Imagine your brain literally turning to sponge. That鈥檚 just what happens in a family of diseases known as the 鈥渟pongiform encephalopathies鈥� which leave the brain riddled with holes. In humans,...
There is no question that what we eat affects our health. After all, our body is composed of molecules that originate from food. We are literally what we eat. But teasing out the affects of...
In 鈥淏razilian straightening鈥� a protein known as keratin is mixed with formaldehyde and is applied to hair followed by heat treatment. Results can be surprisingly good with the straightening effect...
鈥淭ruth serum鈥� refers to various drugs that have been used in attempts to extract truthful statements from people. Wine was the basic method for extraction during ancient times, however, the first...
Perhaps it comes as no surprise that this term was coined by the US Department of Defense and refers to the possibility of supplementing or fortifying soldiers鈥� rations with omega-3 fats. The hope...
The weight-loss pill industry is in a bit of a panic. It lost its major cash cow when supplements containing ephedrine were banned in North America. We鈥檙e not talking pennies here, we are talking...
Tanzanian pastor Ambilikile Mwasapila knows what it is like to be besieged by the desperately ill seeking help. The sick clamor for a cup of the magical potion he brews from the 鈥渕ugariga鈥� plant ...
Could there be a better name for a purported aphrodisiac than 鈥淗orny Goat Weed?鈥� Well, it鈥檚 out there, you can find it in health food stores. Whether it really is an aphrodisiac or not is a...
Cat urine is not really different from other animals鈥� urine, yet many people think of cat urine as one of the hardiest smells in nature. Urine is a concentrate of metabolic waste and is comprised...
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