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West Nile Virus Could Hit Flooded States

As summer comes, Americans will have to contend once again with the West Nile virus. For the flooded states in the Midwest, the West Nile could pose real problems as the standing water becomes ideal breeding ground for thousands of mosquitoes – the transmitters of the virus.
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Are You Sleep Deprived?

Majority of Americans are having much less sleep than what the body needs to be healthy and have normal functioning, according to a physician doing research for the American Sleep Association. This is corroborated by many surveys and research studies undertaken in recent years....
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Can Sleep Deficit Be Recouped?

Most people in the US now sleep less than seven hours a night — which is about one hour less than the average sleep time 40 years ago. They usually hope to make up for lost sleep at some point during the week, say, the following day or the weekend....
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Are Hospital Errors On The Rise?

In a repeat of a case in Indiana last year, in which three babies died, the newborn twins of a well-known actor were administered an overdose of heparin, a generic drug used as blood thinner....
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Is A New Lethal Virus Coming?

The US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control reported Thursday that a mutation of a virus that causes common cold has killed 10 people in the 18 months since May 2006....
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Is Organ Transplant Safe?

Four patients in Chicago who received organ transplants from the same donor were found positive for HIV. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the last time HIV was reportedly transmitted through infected organs was in 1986....
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Do Antibacterial Soaps Produce Super Bugs?

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend nearly $1 billion each year on antimicrobial products, typified by the antimicrobial hand wash with the active ingredient, triclosan....
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Risk of Lung Cancer Equal for Both Sexes

A study that involved over 460,000 men and women has found that women and men smokers have equal chances of getting lung cancer. The results of the study have been published online in The Lancet Oncology....
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