Health

Doctors and folk practitioners alike swore by its healing properties.

In many quarantines, these coins were the only form of money that patients affected by the disease could access.

They eventually die, but their cells stay forever young.

Researchers pried open the skulls of birds in museum collections to take a closer look.

The key words are sick, vomit, diarrhea, and food poisoning.

Today's craze is a second act; medieval chefs were equally enamored.

"The sun, God, and the coconut were like Father, Son, and Holy Ghost."

Whether their practices are rooted in the Bible, Mother Nature, or common sense, there’s no denying that there’s something enchanted in it.

The Kellogg brothers' spa served health food that still sounds trendy.

The mutation confers longer life, but comes with a caveat.

A looming ban on trans fats threatens the city's beloved dessert.

Those looking to self-medicate could score at the doctor's office.