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The country was declared free of the virus on 7 November, and the region as a whole was cleared when Liberia was pronounced Ebola-free on Thursday. Tests on a person who died in northern Sierra Leone proved positive, an Ebola test centre spokesman told the BBC. The WHO has warned, however, that...

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About 20 patients have received bone marrow transplants using their own stem cells. Some patients who were paralysed have been able to walk again. Prof Basil Sharrack, of Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital, said: "To have a treatment which can potentially reverse disability is...

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We often find it awkward to talk about our bodies. However, it’s crucial to ask questions about conditions that are causing you pain and discomfort. For example, the shape and color of your stool can reveal tons about your health. Similarly, the color and consistency of your urine can...

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When it comes to my health, I like to be in charge of my own body. But it never dawned on me that the key to staying healthy may actually lie in my feet. Dr. Helena Reid tells WebMD, “If your feet aren’t healthy, it affects how you function and live your life.” And while I...

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Earlier this year, the federal advisory committee that helps write the Dietary Guidelines for Americans weighed in on coffee for the first time and concluded that drinking up to five cups a day can be part of a "healthy lifestyle." The group wrote that "strong and consistent evidence...

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Bees are dying in record numbers—and now the government admits that an extremely common pesticide is at least partially to blame. For more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has been under pressure from environmentalists and beekeepers to reconsider its approval of a class...

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Researchers have just been granted US$16 million in funding to go towards the development of brain implants that could one day help paralysed limbs come back to life. These "bidirectional brain-computer interfaces" handle the crucial links between the brain and the spinal cord,...

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Back extension is a widely used exercise. Specialists apply the exercise not only in sports training, but also in medicine. Back extensions, if practiced regularly, will help you get rid of round back and discomfort in the spine and will give you a perfect posture. Office workers, or pretty much...

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Imagine yourself strapped snugly inside your own personal submarine. Your head might be surrounded by a transparent canopy, giving you a 360-degree view of an ocean wonderland. With the touch of a small lever near your left hand, you command this sleek, 16-foot sub to go into a deep dive. On...

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Four new elements have been added to the periodic table, finally completing the table’s seventh row and rendering science textbooks around the world instantly out of date. The elements, discovered by scientists in Japan, Russia and America, are the first to be added to the table since...

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While companies like Google and Tesla predict a future where fleets of vehicles pick up and drop off passengers, one glaring omission in this big city ride-sharing utopia is buses. You know, the things that already do what those companies are talking about. According to the American Public...

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If you're thinking of trying to lose a little weight, you might be considering a diet that limits the amount of calories you'll consume during the day. But regardless of the food plan you choose, it might not be the best idea to restrict your eating to limited windows during the...

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How do you keep a demon from disturbing the living? A blade to the throat should do the trick. A few skeletons unearthed in a 400-year-old Polish cemetery have been discovered with sickles placed around their necks. Archaeologists believe this strange burial practice is evidence of a belief in...

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We all have them, though it’s puzzled biologists for a long time as to why we do. I’m talking about that odd little groove found below your nose that runs to your top lip. Technically, it’s known as your philtrum and it’s as ubiquitous to the human face as the nose or eyes....

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We will be having a Full Moon in Cancer on Christmas day at 11:11am Universal Time. Yes, you read that right – 11:11 according to the world clock, and on Christmas day out of all days! Full Moons are a time when we can feel a push and pull by the energy of two opposing signs. In this case...