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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Coma
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Symptoms & Signs
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
A person in a coma does not appear to respond to voice or other sound, touch, or even painful stimulation.
Other signs in those who are in a coma are related to the cause. For example, someone with an infection may have a fever. Someone who has overdosed on narcotics may be breathing very slowly or not at all. Those with out of control diabetes may be breathing very fast.