There's a bad batch of salad mix going around right now — over 350 people have gotten sick in 15 different states — but we, the public, have no idea which brand of salad mix is to blame. And there's a law making sure we don't find out. » 8/01/13 3:50pm 8/01/13 3:50pm

We all have those friends who are competitive or are constantly causing drama for one reason or another. It's tempting to just put up with them, but a new study has found that conflicts with those kinds of people could actually be irritating you physically—as in causing your immune system to fire up. This leads to… » 1/30/12 11:55am 1/30/12 11:55am

Something something high temperatures something something antioxidants. Who cares. Boozing in the bath sounds lovely, and for once, science is recommending something we actually enjoy. » 12/01/11 4:10pm 12/01/11 4:10pm

WTF. This is just not right. » 12/30/10 10:30am 12/30/10 10:30am

Russian police are searching for the man who forced a donkey to parasail along a beach for half an hour to promote a paragliding company. The painful ride ended with the animal "half-dead" and the owner nowhere to be found. » 7/21/10 1:55pm 7/21/10 1:55pm

In this day and age, isn't hypochondria just making good use of the information you've been supplied? » 6/18/10 4:00pm 6/18/10 4:00pm

A study says one in two dudes exaggerate and are likely to call a cold a "flu" and a headache a "migraine." Try having cramps, jerks! [Daily Mail] » 6/08/10 3:30pm 6/08/10 3:30pm

The swine flu remains at high levels and continues to increase in North America; it's becoming more active in Europe and Central and Western Asia; more cases are being reported in Caribbean countries (Cuba, Haiti). Panic, anyone? [CNN] » 11/05/09 1:40pm 11/05/09 1:40pm

From a friend: "The boyfriend of a girl I know went down on her when he had strep and she got STREP VAGINA. She had to sit in a cold bath; it was incredibly painful." » 12/31/08 11:20am 12/31/08 11:20am

Cold and flu season is coming, and to be honest, I am dreading it. Last winter, I got strep throat for the first time in my life, and I wanted to die » 10/02/08 4:00pm 10/02/08 4:00pm. The fever and sensitivity to light were awful. And while I've had bad tonsils ever since I was a kid, I've never not been able to swallow anything for so many days in a…