Articles filed under Health
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Pink squad car in Rosemont is all about breast cancer awarenessOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - A pink squad car is on display around Rosemont in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The village's public safety department decorated the car with pink wrapping to ...
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Aid group: Ebola contagion risk can't be zeroOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - CONAKRY, Guinea - Despite stringent infection-control measures, the risk of Ebola's spread cannot be entirely eliminated, Doctors Without Borders said Friday after one o...
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WHO: 5 more Ebola vaccines to be tested in MarchOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - The World Health Organization says millions of doses of two experimental Ebola vaccines could be ready for use in 2015 and five more experimental vaccines will ...
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Quinn orders 21-day quarantine for Ebola patient contactsOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced Friday that he has ordered the Illinois Department of Public Health to require a mandatory 21-day home quarantine for "high-risk" indiv...
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After 1st Ebola case in NYC, 3 others quarantinedOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A doctor who became New York City's first Ebola patient was praised for getting treatment immediately upon showing symptoms, and health officials stressed tha...
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Lawmakers, youth advocates join forum in Arlington HeightsOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - A town-hall meeting in Arlington Heights tonight will explore the challenges facing suburban youth, including growing poverty, homelessness and access to drugs. Jim Slu...
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Des Plaines Fire Department offers free CPR classesOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - The Des Plaines Fire Department is hosting free CPR instruction classes for residents next week. The classes will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 29 and from 9 a.m. ...
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Poll: Many doubt hospitals can handle EbolaOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Most Americans have some confidence that the U.S. health care system will prevent Ebola from spreading in this country, but they're not so sure their local ...
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Red Cross official: 6 months to contain EbolaOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - BEIJING - A top Red Cross official said Wednesday that he is confident the Ebola epidemic that has killed thousands of people in West Africa can be contained within four...
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U.S. to track everyone coming from Ebola nationsOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - ATLANTA - All travelers who come into the U.S. from three Ebola-stricken West African nations will now be monitored for three weeks, the latest step by federal officials...