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Updated New Ebola monitoring steps announced for travellers to U.S.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced new measures to monitor for Ebola anyone entering the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea for a 21-day period. More read comments
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Ebola myths: 5 assumptions that aren't true
The current Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 4,000 people in west Africa, but medical experts say it has also created a pandemic of anxiety and misinformation here in North America. Here's a look at myths surrounding Ebola. More read comments
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Chikungunya, mosquito-borne virus, infects 201 Canadian travellers
Health Canada says more than 200 Canadians have been infected by a virus that has sickened hundreds of thousands of people in the Caribbean and spurred a state of emergency in Jamaica. More read comments
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Ebola outbreakGlobal deaths for communicable diseases compared
Lower respiratory infections, HIV/AIDS the top two killers
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EBOLAWhat are the symptoms of the disease?
Virus not infectious until symptoms show
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Chronic vertigoMisunderstood and misdiagnosed, the mystery of vertigo
Debilitating chronic dizziness can result from viruses, sports injuries and is difficult to cure
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END OF LIFEDeath determination debate rages on in science, medicine
Uncertainty influences disconnecting life support, organ donation
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INFECTIONSEnterovirus D68: What we know about the virus
Symptoms are normally like common cold, but it is possible new strain is more severe
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LICEHead lice: Most-used treatments no longer very effective, scientists say
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AnalysisDrinking water contaminated by excreted drugs a growing concern
Researchers finding excreted drugs in drinking water
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HealthHospital ER times reveal some ‘disturbing’ waits
Winnipeg hospitals have longest wait times, but not all provinces report
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