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Cough

(Science: clinical sign) a rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material.


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what disease could this be..?

... with mild headaches on the thursday morning, then that night it was mums birthday(perfect timing...) the headaches became really bad and i started coughing. The next morning i had the headaches still and a massive sore throat and runny nose, just to top it off now every minute or so i'm in the ...

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by shaunyboy93
Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:45 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: what disease could this be..?
Replies: 1
Views: 115

An evolutionary race

That's true, but for some, making us sneeze and cough is part of the reproductive strategy that cannot be altered without drastically reducing competitiveness.

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by mith
Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:23 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: An evolutionary race
Replies: 3
Views: 419

Re: Are men Necessary?

... case then we would have devised a way to get rid of them while taking their sperm (as does black widows)... but they have other useful attributes *cough*inbed*cough* that other mechanical... artificial substitutions couldn't make up for. Well that's the way I see it, better be good for one thing.

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by nibs02
Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:11 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are men Necessary?
Replies: 36
Views: 2432

What your favorite endangered species.

... compromise. Paying attention to only human needs have gotten us into many bad situations, and always end up hurting humanity in the end anyway. (*cough cough* global warming, ddt, etc)

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by February Beetle
Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:38 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: What your favorite endangered species.
Replies: 51
Views: 36154

If you have tried to quit smoking >>>>

... smoking, these physiological changes seem extremely unpleasant. Beginning smokers usually experience nausea, dizziness, headache, stomach upset, coughing and other uncomfortable symptoms. But people who continue to smoke soon develop a tolerance to these symptoms, until they become unnoticeable. ...

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by alwaleed
Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:24 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you have tried to quit smoking >>>>
Replies: 1
Views: 590
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