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Thelazia gulosa: US woman becomes first human infected with parasitic eye worm
A US woman has become the first person ever infected with a rare, tiny eye worm previously only found in cattle, according to a Centres for Disease Control (CDC) report. Abby Beckley, a 26-year-old from Oregon, felt an itching sensation in her eye for more than a week before she pulled a half-inch (1.27 cm) long worm out of her own eyeball, researchers said. Confused – and worried she might go blind – Ms Beckley went to a local doctor, who fished out two more worms.
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Welcome to the Age of Robot Animals
In Piracicaba, Brazil, 100,000 GMO bugs are released every weekday morning.
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Cause of Man's 5-Day Bout of Hiccups: a Tumor
The highly unusual cause of a man’s hiccups: a large tumor in his neck that was pressing against his phrenic nerve.
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Can You Actually Cure Your Hiccups?
“Hiccup bouts are usually caused by your stomach getting too inflated too quickly from overeating or even carbonated beverages,” says Niket Sonpal, M.D., assistant clinical professor of gastroenterology at Touro College of Medicine.
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Beards May Have Antibiotic Tendencies, Study Finds
Contrary to popular belief, a recent study of hospital workers found that those without facial hair are more likely to harbor dangerous bacteria than their more hirsute colleagues.