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Live 55 years with a pencil in the head
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Live 55 years with a pencil in the head

A woman in Germany lived with a pencil for the first time in 55 years. Last week doctors had surgery to remove it for her. This 8 cm long pencil went sliding through the…

December 14, 2018
2-day smoking is addictive enough
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2-day smoking is addictive enough

After only 2 days of trying smoking, children could depend on it. This finding contradicts the long-held view that smoking takes longer to cause addiction.

December 14, 2018
People cannot live without bacteria
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People cannot live without bacteria

In the body of each of us always contains about ... 2 kg of bacteria (billions of billion) are living. For a long time, people pay much attention to the harmful side but…

December 14, 2018
Gargle with wine
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Gargle with wine

Wine helps keep your mouth clean and anti-pharyngitis, besides the long-term effects that are good for the heart, preventing cancer and treating diarrhea.

December 14, 2018
We were wrong about HIV
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We were wrong about HIV

Scientists have long believed that HIV virus slowly weakens healthy white blood cells, by forcing cells to right

December 14, 2018
WHO: travelers flying should exercise leg
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WHO: travelers flying should exercise leg

World Health Organization (WHO) on June 29 recommends that passengers traveling on long flights should exercise their feet and avoid sleeping pills to reduce the risk of…

December 14, 2018
The oldest man in the world
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The oldest man in the world

A Japanese man was officially recognized as the oldest man in the world and was named in the Guinness Book of World Records yesterday (June 18). The current 111-year-old…

December 14, 2018
Single people do not live long
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Single people do not live long

Living alone has its own appeal and freedom, but people who never marry will have a shorter life than their married peers. The positive effects of marriage on health and…

December 14, 2018
Artificial blood in the form of ... plastic
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Artificial blood in the form of ... plastic

Cheap price, easy transportation, no cold storage, long storage ... That's the advantage of an artificial blood in the form ... plastic. According to its creators, this…

December 14, 2018
Smoking during pregnancy causes long-term effects
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Smoking during pregnancy causes long-term effects

A new study in experimental mice provides strong evidence that smoking during pregnancy can have a long-term adverse effect on the development of cardiovascular children.

December 14, 2018
Flu triggers a heart attack
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Flu triggers a heart attack

In a study to illustrate what experts have long believed, flu can kill people even if the cause of death is not directly affected by the disease, researchers

December 14, 2018
Long-term fatigue syndrome in women
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Long-term fatigue syndrome in women

You are always sluggish, your eyes are heavy when you just wake up? During the morning you yawned, in the afternoon the situation was even worse than having a nap? It is…

December 14, 2018