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July 03, 2006
According to the National Weather Service, summer is the peak season for lightning.
In the United States, an average of 67 people are killed each year by lightning. That's more than the annual number of people killed by tornadoes or hurricanes. In 2004, there were 32 deaths attributed to lightnin...
June 30, 2006
A high fiber diet brings C-reactive protein (CRP) levels low, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes. That's the good news a new study found.
An elevated level of CRP in the blood, which is also called blood protein cardio-CRP, highly sensitive CRP or hs-CRP, is a significant ri...
June 07, 2006
The best of the beaches in the United States were announced by Dr. Beach who is Dr. Stephen Leatherman, a beach expert, reknowned author and professor of environmental studies at Florida International University and also head of the university's Laboratory for Coastal Research.
Dr. Leatherman has ...
June 05, 2006
A first ever large-scale study has concluded that trained volunteers and lay people can use automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) to save the lives of people who suffer a cardiac arrest in public places.
The Brescia Early Defibrillation Study (BEDs) was initiated after the Italian government pa...
June 01, 2006
One Australian study found that ginger and vitamin B6 can relieve expectant mothers of nausea, dry retching and vomitting. 291 women who were less than 16 weeks pregnant and suffered from morning sickness were given either vitamin B6, also called pyridoxine hydrochloride (25mg 3x daily) or ginger (3...
June 01, 2006
Fungus Infection From Contact Lens
Since the middle of 2005 to early this year, the reports of outbreaks of a rare fungus eye infection among some contact lens users, in countries such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States have certainly caused a scare among those of us who dep...
May 31, 2006
Anyone who uses the telephone for a very long time, especially the elderly should often switch sides or use a hands-free telephone to avoid sustained provocative neck positions.
A 63 year old man in Northern Ontario, with a history of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure & ischaemic heart disease ...
May 30, 2006
For the second consecutive year and the fifth time in a decade, truckers say Pennsylvania has the worst roads in the country, according to the annual Highway Report Card survey conducted by Overdrive magazine. Overdrive is the nation's leading magazine for owner-operators.
Among the chief compla...
May 30, 2006
The Blasphemy And Deception Of The Da Vinci Code
By By Jeffrey Khoo and Suan-Yew Quek. Printed with permission.
Caveat
Satan is a liar and a deceiver (John 8:44, Rev 12:9). Dan Brown's bestselling novel - The Da Vinci Code (Bantam Press, 2003; 593 pages) - is the latest Satanic attack against...
May 28, 2006
Influenza Pandemics
The 20th century saw the emergence of several new influenza A virus subtypes that caused three pandemics, all of which spread around the world within a year of being detected. Here's a quick review of the three pandemics:
1. In 1918-19 the "Spanish flu" [A (H1N1)] caused t...
May 25, 2006
1. THUMB SUCKING
Scientists at the Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, who studied ultrasound scans of 1,000 fetuses and traced the progress of some of these babies after birth, found that if a fetus preferred to suck its right thumb more than its left at around 10 to 12 weeks within ...
May 21, 2006
Facts
Diarrhea is the passing of watery or loose stools.
It is the body's way of eliminating toxic wastes.
Diarrhea is also an indication that the digestive system is unable to absorb nutrients, salt and water from food which are subsequently lost from the body through the watery bowels.
Acu...
May 21, 2006
Workplace bullying is also known as "workplace harassment" or "mobbing".
Tim Field of bullyonline.org defines workplace bullying as a "persistent, unwelcome, intrusive behavior of one or more individuals whose actions prevent others from fulfilling their duties."
Workplace bullying is repeated...
May 19, 2006
Quick Tips
* Also known as "red coats", "chinches" or "mahogany flats".
* The common bed bug that feeds on human blood is called Cimex lectularius.
* The Eastern bat bed bug, Cimex adjunctus which attacks bats and humans can enter into human homes or other premises when transported by the bats...
May 19, 2006
* Bird flu is also known as avian influenza or avian flu.
* Avian influenza is a contagious disease affecting birds which is caused by type A strains of the influenza virus.
* There are three types of influenza viruses - A, B, and C.
* Influenza A and B viruses are of concern for human health ...
May 10, 2006
Scientists from the University of South Florida found that high doses of the antioxidant epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) found in green tea prevented Alzheimer's-like damage in the brains of mice bred to develop symptoms.
One of the possible causes of AD is the harmful accumulation of beta-amylo...
May 09, 2006
According to researchers from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, US, an expectant mother who consumes oily fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids can boost her baby's brain power and social skills. The research findings were featured in The Economist.
The NIH team studied 9,000 mot...