MEDICINE & HEALTH

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Does Lice Like Clean Hair? Does Washing Your Hair Matter to Them or Not?

Is there really a link between head lice infestation and hair cleanliness? Read to find out. It is the general belief that lice prefer hair that is unwashed, but is this really the case? Hair Cleanliness and Lice In reality, there is actually no association between personal hygiene and lice.
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Do Bicycle Helmets Make Cyclists Appear Less Human?

In a world where road safety for cyclists is never guaranteed, this piece of recent research is quite alarming: in a survey of over 560 participants, 30% viewed cyclists who were wearing helmets as "less than fully human." Peculiarly, the research showed that cyclists simply wearing a hat were viewed as more human than those wearing a full helmet.

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