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Second 2nd Texas health worker tests positive for Ebola
A second worker at the Texas hospital where a Liberian man died of Ebola has tested positive for the disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said early Wednesday morning...
Woman saves three relatives from Ebola
Woman saves three relatives from Ebola
It can be exhausting nursing a child through a nasty bout with the flu, so imagine how 22-year-old Fatu Kekula felt nursing her entire family through Ebola...
World Bank issues dire warning about Ebola's economic impact
The economic impact of the Ebola epidemic could reach $32.6 billion by the end of next year if the disease ravaging Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone spreads to neighboring countries in West Africa, the World Bank Group said Wednesday...
Disease takes root amid fetid India floodwaters
Disease takes root amid fetid India floodwaters
Doctors in the flood-ravaged Himalayan region of Kashmir said Wednesday that they were seeing outbreaks of gastroenteritis among people crowded into shelters after their homes were inundated two weeks ago...
Liberia deploys troops to try and rein in Ebola
Liberia deploys troops to try and rein in Ebola
Soldiers clamped down on people trying to travel to Liberia's capital Thursday from rural areas hard-hit by the Ebola virus hours after the president declared a national state of emergency...
Ebola outbreak could be much worse than thought
Ebola outbreak could be much worse than thought
The worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in history could actually be much worse than the official death toll reflects...
World Cup 2014: Lionel Messi's tendency to vomit mystifies coach and fans
Shortly after coming on as a second-half sub in Argentina's last World Cup warm-up, Lionel Messi doubled over and appeared to vomit on the pitch...
Donald Sterling lashes out at Magic Johnson
Donald Sterling lashes out at Magic Johnson
Insisting he is not racist, Donald Sterling claimed that Magic Johnson doesn't do anything for the black community and said the basketball legend "should be ashamed of himself" for contracting HIV...
Second U.S. case of MERS virsu found in Florida, CD says
A second case of the deadly MERS virus has been confirmed in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today...
Marijuana use may lead to Cardiac Arrest and other heart problems
A new study finds young and middle-aged adults who use marijuana may have an increased risk for heart-related complications...