Articles filed under Health Crises
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Fearing Ebola, N. Korea bars tourists from capital marathonFeb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Further restricting travel to the already isolated country, North Korea barred foreigners from one of its most popular tourist events - the annual Pyongyang...
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Deaths in Saudi Arabia from MERS virus climb to 385Feb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says two more people have died after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS, pushing the total n...
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Liberia: 8 hospital staff under observation in Ebola scareFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Eight health workers at a hospital in Liberia's capital have been sent home for observation after coming into contact with a patient who later t...
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Burkina Faso: Food aid shortage threatens HIV patientsFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso could soon face cuts in food assistance because of a funding shortage, the Worl...
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Law would tighten religious exemptions on vaccinationsFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - In the wake of the recent suburban measles outbreak, a state lawmaker wants to tighten rules on families claiming religious exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations. ...
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Schaumburg police save first life with overdose antidoteFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg police have saved their first life from a heroin overdose through the use of the drug Narcan. According to a statement released Friday, the first police offic...
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World Health Organization approves 1st quick test for EbolaFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - The World Health Organization said Friday it has approved a quick test for Ebola that will dramatically cut the time it takes to determine - with reasonabl...
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Indian health authorizes say 700 have died in flu outbreakFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW DELHI (AP) - Health authorities were working to ensure remote hospitals in northern and western India had adequate medical supplies for a flu outbreak that has claim...
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Liberia to end Ebola curfew, open land border crossingsFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's president on Friday ordered officials to lift an overnight curfew put in place six months ago to fight the Ebola epidemic and to reope...
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UN Ebola chief hails successes, warns of fatigueFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response on Thursday hailed Liberia's success in the fight against the deadly Ebola v...