Common Cold Costs Reach Billions In Lost Work and Medicine
The common cold infects nearly 1 billion Americans annually with adults averaging four colds each and children higher. Industrial losses total 218 million work days and about 3 billion dollars, while consumers spend 350 million yearly on decongestants and antihistamines. Pure research expenditures around 10 million funds aims for a cure, mainly from NIH, industry grants, and the armed forces.
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Menley & James Laboratories
National Institutes of Health
Armed Forces
War Against Cancer Urges Immediate Action and Prevention
A major editorial argues cancer requires urgent practical answers now. It cites 500000 new cases annually and 280000 deaths, notes surgery and radiation as proven cures, criticizes slow screening, and urges self exams, pap tests, chest X rays for high risk groups, and stronger regulation to curb carcinogenic exposure and radiation misuse. It also warns prevention through reduced smoking and cleaner air, while acknowledging limits of detection and doctor availability.
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New York
UPS
American Cancer Society
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