Articles filed under Health
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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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Wheaton Rotary helps fund two pediatric brain cancer studiesFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - New pediatric brain cancer research soon will begin in Chicago and San Francisco, thanks in part to a recent donation from the Wheaton Rotary Club. The organization pres...
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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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Tax Time Reprieve For Obamacare ProcrastinatorsFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - The Obama administration said Friday it will allow a special health law enrollment period from March 15 to April 30 for consumers who realize while filling out their tax...
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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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New woes for HealthCare.gov: Wrong tax info sent outFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a new setback for the health care law and the people it's supposed to help, the government said Friday it made a tax-reporting error that's fouling ...
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Rents rise in US overall but dip in Chicago and MinneapolisFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. home rental prices rose at a steady rate in January, but prices barely budged or even dipped in parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Real estate...