The Mail believes the US postal system is facing "paralysis" as fears over the disease spread.

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In fact, using germs, we can accomplish some of the biggest problems facing mankind, disease, hunger and pollution.

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Indeed rather than a dramatically overvalued ruble, which is what would happen if Russia were suffering from Dutch Disease, the most dramatic threat facing Russia in 2012 is that, as global growth retreats and prices for natural resources decline, the value of the ruble will stumble even further and require costly Central Bank interventions to prevent a panicky devaluation.

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Toothbrush: In her column for WebMD, Dr. Ann Hohenhaus ranked dental disease among the top five health issues facing American pets.

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Yet, despite this fantastic success rate, kids are now in danger of facing this disease without this life saving drug all because manufacturing the medicine is no longer as profitable for the pharmaceutical companies as it once was.

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Sedentary living is the most prevalent disease, biggest silent killer and greatest health threat facing developed countries.

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Perhaps the biggest challenge facing health care is to cope with a rise in chronic disease in ways that satisfy increasingly demanding patients without bankrupting national health care systems.

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But a more difficult fact may be facing the industry: Much of the low-hanging fruit in areas such as heart disease may have already been plucked.

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Through organizations such as the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation my husband and I found emotional support, educational support and parents facing issues similar to ours.

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