‘Water’ in Kansas City Woman’s Ear Turned Out to Be a Venomous Brown Recluse Spider
She woke to the sensation that water was stuck in her ear, and thankfully went right to the doctor’s office.
She woke to the sensation that water was stuck in her ear, and thankfully went right to the doctor’s office.
You may know an ice cream headache by one of its other names: brain freeze, a cold-stimulus headache, or sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia ("nerve pain of the sphenopalatine ganglion"). But no matter what you call it, it hurts like hell.
The ancient Greeks and Romans gorged themselves while lying down, but medical professionals say eating (and digesting) in a reclined position isn't such a good idea.
All of your blood vessels laid end to end would circle the Earth 4 times. Read on for more amazing tidbits about the human body.
We only think about our intestines when we have intestinal pain, or when something else goes wrong. But scientists are finding intriguing links between your gut, brain, and other systems.
Your kidneys filter almost 50 gallons of blood a day to keep your whole body healthy. Read on for more facts about this crucial organ—including what causes kidney stones.
Saliva is more important than you think: You need spit to taste, chew, swallow, and digest everything you eat. Your spit even fights tooth decay and cavities.
It is possible for urine to be different colors. But yellow pee is a sign that your body is healthy.
They’re more common than ever.
This is the science of it, step by step.
It's that little organ you may have forgotten about.