Articles filed under Health
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SPIN METER: Shaky claims on Ebola budgetsOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - An occasional look behind political rhetoric WASHINGTON - Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, Washington's Ebola blame game has spread to...
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WHO: We botched response to the Ebola outbreakOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - The World Health Organization has admitted that it botched attempts to stop the now-spiraling Ebola outbreak in West Africa, blaming factors including incompete...
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4 suspected Ebola cases in Spain test negativeOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - MADRID - Four people suspected of having Ebola in Spain have tested negative in a first round of tests, the government said Friday. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz Sa...
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Mexico denies dock to ship with quarantined passengerOct 17, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — A cruise ship with a Dallas health care worker aboard who is being monitored for signs of Ebola did not receive clearance to dock in Cozumel, Mexico, a day ...
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Constable: Suburban hospitals prepare for Ebola, worry about fluOct 16, 2014 5:30 am - A second health care worker in Texas contracts Ebola, and we grow scared it will show up in the suburbs. Fear, especially in our post-Sept. 11 world, makes things happen...
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Rising call for ban on travel from W. AfricaOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Warning that Americans are losing faith in their government's ability to stop Ebola, Republican lawmakers on Thursday pressed for a ban on travel to the U.S...
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Existing protocols might not be enough for EbolaOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - As Thomas Eric Duncan's health deteriorated, nurses Amber Joy Vinson and Nina Pham were at the Ebola patient's side. They wore protective gear including face sh...
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UN says Ebola death toll rising to 4,500 this weekOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - GENEVA - The death toll from the Ebola crisis will rise to more than 4,500 lives this week from among 9,000 people infected by the deadly disease, a top official with th...
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University of Minnesota knocks down tweet claiming Ebola airborneOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - University of Minnesota officials are knocking down a tweet claiming its researchers say is Ebola is airborne. University spokeswoman Caroline Marin told the Star Tribun...
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6th Congressional hopefuls differ on health care reformOct 15, 2014 5:00 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and his Democratic challenger for the 6th Congressional District seat, Michael Mason, are on two different sides of the spectrum when i...