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What is activated charcoal used for, and does it really work?

November 6, 2019 Activated, and, charcoal, does, for, is, It, Really, Used, What, Work

Active charcoal comes in many forms: toothpaste; powders, black-colored ice-cream, or "goth lattes". Medically, activated charcoal is used in emergency

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How Effective is the Flu Shot? Here's What Doctors Want You to Know About This Year's Vaccine

October 31, 2019 about, Doctors, effective, flu, Here's, How, is, know, Shot, the, This, to, vaccine, Want, What, years, you.

Throughout your life, you've probably heard two main things about the flu shot: That you should get it every single

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What Is Leptospirosis, The Rare Disease That Can Be Spread From Animals to Humans?

October 17, 2019 Animals, be, Can, disease, From, humans?, is, Leptospirosis, Rare, Spread, that, the, to, What

A rare bacterial disease has been found in some dogs in the US—and it has the potential to spread to humans.

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Under time pressure, people tell us what we want to hear

October 11, 2019 hear, people, pressure, Tell, Time, to, under, US, Want, we, What

When asked to answer questions quickly and impulsively, people tend to respond with a socially desirable answer rather than an

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What are eye boogers, and why do we get them?

September 27, 2019 and, Are, boogers, do, eye, get, them, we, What, Why

No matter how thoroughly we scrub our faces in the morning, gunk still fills up in the corners of our

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What is trauma therapy, and could it help me?

September 26, 2019 and, Could, help, is, It, Me, therapy, trauma, What

Elise Wakeland works with trauma survivors every day. The therapist’s work is difficult, she said, but it’s rewarding, too. She

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9 Men Share What Helped Them Come Out as Bisexual

September 11, 2019 9, As, Bisexual, Come, Helped, Men, out, Share, them, What

Despite a third of millennials identifying as neither gay nor straight, bisexual men and women are significantly less likely to

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1 in 10 patients are infected in hospital, and it’s not always with what you think

July 15, 2019 1, 10, ALWAYS, and, Are, hospital, in, infected, It's, not, patients, Think, What, with, you.

Most people expect hospital treatment to make them better. But for some, a stay in hospital can actually make them

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Guys, Here's What Women Wish You Would Do More Often in the Bedoom

July 4, 2019 Bedoom, do, Guys, Here's, in, more, often, the, What, Wish, women, would, you.

In a Reddit thread which has sparked thousands of replies, women are talking about the things that men do in

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The trust trap: Why older Australians are more trusting, and what that means for them

June 24, 2019 and, Are, Australians, for, Means, more, Older, that, the, them, trap:, trust, trusting, What, Why

Populations around the world are ageing rapidly. Almost one in four people will be aged 60 or more by 2050.