This is similar to cytoscopy, except the probe is used to burn away cancer cells with an electric current.

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All rely on catheters hollow tubes that let doctors burn away and reshape heart tissue or correct defects through small holes in blood vessels.

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The closest thing to LED photomodulation is a controversial procedure called nonablative laser treatment, which uses heat to burn away subsurface skin so that new cells will replace it.

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The closest thing out there to LED photomodulation is a controversial procedure called nonablative laser treatment, which uses heat to burn away sub-surface skin so that new cells will replace it.

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If skin needs to be shaved or cut away, usually the burn victim will require a skin graft to cover the defect, he said.

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"We were able to come back right away and devise a turnaround burn, " said NEAR Mission Director Bob Farquhar.

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The trouble is that we don't now burn this extra adrenalin boost off by running away, or wrestling the tiger, and we literally stew in our own juices.

BBC: Stewing in your juices

In the paper mill's latest ''green'' project, they're installing a new boiler designed to burn the wood-chips they used to throw away.

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This may be accomplished by scrubbing, but if the burn is deep enough, the unhealthy tissue must be shaved away, he said.

CNN: Scalp burns painful, need urgent care

Others have turned to peddling away while wander about the virtual realms of online game "World of Warcraft" to burn off calories.

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Cuts and razor burn are all part of the raw deal as they scrape their faces up to 700 times per shave, chopping away 27 feet (8.2 metres) of hair over a lifetime.

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