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Feb 02 2025HEALTH

Fluoride Fears: Ignorance or Intuition?

Fluoride has been a hot topic among parents and patients. Dentists are seeing a shift in public opinion. Some parents refuse fluoride for children. This trend is concerning to many dental professionals. Why this opposition? Many parents fear that fluoride can cause harm. This fear may stem

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Feb 02 2025HEALTH

The Brush-Off: Why Teens in Malaysia Aren't Brushing Enough

Malaysians adolescents at school aren't brushing their teeth well enough. This is a real problem. It means they are brushing less than twice a day. This habit can lead to big oral health problems later in life. This in turn causes people to have a lower quality of life and less self-esteem.

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Feb 01 2025FINANCE

How China's Big Businesses Are Changing Their Games:The Financialization Factor

Imagine a world where big companies in China are not just focused on making products or providing services. They are also playing with money in big ways. This trend is called financialization, and it's a hot topic for a reason. It has a big impact on how well these companies do their main jobs.

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Feb 01 2025WEATHER

Sun's Fury Might Bring Northern Lights To More States

Get ready, stargazers! This weekend, the Sun is throwing a bit of a temper tantrum, and Earth might get a light show in return. Scientists predict that a party of charged particles from the Sun might disturb Earth's magnetic field, causing a geomagnetic storm. And if you get lucky, the storm might b

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Feb 01 2025SCIENCE

Detecting Drool: A fresh look at identifying oral fluid stains on fabrics

For a long time, DNA has been like the superhero of crime scene investigations But guess what? Too much evidence can overwhelm crime labs and create huge backlogs making this investigation process lengthy Moreover, many pieces of evidence at crime scenes can be body fluids.

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Jan 31 2025BUSINESS

Big Wins for Big Pharma: Novartis Bounces Back

In the fourth quarter of 2024, a big Swiss drug maker, Novartis, beat expectations but missed its own yearly goals. It announced a huge 16% jump in net sales. That's $13. 2 billion, way more than the estimated $12. 795 billion. The company's adjusted core operating income also surpassed expectation

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Jan 31 2025TECHNOLOGY

Modern 3D Technology in Dentistry

The dental world is always looking for better ways to deal with challenges. One big issue is getting accurate digital copies of teeth for making fixed restorations on many implants. This is especially tough when dealing with full-arch cases where all teeth are missing. A new approach is making waves

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Citizenship Under Siege: The New Rules of Belonging

Did you know that being a citizen in liberal democracies isn't as simple as it used to be? There is a double-edged sword that is reshaping how we think about citizenship. Two big shifts are happening. The first shift is all about the economy. It's now more important than ever to be self-reliant

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Jan 31 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Corporate Cults: Severance Season 2

The second season of Severance has really started to dive into areas around the corporate world. It's like peeling the onion layer-by-layer. The characters can't remember their work lives when they're at home and vice versa. It's like they have a secret, split life. So the show is really a blast of

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Jan 31 2025SCIENCE

Bison's Big Defense: Battling Tuberculosis

These are not good times for the wild bison of Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Canada. Since the 1920s, when infected bison were introduced, these animals have been grappling with a serious health issue: bovine tuberculosis (BTB). This disease, brought on by a certain bacteria called Mycobac

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