Health and Fitness
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After 1st Ebola case in NYC, 3 others quarantinedOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A doctor who became New York City's first Ebola patient was praised for getting treatment immediately upon showing symptoms, and health officials stressed tha...
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New York, New Jersey governors order Ebola quarantinesOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Alarmed by the case of an Ebola-infected New York doctor, the governors of New Jersey and New York on Friday ordered a mandatory, 21-day quarantine of all med...
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Wayne Township, biking enthusiasts finishing blueprint to 'bike culture'Oct 23, 2014 1:01 am - A public-private group working to transform Wayne Township into a safe destination for bicyclists will complete their plan by the end of the year before campaigning subu...
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Healthy living focus of 'Food Day' at Advocate Sherman HospitalOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - Healthy, affordable and sustainable food was the focus of the annual "Food Day" celebration Thursday at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin. The event included a farmers ...
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Poll: Many doubt hospitals can handle EbolaOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Most Americans have some confidence that the U.S. health care system will prevent Ebola from spreading in this country, but they're not so sure their local ...
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Tests show child in Chicago does not have EbolaOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - Tests have determined that a child who had traveled from Liberia to Chicago does not have Ebola. In a news release Thursday night, the Illinois Department of Public Hea...
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Why did Marine from Elk Grove Village take his life?Oct 22, 2014 5:00 am - Editor's note: This story was written and published by U-T San Diego. It has been edited for use in the Daily Herald. Jeremy Sears is the kind of combat veteran that Ame...
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Prospect Hts. police save man from heroin overdoseOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - The front-desk clerk at a Prospect Heights motel heard a woman running down the hall, screaming for help. Trying to find the source of the ruckus Tuesday night, the Mote...
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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...