Climate change: Warming may cause increase in kidney stone cases


	Climate change: Warming may cause increase in kidney stone cases

Socratoad

7-16-2008 2:31 PM

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Socratoad says:

good grief, what next!

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7-16-2008 2:36 PM

Socratoad

However Toad rides to the rescue: I have invented a new environmentally friendly form of birth control.

Its a small stone. You put it in your shoe. It makes you limp.

7-16-2008 6:09 PM

kkcapricorn

Always thinking Toad, that's what I love about you

7-16-2008 6:15 PM

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