HEALTH

From herb and fat concoctions to various forms of animal poop potions, here are some historical hair loss remedies you probably don't want to slather on your head.

Doctors now have a bit of a better understanding of why some shed bloody tears, yet in many cases, it remains a mystery. Here are a few things we know.

First reported in the 1700s, the mental disorder where people suffer the nihilistic delusion that they are dead or no longer exist, that's also called "Walking Corpse Syndrome" is still a mystery.

We know you’re just itching to know all about some of history’s nastiest viruses and the horrifying diseases they cause in humans.

There's a major difference between your body and your environment.

Large animals tend to live longer than smaller ones. But this isn't the case for most breeds of dog. What gives?

The holidays are here again. That means family, and family means listening to insane, ill-informed debates over every subject imaginable. But just because your relatives are old and probably a little crazy doesn’t mean everything they say is nonsense. Whe

Delve into the strange cases of dancing plagues, laughter epidemics, and other bizarre manias throughout history.

Imagine lying on a table in a old-school operating room. Faces stare down on you from the viewing galleries above and your leg throbs with pain from a broken bone and an infection just starting to set in. The door opens and three men in blood-stiffened a

Snake oil salesmen all over the web would have you believe that, for a few easy payments, they'll reveal to you a diet focused on “negative calorie” foods.