01. Prostheses - help is at hand
In every schoolboy’s lexicon of imagination there was a bionic device of some sort that could make life easier. But in real life, there have been some astonishing developments in bionic prostheses.
Read | 02. Miserable millionnaires?
What is allure? How do men get it? Is it Brad Pitt in a leather skirt? Power wielded by a captain of industry? Or is it simply hard cash?
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03. Facts about your bones
How often do you give your bones a second thought? In fact, you never see them at all, unless you've been in an accident or had a rather grim fall.
Read | 04. Do you speak body language?
What most people don’t realise is that what isn’t said can sometimes be more meaningful than what is. This, in essence, is the silent world of body language.
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05. Musicians, take note
Music can touch people in many profound ways. This goes for musicians too. What are the health risks involved in being a musician?
Read | 06. Travellers, know your Marburg facts
These facts about the deadly Marburg fever may save your life.
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07. Manhattan’s crowded airspace
Cory Lidle, the New York Yankees pitcher, who crashed into a Manhattan skyscraper, was reportedly flying under special "see-and-avoid" rules.
Read | 08. Killer diseases
A mystery disease has killed three people in Gauteng. The two latest victims had contact with the first person who died. Here's more about five deadly viruses and bacteria.
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09. Questions all men hate and why
Everything is coasting along smoothly and then she asks the QUESTION. It makes you feel as if you have just hit a brick wall. Is there a way out?
Read | 10. The weirdest deaths in history
Death is the only thing none of us can avoid, but every now and then someone goes out with a bang. A real one.
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11. Dangers that lurk in the sea
With all the hype surrounding recent shark attacks, it is easy to forget the other dangers that lurk in the ocean - both at home and abroad.
Read | 12. How to avoid shark attacks
There's no reason to let fears of a shark attack spoil your summer and keep you from enjoying the sea, as long as you take a few basic precautions.
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13. Chasing the adrenalin dragon
It’s amazing what some people will do for kicks. Whether it be leaping off the edge of a cliff, or coming face-to-face with a great-white shark, the hunt for the rush is always on.
Read | 14. Death by hanging
Execution by hanging involves putting a rope round someone’s neck and suspending them from it until they are dead. What exactly happens when someone is hanged?
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15. A new take on sex addiction
Counsellor Joanne Brodie shares her views on sex addiction, why it happens, and what could be done about.
Read | 16. When crowds become mobs
At what point does a peaceful protest march turn violent? And why does this happen? Health24 investigates.
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17. Top 5 amazing implants
What once seemed like far-fetched science fiction is now fast becoming a reality. We picked our top five amazing implants.
Read | 18. 5 Body flaws
The human body is both extremely complex and remarkably efficient. Yet, wonderful as it is, it certainly isn’t perfect. We take a look at five design flaws.
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19. Plumbing the depths
There has to be a good reason for you to allow two total strangers to insert cold, hard devices and liquid metal where the sun doesn’t shine.
Read | 20. Fabulous 'flaws'
No weight gain, hardly needing sleep, tasting music and superhuman endurance –it sounds like the results of a drug binge. Why on earth do these people complain?
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21. So, can you carry a tune?
What exactly is perfect pitch, how does it work, and is it something you can learn?
Read | 22. The horror of torture
Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay, apartheid South Africa – torture is closer than you may think. We take a look at the toll on body and mind.
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23. Day of the high-tech rats
Technological advances like glow-in-the-dark cats, and rats bred to feel no fear, may well upset the fragile balance of forces underpinning the current human-rodent ceasefire.
Read | 24. They are coming
Their once dead hearts beat again, they were paralysed but now they are walking, they were weak, but they have been made strong … and worst of all, they are not human.
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25. Viruses vs. bacteria
Bacteriophage (or 'phage' for short) therapy, is an alternative to antibiotic treatment, and has recently been gaining favour and appeal amongst western scientists.
Read | 26. Weird research
Swimming astronauts, pigs that glow florescent green, violent sleepwalkers, and robotic pets in nursing homes – the frontiers of research are morphing into science fiction.
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27. Low-down gutter blues
Cancer cures? Blindness? No problem. But what happens when the 21st century rat gets depressed?
Read | 28. A lasting peace?
After the awarding of the Nobel Prize for medicine for the creation of knock-out mice, a rodent backlash was widely expected.
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29. Economy class blues
Yes, airline seats have become smaller. The jeans you can no longer get into may be your fault, but not necessarily so with seat 24C in economy class.
Read | 30. What causes, um, gas?
There are the most extraordinary things going on in your body at any one time...
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31. Super-athletes in fast cars
Do you think lightning reflexes, great technique and tons of talent are enough to put you behind the wheel of Lewis Hamilton's or Fernando Alonso's McLaren?
Read | 32. Smart animals
Chimpanzees, orangutans and dolphins are among the smartest animals on the planet and a commando of ants is a formidable task team.
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33. Some medical news snippets
Anyone with tuberculosis who doesn't take TB medication every day exactly as the doctor prescribed could develop XDR-TB, the potentially deadly treatment-resistant strain of TB.
Read | 34. Your brain's secret life
To make sense of its world a brain has to learn - and keep learning.
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