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COLD COMFORTS

undreds of people die in the U.S. each year as a result of cold temperatures, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. This doesn’t include illness due to flu, which peaks in winter. Also, deaths by heart failure increase by 37% during extremely cold weather, according to research from 27 countries compiled by the American Heart Association. So, awareness and protection

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