Termination Of Uterine Tumors and Pregnancy

Uterine fibroid are a very common finding in women of reproductive age. The majority of fibroid do not change their size during pregnancy, but one-third may grow in the first trimester. Although the data are conflicting and most women with fibroid have uneventful pregnancies, the weight of evidence in the literature suggests that uterine fibroid are associated with… Read More »

Antarctica | History, Map, Climate, & Facts

Antarctica, the world’s southernmost and fifth largest continent. Its landmass is almost wholly covered by a vast ice sheet. Often described as a continent of superlatives, Antarctica is not only the world’s southernmost continent. It is also the world’s highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent. Antarctica is about 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square km) in size, and thick ice covers… Read More »

The ‘Worthless’ 100 Trillion Dollar Bank Note

What do the U.S. dollar, South African rand, the British pound, Indian rupee, Japanese yen and Chinese yuan have in common? They are among the currencies being used in Zimbabwe as a solution to the country’s problems with hyperinflation. Since 2009, Zimbabwe has used other currencies in lieu of its own, which it abandoned after hyperinflation of more than 5,000… Read More »