Stepped-up Ebola screening starts at Kennedy InternationalOct 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York's Kennedy International Airport from three West African countrie...
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Deer Park event promotes breast cancer awarenessOct 11, 2014 1:01 am - Among the people who attended Saturday's breast cancer awareness at Deer Park Town Center were survivors, some still battling the disease. Some attended in memory of a l...
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Priest celebrates Mass to thank those who saved his lifeOct 10, 2014 5:30 am - While he doesn't remember much from the day he almost died at University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, the Rev. Matthew Marshall is certain about a few thi...
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Once-a-day pill for hepatitis C wins FDA OKOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Federal health officials have approved a daily pill that can cure the most common form of hepatitis C without the grueling pill-and-injection cocktail long ...