The human body is a wonderful biological work of art, composed of a great many organs, each carrying out special functions that are part of life and well-being. Though the human body contains about 78 ...

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Apparently, when someone has a pacemaker, there's a battery too, and they don't bother taking it out/off. They simply snip the leads and leave them there, so if you touch both bare leads, you get a ...

On Aug. 19 I entered Dignity Health in Prescott to get a stent. With this stent I hoped to get better circulation, more oxygen to the brain (much needed) and ...