DuckDuckGo passes 100 billion searches

DuckDuckGo, the privacy focused search engine, announced it has surpassed 100 billion searches – all time. It posted this announcement on Twitter. 100 billion searches. Here is the announcement on Twitter: Thanks to you, we’ve hit 100 billion all time private searches! https://t.co/qlSaz4j9ZH That’s 100B times:• Your search history wasn’t a data point• What you […]

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Breastfeeding May Protect a Mom’s Heart Years Later

By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) Chloe Jo Davis is a vocal advocate for breastfeeding. The Wilton, Conn.-based writer breastfed her three sons for years to make sure they reaped all of the benefits associated with the practice. “Breastfeeding helps build up kids’ immune system and keeps colds, virus, ear […]

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Fertility Treatments Don’t Raise Odds for Smaller, Preemie Babies

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Babies conceived through infertility treatment are more likely to be born early and small. But there are reasons other than medically assisted reproduction to explain this difference, a new study concludes. “Rather than the infertility treatment itself, our new findings highlight the importance of parents’ underlying fertility problems […]

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In Ancient Times, Even the Rich Had Parasites

Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) – In ancient times, intestinal parasites weren’t just an affliction of the poor. Even the well-to-do had them. Researchers studied the contents of a cesspit beneath a toilet in Jerusalem. They found the remains of several types of intestinal parasite eggs that would […]

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Scientists ID Genes That Make Your Fingerprints

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12 2022 (HealthDay News) Your fingerprints may be more than a surefire way to identify you: New research suggests their patterns may be linked to genes that guide limb development. “People may wonder why our team is working on fingerprints,” said co-senior study author Sijia Wang, a geneticist at the Shanghai Institute of […]

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