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15 of the Worst Experimental Deaths of All Time

15 of the Worst Experimental Deaths of All Time

When you run experiments, there's inherently an element of the unknown. After all, we're trying to figure out things we don't know. And sometimes, things go wrong. FATALLY WRONG! Here are some of the most interesting, most intriguing, and sometimes most horrific, experimental deaths we've ever...

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What Is Perforated Bowel?

A perforated bowel refers to a condition that requires immediate medical attention. This refers to a hole in the bowel that opens, which allows the contents to empty into the abdominal cavity. The immediate result of this is usually sepsis or a blood infection. Left untreated, a perforated bowel...

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"The Lancet" Withdraws Paper Linking Vaccinations and Autism

The Lancet,"is a well respected medical journal from Britain that publishes many scientific and medical breakthroughs, including the 1998 study that linked modern vaccinations against measles, mumps, and rubella, to autism. Dr. Andrew Wakefield studied and reported 12 children with chronic intestinal...

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What Is an Omentum?

The omentum is the fat depository of the body. The greater omentum is found in front of the stomach and the lesser omentum around the liver. Both easily become repositories for fat storage. The greater omentum is the easiest to understand in terms of the abdomen appearing stiff and distended in a...

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Beware of Salmonella Symptoms

nbsp;With the news that around 200 million infected eggs have been recalled, people are curiously searching for the Salmonella symptoms in order to ensure that their families are safe from the infection. The onset of Salmonella from contaminated eggs causes the consumer to experience extreme diarrhea...

15 Most Horrifying Rare Diseases (NSFL)

15 Most Horrifying Rare Diseases (NSFL)

The world is out to get you. That's how I ended up feeling after compiling this list of horrifying, permanently scarring, eternally terrifying rare diseases. Genetic, infectious, parasitic and everything in-between, these 15 diseases scar their victims for life and scar us mentally having looked...

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What Is the Peritoneal Cavity?

The peritoneal cavity is the potential space in the abdomen between the parietal and visceral cavities where some vital organs are contained. This cavity is enclosed by layers of peritoneum. The peritoneal cavity has two parts- the greater sac and the lesser sac. The greater sac has two compartments-...

10 Things We Wish Had Never Been Invented

10 Things We Wish Had Never Been Invented

Some things might have been better off not being invented. Now we're not denying that these come with some good ... convenience, connectedness, etc. We're just saying... sometimes the bad seems to outweigh the good.