HEALTH

Deodorant sticks often come with one outer cap and one inner cap, but the purpose of that extra inner cap isn’t really clear.

Condoms in the Olympic Village have been a tradition—and a public health service—since 1988.

It's to get the blood flowing—or is it?

In events where success or failure can be measured in tiny increments, it’s not surprising athletes will turn to any potential advantage. But does cupping actually work?

Too much of anything, even a helpful or healthy thing, can hurt you. Medication? Definitely. Water? Absolutely. Exercise? You bet. Vitamins? Quite possibly.

The word to look for on the label is ‘Snapchill.’

Those orange bottles are no accident—they were specifically designed to keep both medications and people safe.

Figure it out, stat!

Seasickness happens when a person’s body struggles to grow accustomed to a boat’s motion patterns, causing them to feel unsteady and often nauseated. But land sickness happens in reverse.

Rinsing raw poultry creates more problems than it solves.

From the Founding Father who stuck whalebone where he shouldn’t have to the only known woman to have given herself a C-section.

American dog ticks, blacklegged ticks, and Lone Star ticks can all spread devastating diseases. Here's a map of where these ticks live.