Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
TimaeusBy Plato Written 360 B.C.E Translated by Benjamin Jowett Persons of the Dialogue-SOCRATES- CRITIAS- TIMAEUS- HERMOCRATES Socrates. One, two, three; but where, my dear Timaeus, is the fourth of those who were yesterday my guests and are to be my entertainers to-day? Timaeus. He...
Life is full of hazards that can affect our health and well being. It is amazing that most of us are able to hurdle these obstacles and overcome the adversities we are faced with everyday without our bodies succumbing to illness due to these risks and the ever present pressures of life. But we...
Having clogged arteries is a serious problem as they can eventually result in a heart attack, even death. While finding out that you have clogged arteries can be a wake up call, it does not mean that you are certain to have a heart attack. Depending on the extent of your condition, there are...
Arteries and veins both carry blood in the body, but are very different in terms of their composition and functions. Both arteries and veins are important components of the circulatory system, carrying blood between the heart, lungs and other parts of the body. The major difference between arteries...
Intro: While the 2011 earthquake and the worries about Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still do not realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010...
Heartburn is a condition which causes a burning sensation in the chest. This condition can be quite painful, especially if left untreated. In some cases, heartburn can feel as if you were having a heart attack - something which has scared many a patient. However, heartburn is caused by some...
A new study suggests that Super Bowl losses cause cardiac arrest. A team of researchers published results of a Super Bowl study in the journal Clinical Cardiology. The researchers analyzed the death records throughout Los Angeles County for a two week period following the 1980 and 1984 Super...
Normal body conditions allow the immune system to produce antibodies which protect the cells and fight against any foreign substance which may affect the cells. Antibodies recognize and destroy the foreign substances, however, an autoantibody indentifies the body’s own proteins or tissues as foreign,...
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (or National Socialist German Worker’s Party) created in the Third Reich the most extreme and terrifying example of a totalitarian regime the world has ever seen. It is often wondered...
