We live in a wonderful time of mass media. The news is at our fingertips, and entertainment is ever present. Unfortunately, advertisers…
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Food is something most of us enjoy—sometimes, a little too much. So it may be hard to believe that some people are…
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These days, many new alleged disorders, health scares, and other psychological ailments seem to have been largely aided and abetted in their…
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Being infected by parasites sounds like something that happens to other people in faraway places. However, parasites that infect humans are far…
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Many believe that patients before the early 20th century had to endure dental repairs, tooth extractions, or general surgery in agony, largely…
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A phobia is an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.[1] Humans have a tendency toward phobias. Certain phobias are…
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Coffee gets a bad rap. Maybe because it tastes so good. Things that taste good are almost always bad for us, right?…
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Although it was a flourishing metropolis in the 1700s and 1800s, Naples, Italy, then a kingdom in its own right, was home…
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN, aka the “suicide disease”) is considered to be the worst pain known to man and medicine. People with this…
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Snacks are a big part of our lives. An after-school snack is a custom that most of us grow up with. Popcorn…