Vomiting can be caused by many different conditions, but oftentimes, it can be dealt with using various home remedies. Every family has its own traditions when it comes to home remedies, and cures for vomiting are no exception. Before we look into different home remedies for vomiting, you have...
Finding out that you need to undergo surgery is bad enough. The idea of being cut open and sewn back together is not exactly a pleasant thought, you have to admit. For many people, once they find out that they need to undergo surgery, they need a little bit of time to get used to the idea. Now,...
The world is out to get you. That's how I ended up feeling after compiling this list of horrifying, permanently scarring, eternally terrifying rare diseases. Genetic, infectious, parasitic and everything in-between, these 15 diseases scar their victims for life and scar us mentally having looked...
Australia is a land of deadly creatures that seem to take obscene joy in killing you — and not just Queenslanders hunting down anyone who's brown. No, the entire ecosystem seems specifically designed to kill, what with the horrible desert, deadly animals, annoying insects, and constant worry of...
The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland found attached in the posterior wall of the third ventricle near the center of the brain slightly above the pituitary gland, a little behind the root of the nose. This pea-sized gland is also known as the pineal body, epiphysis or “the third eye”. The...
Birth control has been an issue since time began. Though we have tons of documented proof that humanity frequently fights the very essence of which that propel us forward, an ounce of prevention does seem to go a long way. Like any battle, picking your weapon not only ensures your personal safety...
When you run experiments, there's inherently an element of the unknown. After all, we're trying to figure out things we don't know. And sometimes, things go wrong. FATALLY WRONG! Here are some of the most interesting, most intriguing, and sometimes most horrific, experimental deaths we've ever...
When we think of animals that will destroy us, rend us limb from limb, and leave us in a bloody mess, we usually thing of the huge and horrifying. Which means we forget about the real threats: the tiny, the cute, the gorgeous. The animals at which we ooh and aaah over, but are deadly, poisonous...
The medulla oblongata or simply ‘medulla’ is part of the brainstem, and is located between the pons of the brainstem and the spinal cord. It controls a few vital functions as it contains containing cardiac, respiratory and vasomotor centers. It also manages autonomic functions like the heart rate...
Percy Harvin is the first-round draft choice out of the University of Florida by the Minnesota Vikings and has been named as the offensive rookie of the NFL in the last season. Percy Harvin made headlines today when he collapsed on the field during practice. The weird thing is that Percy Harvin...
