Having a nosebleed can be a startling and somewhat scary experience, but medical experts say the condition is generally not serious. “Nosebleeds are quite common, and over half of the population will experience them at some point,” David A. Gudis, M.D., chief of rhinology and anterior skull base surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center...
Lesions found in ancient skulls suggest that cancer could have been a medical issue long before our time. Ancient Egyptian skulls studied at the Duckworth Laboratory Collection at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have shown signs of varying lesions, some believed to be left by malignant tumors. The case report, published in the...
Yosemite rangers in California are making an important plea to visitors of the national park who are leaving waste behind in the wilderness. “Please don’t bury toilet paper, it’s easily exposed by weather and erosion, and animals can dig it up and disperse it long before it decomposes (which can take 1-3 years, depending on...
Giverny, France – Claude Monet’s Gardens are both intimately familiar and overwhelming in their spectacle. The French impressionist master lived in Giverny, France, for half his life, from 1883 to his death, at age 86, in 1926. The gardens inspired Monet’s greatest and best-known paintings. They are a popular tourist attraction today, located near a...
Scientists may have pinpointed a primary cause of lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. Researchers from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston claim they have found a “molecular defect” that leads to systemic lupus erythematosus (known as lupus). The study findings were published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. LUPUS EXPERT...
Archaeologists working at Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts, unearthed a piece of American history tied to the “shot heard round the world.” Five musket balls were discovered and believed to be fired at British forces by colonial militia members during the North Bridge fight, Jarrad Fuoss, Minute Man park ranger and historic...
A first-ever study about the presence of toxic metals in tampons is raising concerns about women’s health. University of California, Berkeley Public Health released the results of this first-time research on July 3, revealing that tampons from several brands may contain toxic metals such as lead, arsenic and cadmium. Millions of people — between 52%...
Committed to trying to fulfill his pregnant wife’s unusual food cravings, a man has been diving into the ocean to retrieve fish for her. Louis Davis and his wife Ash Davis live in Northland, New Zealand, and are about to welcome their third child. The pair grew up fishing and diving for fresh fish in...
It’s apparently never too early to start setting records and, for one young fisherman, he is just getting started. Wade Merschat, 12, of Trout Creek, Montana, has just set his first record after reeling in a largescale sucker last month. He landed the fish at his favorite, secret fishing spot in Noxon Rapids Reservoir with...
Inventor Nikola Tesla was born on this day in history, July 10, 1856, in what is now Croatia. Tesla’s father was a priest in the Serbian Orthodox Church, notes Encyclopedia Britannica. His mother, while uneducated, was “highly intelligent.” The younger Tesla took a keen interest in science at a young age. Around the age of...
