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Vampires: Sink your teeth into the origins of this Halloween legend

October 26, 2016

Is there a medical basis to the vampire myth?

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The Biology of Blood-Sucking: Vampire legend may have some medical basis, expert says

October 30, 2009

As trick-or-treaters prepare to haunt their neighborhoods in plastic fangs and black capes, the idea of vampires seems fanciful, even cute. But for centuries, these mythical creatures struck very real fear into the hearts of many. The origins of this legend, says OMRF President Stephen Prescott, M.D., may have a concrete medical basis. “People grappled […]

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