Navigating life in a leg cast takes some practice, planning, and patience. These practical tips will help you get back to your normal life while you wait for the cast to come off. Walking with ...

ASBURY PARK, N.J., Oct. 20. -- A stranger is supposed to have dropped a big lump of plaster of paris on the beach this afternoon, and then picked it up. After picking it up he gave it to Policeman ...

Most people would consider having to wear a cast a nuisance, but one Chicago man is so obsessed with orthopedic casts that he covers his body in them even though he is not injured. Wednesday night ...

A photograph purportedly showing the remains of a man who perished during the volcanic ... though slightly doctored -- image showing a plaster cast of a man who perished in Pompeii, the juvenile ...

Until the 1970s, the most common type of cast was made with plaster of paris. This involves mixing white powder with water to form a thick paste. Before applying a plaster cast, a doctor will ...

In the 1870s, archaeologists made plaster casts of those ... Some (like cast No. 54, an adult female age 35–40 years) used walking sticks to help them navigate the layer of pumice.