From Nice to New Delhi, record-breaking heatwaves have struck multiple countries in recent months, with further high temperatures predicted in the coming days. Such extreme temperature events are predicted to occur more frequently as a result of climate change and can be extremely deadly. In 2010, for instance, a 44-day heatwave in the Russian Federation resulted in 56,000 excess deaths.… Read More »
Now that summer is here, we’re all ready to spend as much time as possible having fun in the sun. However, the team at Smart Eye Care wants to remind you it’s important to protect your eyes from the harmful effects of too much sun exposure. Our expert care team can help you put together solutions to protect your eyes,… Read More »
The next time you have a check-up, don’t be surprised if your doctor hands you a prescription to walk. Yes, this simple activity that you’ve been doing since you were about a year old is now being touted as “the closest thing we have to a wonder drug,” in the words of Dr. Thomas Frieden, former director of… Read More »
Noah, the hero of the biblical Flood story in the Old Testament book of Genesis, the originator of vineyard cultivation, and, as the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the representative head of a Semitic genealogical line. A synthesis of at least three biblical source traditions, Noah is the image of the righteous man made party to a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, in which nature’s future… Read More »
Key Benefits of Why “Night Owls” Sleep Late Are You A Late-Night Sleeper? Here’s why? Is your favourite time usually when you stay up into the late hours? You’re probably also not an early morning riser. Like many others, you’re just someone who prefers to sleep later. “You’re likely what we call a night owl,” says sleep scientist… Read More »
Studies over the past year agree: Nobody shouldered the burden of the pandemic like working moms. In addition to performing 72.6% more unpaid childcare in the home than men, women’s jobs have been 1.8x more vulnerable than men’s jobs in the COVID-19 pandemic. Which means any company (rightfully) concerned about burnout among working mothers should take action — and with Mother’s Day around the corner, employee reward… Read More »
Swedenborg describes creation as made up of two separate and yet coexisting “worlds”: the natural world and the spiritual world. The natural world includes everything you see around you—the grass, the sky, houses, other people, your own body, and so on. The spiritual world consists of the unseen realities that we do not fully encounter until after death: heaven,… Read More »
Ishq-e Majāzi Ishq-e Majāzi (Persian: عشق مجازی) literally means “metaphorical love”. It refers to the love for God’s creation i.e. love of a man for a woman or another man and vice versa. It is said to be generated by beloved person’s external beauty but since it is connected to lust, it is against the law and considered unlawful. Hence, in Faqr, the… Read More »
This diagram shows the positive and negative parts of a water molecule. It also depicts how a charge, such as on an ion (Na or Cl, for example) can interact with a water molecule. At the molecular level, salt dissolves in water due to electrical charges and due to the fact that both water and salt compounds are… Read More »
At times, we ignore simple symptoms thinking that they might get alright in the near future or just by taking some rest. When you experience a sudden or severe onset of some symptoms, it’s important to be seen and treated without further delay. Look for an emergency room near you to get these problems treated. If you’re living… Read More »