Articles filed under Health
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Five ill from carbon monoxide poisoning in Vernon HillsOct 05, 2014 1:01 am - A faulty furnace is to blame for the carbon monoxide poisoning illnesses of five Vernon Hills residents Sunday afternoon, according to the Countryside Fire Protection Di...
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Home where Ebola patient stayed awaits cleaningOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - A hazardous-materials crew planned to return Friday to a Texas apartment where the U.S. Ebola patient stayed to collect bed sheets and towels used by the infect...
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Airports like O'Hare a focus point in Ebola battleOct 02, 2014 5:00 am - In the wake of news that a man infected with the Ebola virus traveled from West Africa to Dallas late last month, it's hard not to consider the possibility that somethin...
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In Texas Ebola patient's neighborhood, scores sickOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - MONROVIA, Liberia - Thomas Eric Duncan rushed to help his 19-year-old neighbor when she began convulsing days after first complaining of stomach pain. Everyone assumed h...
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Airline seeks those who flew with Ebola patientOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - Chicago-based United Airlines said Thursday it is notifying passengers who were on flights with a man later diagnosed with Ebola and telling them how to contact...
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Timeline for first case of Ebola diagnosed in USOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States traveled from Liberia, federal health officials said. The unidentified man, who flew into Dallas, is bei...
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5 things to know about the U.S. Ebola caseOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - Health officials on Tuesday announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States - a man isolated in intensive care at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in ...
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Questions and answers about the U.S. Ebola caseOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials have warned for months that someone infected with Ebola could unknowingly carry the virus to this country, and there is word now that ...
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Some good news about Ebola: It won't spread as fast as other epidemicsOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - As a mathematical epidemiologist, I can tell you there is some good news in the Ebola epidemic ravaging West Africa. This Ebola is not spreading nearly as fast as some s...
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Ebola-infected passenger was sent home from EROct 01, 2014 1:00 am - DALLAS — The airline passenger who brought Ebola into the U.S. initially went to a Dallas emergency room last week but was sent home, despite telling a nurse that he had...