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Searching for the bright light: 5 surprising facts about near-death experiences

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Here are the 20 things that are most likely to kill you

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Not all dreams are created equal: 6 fascinating facts about dreams

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How lucky we are: How people died 100+ years ago, and how we die today

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This 2006 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. On Friday, Feb. 26, 2015, the U.S. government said Zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the United States. All got the virus overseas. Three babies have been born, one with a brain defect. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

Beware bogus treatments: Here’s how to really treat summer miseries

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Anonymous philanthropy is over: 6 public treasures billionaires just needed their names on

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5 surprising cities where gentrification is displacing the poor

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The 5 best (and worst) states in America to fall ill

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Not all greenery is good: 10 hazardous houseplants to watch out for

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The history of abortion is a history of punishing women

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Awash in plastic: It’s all around us — and its impact on human health is insidious

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10 ways the rest of the world is putting America to shame

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25 “facts” that really aren’t: You’ve heard them all your life and they just aren’t true

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (AP/Andre Penner)

Let’s not panic about Zika: We still don’t know how dangerous the mosquito-borne virus really is

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Bradley Cooper in "Limitless" (Dark Fields Production)

The truth about “smart drugs”: They probably won’t make you smart unless you already are

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9 spices that just might save your life one day

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You have bigger worries than terrorism: 5 diseases infinitely more likely to kill you

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5 outrageously expensive (and completely useless) defense projects your tax dollars are subsidizing right now

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10 supposedly bad habits that are surprisingly beneficial — yes, even those cat videos you’re watching at work

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The 8 most laughably absurd lawsuits of 2015

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Lost keys, forgotten names, unretrievable words: 7 ways to explain those senior moments

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6 surprising health benefits of hemp seeds

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8 simple ways to avoid getting sick this winter

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The 9 most expensive medicines in the world — courtesy of Big Pharma

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