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Storing Farts in a Jar, Drinking Urine and Other Medical Oddities
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsDoctors aren't always right. In fact, sometimes medical advice given to patients really stinks -- in more ways than one. Consider, for example, a period in medical history back in the 17th century when doctors actually recommended sick patients store their farts in a jar. No joke. The prescription for better health included farting into a jar and sniffing your brand when you were feeling feeble, according to David Haviland, author of the new weird medical trivia book, "Why You Should Store Your Farts in a Jar & Other Oddball or Gross Maladies, Afflictions, Remedies and ...
Biotech Lab in Malaysia Raises Security Concerns, Despite U.S. Connection
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA ProPublica investigation published Tuesday raises concerns about a biotech laboratory being built in Malaysia that will handle deadly pathogens such as anthrax, plague, SARS and the Ebola virus. The stated mission of lab, developed by the Malaysian government with the Maryland-based firm Emergent BioSolutions, is to produce vaccines against fatal and contagious agents that could be used in terrorist attacks. But critics worry that the facility could be used for offensive, instead of defensive, purposes in a country that has been tied to several terrorist plots over the past decade. They ...
Peru Plague Outbreak Kills 1, Infects Dozens
By not in system - AOL NewsLIMA, Peru (Aug. 2) -- Peru's health minister says an outbreak of plague has killed a 14-year-old boy and infected at least 31 people in a northern coastal province. Health Minister Oscar Ugarte says authorities are screening sugar and fish meal exports from Ascope province, located about 325 miles northwest of Lima. Popular Chicama beach isn't far away. Ugarte says the boy, who had Down syndrome, died of bubonic plague July 26. He said Monday that most of the infections are bubonic plague, with four cases of pneumonic plague. The former is transmitted by flea bites, the latter by airborne ...
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