Dispensary Corner
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Dispensary Corner 17 May 23
Wednesday | May 17 2023MIDWIVES can suffer hearing damage from the screams of women giving birth, according to research reported in Fagbladet.
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Dispensary Corner 15 May 23
Monday | May 15 2023IT'S not clear what sort of health professional kept signing his medical certificates, but a senior information technology worker who has been on sick leave since 2008 has sued his employer, IBM, because he didn't get any pay rises during the 15 years he's been off work.
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Dispensary Corner 12 May 23
Friday | May 12 2023NEW technology has revealed that before being obliterated in a fiery storm of flying lava from Mount Vesuvius, the residents of Pompeii were actually a pretty healthy bunch.
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Dispensary Corner 11 May 23
Thursday | May 11 2023USING coconut-scented soap could be the answer to reducing annoying mosquito bites, according to new research from Virginia Tech University in the United States.
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Dispensary Corner 10 May 23
Wednesday | May 10 2023A Canadian activist has opened what is believed to be the world's first bricks and mortar shop selling illicit substances.
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Dispensary Corner 08 May 23
Monday | May 8 2023THERE'S no monkeying around when it comes to scientific research - and that aphorism is literally coming true in some quarters due to shrinking supplies of primates.
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Dispensary Corner 05 May 23
Friday | May 5 2023US AUTHORITIES have granted approval for a unique new medical device - a toilet seat which can automatically monitor users' vital signs.
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Dispensary Corner 03 May 23
Wednesday | May 3 2023LONELINESS has been announced as the latest public health epidemic in the USA, where Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy says it's just as deadly as smoking half a packet of cigarettes every day.
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Dispensary Corner 28 Apr 23
Friday | Apr 28 2023LIFE can be tough for everyone sometimes - even the families of billionaire pharmacy chain owners.