Articles filed under Health
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Constable: Maine South grad's work links sense of smell, deathOct 07, 2014 5:30 am - The predictor of when you will die isn't right under your nose. It is your nose. “The sense of smell is like the canary in the coal mine,” says Dr. Jayant Pinto, a 1988 ...
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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...
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Coast Guard issues new protocols to prevent EbolaOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - One U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of ...
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First womb-transplant baby born; two more on the wayOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The world's first baby born from a transplanted womb is soon to have company. Two more women who became pregnant after having womb transplants are ...
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U.S. health providers expand their Ebola precautionsOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Public hospitals in New York City are concerned enough about Ebola that they've secretly been sending actors with mock symptoms into emergency rooms to test h...
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Hanover Park woman dies after getting West Nile virusOct 07, 2014 1:00 am - It's DuPage County's first virus death this year
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Elgin commission says no to medical marijuanaOct 06, 2014 1:01 am - The saga of an application to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Elgin continued to play out at a commission meeting Monday night, but the Elgin City Council will ha...
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Daily Herald, Deer Park Town Center yoga event to support breast cancer researchOct 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Join the Daily Herald this Saturday for a special yoga event at Deer Park Town Center to support breast cancer research. For a $10 donation to help fight breast cancer,...
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5 Ways to prepare for possible long-term care costsOct 05, 2014 7:00 am - Many of us hold on to an idyllic vision of our golden years, imagining we'll be in good health and living self-sufficiently in our own home. But that scenario is likely ...
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Lombard cancer patient counsels others on living with the diagnosisOct 05, 2014 7:00 am - The calendar marks Oct. 20 as the 15th anniversary of when Gary Grieger was told his non-Hodgkin lymphoma probably was going to kill him. Reminders of how close the fath...