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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Various studies have shown that coffee prevents cancer, causes cancer, makes you…
Various studies have shown that coffee prevents cancer, causes cancer, makes you live longer, makes you die younger and reduces your risk of diabetes.
When the number of chlamydia cases in young Swedish people doubled in one year…
When the number of chlamydia cases in young Swedish people doubled in one year, it was decided that condom ambulances would be on standby three days a week, waiting for calls from those caught in a promising situation, but without protection.
Back in 1911, Imogene Rechtin led a campaign against kissing, as leader of the World’s Health…
Back in 1911, Imogene Rechtin led a campaign against kissing, as leader of the World’s Health Organization (which, to clarify, had nothing to do with the UN’s World Health Organization, founded in 1948). Her followers wore buttons that read, “Kiss Not.” One newspaper at the time remarked, “Judging by the facial features of the presidentess of the cult appearing in the public prints, she is immune without wearing the button.”
– via Weird Universe.
Cytokines, proteins that cause inflammation and tell the body…
Cytokines, proteins that cause inflammation and tell the body to go into “sickness mode” increase in number during depressive episodes. Researchers are beginning to investigate the link between depression and inflammation/allergic reactions in the body.
Eating instant noodles two or more times a week has been associated with…
Eating instant noodles two or more times a week has been associated with cardiometabolic syndrome, which raises a person’s likelihood of developing heart disease