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"Needed New Hip": Piers Morgan Shares Health Update From Hospital After Nasty Fall
Piers Morgan Health Update: Fellow celebrities and fans have flooded his social media with well-wishes.
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7,000-Year-Old Arrow Poison Found in South Africa, Shows Ancient Hunting Skills
A 7,000-year-old antelope femur found in a South African cave has been identified as the earliest evidence of a multi-component arrow poison. Researchers discovered toxic compounds, including digitoxin and strophanthidin, revealing ancient humans’ advanced knowledge of plant toxins. The study suggests long-distance trade or travel for these ingre...
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Cannabis Traces Found In 17th-Century Human Bones Under Italy Hospital
This discovery is significant because it provides new evidence of cannabis use in the past. It also suggests that cannabis may have been more widely used in Europe than previously thought.
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CEOs, Techies Paying $75,000 To Get Taller, Says Cosmetic Surgeon: Report
The road to recovery is long and painful. The body proportion too is distorted because of the leg-lengthening surgery.
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New Species of Plant-Eating Dinosaur Discovered in World’s Driest Desert in Chile
Palaeontologists in Chile have announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaurs in the country's Atacama Desert. The Arackar Licanantay belongs to the gigantic titanosaur dinosaur family.
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Seriously Injured Chris Froome Out Of Tour De France
Chris Froome had been speeding downhill with teammate Wout Poels when a gust of wind blew him off track, making him hit a wall.
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Dakar 2016: Barreda, Walkner Bow Out of Competition
KTM's Matthias Walkner suffered a broken femur after a fall and is now out of the competition. Honda's Joan Barreda failed to start the Stage with Honda's hopes now riding on Paul Goncalves, who stopped to help Walkner. Goncalves is still in the overall lead.
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This Ancient Femur Might Muddle Up Human Evolutionary History
A troublesome thigh bone might trip up the timeline of human evolution. According to research published recently in PLOS ONE, a femur found in Southwest China could mean that a species of early human -- one from a lineage other than the one that resulted in humans alive today -- survived as recently as 14,000 years ago.
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John Kerry Due to Leave Hospital in Boston
US Secretary of State John Kerry was to be released Friday from the Boston hospital where he was recovering from a fractured femur suffered nearly two weeks ago while cycling in France, the State Department said.
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John Kerry Tweets Photo 10 Days After Breaking Femur
US Secretary of State John Kerry tweeted a picture of himself in his Boston hospital room Tuesday, saying he was doing well and working, 10 days after breaking his leg in a cycling accident in the French Alps.
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Washington State Finds First Dinosaur Fossil, T Rex Relative Bone
Scientists digging among coastal rocks in Washington state have found the partial left femur of a two-legged carnivorous dinosaur, a fossil believed to be about 80 million years old and the first of its kind found in the state, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Tracy Morgan Crash: Truck Driver's Lack of Sleep Blamed for Accident
The comedian suffered a broken femur, a broken nose and several broken ribs and is expected to remain hospitalized for weeks
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Two rapes in quick succession shock Kolkata
The brutal gang-rape and murder of a 20-year-old girl near Kolkata has shocked everyone. The second year student, who was returning home after college on Friday, was waylaid and dragged into a walled compound by at least six men in broad daylight. She was then raped and murdered. Her autopsy report indicated that she was so badly brutalised, her fe...
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Brace better than cast for some ankle fracture
A removable ankle brace is better and more effective than a cast for treating low-risk ankle fractures in children.
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Zinc important for baby's bones
A new study suggest that pregnant women need to have adequate zinc levels to ensure optimal bone growth in their developing baby.
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"Needed New Hip": Piers Morgan Shares Health Update From Hospital After Nasty Fall
Piers Morgan Health Update: Fellow celebrities and fans have flooded his social media with well-wishes.
-
7,000-Year-Old Arrow Poison Found in South Africa, Shows Ancient Hunting Skills
A 7,000-year-old antelope femur found in a South African cave has been identified as the earliest evidence of a multi-component arrow poison. Researchers discovered toxic compounds, including digitoxin and strophanthidin, revealing ancient humans’ advanced knowledge of plant toxins. The study suggests long-distance trade or travel for these ingre...
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Cannabis Traces Found In 17th-Century Human Bones Under Italy Hospital
This discovery is significant because it provides new evidence of cannabis use in the past. It also suggests that cannabis may have been more widely used in Europe than previously thought.
-
CEOs, Techies Paying $75,000 To Get Taller, Says Cosmetic Surgeon: Report
The road to recovery is long and painful. The body proportion too is distorted because of the leg-lengthening surgery.
-
New Species of Plant-Eating Dinosaur Discovered in World’s Driest Desert in Chile
Palaeontologists in Chile have announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaurs in the country's Atacama Desert. The Arackar Licanantay belongs to the gigantic titanosaur dinosaur family.
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Seriously Injured Chris Froome Out Of Tour De France
Chris Froome had been speeding downhill with teammate Wout Poels when a gust of wind blew him off track, making him hit a wall.
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Dakar 2016: Barreda, Walkner Bow Out of Competition
KTM's Matthias Walkner suffered a broken femur after a fall and is now out of the competition. Honda's Joan Barreda failed to start the Stage with Honda's hopes now riding on Paul Goncalves, who stopped to help Walkner. Goncalves is still in the overall lead.
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This Ancient Femur Might Muddle Up Human Evolutionary History
A troublesome thigh bone might trip up the timeline of human evolution. According to research published recently in PLOS ONE, a femur found in Southwest China could mean that a species of early human -- one from a lineage other than the one that resulted in humans alive today -- survived as recently as 14,000 years ago.
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John Kerry Due to Leave Hospital in Boston
US Secretary of State John Kerry was to be released Friday from the Boston hospital where he was recovering from a fractured femur suffered nearly two weeks ago while cycling in France, the State Department said.
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John Kerry Tweets Photo 10 Days After Breaking Femur
US Secretary of State John Kerry tweeted a picture of himself in his Boston hospital room Tuesday, saying he was doing well and working, 10 days after breaking his leg in a cycling accident in the French Alps.
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Washington State Finds First Dinosaur Fossil, T Rex Relative Bone
Scientists digging among coastal rocks in Washington state have found the partial left femur of a two-legged carnivorous dinosaur, a fossil believed to be about 80 million years old and the first of its kind found in the state, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Tracy Morgan Crash: Truck Driver's Lack of Sleep Blamed for Accident
The comedian suffered a broken femur, a broken nose and several broken ribs and is expected to remain hospitalized for weeks
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Two rapes in quick succession shock Kolkata
The brutal gang-rape and murder of a 20-year-old girl near Kolkata has shocked everyone. The second year student, who was returning home after college on Friday, was waylaid and dragged into a walled compound by at least six men in broad daylight. She was then raped and murdered. Her autopsy report indicated that she was so badly brutalised, her fe...
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Brace better than cast for some ankle fracture
A removable ankle brace is better and more effective than a cast for treating low-risk ankle fractures in children.
-
Zinc important for baby's bones
A new study suggest that pregnant women need to have adequate zinc levels to ensure optimal bone growth in their developing baby.
