The medical world evolves almost daily. New vaccines and treatments are developed at an unbelievable rate, and millions have been successfully treated…
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We’ve come a long way since the dark days of trepanning and bloodletting, but for all our state-of-the-art equipment, surgery is still…
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Outside of its native Japan, sumo wrestling is seen as something of a punch line—fat men in diapers colliding for the amusement…
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Spiders, cemeteries, costumes, and ghost stories sound like a part of Halloween, not Christmas, but think again. The following Christmas traditions and…
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Compared to many other species, all humans have incredibly similar genomes. However, even slight variations in our genes or environments can cause…
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The recent Scottish independence referendum ended with a defeat for the nationalists, but the mere fact that it was held at all…
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People think of churches and other holy sites as peaceful places full of sunshine and fresh air, totally safe and perhaps a…
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Most of the treatments on this list are prescribed by proponents of so-called “natural medicine.” However, more often than not, they are…
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Determining the origin of a deadly disease is an important part of understanding and treating the disease properly. While the origins of…
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Everything in moderation, as the old adage goes. As it turns out, that couldn’t be more accurate, as research continues to shed…