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CDC: Flu season continues to worsen, could peak this month

NEW YORK (AP) — The flu is now widespread in all but seven states, and hospitalization rates match the dismal season two years ago. While…

Malaria Killing Thousands More Than Ebola In West Africa

GUECKEDOU, Guinea (AP) — West Africa’s fight to contain Ebola has hampered the campaign against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that is claiming many…

Deadline for 2015 Health Coverage Enrollment December 15

Get Covered Illinois Hosting Enrollment Events and Extending Hours around the State to Provide Free Help from Trained Professionals CHICAGO – Get Covered Illinois (GCI),…

The Gift Worth Giving

Della and Jim, a young married couple, are very much in love. They live modestly, able to afford groceries and pay their rent, but...

Human Trials of Experimental Ebola Vaccine Showing Promise

*(Via Newsy) – Initial human trials of an experimental ebola vaccine show promise, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. A recent study exposed 20 healthy adults to the prototype drug, which was supposed to trigger an immune system response to Ebola. According to a report published in the New England Journal of […]

After Botching Ebola, WHO to Pick New Africa Boss

LONDON (AP) — After acknowledging that it bungled the response to the biggest Ebola outbreak in history, the World Health Organization is electing a new…

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