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...
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...
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...
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...
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 medical condition wherein the patient experiences a burning sensation in the chest. The sensation may be mild or extremely painful, depending on the severity of the condition. Heartburn is also called acid indigestion. Some people use heartburn and dyspepsia interchangeably although...
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...
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,...
When we think of animals that will destroy us, rend us limb from limb, and leave us in a bloody mess, we usually thing of the huge and horrifying. Which means we forget about the real threats: the tiny, the cute, the gorgeous. The animals at which we ooh and aaah over, but are deadly, poisonous...
Saint Valentine's Day, better known as simply Valentine's Day, is the annual commemoration of love celebrated on February 14. Valentine's Day was created by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD to honor the Christian martyrs named Valentine. The religious observance of the day was deleted by Pope Paul VI...
