During one of his surgeries, a patient famously cried, “I smell burnt toast!”

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Banana skins were already good for you—now they're easy to eat, too.
The FDA doesn't expect you to take the term literally.
Research shows that being constantly tethered to our phones makes us unhappy, but it's hard to break the habit. Here are three super-simple ways to minimize your stress without missing a text.
Having a few proactive tricks in your arsenal could help you avoid other passengers’ germs.
The company is doing for peanut allergens what it did for gluten.
Yet another reason to remember to load your plate with leafy greens.
The Bedale Leech House was used to store medicinal leeches.
<em>Alder Play</em> features videos, activities, and virtual rewards designed to shepherd kids through their hospital stay.
Grab one before they're gone.
It may be better suited for looking pretty on your shelf.
Hand sanitizer doesn't look, smell, or feel like the stuff doctors use to clean their tools? (Or the kind we drink, for that matter.) It also doesn't physically wash dirt from your hands.
These things are disease drones.