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The sick girl cries out ... blood
Medicine - Health

The sick girl cries out ... blood

Due to a rare disease called haemolacria, when crying, blood flowed from the eyes of a 20-year-old Chilean girl.

December 14, 2018
Boys have hearts outside their bodies
Medicine - Health

Boys have hearts outside their bodies

Koh Guan Siang, father of 3 daughters, was very happy to hear that he was going to have a son. However, that joy did not last for long.

December 14, 2018
4-year-old boy looks like a coral reef
Medicine - Health

4-year-old boy looks like a coral reef

The boy Li Shenghan, 4 years old in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, northeastern China suffers from a strange disease that causes many small pimples throughout his body. He…

December 14, 2018
The girl may die if exposed to the sun
Cancer

The girl may die if exposed to the sun

The skin disease caused Andrea, the American, to dare to go out at night. She has also undergone 25 surgeries to remove cancer-causing cells.

December 14, 2018