For years, people have posted images and stories on the internet about a family from Kentucky who had ... its longevity), but it did cause their skin to turn blue as the result of their blood ...

In the hills of eastern Kentucky, near a stream called Troublesome Creek, lived a family whose story captured the attention of doctors, scientists, and curious minds across the country.

the story of these blue people got out and they became known as the Blue People of Kentucky. It turns out the cause is easily explained by genetics and, luckily, the eventual cure was just as easy.

The mysterious 'blue people of Kentucky' - who can be traced back to ... but no one at the time knew this was the cause of methemoglobinemia. Methemoglobinemia is a blood condition in which ...

The idea of blue-skinned people may seem relegated to Smurf Village and other fictional places; however, one rural Kentucky family actually sported sapphire skin due to a rare condition sparked by ...