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Published on June 24, 2009 by Blogball
The first documented case of psychosurgery was in 1888 by Swiss psychiatrist Gottlieb Burckhardt. He claimed success in 50% of patients (3 of 6) Burckhardt was met with overt criticism from his contemporary medical colleagues. The next attempt at this type of...
Published on June 20, 2009 by purplemoocowz
WARNING: some images may be disturbing. The history books are full of accounts of dreadful plagues and diseases which wiped out large numbers of peoples (sometimes by their millions). This list takes a look at 10 of the more well known and...
Published on June 5, 2009 by gabi319
Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or...
Published on March 14, 2009 by Callie
Ten mental or physical disorders that relate to food or an obsession with food. Food and eating feature largely on this site and we have already produced a few lists about bizarre food and bizarre mental disorders. This list joins the two together by discussing...
Published on February 15, 2009
At the List Universe we love to dispel myths - so here we are, yet again, presenting another list of common myths that need to be debunked and forgotten once and for all. This time we look at medical myths - of which there are thousands. This is a selection of...
Published on January 18, 2009
Ten of the worst plagues to befall mankind, bringing death to generations. History is dotted with epidemics and plagues, but a certain number of them stand out as unique for their severity and impact on future generations. This is a list of the worst plagues in...
Published on December 9, 2008
Self-surgery is the act of performing a surgical procedure on oneself. Sometimes it becomes necessity in extreme conditions to perform this act. This list includes 10 such individuals that because of great circumstances found it necessary to do so.
Published on November 5, 2008
Winter is on its way (to the Northern Hemisphere) and with it comes myths of the common cold. We all grow up with a variety of beliefs about the common cold that often differ from home to home, but the fact is, most of them are wrong.
Published on September 23, 2008
Grab a doughnut and beer and check out ten things that are healthier than you think they are. You will be very surprised at what you find.
Published on August 26, 2008
Are you thinking of getting a new job? You may want to check this list out before applying - these are the career paths that are most likely to see you dead! The ranking of the items on this list are based on US statistics, so they may vary in other...
Published on May 9, 2008
Finally we have our second installment of bizarre brain-related disorders. In our
first list we covered such illnesses as Stockholm Syndrome, and Stendhal Syndrome. This time we are...
Published on January 2, 2008
With the New Year having arrived, people have started thinking about resolutions and weight loss is one of the most common. These are some popular diet pills, which (supposedly) provide easy, fast, and guaranteed weight loss. If you are interested in chemical...
Published on December 17, 2007
Food is something we interact with on a daily basis - frequently in fact. There are many very obscure facts about food that are fascinating and definitely worthy of knowing. So, at the behest of Juggz, here is a nice trivia list about food.
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