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Allergy Misery: A Modern Epidemic
As countries become more industrialized, different allergies threaten people around the world. Are sneezes being exported along with technology?
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Interactive: Human Body
Explore the brain, heart, digestive system, lungs, and skin with National Geographic's human body interactive.
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Influenza
Think flu is just a seasonal nuisance? Think again. Less than a century ago, flu killed more than 50 million people in one outbreak. And scientists say it will happen again.
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Building the Unbeatable Body
For as long as human beings have had a sense of sport and competition, we have looked for new ways to push our bodies to their limits. The question is, what are those limits?
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