Depression affects approximately 18.8 million Americans each year, almost 10% of the U.S. population. ¹ It is estimated that depression will be the second largest killer, next to heart disease, by the year 2020. 1 Depression can effect every aspect of a person’s life. Nobody wants to go through life carrying the burden of depression. Therefore, it is a good idea to be aware of the symptoms.

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Most of us have seen the commercials advertising household cleaners and sanitizers: “Kills 99.9% of disease causing bacteria…” In this newsletter we will take a closer look at microbes as they apply to our health. Do these little guys exist just to make us sick? Or does human life as we know it depend on these microbes? We will attempt to answer these questions and more while exploring the world of microbiology.

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