The common cold comes with a slew of nasty and unpleasant symptoms. A runny nose, sore throat, cough, fatigue, loss of appetite, total memory loss… Yeah, we didn’t know about that last one, either. But that’s what happened to a UK woman. Claire Muffett-Reece caught a cold from her son, and proceeded to fall into …
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) aren’t that uncommon of an ailment, but they’re no laughing matter. There’s a whole bunch of reasons why your pee canal might get infected. We can now add another entry to that list. Having a glass tumbler in your bladder for four years apparently causes a UTI. Who would’ve thought? But …
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Eating leftovers is a great way to save money and cut back on food waste. Some foods, like many curries, actually taste even better after maturing for a bit. But it’s vitally important to store and refrigerate your leftover food properly. Otherwise you might get seriously sick — or lose several limbs. Contaminated leftovers led …
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If you’re sick, a doctor will generally prescribe you medication. Nine times out of ten, you’ll soon start feeling better. But even the most mundane medicines can have the most unexpected side effects in certain people. A Swiss man found that out the hard way when normal antibiotics caused him to hear the voice of …
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For the first part of this story, please read The Lab Monkeys Escaped, and the Airlines Are Done Transporting Them: Part One. The U.S. Department of Transportation has been pressed this last year, the airlines wanted them to ensure animals that are used for legally required drug-testing weren’t excluded. “Laboratory animal models are not only essential …
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Did you hear about the experimental lab monkeys that escaped in a Pennsylvania truck crash? Well, the international airline that shipped the 100 monkeys in the first place says that they will cease transporting the animals going forward. The contract is soon to expire and that’s that. Michael Joseph, Kenya Airways Chairman, confirmed that the …
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More than two years into the pandemic, we know COVID-19 causes all manner of side effects. But now, we unfortunately have to add a new one to the list. There’s an additional level of horror to all the guys out there, since this effect hits where it hurts the most. Namely, it causes agonizing pain …
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Pulling something out of a person’s butt is like opening a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re going to get. It could be a sex toy, a doll, a bottle, or perhaps a still-living eel. Whatever you find, you can usually throw it away without military intervention. Unless it’s an artillery round. …
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Some facts of life should be self-evident. For example, dead people don’t come waltzing out of a mortuary outside of religious texts or horror movies. Recently, though, one Indian man managed to flaunt the laws of nature. He died only so that hospital staff could pull him out of the mortuary freezer seven hours later. …
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We all know drinking too much wine can lead to a whole slew of health issues. But apparently just making it without proper precautions can turn deadly, as well. Four Italian men — all part of the same family — died last weekend near the town of Paola in southern Italy. They were taking part …
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