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James L. Hadler, MD1, Dhara Patel, MPH2, Kristy Bradley, DVM3, James M. Hughes, MD4, Carina Blackmore, DVM5, Paul Etkind, DrPH6, Lilly Kan, MPH6, Jane Getchell, DrPH7, James Blumenstock, MA8, Jeffrey Engel, MD2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Counterfeit medications are common in some countries. These drugs may not be effective or may be harmful. When traveling overseas, bring all medications with you.

April 7, 2014 marks World Health Day and the 66th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s theme is vector-borne diseases.

Edith N. Nyangoma, MD1, Christine K. Olson, MD2, Stephen R.

Lauren J. Stockman, MPH1, Sheila M. Guilfoyle1, Andrea L.

Table I   Summary of provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, cumulative, week ending April 5, 2014 (14th Week).

Maintaining a healthy weight through exercise and eating healthy can decrease the effects of chronic joint disease that results from repeated bleeding into joints, one of the painful and severe health problems of hemophilia.