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Spain places husband of Ebola nurse in quarantine 10/07/2014 11:02am • MADRID (AP) -- Spain has placed in quarantine the husband of a Spanish nurse who has tested positive for the Ebola virus in the first known transmission outside West Africa.Public Health Director Mercedes Vinuesa told Parliament on Tuesday that authorities were drawing up a list of other people who How to Survive Tonsillitis 10/07/2014 12:00am • The tonsils are a pair of soft tissue masses located on either side of the back of the throat. The tonsils help trap bacteria and viruses as they enter the body through the throat. Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils and occurs frequently in children, especially between 3 and 7 years of a 10 Things to Know for Tuesday 10/06/2014 10:58pm • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:1. HOW JUSTICES CLEAR WAY FOR GAY MARRIAGE IN MORE STATESThe Supreme Court rejects appeals from five states seeking to preserve their same-sex bans, effectively making such Mayor: New York City could handle Ebola outbreak 10/06/2014 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's "very confident" the city's hospital system could handle an Ebola outbreak.De Blasio touts the public health system in the nation's biggest city, the ability of its first responders and its ties to the leadership of the Centers for Disease Con Federal officials cast doubt on Ebola travel ban 10/06/2014 05:46pm • MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Top government health officials say they are opposed to placing a ban on travelers from Ebola-infected countries, warning that shutting down borders could impede efforts by aid workers to stop the spread of the deadly virus.The idea of a ban gained currency this past w Journalist with Ebola arrives at Nebraska hospital 10/06/2014 04:30pm • JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- An American video journalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia arrived Monday at a Nebraska hospital where he will be treated for the deadly disease.Ashoka Mukpo, 33, will be kept in a specialized containment unit at the Nebraska Medical Cen Official: Enterovirus 68 virus caused boy's death 10/06/2014 04:08pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A virus that has been causing severe respiratory illness across the country is responsible for the death of a 4-year-old boy, a state medical examiner determined.Hamilton Township health officer Jeff Plunkett said the Mercer County medical examiner's office found the death of E Across 3 continents, Ebola makes its way to US 10/06/2014 02:46pm • SHARON COHEN Associated Press DALLAS (AP) -- His week began thousands of miles away with a frantic bid to save a life.It was Monday, Sept. 15, and Ebola, a terrifying disease, was ravaging West Africa, filling morgues and hospitals to capacity. In Monrovia, Liberia, the virus was about to claim one Poll: Americans worry _ can government protect us? 10/06/2014 12:56pm • JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans lack confidence in the government's ability to protect their personal safety and economic security, a sign that their widespread unease about the state of the nation extends far beyond politics, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK po Saudi: Hajj free of Ebola amid protective measures 10/06/2014 12:07pm • MOKHTAR SHEHATA Associated Press MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's acting health minister said Monday that this year's hajj has been free of Ebola and other contagious diseases because of measures taken by the kingdom to protect more than 2 million pilgrims who took part in the annual Islami Ebola victims in Liberia get ‘Gloves for Love' from Reston 10/06/2014 10:45am • Heather Robertson’s obstetrician couldn’t find a single pair of medical gloves in the capital of Liberia. An international development professional and Reston resident, Robertson worked in Monrovia for more than three years and received prenatal care from Dr. Rick Sacra, the Mass Ebola in US: People scared, but outbreak unlikely 10/06/2014 09:58am • CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ebola has arrived in the United States and people are frightened.The nation's top infectious diseases expert said it's perfectly normal to feel anxious about a disease that kills so fast and is ravaging parts of West Africa."People who are scared, I sa Things to know about respiratory bug plaguing kids 10/06/2014 09:24am • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- A wave of severe respiratory illnesses has swept the country in the last two months, propelled by what was long considered an uncommon germ.The enterovirus 68 has caused serious breathing problems in many children, and now is being eyed as possible fact Ebola case gives Perry real-time leadership test 10/06/2014 09:16am • WILL WEISSERT Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The first diagnosed case of Ebola in the United States, and the revelation that dozens of others in Texas are now being monitored, is a potential health crisis that gives Republican Gov. Rick Perry another real-time leadership test and a chance to 5th American with Ebola returning from Liberia 10/06/2014 08:32am • JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- An American photojournalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia is expected to arrive Monday in Nebraska, where he will be treated for the virus that has ravaged West Africa.Ashoka Mukpo, 33, will be the second Ebola patient to be treated at t