Millions of women may be unaware that profuse sweating is a symptom of a heart attack, a poll has suggested. Figures show around 180,000 people suffer a heart attack in the UK each year. Survival odds plummet without early treatment. But the survey of 2,000 women found only 57 percent know sweating is one of many symptoms of… Read More »
Are we on the cusp of cracking the secret of living to 130? That was the speculation last week, following reports that Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, and billionaire, is behind a new anti-aging company, Altos Labs, that’s going to ‘reprogramme’ cells to extend life. The company has a host of illustrious scientists on its board and one… Read More »
Who says healthy has to be boring? There are so many yummy, healthy, and nutritious superfoods offered by mother nature that we can relish any time, and that too without any guilt. One such superfood is raisins aka kishmish that has so much and more, when it comes to nutrients! Raisins are basically dried grapes, which are packed with several… Read More »
Abdominal pain can be sharp, dull, or burning. It can also cause many additional effects, including loss of appetite. Severe pain can sometimes make you feel too sick to eat. The reverse can also be true. Loss of appetite and not eating can lead to abdominal pain. Loss of appetite happens when you lose the desire to eat… Read More »
Alex was excited to finally get his license. He was looking forward to going to the movies and to visit friends without needing someone to take him. A couple weeks later, Alex was headed to his friend Matt’s house. Two blocks from Matt’s, Alex waited at a stop sign when he felt a sudden jolt. Someone had rear-ended… Read More »
A famous Ghadarite, Jagat Singh alias Jai Singh was born at village Sursingh, District Lahore (now District Amritsar). He was son of Arur Singh, a much respected farmer of the village. After serving Risala No. 35 of Indian Army for a short time, he went to China where he took up the assignment of a watchman for a… Read More »
Robert Frank says any course, but especially an introductory course, can have no more than five big ideas [The Economic Naturalist, Basic Books, 2008]not fifty (and by the way, professor, none of them is your cutting edge research!). He claims trying to cram too much material into a syllabus actually decreases learning: that students acquire knowledge and skills when… Read More »
Grey hair is normally associated with old age, though it can also be seen in young people. My son began finding his first grey hairs at the age of 19, while my great-grandmother did not have a single white hair when she died at the age of 85. My great-grandmother practiced traditional Indian, or Ayurvedic, medicine, and the… Read More »
Euphrates River, Turkish Fırat Nehri, Arabic Nahr Al-Furāt, river, Middle East. The longest river in southwest Asia, it is 1,740 miles (2,800 km) long, and it is one of the two main constituents of the Tigris-Euphrates river system. The river rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq. Formed by the confluence of the Karasu and Murat rivers in the Armenian Highland, the Euphrates descends between major ranges of the Taurus Mountains to the Syrian… Read More »