Posts Tagged: epidemic
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Jun 09, 2010
1 CommentFight against obesity
Last week the government announced that Massachusetts received more than half a million dollars – $ 633,000 – for the fight against obesity. Given the size of the problem, this amount may seem minuscule. Is not it ironic that we need money for people to eat less? Anywhere else people need money for food, whereas...
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May 01, 2010
1 CommentMumps
Mumps is an infectious viral disease which is spread by droplets which are released into the air during coughing or sneezing. It occurs in epidemics, mainly affecting children over two years old, but can infect people of any age. After a two to three week incubation period visible symptoms appear, the most obvious being the...