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Babies Born Without Eyes - Surviving Birth Defects

My son Pat just turned 31 a few weeks ago and although it triggered the usual memories of his birth and what we all lived through at the time, mostly what came to mind was that this happened 31 years ago and...

8 comments    children birth defects ican
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Does Ardi Confirm Evolution?

Recently, Dr. Owen Lovejoy and other anthropologists presented a new discovery in support of the modern creation myth of 21st century, which is Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Lovejoy’s find,...

0 comments    science evolution lucy
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FOP (fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva)

Discovering FOP Until a few weeks ago, I had never heard of FOP. That's because it is such a rare disorder, and not being prone to watch television or pay much attention to the news, any mention of it in...

5 comments    health genetics health issues
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Genetic Anomalies in Wild Cats

Most school children across the world know what a lion and a tiger looks like but what if one of these magnificent animals was an unusual color or had some other strange trademark we weren't familiar with?...

7 comments    education science animals
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The Swine Flu Incubation Period

The swine flu is a relatively new virus with an incubation period of 1-7 days, although the average appears to be about two days. Be warned, however, that people can still shed the virus for up to a day before symptoms arise and up to 16 days after they subside.

0 comments    symptoms virus swine flu
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Swine Flu Survival Guides

Swine flu is a novel type of influenza virus, specifically AH1N1 that has its roots in swine or pigs.  While it originated from pigs, the virus does have human and avian components.  The main avian...

1 comment    india virus flu
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Thrombophilia: Factor V Leiden, Lupus Anticoagulant, Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) And Other Clotting Conditions

Many people have heard of hemophilia but not many people have heard of thrombophilia.  Hemophilia is a condition where a person may have excessive bleeding.  Thrombophilia is the opposite; it is a disease...

3 comments    health research blood clots
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Colloidal Silver: The Blue Man

Prior to Paul's appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, little was known about The Man Who Turned Blue. Oh, my wife and I knew about him. He'd recently moved to Madera, California, from Oregon where people were...

20 comments    women oprah colorado
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Is Sex Necessary for Reproduction?

Every organism is born with a blueprint set of instructions called DNA. These instructions will set the events in motion for an organism to grow, develop and eventually reproduce. Unlike humans, other species...

1 comment    education sex animals
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CANOLA OIL--POISON OR A BENEFIT FOR YOUR HEART

If olive oil comes from olives, and sesame oil from sesame seeds, does canola oil come from canolas? No, there's no such thing as a canola. It's a made up word that appeared out of nowhere and is not found in...

17 comments    health advice food
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