Liberia and Guinea have met a Dec. 1 target for isolating 70 per cent of people infected with Ebola and safely burying 70 per cent of those who die, the World Health Organization says.
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Ride-on toys partly drive 40% rise of kids' injuries from 'play tools'
Foot-propelled scooters for children are one of the biggest drivers of a 40 per cent increase in toy injuries over 22 years in the U.S., a new study suggests.
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Too many U.S. infants still sleep with blankets or other unsafe bedding
More than half of U.S. parents say their babies sleep with pillows, blankets and other loose bedding despite recommendations against their use from doctors and health officials, according to a new U.S. government study.
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Cancer cured by 'medicine man', First Nations man says
An Anishnawbe man from northwestern Ontario says traditional healing practices "got rid" of his leukemia, and he's concerned recent controversy over the treatment of two First Nations girls in southern Ontario will rob others of a cure.
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Reporter's notebook: A homeless aboriginal woman shows the pain of real hunger
CBC's Reg Sherren interviews Darlene Necan, a homeless native woman who is being ordered to stop building a home on what she considers her family's traditional land. Sherren gets an inside look at the stark reality of poverty and hunger.
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'It doesn't look good': WHO says Ebola targets set for Dec. 1 will be missed
The World Health Organization's plan to stop the Ebola outbreak by isolating 70 per cent of the sick in the three hardest-hit countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — by Dec. 1 isn't working.
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Gordie Howe faces long recovery after 2 strokes, son says
Gordie Howe is comfortable as he makes a long recovery from two strokes, but the hockey great can't walk and has limited speech, one of his sons said Sunday.
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