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Women are vulnerable to sexual assault on Sunday
Medicine - Health

Women are vulnerable to sexual assault on Sunday

Korean police statistics show that early morning Sunday is the time of the week that women aged 20 to 30 in this country are more likely to fall victim to the sexiest cr…

December 14, 2018
10 deaths due to amoeba feeding on the human brain
Medicine - Health

10 deaths due to amoeba feeding on the human brain

Human brain amoeba worm killed 10 people in Karachi, Pakistan. While the origin of this brain-eating amoeba has not been clarified, the authorities warn people to use ch…

December 14, 2018
Identify corpses by maggots
Medicine - Health

Identify corpses by maggots

For the first time, experts can determine the identity of the dead thanks to the gene pattern found in the maggot intestine that grows on the corpse.

December 14, 2018
Medical disaster caused 10,000 malformed children
Medicine - Health

Medical disaster caused 10,000 malformed children

Thalidomide is advertised as a sedative, relief of unpleasant morning sickness, and can be used by pregnant women, allegedly responsible for birth defects of more than 1…

December 14, 2018
Tsunami victim: 'Buddha saved us'
Medicine - Health

Tsunami victim: 'Buddha saved us'

After a sudden and intense attack on a series of earthquakes and tsunamis, all 65 families in Aramachi were devastated. The disaster killed 16 residents of the area. Tha…

December 14, 2018
'Scar' in the heart of Japanese tsunami victims
Medicine - Health

'Scar' in the heart of Japanese tsunami victims

12 months after the tsunami, Yuko Sugimoto was reunited with her family and living in a shelter, but the scars from the double disaster were still haunting her mind and…

December 14, 2018
Special clinic for Japanese tsunami victims
Medicine - Health

Special clinic for Japanese tsunami victims

Dr. Shinsuke Muto is running a special clinic in the tsunami-ravaged city of Ishinomaki, where people come to soothe psychological wounds.

December 14, 2018
Decoding the gene that causes the Black Death
Medicine - Health

Decoding the gene that causes the Black Death

A group of scientists from Britain, Germany and the US has just announced that they have deciphered the genome of the bacterium causing the Black Death, the worst plague…

December 14, 2018
Many people died from eating cantaloupe
Medicine - Health

Many people died from eating cantaloupe

CDC's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says at least 13 people have been killed and 72 others are in danger due to an outbreak of the disease. Bacteria from Co…

December 14, 2018
Joining hands to ease the pain of Agent Orange
Medicine - Health

Joining hands to ease the pain of Agent Orange

With more than 4.8 million people exposed, including more than 3 million people who are victims of 80 million liters of toxic chemicals, 61% are Agent Orange containing…

December 14, 2018