Health and Fitness
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Ebola patient's death renews questions about careOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - The death of the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States renewed questions about his medical care and whether Thomas Eric Duncan's life could have be...
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Spanish Ebola patient's doctor lays out procedure shortfallsOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - A doctor who cared for the Spanish woman infected with the Ebola said the sleeves on his protective suit were too short, highlighting weaknesses in treatment protocol th...
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Airport screening for Ebola: 5 things to knowOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration announced Wednesday that airline passengers arriving from the three West African countries experiencing an unprecedented Ebola outb...
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1st Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has diedOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died in a Dallas hospital Wednesday, a little more than a week after his diagnosis exposed gaps in the na...
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6,300 Illinoisans apply to use medical marijuanaOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois doctors have signed off on Illinois medical marijuana for patients with cancer, severe fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. ...
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Illinois' top doctor says state prepared for EbolaOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois' top doctor said Wednesday that the state is ready to test people for Ebola, but he called a proposal from two Chicago aldermen to screen all international pass...
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O'Hare among airports monitoring travelers for EbolaOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The government plans to begin taking the temperatures of travelers from West Africa arriving at five U.S. airports, including O'Hare International Airport, ...
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Student health and wellness center opens at Round Lake High SchoolOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County's first student health and wellness center officially opened Tuesday at Round Lake High School with services including asthma help, physicals and contracepti...
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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...