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6 Things You May Not Know About Major Snow
Dec 8, 2016The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 20 During Major Snow, the snow becomes heavy and begins to accumulate on ...
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6 Things You May Not Know About Major Snow
Dec 7, 2015The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 22. During Major Snow, the snow becomes heavy and begins to accumulate on ...
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EPA Is Taking Final Action Approving The New Mexico Regional Haze
Sep 28, 2014DALLAS –EPA is taking final action approving the New Mexico Regional Haze and Visibility Transport clean-air plan. "By working together - we have successfully met our shared goal to protect our national treasures,” said Ron ...
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Toxic Contaminants Can Also Leak Into Groundwater Sources
Aug 14, 2014Leaks from underground storage tanks allow toxic fumes and vapors to escape and collect in areas such as parking garages or basements where they can cause explosions or respiratory illness. Toxic contaminants can also leak into groundwater ...
Tags: EPA, Underground Tanks, Office Supplies
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The Low-Cost Neonatal Breathing System Increased The Survival Rate of Newborns
Feb 25, 2014The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students demonstrated that the device increased the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness from 44 percent to 71 ...
Tags: Respiratory Illness, premature babies, CPAP
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It's Still Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot
Feb 14, 2014It's still not too late to get a flu shot, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Flu activity often peaks in January or February and can last well into May, and a flu shot protects you as long as flu viruses are ...
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A New Study Clarifies Some of The Factors That Put Certain Kids at Greater Risk
Jan 15, 2014Frequent colds are a normal part of young children's lives, but sometimes a stuffy nose becomes a more severe lung infection. Now, a new study clarifies some of the factors that put certain kids at greater risk. The study, published ...
Tags: kids health, frequent colds, human rhinoviruses, common cold, risks
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It's Not Possible to Predict Which Viruses Will Predominate for The Entire Flu Season
Jan 6, 2014It's not possible to predict which viruses will predominate for the entire 2013-14 flu season, but so far pH1N1 is the most prevalent, U.S. officials say. In a notice to clinicians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, H1N1, Predominant Virus
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A Vaccine Might Help Prevent The Development of Multiple Sclerosis
Dec 30, 2013A vaccine normally used to thwart the respiratory illness tuberculosis also might help prevent the development of multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system, a new study suggests. In people who had a first episode of ...
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One of The Most Persistent Flu Myths Is That The Influenza Vaccine Can Give a Person Flu
Dec 16, 2013A U.S. infectious disease expert says one of the most persistent flu myths is that the influenza vaccine can give a person the flu -- it cannot. Dr. Jorge Parada, medical director of the Infection Prevention and Control Program at Loyola ...
Tags: flu, influenza vaccine, health, contradict a rumour
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DBV Technologies Has Entered Into a Collaboration Agreement with BioNet-Asia
Nov 29, 2013DBV Technologies, creator of Viaskin, has entered into a collaboration agreement with BioNet-Asia and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) to work on a whooping cough (pertussis) booster vaccine. The clinical proof of concept product ...
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You Can Even Get The Flu Shot While You Have Symptoms of a Respiratory Illness
Jan 18, 2013Yes, for several reasons. First, unless you were tested for the flu virus it's possible that your symptoms actually stemmed from the common cold, sinusitis, or some other respiratory illness. And even if you're certain you had the flu, this ...
Tags: cold, sinusitis, illness, healthcare
