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The 'Father of American Neurology' Prescribed Women Months of

WEBA 19th-century illustration of a woman resting while her nurse brings her refreshments. Wellcome Images, London/CC BY 4.0. For over a month, “Mrs. C” laid in bed, gulping …

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The Cult Roots of Health Food in America

WEBPooneh Ghana for Gastro Obscura. “There’s a direct line between health food in L.A. from the 1960s and 70s to what the Source [Family] was doing to the Goop …

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Student Life at the First Medical College for Women

WEBIn 1849—a year before WMCP opened— Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn a medical degree, from New York’s Geneva Medical College. Her initial …

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Why Daylight Saving Time Messes With Your Brain

WEBHowever, exposure to light later into the evening for almost eight months during daylight saving time comes at a price. This extended evening light delays the …

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The Strange Endurance of Consuming Human Blood for Our Health

WEBRather, consuming human blood can be a health hazard, as it’s a route of transmission for many diseases. “In theory, if you drink a lot of blood over time you may …

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In 19th-Century America, Fighting Disease Meant Battling Bad Smells

WEBNineteenth-century doctors blamed miasma, a noxious form of “bad air,” and worried about the poisonous fumes and putrid smells of America’s growing cities. Back …

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The Long, Strange History of Medicinal Turpentine

WEBTurpentine was supposed to be good for lungs and chest ailments. Wystan/CC BY 2.0. Turpentine is a common sight in hardware stores and art cabinets. …

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National Hansen's Disease Museum

WEBThe National Hansen’s Disease Museum opened its doors in 1999, just as the treatment facility closed. The museum has over 6,000 square feet of exhibits on the …

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Merry Widow Health Mine

WEB52. Inside the Merry Widow Health Mine lojikbom (Atlas Obscura User) On the picturesque drive between Butte and Helena, deep in the Boulder Mountains of …

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A Cultural Historian Explores an Old Mental Hospital, and Why …

WEBSpirits Week. Rising 200 feet out of the hills of rural West Virginia, a clock tower looms over a vast and empty collection of buildings that once housed thousands …

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Crownsville Hospital Center

WEBThe Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland changed its name to Crownsville State Hospital in 1912, just two years after it was built. It stands on 566 …

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Anoka State Hospital – Anoka, Minnesota

WEBMattsRadShow/cc by 2.0. On the night of Halloween in the year 1949, a unique bonfire took place on the grounds of the Anoka State Hospital in Minnesota. …

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Why 'Punk Health' Foods Are Popular with China’s Youth

WEBYou get the gist. For the last couple of years, a seemingly oxymoronic concept has been adopted by a broad cross-section of young, urban people in China. “Punk …

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Jackson Sanatorium – Dansville, New York

WEBAfter many failed attempts to reopen the health resort and hotel spa, the sanatorium was closed for good in 1971. The Jackson Sanatorium remains in Dansville, …

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Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Museum

WEBDiscover Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Museum in Pueblo, Colorado: A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a …

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The Former Battle Creek Sanitarium

WEB327. danielr (Atlas Obscura User) Two imposing buildings in the center of Battle Creek went through waves of transformation, from a health resort to a military …

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The Walk of Health – Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

WEBThe Walk of Health is actually two walks. The first one has a total length of 8 kilometers, and the other has a total length of 37 kilometers. After it was built, Niyazov …

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Hindenburg Crash Site – Lakehurst, New Jersey

WEBOn May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg disaster took the lives of 35 people and left in its wake some of the most shocking and captivating disaster footage and photos the …

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11 Abandoned Places in New Jersey

WEBAmatol Ghost Town. In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack. …

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153 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in New Jersey

WEB7 Spots to Explore New Jersey’s Horrors, Hauntings, and Hoaxes. In New Jersey, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. In 1909, newspapers published …

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Some Delightful Alternatives to the Post-Sneeze ‘Bless You’

WEBIn Iceland, Latin America, and some Jewish languages like Yiddish and Ladino, there are different responses for consecutive sneezes. The Icelandic response …

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