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BUG OFF!(Brief Article)
Byline: Adena Spingarn
When summer releases us to the great outdoors for alfresco dining and impromptu canoe rides, mosquitoes follow close by, carrying the threat of West Nile virus. For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is recommending repellents without DEET, a chemical maligned for (largely unproven) health risks, not to mention its filmy feel and foul smell. The CDC recently announced that the plant-based oil of ...
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