Urine articles
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Does Your Urine Smell Like Popcorn? Here Are Some Reasons for This Phenomenon
Buttered popcorn has a very unique, unmistakable smell. So, too, does urine. If you notice a resemblance between the two, find out why.
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‘Urination equality’: Amsterdam women win fight for more public toilets
Years of pressure by those fined for urinating in street due to lack of facilities pays off with €4m plansThe need kicked in as Geerte Piening was on her way home from a bar one night in 2015. She swiftly weighed her options: it was past closing time in Amsterdam’s lively Leidseplein area, meaning she could not duck into a bar to use their facilities, while the nearest public toilet was 2km away.She resorted to squatting in an alleyway, coaxing her friends to cover her as she did so. Police soon...
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Breakthrough urine test could help men avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies
A new urine test for prostate cancer detection is showing promise. The current standard test, the Prostate Specific Antigen, PSA, isn't very accurate at distinguishing between aggressive and slow-growing cancers.