Health

This cheaply mass-produced toilet to developing nations, a toilet manufacturer is helping individuals gain access to clean, sanitary, and secure bathroom facilities.

In a groundbreaking surgery, a 54-year-old Spanish cancer patient had his sternum and a portion of his ribcage replaced with a 3D-printed titanium implant.

It turns out that breathing in farm dust helps protect against allergies later in life.

Confitex lingerie is aimed at the millions of people in the world who can’t always hold it in.

Scientists find that a hormone involved in satiety may be responsible for runner’s high.

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For decades, the weight loss program has helped millions to shed pounds. No wonder. The original plan demanded members eat liver.

Today, men still only have two real options: condoms or vasectomy. Meanwhile, women have 11. What's the holdup?

Opposition to smoking has been around almost as long as smoking itself, and some of the historical measures to curb lighting up might surprise you.

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Work driving you crazy? Try telling that to workers at Standard Oil Refinery's TEL facility.

Norovirus infects as many as 21 million people each year—and scientists are building vomiting machines to figure out how it spreads.

Hogeweyk is home to 150 residents who receive care for dementia and Alzheimer's—without having to give up normal life.

What’s the secret to a long and healthy life? All centenarians have their own habits and morning routines they swear by. From whiskey shots to daily naps to ice cream, here's what some very old people credit for their lengthy lifespan.

This behavior could shed light on the origins of a troubling disorder known as pica.

Inflammatory diseases are common—and hard to live with. Here are five potential treatment breakthroughs.

There are several thousand species of fleas around the world—and 300 of these bloodsucking pests call the U.S. home.

Behind the scenes with your favorite purveyor of $3 wine and cookie butter.

Grab your goggles. It’s not chlorine.

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The villagers of San Antonio de los Cobres drink arsenic-contaminated water—and suffer no ill effects.

A new study finds people will only choose the stairs if the nearest escalator is twice as far away.

It happens at their most fertile stage of the month.

Not getting enough sleep is seriously messing you up.

Norwegian researchers think chronic fatigue syndrome may be caused by antibodies produced to fight off infection.

It’s estimated that greater than 75% of the horses in the US became ill from Horse Flu in 1872-73.

A new study finds more genetic mutations that explain chronic insensitivity to pain.

This Simple Toilet Can Improve Health and Safety

Real-Life Bionic Man Receives 3D-Printed Ribs and Sternum

Scientists Discover Why Growing Up on a Farm Helps Protect You from Allergies

People Who Suffer From Incontinence Now Have Sexy Underwear

Why Do People Like Running? It’s Hormonal, Study Finds

12 Things You Might Not Know About Weight Watchers

5 Promising Male Birth Control Methods

7 Historical Bans on Smoking

When Work Drives You Mad: Tales From the Deadly "Loony Gas" Building

Building a Puking Robot—For Science

This Entire Town Was Built for Dementia Patients

100 Pieces of Advice from 100-Year-Olds

Chimps Eat Clay In Order to "Detox"

5 Cutting-Edge Treatments for Inflammatory Diseases

5 Itchy Facts About Fleas

16 Fearless-Flyer Facts About Trader Joe’s

Why Do Pools Make Your Eyes Red?

The People Who Drink Arsenic (But Are Totally Fine)

People Really, Really Don’t Like Taking the Stairs

There's a Tell-Tale Sign Women Are Ovulating, But You Can't See It

9 Ways Not Getting Enough Sleep Ruins Your Health

Possible Breakthrough for Sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

The 1872 Equine Influenza Epidemic That Sickened Most U.S. Horses

'Feeling No Pain' Is Really Bad For You—and It's Genetic