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News & Views: Women, there’s a reason why you’re shivering in the office
Posted on August 7, 2015 by Katherine Malanson | Categories: MD Lesson3-2, MD Unit3, Metabolic Disease | | Add comment |

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Air conditioning standards are based on the needs of a 155-pound man. Researchers say it’s time to admit that women don’t need to be chilled as much and crank up the thermostat.

Read more at NPR.org.