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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 13,700 confirmed or suspected cases of Ebola, mostly in the countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as of Oct. 27. More than 4,900 people have died in the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded.

One of the most egregious outcomes of marijuana prohibition is that many sick people cannot legally access the medicine that works best for them.

Marijuana use can be used to treat and prevent

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Washington, D.C.'s proposal, while scaled back compared to the Oregon proposal, allows for a person over 21 years old to posses up to two ounces of marijuana for personal use and grow up to six cannabis plants in their home. It also allows people to transfer up to one ounce of marijuana to another person, but not sell it.

Symptoms of Ebola includeFeverSevere headacheMuscle painWeaknessFatigueDiarrheaVomitingAbdominal (stomach) painUnexplained hemorrhage (bleeding or bruising)

Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola, but the average is 8 to 10 days.Recovery from Ebola depends on good supportive clinical care and the patient’s immune response. People who recover from Ebola infection develop antibodies that last for at least 10 years.

The current outbreak in west Africa, (first cases notified in March 2014), is the largest and most complex Ebola outbreak since the Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976.

On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee approved an agriculture spending bill that would allow many schools to postpone meeting nutritional guidelines for the federally subsidized lunch programs that provide free or low-cost meals to more than 30 million students. Under guidelines published in January 2012, school lunches are to include more fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads and less sodium.Only a decade ago there was bipartisan support for healthier school lunches, but now many Republicans deplore what they see as government bureaucrats’ dictating food choices, driving up the cost of a cafeteria meal and offending personal preferences for certain junk foods.

The ABC has learned Cabinet's National Security Committee has decided to assist volunteers who want to travel to Ebola hotspots in Sierra Leone, which could include a group of up to 200 Australians.

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