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Cancer risk elevated with severe gum disease
Odds of developing colorectal cancer were increased particularly for nonsmokers with severe gum disease.
Instagram receives flak for account selling knives disguised as combs, lipsticks
Under UK's knife crime laws, importing of such knives in the UK is illegal.
Post cyber attack, North Carolina county pushed into dark ages
Computer systems that manage property taxes, building permits and jail inmates were out of commission, officials say fixes to take days
Brain pathway makes head and face pain very draining
Pain signals in the face travel to a different place in the brain than pain stimuli in other parts of the body, researchers say.
Corals developing taste for plastics: Study
Researchers conducted their two-part study using corals collected from waters off the North Carolina coast.
Indian-American develops handheld device for cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women.
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