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• CNN.com: Woman drinks so much water she dies - Jan. 13, 2007
• The London Free Press: Sports drinks fight water intoxication - Jan. 16, 2007
• MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: Hyponatremia

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• Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Can You Drink Too Much Water?" About: Chemistry. http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm
• "Hyponatremia." MedlinePlus Encyclopedia. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000394.htm
• Lillis, Ryan. "Woman dies from water intoxication." The Courier News. Jan. 16, 2007. http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/212558 ,3_1_EL16_A7WATER_S1.article
• Miner, Josh. "Sports drinks fight water intoxication." The London Free Press. Jan. 16, 2007. http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Today/2007/01/16/3387786-sun.html
• "Woman drinks so much water she dies." CNN.com. Jan. 13, 2007. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/water.intox.ap/index.html