Health and Fitness
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University of Minnesota knocks down tweet claiming Ebola airborneOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - University of Minnesota officials are knocking down a tweet claiming its researchers say is Ebola is airborne. University spokeswoman Caroline Marin told the Star Tribun...
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Dallas nurses cite sloppy conditions in Ebola careOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - A Liberian Ebola patient was left in an open area of a Dallas emergency room for hours, and the nurses treating him worked for days without proper protective ge...
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Quinn encourages Illinois residents to get flu shotsOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn got an annual flu shot in part to help remind residents around the state about the importance of an annual vaccination. Quinn received his s...
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2nd Texas health worker with Ebola was on flight from ClevelandOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Health officials are alerting airline passengers who were on the same flight as a Texas nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola the next day. The 132 passengers we...
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U.S. charity helps N. Korea fight drug-resistant TBOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Despite worsening U.S.-North Korean relations, an American charity is ramping up efforts against an epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the isol...
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CDC acknowledges it could have done more on EbolaOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - FORT WORTH, Texas - The nation's top disease-fighting agency acknowledged Tuesday that federal health experts failed to do all they should have done to prevent Ebola fro...
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Liquid nicotine exposures up sharply among kidsOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - SALT LAKE CITY - Poison control workers say that as the e-cigarette industry has boomed, the number of children exposed to the liquid nicotine that gives hand-held vapor...
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WHO: Ebola death rate rises to 70 percentOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - GENEVA - The death rate in the Ebola outbreak has risen to 70 percent and there could be up to 10,000 new cases a week in two months, the World Health Organization warne...
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Olympic gold medalist Shannon Miller addresses women's health fair dinnerOct 13, 2014 11:00 pm - Former Olympic gold medal gymnast Shannon Miller spoke to nearly 300 women at the Vista Health System dinner about the dedication and effort it took to compete in gymnas...
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Gum disease can harm more than just your mouthOct 13, 2014 5:45 am - Q: Why is it important to keep my gums healthy? What are the consequences of gum disease? A: Gum disease can harm more than just your mouth; it can affect your overall h...