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Glastoe: The festival with trench foot
Picture: Glasonbury Music Festival By John Carter Usually festival-goers come back from Glastonbury with a t-shirt, lots of photos and a bad hangover to remind them of the event. But according to an... more (Added 10/27/2005)

Injecting one wart with immune-testing agent can clear warts all over: study
TORONTO (CP) - Skin injections to test a person's immune response, similar to what doctors use to check for allergies, can get rid of unsightly warts - and not just one, but up to hundreds at a ti... more (Added 10/27/2005)

Humans wore shoes up to 30,000 years ago
New research suggests that supportive footwear first came into use up to 30,000 years ago. Erik Trinkaus, PH.D., derived these dates by analysing anatomical evidence of humans phalanges, which ar... more (Added 10/27/2005)

Schoolgirl invents shoes to walk on water
A chinese schoolgirl has invented a pair of shoes that can walk on water. Wang Wenting, from Chengdu, says she got her inspiration from watching ducks. She claims the aquatic footwear, which uses tw... more (Added 10/27/2005)

What is Chiropody?
The practice of Chiropody is the assessment of the foot and the treatment and prevention of diseases or disorders of the foot by therapeutic, surgical, orthotic and palliative means. Chiropody is pr... more (Added 10/27/2005)