Health

After Eleven Years, the DSM-5 Is Finally Finished

After eleven years, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has updated the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Experimental ‘Alcoholism Vaccine’ Gives Drinkers an Instant Hangover

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Twitter Can Help Track Outbreaks of Disease

Next time you have a cold or feel the first malarial chill hit your bones, consider doing the world a favor and tweeting those symptoms out

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There’s a Vaccine for the Cat Version of HIV. So Why Are Cats Still Getting Sick?

Understanding how cats with FIV stay healthy could help researchers figure out how to keep humans with HIV from falling ill

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Quitting Smoking by Age Forty Limits Negative Health Effects

Quitting by 40 will stave off the lost decade a lifelong smoker should otherwise expect

These two are definitely about to transfer cooties

If Cooties Were Real, What Disease Would They Be?

We all know that cooties aren't real (besides, we've all been vaccinated as kids so we're safe). But if they were real, what disease would cooties be?

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Stop Cleaning Inside Your Ears: It’s Bad for You

Here's why you should pretty much never clean inside your ears

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Stocking Up: Uncovering the Secrets to the Best Broth

What do the experts recommend you do to get the most flavorful soup possible?

Geneticist Does Not Seek Woman to Give Birth to Cloned Caveman Baby

Geneticist says he's extracted enough DNA from Neanderthal fossils to create an embryo, but lacking a uterus himself he needs to find the right lady

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Doctors Say: Seriously, Get a Flu Shot

Let's review the excuses. (Spoiler: None of them are good.)

In Europe, These People Wouldn’t Be Allowed To Drive

A recent study found that drivers with blind spots were more likely to hit pedestrians and less able to respond to hazardous situations

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Leprosy Can Turn Nerve Cells Into Stem Cells

The scourge of biblical times could open up a new way of making stem cells in the lab

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Too Much Chili Powder Or Black Pepper Can Kill Kids

A two year old girl died after her caretaker allegedly poisoned her with chili powder

How Do Doctors Want To Die?

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Giant Sinkhole Is Swallowing Up a Louisiana Bayou Community

Mining activities likely opened up this apparent pit to hell, forcing residents to evacuate and spewing toxins into the environment

Horse Meat Turned Up in Irish And British Burger Meat

Hamburger meat is never the healthiest option, but it does come with a few basic assumption—like that it's made from cows

Is It Too Late To Forgive Lance Armstrong?

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Romans Did All Sorts of Weird Things in The Public Baths—Like Getting Their Teeth Cleaned

For ancient Romans enjoying a day at the bathhouse, the list of items lost to drains includes jewelry, scalpels, teeth, needles and plates

Hurt says now when he visits soul food restaurants, he tends to fill his plate with vegetarian options, staying away from chicken and meats.

Is America a Nation of Soul Food Junkies?

Filmmaker Bryan Hurt explores what makes soul food so personal, starting with his own father's health struggle, in a PBS film premiering tonight

Brazilian Waxes Could Make Pubic Lice Go Extinct

Without pubic hair, people are that much safer from pubic lice

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