A Russian scientist, Alexander Bogdanov, hoped to achieve everlasting life, by transfusing blood with others who were younger than him. Later, he died after transfusing a student with malaria, who made a full recovery after the transfusion. Recent studies show he may have been onto something.
In Islamabad, the spring pollen season is so terrible that people simply try…
In Islamabad, the spring pollen season is so terrible that people simply try to leave the city, if they can. If they can’t, they try to stay inside. Pakistan’s capital is known this time of year as the allergy capital of the world.
Pedialyte is a hangover “cure”; so much so that adult consumption is up 60%…
Pedialyte is a hangover “cure”$$ so much so that adult consumption is up 60% since 2012 and the company has started targeting adults on “party holidays”.
Sitting for around 11 hours per day can increase the risk of early death by 40 per…
Sitting for around 11 hours per day can increase the risk of early death by 40 per cent compared to those who sit four hours per day or less.
Low wages and working overtime are bad for the heart. Low wages…
Low wages and working overtime are bad for the heart. Low wages have been linked to an increase in obesity and hypertension.
In oil-rich Azerbaijan people bathe in crude oil believing…
In oil-rich Azerbaijan people bathe in crude oil believing it improves their health.
Does Cracking Your Knuckles Cause Arthritis?
Some kids (and adults) do it, my Dad does it, in the movies the bullies or bad guys used to do it, and certainly the bullies at school usually did it while threatening to beat you up. It sounds incredibly painful, and if it happens all the time you must understand how the sound can […]
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Because of the high proportion of 100-year-olds, Ikaria Island off the coast of Greece…
Because of the high proportion of 100-year-olds, Ikaria Island off the coast of Greece is called “the island where people forget to die”.
Men are more likely to be overweight than women, but women are more…
Men are more likely to be overweight than women, but women are more likely to be severely obese than men.
Why Do Beans Give You Gas?
Why does one get gas from beans? Beans contain a category of complex sugars called Oligosaccharides. These sugars have a high molecular weight and hence cannot be absorbed by the villi. Thus, they pass undigested through the intestinal tract. Once they reach the large intestine, the bacteria there starts decomposing these sugar molecules. This process […]
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