If you were to envision the kind of accident that would cause a person’s bowels to explode out of their body, you might imagine some sort of gruesome stabbing or grisly car accident. You’d probably ...

From ancient fears and plague-era prayers to simple modern politeness, a small phrase carries a surprisingly long history.

Hay fever season is almost upon us, and as well as itchy eyes and a blocked nose we're likely to be doing a lot more sneezing as the pollen count creeps up. But when you think about the process of an ...

Everyone sneezes. No one really likes it. It’s just one of those pesky bodily functions we all fall prey to. But don’t worry, ...

Sneezing loud in public (for example, at a movie theater or during a lecture) was once considered impolite. But today even the smallest achoo can make people turn their heads. During the pandemic, ...

March 2, 2007 — -- Last month, Brooke Owens of Asheville, N.C., began sneezing. And she continued to sneeze nonstop for three weeks straight. In what her doctors have dubbed a "medical mystery," ...

We all do it. Some of us do it quite loudly. Others do it not once, but several times in a row. Sneezes are everywhere these days, during this, the height of cold and flu season. The chorus of achoos ...

In addition to the manifestation of a cold, a sneeze is attached to a spiritual meaning 🤧. Sneezing at 7 a.m. does not have the same meaning as at 6 p.m. Every sneeze is associated with your future ...

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Aaaaa-choo! While your first thought may be to say “Gesundheit!” your second might be to ask: “Where did that sneeze come from?” Sneezing is a phenomenon that occurs in both people and animals. It ...