Consuming alcohol makes accidents more likely and it can harm your heart, your liver and even change your brain. But making the sale of beer, wine and hard liquor illegal flopped.
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COVID-19 telah ditemukan pada hewan peliharaan, di kebun binatang dan cerpelai liar di Utah. Mengawasi COVID-19 pada binatang liar penting bagi hewan dan manusia, keduanya berisiko tertular virus.
Loss of muscle mass is a growing concern for the tens of millions of older Americans. It leads to falls and increased isolation, already a huge problem during coronavirus.
La covid-19 se ha encontrado en animales de compañía, animales de zoológico y en visones. La vigilancia de la fauna silvestre para detectar la covid-19 es importante para los animales y los seres humanos, que se enfrentan a los riesgos de un virus muy “viajero”.
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Postdoctoral Scholar in International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of Immunology, Tufts University
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Dean of Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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Research Assistant Professor of Immunology, Tufts University
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Professor Emeritus in Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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University of Virginia Humanitarian Collaborative Practitioner Fellow; Assistant Research Professor of International Relations, Tufts University
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Doctoral Student in International Relations, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Research Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
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Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Associate Professor in Human Nutrition, Tufts University
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
