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IT is now nearly thirty years since Douglas and Scott first made the study of the British Hemiptera Heteroptera possible to ordinary students by the publication of a description of these insects ...

BERLIN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Germany has not found any further cases of foot-and-mouth disease, agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on Wednesday, adding that experts were working day and night to ...

HAMBURG, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Germany's meat and dairy exports outside the EU face severe restrictions after the country’s first case of the livestock disease foot-and-mouth was confirmed on ...

Dry mouth, or xerostomia, occurs when there is not enough saliva (or "spit") to lubricate the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. Saliva is critical for chewing, swallowing, digestion ...