This past New Year’s Eve, a 64-year-old Michigan man took a fall that almost cost him his life. At 10:30 pm, Bob took a break from watching football on TV and stepped outside. He was going to get wood for the fire when he slipped on some icy steps. As he lay in the snow, without … [Read more...]
Sloppy Scientist Saves A Hundred Million Lives
Mold is all around us. In the air and on our food, it can make us sick and gross us out , but not all molds are bad. Some can make delicious food, and others can save lives. One famous mold, discovered by accident by a sloppy scientist, became the first antibiotic medicine: … [Read more...]
Why Some Cultures Don’t Have Back Pain
Does your spine look like a C, an S, or a J? Millions of people around the world suffer pain from too much sitting. Some have even switched to using standing desks but are still in agony. Esther Gokhale, an acupuncturist and a posture guru, says she has the answer. She … [Read more...]
Electronic Nose Can Detect 17 Diseases
Detecting sickness by the way you smell is on the cutting edge of medical technology. We all have a unique smell called an odorprint. And it depends on our age, sex, health, and the food we eat. Mats Olsson is an experimental psychologist who studies smell. In one study, he … [Read more...]
Things To Do Before You Die
‘Kick the bucket’ is a very old English expression which means to die. A ‘bucket list’ is a list of things that you want to do before you die. It’s now a common English expression, but it’s very new. In 2007, the movie Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, … [Read more...]
Everything Happens For A Reason
English expressions like ‘Everything happens for a reason’ sound hokey to some, but not if you believe in fate or destiny. Pediatrician Dr. Michael Shannon says, “Things are supposed to happen when they do. I see examples of this almost daily in my life and practice.” In 2011, … [Read more...]
The Man With The Golden Arm
James Harrison has saved the lives of over 2,000,000 babies. His blood contains a very rare antibody called Anti-D, which has been used to create a vaccine for Rhesus Disease. This condition causes the antibodies in the mother’s blood to attack the red blood cells in the unborn … [Read more...]
Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way
In heavy boots and a big winter coat, 56-year-old factory worker James Robertson doesn’t look like much of an athlete. But looks can be deceiving. This Detroit factory worker walks more than 20 miles a day to and from work, a round trip that takes him 8 hours or more. He then has … [Read more...]
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