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Mystery of the disease
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Mystery of the disease

More than 500 years ago in Strasbourg (France), a strange epidemic caused hundreds of people to dance together to death.

December 18, 2018
Rice and risk of arsenic exposure
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Rice and risk of arsenic exposure

The team of scientists working at Dartmouth College of Medicine, Dartmouth College, USA, found that there was a risk of arsenic poisoning when using rice.

December 18, 2018
Australian dollar notes contain deadly toxins
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Australian dollar notes contain deadly toxins

Australia's paper currency has a high concentration of bisphenol A which is very dangerous to health, the study published recently in the Journal of Enviromental Science…

December 18, 2018
Nuclear 'eyes' revealed Napoleon was not poisoned
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Nuclear 'eyes' revealed Napoleon was not poisoned

Napoleon did not die from arsenic poisoning in Saint Helena. This conclusion is confirmed after a detailed test was performed at the laboratory of the Italian National I…

December 18, 2018