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Archive for the ‘Science / medicine’ Category

What Makes Us Fart?

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

The answer may stink, but eating or drinking anything gives us gas. In fact, it’s normal to fart up to half of a gallon (1.9 liters), or about 15 to 20 toots worth of gas, each day.

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Study Links Diabetes and High Fructose Corn Syrup Found in Soda

Monday, August 27th, 2007

A new study released Thursday suggests sodas sweetened with high fructose corn syrup may contribute to the development of diabetes. The study from researchers at Rutgers University, shows sodas sweetened with high fructose corn syrup contain high levels of compounds that previous research suggests may play a role in the development of diabetes.

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Second Thoughts Are Real

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

The a little voice in your head that warns you not to do something you were just about to do is real, brain researchers say.

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Canadian team discovers gene that turns cancers off

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

A unique gene that can stop cancerous cells from multiplying into tumours has been discovered by a team of scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver.

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Unemployed Scientists Prove Dog Likes Beer

Friday, August 10th, 2007

A team of three out-of-work stem cell biologists announced Monday that, after four weeks of rigorous observation and field testing, the evidence conclusively shows that chief researcher Dr. Henry Rogers’ dog Franklin likes beer.

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8 Ways Soda Fizzles Your Health

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Not your typical causes diabetes, makes you fat stuff. Very interesting long term effects soda can have on your body. I am drinking water from now on.

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Strange but True: Infinity Comes in Different Sizes

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Mathematically speaking, some infinities are bigger than others.

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Missing Bees Mystery Solved? Asian Parasite Is Killing Western Bees

Friday, July 20th, 2007

A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas and is behind the mass disappearance of honeybees in many countries, says a Spanish scientist who has been studying the phenomenon for years.

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Skulls confirm Humans originate from single place in Africa

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

An analysis of thousands of skulls shows modern humans originated from a single point in Africa and finally lays to rest the idea of multiple origins, British scientists said on Wednesday.

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A Cancer Cure Most Doctors Won’t Tell You About

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

During the early 1900′s, Dr. William Coley re-discovered a cancer treatment that was surprisingly effective. By infecting tumors with common bacteria, Coley learned the body could be triggered to kill off cancerous tumors. Conventional modern medicine rarely employs Coley’s technique today for 1 reason: they still don’t understand how it works.

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