Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
Norway Reporting Possible Problematic H1N1 Mutation
Stress on the *possible.*
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health found this form of swine flu in two patients who died and one who had a severe case, but this article also includes the following from the institute’s statement:
Based on what we know so far, it seems that the mutated virus [...]
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Posted on September 11th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
Because this Asthma Mom finds herself drawn to any headline with the word flu in it lately and also because I had to sacrifice this site’s popular Weird Health feature to a massively time-consuming and so far neverending job search, here’s a little trivia on the very un-trivial influenza virus:
1. Historical writings about flu-like symptoms [...]
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Posted on April 17th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
Artyom Sidorkin thought he had lung cancer and, after x-rays displayed what looked like a tumor, so did his doctors. But when surgeons opened up this Russian man’s chest to biopsy and remove part of his lung, they discovered a tiny fir tree growing inside.
Seriously:
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Posted on April 1st, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
4 Major Science Hoaxes
To observe April Fools’ Day, National Geographic put together this gallery of four false “discoveries” throughout recent history.
11 Medical Mysteries
This round-up includes some rare but known ones, like music-induced seizures, as well as unexplained symptoms that doctors have no name for yet. Consider, for example, #5 – Wim Hof from the Netherlands. [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
So many good links today and all of them about food:
Asthmatics: Don’t Eat Too Many Fried Bugs
Actually, this is kind of serious. In Thailand, where citizens can buy fried insects at street stalls, 118 people ended up in the hospital between mid-December/early January. The insects contain a hefty dose of histamine that can cause asthma [...]
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Posted on March 18th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
Toads Will Mate, So Roads Will Close
I write about the effect of habitat loss on biodiversity sometimes for my Celsias gig, so this story is a welcome change of pace. The Philadelphia Streets Department will close two streets so toads can make their spring mating migration safely. Apparently, the toads haven’t fared so well in [...]
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Posted on March 11th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
What Happens When a Frog Breaks Its Legs?
Frog casts, of course.
Girl Has 6 Organs Removed in Tumor Operation
Doctors had to remove Heather McNamara’s stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, small intestines, and large intestines in order to cut out a life-threatening tumor. They chilled the child’s own organs, basically treating them as organ transplants, and were able [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
I have to invert the usual order of this feature and lead with an off-topic link instead of the usual health ones. It’s that funny:
“It’s your hamster Richard. It’s your hamster in the box and it’s not breathing.”
If you haven’t seen this one yet, prepare yourself. A hilariously disgruntled Virgin Airways passenger sent this very [...]
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Posted on January 14th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
Oh, man. I just love Japanese anti-smoking signs with their mild reprimands and intricate diagrams.
Remember these?
I found even more. Check ‘em out. The first one is poetry, even:
If you can’t read this one well it says, “My smoke is enveloping that man over there.”
To wrap up, a little more poetry:
“Inhaled. Burned. Thrown away. If it [...]
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Posted on January 7th, 2009 by Amy Anaruk
British Couple Has Second Set of Black and White Twins
By “second,” I don’t mean the second set in the UK. I mean the second set for this couple. Here’s how it works: the mom, Alison Spooner, is white, while the dad, Dean Durrant, is black. The twins are fraternal, meaning they come from two eggs [...]
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