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Oldest evidence of breast cancer found in Egyptian skeleton

EgiptoCancer A team from a Spanish university has discovered what Egyptian authorities are calling the world’s oldest evidence of breast cancer in the 4,200-year-old skeleton of an adult woman.   Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said the bones of the woman, who lived at the end of the 6th Pharaonic Dynasty, showed «an extraordinary deterioration». «The… Seguir Leyendo Oldest evidence of breast cancer found in Egyptian skeleton

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Heavy pot smoking may trigger psychosis: study

Heavy pot smoking may trigger psychosis: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among individuals who appear to be «mentally well,» heavy use of marijuana may predispose them to develop schizoprehenia and other «psychoses,» new research suggests. Among 92 patients, ages 18 to 65 years, who suffered a first episode of functional psychotic illness, more than… Seguir Leyendo Heavy pot smoking may trigger psychosis: study