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Health Watch Influenza, more commonly known as "the flu", affects millions of people each year. On average, it puts 226,000 people in the hospital and it kills 36,000. Children are most susceptible, but many elderly die from this contagious disease.... more Cervical Cancer Awareness Month According to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition, nearly 30% of the women who are diagnosed with cervical cancer disease in the United States die each year as a result of the disease. However, woman who are regularly screened significantly reduce their chances of developing cervical cancer by 70%... more Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States, and affects one in six Americans, and women are more commonly affected than are men. By the year 2020, 60 million people are expected to suffer from problems related to osteoarthritis, as reported by the National Institute of Health . . . more It is projected that nearly 60,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma, the most dangerous skin cancer, this year, and over 8,000 people will die from it. . . . more
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