Eighteenth-­century mental institutions employed a tactic called the bain de surprise, suddenly dunking their patients in ...

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Regular sauna use among middle-aged Finnish men is associated with a 27% reduction in respiratory disease risk for those using saunas 2-3 times weekly, and 41% for those using them 4+ times per week ...