Articles filed under Health Crises
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Flu worries prompt more Indiana hospitals limitsDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. - More Indiana hospitals are being advised to put temporary visitor restrictions in place to try to protect patients and staff from the flu virus. The F...
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Child being observed for Ebola symptoms after arriving at O'HareDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - Doctors are monitoring a child for Ebola virus symptoms after the youngster arrived at O'Hare International Airport with a fever. The child, who is in stable condition, ...
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10 million child deaths attributed to global lack of toiletsNov 30, 2014 6:44 am - In a world in which 14 percent of the population in the 21st century still defecate outdoors, children remain among the most vulnerable to a lack of toilets, contaminati...
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U.S. hospitals fear association with EbolaNov 29, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. officials trying to set up a network of hospitals in this country to care for Ebola patients are running into reluctance from facilities worried about...
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Brief infectious disease scare at Arlington Hts. clinicNov 28, 2014 12:01 am - A Northwest Community Hospital clinic in Arlington Heights went into a brief lockdown Friday after a patient who had recently been on a mission trip to Africa walked in ...
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Wolves GM leads charge against epilepsyNov 21, 2014 10:01 am - Matthew Young is just like any other 23-year-old. He's quick with a carefree laugh or a quip, and he's full of ambition and hope in his chosen profession as a freelance...
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Health department hosts World AIDS Day event Dec. 1Nov 19, 2014 10:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is collaborating with several local partners to provide a free event on World AIDS Day on Monday, Dec. 1, that ...
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Bono, Affleck stay silent in PSA on Ebola responseNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Bono, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman are among celebrities playing the waiting game in a new online campaign calling for a unified response to ...
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Doctor hesitates, then returns to Ebola front lineNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - JOHANNESBURG - Returning last month to Sierra Leone to treat Ebola victims after a break, volunteer doctor Juli Switala was shocked to see the obituaries and photographs...
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Liberian couples marry, a sign of less Ebola fearNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - MONROVIA, Liberia - Robert Kollie and his fiancee postponed their October wedding as Ebola ravaged Liberia's capital. The government had warned people to avoid large gat...