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5 Diseases That Dogs Can Smell

Dogs’ sense of smell is 10,000 times more accurate than humans and have been known to sniff out diseases. Five are listed in this article Cancer: It is scientifically accepted that dogs have the capability to smell cancer in people, and in medical samples, especially with training. Cancerous cells emit unique compounds that trained canines detect in breath or urine. Dogs can be trained to be cancer-sniffing wizards, using their sensitive noses to detect cancerous fumes wafting from diseased cells. This sniffing is noninvasive and could help diagnose countless people, which begs the question: If these pups are so olfactorily astute, why aren’t they screening people for cancer right now?

Landon Shepard Wins Music Camp Scholarship

The Community Arts Council of Council Grove, in partnership with Lisa Bolieu (Elementary Music Teacher) and Matthew Meals (Junior Senior High School Music Teacher), awarded a $500 scholarship to Landon Shepard. The scholarship allowed Shepard to attend Midwest Music Camp at KU. At the camp Shepard achieved being first chair for the tenor saxophone section. His mother Nichole Shepard expressed gratitude to all who made it possible for Landon to go to camp.”

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