Articles filed under Health
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Sandy's mental health impact looms largeOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - LONG BEACH, N.Y. - Kathy and Mark Michaels huddled in the attic of their Long Beach home as Superstorm Sandy turned streets into canals, ripped apart the iconic boardwal...
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Funding to tame an Ebola outbreak has fallen shortOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - The nation's preparedness effort to fight outbreaks of Ebola and other infectious diseases has been underfunded and lacking in political will and commitment. "We don't r...
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Nurse who had Ebola released from hospitalOct 28, 2014 1:00 am - ATLANTA — A Dallas nurse who flew from Texas to Ohio and back before being diagnosed with Ebola was released from an Atlanta hospital Tuesday after tests showed she's vi...
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Donations and volunteers make new Ronald McDonald House possible in DuPageOct 27, 2014 11:00 am - Katie Allabough counts herself blessed to have a happy, healthy 5-year-old daughter. She knows not everyone is so lucky, that there are many families who have a child wh...
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Having babies is new sex ed mantra in DenmarkOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Sex education in Denmark is about to shift focus after fertility rates dropped to the lowest in almost three decades. After years of focusing on how to use contraceptive...
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Quinn, Rauner differ on Ebola restrictionsOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Republican challenger for governor Bruce Rauner is raising the specter of Ebola in his campaign against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn with a week to go before Election Day. ...
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Ebola causing spike in demand for hospital gearOct 26, 2014 7:35 am - BALTIMORE - Manufacturers and distributors of impermeable gowns and full-body suits meant to protect medical workers from Ebola are scrambling to keep up with a surge of...
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Ebola-stricken doc described as driven do-gooderOct 25, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Dr. Craig Spencer, the physician now being treated for Ebola in New York City, is the kind of globe-trotting do-gooder who could walk into a small village in ...
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WHO: Number of Ebola-linked cases passes 10,000Oct 25, 2014 1:01 am - DAKAR, Senegal - More than 10,000 people have been infected with Ebola, according to figures released Saturday by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continue...
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Obama: Science, not fear, key to Ebola responseOct 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the U.S. must be guided by science - not fear - as it responds to Ebola. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says he...