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Saudi camel tradition may hinder control of new disease
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus has infected 345 people in the conservative Islamic kingdom since it was identified two years ago, causing fever, pneumonia and kidney failure in some, and killing around a third of sufferers.

A hidden form of abuse known as “breast ironing”, in which girls as young as 10 have their chests pounded with hot objects to disguise the onset of puberty, could be taking place in Britain.
$57B spent on drugs, dental and insurance out of pocket in 2010
Canadians' out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs, dental care and insurance premiums rose over a 12-year period for all families, especially people with lower incomes who may have reduced their use of health-care services, a new report suggests.
LSD Can Help Terminal Patients Face Death Study Shows
The first controlled LSD study in more than 40 years reveals the drug could be used to help people with terminal illnesses deal better with death. The study, published in the Journal of nervous and Mental Disease, showed that 12 people who agreed to take
WHO: Daily sugar intake 'should be halved'
The recommended sugar intake will stay at below 10% of total calorie intake a day, with 5% the target, says the WHO. The suggested limits apply to all sugars added to food, as well as sugar naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit concen
The Blood Harvest
Each year, half a million horseshoe crabs are captured and bled alive to create an unparalleled biomedical technology. The thing about the blood that everyone notices first: It's blue, baby blue.

Homosexuality is only partly genetic with sexuality mostly based on environmental and social factors, scientists believe.
The man who tried to warn us about sugar
A growing number of scientists are convinced sugar is the cause of several chronic and very common illnesses, including heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes.
How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds
RevMedx recently asked the FDA to approve a pocket-size invention: a modified syringe that injects specially coated sponges into wounds. Called XStat, the device could boost survival and spare injured soldiers from additional pain by plugging wounds faste
An experimental therapy that fed children with peanut allergies small amounts of peanut flour has helped more than 80% of them safely eat a handful of the previously worrisome nuts
Getting to Know the Voices in Your Head
Some people, have difficulty recognizing the voices in their mind as their own, resulting in auditory hallucinations. Others—such as those with autism—may have trouble forming inner speech, which might impede their ability to remember complex instructions
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