Health 10 August 2020 By Pat Hagan Glue ear can be a painful conditionTara Moore/Getty Images A patch of tissue from a pig’s guts could treat severe cases of glue ear, a condition that develops when the middle part of the ear fills with a sticky, gluey fluid, often as the result of infection. It…
She was saved by silicon.A woman survived a close-range gunshot thanks to her silicone breast implants, doctors have discovered.Researchers detailed how a silicone breast implant deflected the bullet from nipping the 30-year-old woman’s vital organs in a new study published in the SAGE medical journal.“The implant caused the change in the trajectory of the bullet,” surgeon Giancarlo…
New York Daily News | Apr 21, 2020 | 8:12 PM The unidentified 30-year-old woman survived with just a few broken ribs – on the opposite side of her chest from where the bullet went in. Doctors found that the silicone in her left implant deflected the bullet from her heart or lungs, thus saving…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…