Medical facts
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wisdom teeth extraction
You can't really see them, and they don't even hurt. Then why does your dentist want to pull your wisdom teeth? Early removal of wisdom teeth, also known as third molars, can save you needless pain and future trips to the dentist, says Dr. O. Ross Beirne, ...
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do computer screens damage your eyes?
Complaints about tired and uncomfortable eyes often go hand in hand with spending a lot of time in front of a computer screen. Although these symptoms, which are commonly known as eyestrain, are annoying, they do not signal that your eyes are being damaged by working with ...
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Arthritis and exercise
Creativity and a little self-knowledge help in overcoming the obstacles arthritis often poses to keeping fit and physically active. Older adults frequently cite osteoarthritis as a reason for not exercising. However, given the wide variety of activities that provide an aerobic workout, there are a number of ways ...
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Know your family’s health history
To find clues to your future health, look to your family tree an important source of information about the genetic and environmental factors that combine to influence your personal health. Physicians use family health histories all the time to help in diagnosing and preventing disease. They ...
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Overweight people may be more likely to develop kidney stone
According to a study by researchers at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, overweight people are more at risk of forming kidney stones compared with those people whose weight falls within normal limits. Kidney stones are deposits of minerals and salts which are formed in the kidney. ...
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5 strange allergies
Did you think that your allergy is the most unpleasant? Take your time - here are ten of the strangest allergies ... and probably still not have heard them all. Mom Allergic to Her Newborn Son Pemphigoid gestitionis is a skin disease in which blisters appear on the abdomen and ...
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Interesting facts about stem cells
Stem cells are precursor cells that give birth to other cells of the body. More specifically, cells from umbilical cord blood can differentiate into: - Red blood cells - that transfer oxygen to all other cells of the body - WBC - which contribute to our defense against infections - Platelets - which ...
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Curiosities about tears
Tears seem less interesting, but in reality are an important part of human body. Tears contain not only water but a mixture of proteins, antibodies and other substances with antiviral and antibacterial properties:a glass of tears would be more nutritious than a glass of ...
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Interesting facts about the Stomach
People can, and have lived without a stomach if it has been removed because of disease! Inside the stomach there is hydrochloric acid which kills bacteria and provides acidic conditions to the enzyme protease. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. When ...
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Interesting Facts about Vitamins
Vitamin A was given the first letter of the alphabet, as it was the first to be discovered. Vitamin C It helps slow down or prevent cell damage. Vitamin C is an antioxidant but is also vital for the production of collagen and enhances iron absorption. The word ...
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Interesting Eye Facts
The average person blinks 12 times per minute. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. Babies cry but don't produce tears until one to three months after birth. The eyeball of a human ...
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Interesting facts about DNA
DNA in all humans is 99.9 percent identical. It is about one tenth of one percent that makes us all unique, or about 3 million nucleotides difference. A simple list of the bases of the entire DNA is enough to fill 200 New York City phone books. DNA testing can determine ...