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One Bite From This Common Tick Makes You Allergic To Red Meat For Life

The Lone Star Tick's bite can make victims allergic to meat for life. And it's spreading across the United States.

By John Kuroski • Jun 22, 2017

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One Bite From This Common Tick Makes You Allergic To Red Meat For Life

The Lone Star Tick's bite can make victims allergic to meat for life. And it's spreading across the United States.

By John Kuroski • June 22, 2017

“Ice Bucket Challenge” Creator Pete Frates Cannot Afford His Own Medical Bills

Although Pete Frates helped raise $250 million, he can no longer sustain the health care costs of his own ALS.

By John Kuroski • May 26, 2017

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“Ice Bucket Challenge” Creator Pete Frates Cannot Afford His Own Medical Bills

Although Pete Frates helped raise $250 million, he can no longer sustain the health care costs of his own ALS.

By John Kuroski • May 26, 2017

When Self-Electrocution Was Used To Cure What Ails You

The 19th century boasted a wide range of inventions, from the steam locomotive to the stapler… to a belt that used an electric current to shock the ailment right out of your system. First appearing at the World’s Fair in London in 1851, the hydro-electric belt, comprised of several batteries...

By Krissy Howard • May 15, 2017

When Self-Electrocution Was Used To Cure What Ails You

The 19th century boasted a wide range of inventions, from the steam locomotive to the stapler… to a belt that used an electric current to shock the ailment right out of your system. First appearing at the World’s Fair in London in 1851, the hydro-electric belt, comprised of several batteries...

By Krissy Howard • May 15, 2017

The Story Behind The Photo Of David Kirby That Changed The World’s Perception Of AIDS

How a single photo by a photography student of David Kirby moved the world to a greater understanding of the AIDS pandemic.

By Richard Stockton • May 7, 2017

The Story Behind The Photo Of David Kirby That Changed The World’s Perception Of AIDS

How a single photo by a photography student of David Kirby moved the world to a greater understanding of the AIDS pandemic.

By Richard Stockton • May 7, 2017

In The 1930s, People Kept Babies In Cages Suspended Out Their Windows

Believe it or not, no injuries or deaths were ever reported from baby cages.

By Krissy Howard • May 3, 2017

In The 1930s, People Kept Babies In Cages Suspended Out Their Windows

Believe it or not, no injuries or deaths were ever reported from baby cages.

By Krissy Howard • May 3, 2017

This New “Artificial Womb” May Transform The Care Of Premature Babies

A successful experiment on fetal lambs may revolutionize the ways we care for premature infants through the use of artificial wombs.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 26, 2017

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This New “Artificial Womb” May Transform The Care Of Premature Babies

A successful experiment on fetal lambs may revolutionize the ways we care for premature infants through the use of artificial wombs.

By Savannah Cox • April 26, 2017

The 7 Worst Jobs In The Entire World

There is nothing to envy about the world's worst jobs.

By John Kuroski • Apr 11, 2017

The 7 Worst Jobs In The Entire World

There is nothing to envy about the world's worst jobs.

By John Kuroski • April 11, 2017

“Mass-Produced” Blood Now Possible, Thanks To Innovative New Research

English researchers have discovered a way to keep growing stem cells indefinitely, allowing them to mass-produce blood.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 27, 2017

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“Mass-Produced” Blood Now Possible, Thanks To Innovative New Research

English researchers have discovered a way to keep growing stem cells indefinitely, allowing them to mass-produce blood.

By All That's Interesting • March 27, 2017

7 Chilling Things To Know About The Opioid Crisis In The United States

99 percent of the world’s supply of opioids are consumed in America.

By Savannah Cox • Mar 21, 2017

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7 Chilling Things To Know About The Opioid Crisis In The United States

99 percent of the world’s supply of opioids are consumed in America.

By Savannah Cox • March 21, 2017

When Cigarettes Were For Kids

The narrator of Horatio Alger’s rags-to-riches post-Civil War American classic, Ragged Dick (1868), offered perhaps the best, most sympathetic description of a contemporary epidemic almost unthinkable in the 21st century: childhood addiction to cigarettes. “Men are frequently injured by smoking, and boys always,” Alger wrote, specifically referring to the “newsboys...

By Kellen Perry • Feb 1, 2017

When Cigarettes Were For Kids

The narrator of Horatio Alger’s rags-to-riches post-Civil War American classic, Ragged Dick (1868), offered perhaps the best, most sympathetic description of a contemporary epidemic almost unthinkable in the 21st century: childhood addiction to cigarettes. “Men are frequently injured by smoking, and boys always,” Alger wrote, specifically referring to the “newsboys...

By Kellen Perry • February 1, 2017