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FairPoint Communications Ends Health Benefits for Strikers

January 20, 2015

Portland, Maine – The major telecommunications provider in Maine, FairPoint Communications says that it will discontinue providing health benefits for its workers who went on the picket line a few days ago against the company. On Thursday, many workers of FairPoint Communications went on strike on Thursday outside the Portland headquarter of the company. The

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Dallas Nurse Who Had Ebola Defends Herself Saying She’s Not Reckless

January 17, 2015

Dallas, Texas –Dallas nurse Amber Vinson who was confirmed positive of Ebola defends herself against criticisms that she’s been reckless deciding to fly on an airplane to the U.S. from West Africa. In an interview with Matt Lauer of NBC, Dallas nurse Vinson said that she would never to outside her boundaries, guidelines or something

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California’s Public Health Department Fails to Manage Nursing Home Probes

January 14, 2015

California – An accumulation of more than 11,000 complaints is a result of California’s Public Health department’s failure to manage nursing homes probes as reported by a state auditor. Based on State Auditor Elaine M. Howle’s records, it was found that the complaints filed against the public health department of the state had been open

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Recent Poll Strongly Supports Ebola Health Workers Quarantine

January 8, 2015

New York, New York – Nearly 75% of Americans strongly support the Ebola health workers quarantine, while 80% believe the workers’ movements must be controlled, data were based on the Reuters/Ipsos survey. The poll indicated a strong support for the Ebola health workers quarantine, a current and controversial screening rule announced by the New Jersey

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Presbyterian Hospital’s Ebola Treatment Readiness Being Questioned

January 6, 2015

Dallas, Texas – The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas announced that their facility’s Ebola treatment readiness are sufficient. But reactions arise regarding Dallas’ readiness because of some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines were clearly not ready. The tension between the public and science also contributed to the fears which explained the puzzling

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Health Monitoring Process for Some Ohio Residents Ends

December 25, 2014

Akron, Ohio – The monitoring process for a group of Ohio residents is about to end. The group was being monitored for potential symptoms of Ebola, and officials will continue checking the health conditions of particular travelers returning from West African countries. The Department of Health of Ohio stated last November 4 concluded the 21-day

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Wind Turbine Noise Is Not the Culprit for Having Poor Health

December 13, 2014

Ontario, Canada – Health Canada has finally put an end to the speculations. The wind turbine noise has nothing to do with the different illnesses experienced by the public. They have tested it with several chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and a lot more. Even stress and sleep quality are not directly affected at

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UI: New Health Institute to Change National Health Care Platform

December 4, 2014

Iowa City, Iowa – On Wednesday, the College of Public Health of the University of Iowa (UI) indicated its plans on establishing a new health institute that is dedicated towards public health policy in order to address or change current national health care platform. Based on the preliminary plans of UI, the new public health

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Traveler Being Monitored by Kent County Health Department

December 3, 2014

Grand Rapids, Michigan – A traveler being monitored by health authorities, after returning from West Africa, but officials said the traveler never given care nor had any contact with Ebola-infected patients, and showed low risk of Ebola infection based on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) standards. The traveler being monitored has not also exhibited

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Obama: Health Care Workers Should Not Be Discouraged, But Applauded

November 27, 2014

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, President Obama said health care workers should not be discouraged in any way from traveling to West African countries, contrary to the actions of many governors who called for isolating nurses and doctors returning from the Ebola-stricken countries. Obama said the health care workers should not be discouraged from traveling

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NYC Volunteer Under Ebola Test After Report of Fever

November 26, 2014

New York, New York – A New York City (NYC) health worker is under Ebola test after feeling ill and reporting a fever. The NYC health worker has been in the Ebola-stricken country, West Africa, whereby volunteering in a medical relief group. Special unit paramedics who wore protective gear brought in the patient to Bellevue

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White House to Focus More on Response to the Ebola Threat

November 2, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Instead of heading out for the second day of travel connected to election season, President Obama opt to stay in the White House last Thursday and focus on what options does the government has in response to the Ebola threat that is raising concerns all over the world. The Obama administration is

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