Hot, Dry Winds Help Spread Deadly Valley Fever Infections
Hot, Dry Winds Help Spread Deadly Valley Fever Infections
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RAY SUAREZ: Biologist Antje Lauer is at the desert's western edge, the NASA Dryden Center to study one tiny local inhabitant she suspects is actually benefiting from prolonged drought, a microscopic fungus called coccidioides, or cocci. READ: 10 Things …
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Heroin use spikes in young adults, UW report says
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Because direct measurement of heroin use is difficult, Banta-Green compiled results from treatment programs, evidence tested by the state crime lab, overdose-death investigation records and information from law-enforcement sources. “We are hearing …
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The Suicide Detective
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Public-health experts have speculated that the uptick in suicides among the middle-aged is linked to modern tensions like the troubled economy, the stress of caring for elderly parents and insolvent children, and unprecedented access to prescription …
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