Labs, in this case, does not refer to a shortened version of the word, laboratory, but rather to those popular, darling dogs who according to a recent study, can detect the early stages of bowel cancer with more than 90% accuracy. For some reason, certain dogs, such as Labradors and Portuguese water dogs, are more able to sniff out bladder, skin, lung, breast and ovarian cancers than others. The… [Read more]
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Does Sex Position Call The Shots For A Baby’s Gender?
Old customs were centered around the woman, because it was not understood that the determination of the sex of a baby really depends with the man. All humans' sex is predetermined in the sperm. Each parent contributes half of a baby's genetic make up. The female or mother is genetically an XX, so she is only able to contribute an X to the future baby. The father of the baby is XY and can contribute… [Read more]
Wash Your Hands or Die: This Means You!
How many times when you were a kid did your mother tell you to wash your hands before sitting down to a meal? Now think about how many of those times you ran the water and pretended to scrub those hands. For all of us, considering this latest information, it is probably a miracle that the bacteria on our hands didn’t kill us before we reached the age of puberty. Read on and be amazed. According… [Read more]
5 Things You Can Learn From Looking at Your Own Hands
Humans have long held an interest in their hands. Prehistoric caves from the Stone Age have included hands painted on the walls. Archeologists have unearthed stones, wood and ivory fashioned in the form of hands. Even every great ancient civilization throughout history believed that hands were vital, whether that be in China, India, Greece or Rome. That's why that even in today's modern society we… [Read more]
Scientist Finds Cure for the Hangover
At some point in our lives, which actually happens quite a bit, we feel the wrath of a hangover. And, since alcohol has been around for ages, there have been the timeless hangover cure remedies. We're talking about consuming lots of water, both before and after, eating before you drink, and simply sleeping it off. Along the way, we've discovered our own techniques. Some of us swear on Alka-Seltzer,… [Read more]
