So can I eat my noodles if a dog pooped nearby? For the most part, nasty smells are “CAUTION” signs, not the cause of harm.

The Greeks did it first (of course) when Hippocrates used the ‘art of smell’ to diagnose diseases, in a concept known as the ...

At that time, the dominant—and incorrect—miasma theory of disease held that germs spread through bad odors, and some doctors even believed that the smell of certain foods could cause obesity. Many ...

A cane helped doctors maintain social distance from their patients, and the mask’s beak was stuffed with flowers, herbs, and ingredients such as viper flesh powder to purify the incoming “miasma ...