The Danger Signs of Pneumonia

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pneumonia is the leading killer of children that causes more casualties than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Approximately two million pneumonia-related deaths occue each year, accounting for one out of every five child deaths. The annual incidence of pneumonia is estim

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The Culprit Behind Throat Cancer Trend

Despite the active campaign on cancer prevention, the incidence of throat cancers in the United States has not dropped in recent years. In fact, the statistics are even rising in some areas, as opposed to the downward trend in other head and neck cancers that are usually associated with smoking and drinking alcohol. It is being investigated if infe

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Why I Chose Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation had never been a top concern for me. Ditto for cosmetic surgery. It had always seemed like a cop out. As if the people who went under the knife for it did it because they were insecure. Not only that, but they thought it would be the “be all and end all” for them. In other words, they’d

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Tatty elder dog

A sleepy, tatty elder dog was resting in the shade beneath a window. a bug moved through the air around his nose and he moved a little, in his sleep, restlessly. He could distinguish people moving above him discussing and laughing and the passionate sound of the bodies moving together. He modified the posture of his old bones and realize

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