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Gut Feeling. Surgeons Leave 4000 Objects Inside Patients

11/09/2012

The swab, which was boring its way into the rectum, was clearly visible on a CT scan. Removal of the swab resolved her symptoms. Well, here's a word for you: 'gossypium'. And it refers to the...

Glass Half Full?

02/09/2012

The speed at which an alcoholic beverage is drunk will influence the level of intoxication experienced, and also the number of drinks consumed in a single drinking session. Therefore, slowing...

Stressed Men Prefer Heavier Women

09/08/2012

People idealize mature morphological traits like heavier body size when they experience an environmental threat such as stress....

Air pollution can trigger heart attacks

24/02/2011

Air pollution triggers around the same amount of heart attacks as individual risk factors such as physical exertion, alcohol, and coffee....

Stretching before a run does not prevent injury

19/02/2011

Stretching before a run does not prevent injury...

UK Museum Halts Plague Ridden Expedition to Paraguay

17/11/2010

Following protests an expedition by London's natural history museum has been halted while an impact assessment is made to determine how the local population will be affected. i.e. Plague...