Health and Fitness
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Endorsement: Yes for ambulance service in Antioch, Antioch TownshipOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - For 75 years, the volunteer Antioch Rescue Squad provided ambulance service to the village and the township, but after a scandal shook faith in the service, local offici...
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4 suspected Ebola cases in Spain test negativeOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - MADRID - Four people suspected of having Ebola in Spain have tested negative in a first round of tests, the government said Friday. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz Sa...
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Illinois to create statewide Ebola task forceOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois' plan for dealing with the Ebola threat is evolving as health officials in the public and private sectors learn from mistakes made in Texas, the state's top doc...
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Mexico denies dock to ship with quarantined passengerOct 17, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — A cruise ship with a Dallas health care worker aboard who is being monitored for signs of Ebola did not receive clearance to dock in Cozumel, Mexico, a day ...
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Rising call for ban on travel from W. AfricaOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Warning that Americans are losing faith in their government's ability to stop Ebola, Republican lawmakers on Thursday pressed for a ban on travel to the U.S...
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Existing protocols might not be enough for EbolaOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - As Thomas Eric Duncan's health deteriorated, nurses Amber Joy Vinson and Nina Pham were at the Ebola patient's side. They wore protective gear including face sh...
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Blood drive at Stevenson High:Oct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Stevenson High School's National Honor Society will hold a blood drive Oct. 24. Friday is the last day to sign up during lunch periods. The event's theme is "Save a Life...
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Ebola screening starts at O'HareOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Screening for the Ebola virus has begun at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Customs and health officials at O'Hare started taking the temperatures of passengers f...
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UN says Ebola death toll rising to 4,500 this weekOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - GENEVA - The death toll from the Ebola crisis will rise to more than 4,500 lives this week from among 9,000 people infected by the deadly disease, a top official with th...
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Images: Ebola training at Rush University Medical CenterOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - ...