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Black widow spider's venom poisoned a woman through her eyeballA woman went to the emergency room after getting bits of a venomous spider in her eye.
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Sleep: Facts about how and why we sleepLearn facts about sleep, during which the body rests, recuperates and performs essential repairs.
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Cold-water rinses left 'cobblestone' growths in woman's sinusesA woman developed prominent bumps inside her sinuses, similar to a condition seen in "surfer's ear."
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Pelican eel: The midnight zone 'gulper' with a giant mouth to swallow animals bigger than itselfOpen wide! The gaping gob of a pelican eel can expand into a voluminous sac for trapping elusive prey in the dark ocean depths.
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Scaly-foot snail: The armor-plated hermaphrodite with a giant heart that lives near scalding deep-sea volcanoes and never eatsAlso known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.
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A woman heard a 'pop' during Pilates class. Her spine had sprung a leak.A woman developed awful headaches after a Pilates class, and their underlying cause was very unusual.
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Cancer: Facts about the diseases that cause out-of-control cell growthLearn facts about cancer, in which abnormal cell growth destroys healthy body tissues.
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Diagnostic dilemma: Virus caused a man to have hiccups for days on endIn an unusual case, a man's multiday bout of hiccups was triggered by a respiratory infection.
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'The parasite was in the driver's seat': The zombie ants that die gruesome deaths fit for a horror movie"Once the egg hatches, the ant has only a few weeks of life before it succumbs to the manipulations of its attacker, stumbling away from its home and family and then undergoing decapitation from the inside out."
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Flu: Facts about seasonal influenza and bird fluLearn interesting facts about the flu, a viral infection that targets the respiratory system.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A fish bone wandered through a man's abdomen and stabbed his liverA man went to the hospital several times with gut pain and a fever — and it turned out that his relatively common symptoms had an unusual cause.
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Diagnostic dilemma: Speed eating a 7-pound burger sent a man to ER unable to pass gasA case report highlights one potential danger of competitive speed eating.
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Diagnostic dilemma: Teen's improbable pregnancy occurred after oral sexA teen girl with abdominal pain learned she was pregnant and had conceived under extremely unusual circumstances.
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Diagnostic dilemma: One Direction concert left teen with 'crackling' bubbles in her chestIn what doctors called an "extraordinary" case, a teenage girl developed several rare conditions after attending a pop concert.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A man ended up in the ER after drinking 6 gallons of milk in 2 daysA man experiencing excessive thirst drank lots of milk, with dangerous consequences.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman injected herself with venom from a black widow spiderMost exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman's nut allergy was triggered after sexA woman with a known nut allergy had a severe allergic reaction after sex, even though her partner bathed and brushed his teeth first. Here's why.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A surgeon accidentally transplanted a tumor into his own handIn an unusual case, a surgeon developed a cancerous lump on his hand that stemmed from an injury he sustained while performing surgery.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's penis was turning to boneA man in his 60s went to the emergency room after a fall and ended up being diagnosed with a rare disorder of the penis.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got 'broken heart syndrome' after eating too much wasabiThe patient was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," which had an unusual cause.
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Body parts grown in the labIn recent years, scientists have successfully grown a range of miniature organs and human body parts in the lab.
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How many galaxies orbit the Milky Way?The number of known galaxies circling the Milky Way is increasing as we develop new powerful telescopes.
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How many times does a heart beat in a day? What about in a lifetime?Celine Dion sings that "my heart will go on," but how many times does it actually beat in a day or even a lifetime?
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Tardigrades: Facts about one of the hardiest animals on Earth, and beyondReference Tardigrades, often called water bears or moss piglets, are near-microscopic animals that are extremely resilient.
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