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Debugging: How to avoid insect-borne diseases

May 22, 2018

The CDC reports that the number of Americans infected by insect-borne illnesses has more than tripled since 2004.

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Eight glasses a day? It doesn’t hold water.

September 4, 2015

Turns out this old adage is just another medical myth.

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Your best defense in summer heat: common sense

June 25, 2015

Grab a drink, find some shade and pace yourself to avoid heat-related issues.

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Will record rainfall bring more cases of West Nile?

June 16, 2015

Mosquitoes can transmit up to 1 million viruses in a single bite.

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