Health and Fitness
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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 - ...
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Flu shots for veterans:Oct 16, 2014 1:01 am - The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center is offering free flu vaccinations Saturday, Oct. 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North Chicago campus, Buildin...
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Chicago hospital trains hospital workers for EbolaOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - With hospital workers increasingly in the spotlight of concern over the spread of the Ebola virus, a Chicago hospital held a training session Thursday for a team of medi...
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Celebration marks opening of Round Lake High School student health and wellness centerOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Local leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the opening of Lake County's first student health and wellness center at Round Lake High School, which offers services inclu...