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Sciences > Disease & Illness Cancer: Understanding why scientists have yet to discover a cure

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Cancer is caused by the uncontrolled mitosis (division) of cells, and these cancerous cells can travel around the body either invading other tissues or spreading through the body in the bloodstream or in the lymphatic system, the spreading is known as metastasis. Cancer is one of the leading killers in developed countries. R... More..

Health & Fitness > Dental Issues The connection between subacute bacterial endocarditis and dental treatments

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Endocarditis. Endocarditis is a very serious-potentially lethal infection. It occurs when bacteria is introduced into the blood stream and infects the heart valves. If any of the valves are damaged, platelets and fibrin gather over the site - this is known as nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis. It is these sterile formatio... More..

Sciences > Sciences (Other) What is Limonene

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Limonene. What is it? Limonene is from a family of hydrocarbons produced by plants-known as terpenes. Limonene is an orange terpene. Terpenes are present in essential oils, especially citrus oils, which in turn can be used for many things such as natural food flavourings, fragrances and aromatherapy. There are two main types... More..

Relationships & Family > Break-Ups & Exes How to recover from a broken heart

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We've all been there, the love of your life and them 'bam' either your feelings change and you end it, or you find out your partner has been cheating or they just end it out of the blue. I don't care whether its you that has done the breaking up, or its you that has finished it, it's still horrendous. For a few days you can'... More..

Style & Beauty > Shoes What (and what not) to wear with cowboy boots

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I love my cowboy boots, and wear them with absolutely everything. Cowboy boots can be a fairly tricky shoe type to pull off. They have a tendency to make your ankles look stocky, therefore, unless you have very slender legs, wearing them with a skirt is inadvisable as it will only look to thicken your legs rather than to sli... More..

Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Cooking: Ways to prepare brussel sprouts

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Brussel Spouts aren't everyones favourite, however, they are a Christmas must have! A little bit like marmite, you either love them or you hate them. I'm going to try and sway everyone over to the love camp on these litlle round vegetables. A traditional Christmas vegetable from the brassica family (which also includes broco... More..

Food & Drink > Diet, Health & Organic Foods Metabolism boosting foods

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Metabolic rate is the rate at which calories in the body are burned - metabolism boosting foods therefore aid weight loss. One of the big players in raising metabolism is water, exercise becomes more efficient when the body is hydrated burning up to 30% more calories than if dehydrated. Water also suppresses the appetite, an... More..

Health & Fitness > Infectious Diseases Malaria: Symptoms and treatment

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Malaria. What is Malaria? Malaria is a severe, parasitic disease transmitted to humans by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. There are 4 types of Malaria, however the only type with any real risk to humans is Falciparum Malaria. At the moment, there is no vaccination available to protect against Malaria, although as ... More..

Sciences > Zoology The importance of the Galapagos Islands in explaining Darwin's theory of evolution

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To begin with, it was a common theory that evolution did not exist, and in fact every separate species had been made by God. It was believed; God created man, frogs, birds etc and they did not have a common ancestor. Darwin however challenged this theory with his paper entitled; The Origin of Species and the Galapagos Island... More..

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4. Cancer: Understanding why scientists have yet to discover a cure
5. Malaria: Symptoms and treatment
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