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King Herod
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Doctors conclude King Herod died painfully Baltimore-AP -- The Judean ruler who the Bible says tried to kill the infant Jesus died an excruciating death -- from kidney disease and gangrene.And he says Herod's illnesses may explain some of his brutality, including the execution of several relatives. That's because the accumulation of * wastes can bring on mental illness.His findings were presented at an annual conference at the University of Maryland medical school.Doctors at the event apply their diagnostic skills to historical figures whose deaths haven't been satisfactorily explained.Previous conferences concluded rabies killed Edgar Allan Poe and poisonous mushrooms did in the Roman emperor Claudius.Religious tradition says Herod, fearing the coming of a Messiah after Jesus' birth, ordered the execution of infant boys in Bethlehem.Mary, Joseph and the child were forced to flee to Egypt.
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the hard stuff we do right away - the impossible takes a little longer