1289. Dr. Dan Riskin Says Mother Nature Is Trying To Kill You

Mother Nature Is Trying To Kill You
Animal Planet's "Monsters Inside Me" host Dr. Dan
Riskin is stirring up the airwaves with the truths about
nature's ugly side. No wonder he is so entertaining. Maggot eggs
got into his brain, and he lives to tell you why parasites really
rule the world.
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Animals In Vineyards
Sara Bennett's family business, Navarro
Vineyards, uses tiny sheep to keep the weeds under control. But
that's not the only thing they do. Hal asks hard-hitting
questions like, "What sound does a sheep make … and isn't that
the same sound as a goat?"
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No More Sniffles
The second phase of clinical trials for a new vaccine is done,
and the results are very promising. If it's successful, you'll
take just four doses over 12 weeks to keep your cat allergies at
bay for as long as two years.
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Dogs Detect Cancer Before Medical Testing
A dog's sense of smell is said to be 200,000 times better than
humans. That's why dogs work detecting bombs and drugs, and now
they're being trained to use those fantastic noses to detect
certain health issues, like the moment a person with diabetes
starts to have a hyperglycemic incident. Now, researchers at a UK
charity, Medical Detection Dogs, are working on training dogs to
detect the odor of cancer.
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