Health and Fitness
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Bone marrow registry drive Saturday in Des PlainesOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - A combined LifeSource blood drive and Be The Match bone marrow registry event will honor two local women battling different forms of leukemia from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur...
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Ebola escapes Europe's defenses; pet dog must dieOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - MADRID - Health officials in Spain rushed to contain the Ebola virus Tuesday after it escaped Europe's defenses, quarantining four people at a Madrid hospital where a nu...
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Coast Guard issues new protocols to prevent EbolaOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - One U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of ...
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First womb-transplant baby born; two more on the wayOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The world's first baby born from a transplanted womb is soon to have company. Two more women who became pregnant after having womb transplants are ...
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U.S. health providers expand their Ebola precautionsOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Public hospitals in New York City are concerned enough about Ebola that they've secretly been sending actors with mock symptoms into emergency rooms to test h...
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DNA linked to how much coffee you drinkOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - How much coffee do you drink every day? One cup in the morning? Or do you gulp it all day? Scientists have long known that your DNA influences how much java ...
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Shingles outbreak near the eye requires immediate attentionOct 06, 2014 5:45 am - Q: A couple of months ago, my wife had shingles. The rash spread to her face, near her eye. This went away without treatment, but the doctor said it could return. If it ...
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City goes pink for breast cancer awarenessOct 06, 2014 5:45 am - This October, Chicago's skyline and buildings will be colored by pink lights, banners and flags in collaboration with the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation to raise a...
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Your health: Is there any actual pumpkin in that food?Oct 06, 2014 5:45 am - Is there any actual pumpkin in that? This time of year there's little question Americans are pumped about pumpkin. We gobble up about $300 million worth of pumpkin...
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What to tell children about a parent's cancerOct 06, 2014 5:45 am - “I can't imagine going through that with a child that age,” we moms with cancer tell each other. Every parent, every kid, every cancer is so different. And we don't want...