Keeping your back happy Back pain can interrupt your day or interfere with your plans. In fact, there’s an 84 percent chance that you will develop low back pain in your lifetime. But back pain isn’t always something you can ignore or wait for it to resolve on its own. Thankfully, there are several ways to treat back… Read More »
After recording the particulars of Oranian burials in a complete chapter, in fact in a complete section, Rieux now takes up the situation of those who were living during the period of lethargy. The first half of Chapter 19 describes more fully the drugged state of general despondency, and brings us up to date on the principal characters.… Read More »
Whenever we’re about to lose faith in humanity (which is something that’s depressingly easy to accomplish – all you need to do is turn on the television), someone comes along to give us hope and prove that humans are indeed capable of greatness. From the man who spent decades struggling against apartheid and then forgave his persecutors, to… Read More »
What Is Viagra? Viagra (sildenafil) is a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. What Are Side Effects of Viagra? Side effects of Viagra include: warmth or redness in the face, neck, or chest, stuffy nose, headaches, stomach pain, upset stomach, nausea, diarrhea, memory problems, back pain, an inability to differentiate between the colors green and blue, loss… Read More »
Praise be to Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) and his sanctified and dedicated Companions (R.A.), as well as all their followers till the Day of Judgment. The life of Al Farooq Umar ibn Al-Khattab (R.A.) is a shining page of Islamic history, which outshines and supersedes all other histories. The history of… Read More »
Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) was the tallest man in medical history, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. He stood 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, thanks to gigantism, a rare condition in which too much growth hormone makes a child unusually large. He was more than 50 percent taller than the average man. Also known as giantism, or… Read More »
polyandry, marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time; the term derives from the Greek polys, “many,” and anēr, andros, “man.” When the husbands in a polyandrous marriage are brothers or are said to be brothers, the institution is called adelphic, or fraternal, polyandry. Polygyny, the marriage of a man and two or more women at the same time,… Read More »
Extra virgin olive oil reduces blood sugar and cholesterol more than other kinds of fats, according to new research.The study, conducted at Sapienza University in Romen, could explain the health benefits associated with a traditional Mediterranean diet for people with diabetes.“Lowering blood glucose and cholesterol may be useful to reduce the negative effects of glucose and cholesterol on… Read More »
One day, when I was 10, I walked home from my grandma’s house to find our front-door window smashed in. I panicked and ran back to my grandma’s—luckily she lived just a block away—to tell her what I had found. My grandma and I ran back to my house, and found a trail of blood leading from the… Read More »
Learning to write is a complex process encompassing cognitive, physical, social and cultural dimensions (Daffern, Mackenzie & Hemmings, 2017). Writing, as a mode of English in the Victorian Curriculum, is an integral part of learning in all disciplines requiring students to write or compose a diverse range of texts that meet the literacy demands specific to the various… Read More »