Four stroke motors are used to power virtually every car and street motorcycle manufactured today. You may have heard the term "four stroke", but do you know what each cycle (or stroke) does? 1) Intake: In this cycle, air and fuel is drawn into the cylinder through an intake valve as the piston...
Former child actor Gary Coleman died today at age 42. Coleman is best known for playing the precocious Arnold on “Diff’rent Strokes.” Gary Coleman fell in his home and suffered an intracranial hemorrhage injury on Wednesday. While in the hospital, Coleman's condition became worse and he slipped...
Dr. Teddy Wu, a physician at the Christchurch Hospital, published a report in the New Zealand Medical Journal, treated a woman who suffered a stroke caused by a hickey. Wu reported that one year ago, he treated a 44 year old Maori female at the emergency room of the Middlemore Hospital in Auckland...
A considerable portion of blood is contains platelets which are fragments of megakaryocytes, the cells in the bone marrow. After stimulation by a specific hormone known as thrombopoietin, the platelets come away from the megakaryocytes and enter the blood stream to circulate. On entering the blood...
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...
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...
Fatty tissue is composed of mostly adipocytes, which are fat cells. Fatty tissue aids in the maintenance of the body’s temperature. However, too much fatty tissue is detrimental to health as it can lead to cardiovascular disease, stroke and some types of cancers. To decrease and maintain a low...
Reseachers in England predict that over 80% of men and nearly 70% of women will be overweight by the year 2020 per results of the National Heart Forum's health survey. The study predicts that 41 percent of men from ages 20 to 65 will be obese and 40 % will be overweight. Among women, the research...
Cultures across the globe have celebrated the annual year's end with various social gatherings, customs and rituals. Modern New Year celebrations include parties, music, alcohol, fireworks, and kisses at the stroke of 12:00 midnight. As 2010 draws to a close, people across the globe are planning...
Bret Michaels is hoping to attend the Celebrity Apprentice finale, despite his latest return to the hospital after suffering a stroke. Michaels is currently receiving outpatient care but his rep says, “As far as I know, Bret will be there unless his doctors tell him otherwise. We're cautiously...
