The 21 Strangest Phobias You Probably Didn’t Know Existed
We’ve all heard of Arachnophobia, but have you ever heard of Turophobia, which is the fear of cheese? No? Here’s a list of the strangest but totally true phobias you can share with your...
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The Most Freakish and Misguided Medical Practices from History
Medicine has come a long way and these days’ doctors do their best to “do no harm”. Although promoting health has always, well mostly, been the aim of medical practitioners. Here are a few...
The Deadliest Pandemics and Outbreaks in History
The Deadliest Pandemics and Outbreaks in History Even though the word ‘outbreak’ is relative as a modern outbreak could be a virus which kills a couple of hundred thousand people, a look back through...
Bad News: The Worst Doctors in History
Bad News: The Worst Doctors in History The well-known Hippocratic Oath, written between the 3rd and 5th centuries BC, is still a text held sacred by physicians today and loosely translated from the original...
The Craziest Traditional Roman Medicines
We have come quite far in recent years with regards to our understanding of medicine. Compared to what the ancient Romans used on, in or around their bodies, it’s a miracle humanity is around...
Did You Know? Weird Health Beliefs
Did You Know? Weird Health Beliefs We’ve come a long way in terms of health, medicine, and fitness, as these facts are going to reveal. Brush up on your medical knowledge, and make sure...