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INTRODUCTIONEvery now and then a movie or a book comes along which sets a pattern or opens doors hitherto not known or delved into; using that new pattern, other movie directors or authors further explore said realm(s). Night of the Living Dead (1968) by George A. Romero was such a movie. It was not the first movie about dead people--nor the first film about so-called “zombies,” but it was unique in...
9/9/2018 7:00:00 AM
INTRODUCTION Although pests are more likely to become a problem in warmer weather, any time of the year can be an opportunity for unwelcome creatures to set up shop in your apartment, home, or place of work. Some of these critters may be only mildly irritating but, in general, insects, rodents, and mammals that invade your abode can pose unexpected dangers to you, family members, pets, and, in some...
9/7/2018 7:00:00 AM
INTRODUCTIONMuch progress continues to be made when it comes to MRIs for special-population patients. Such groups include children (whose special needs increase & expand as age decreases), the elderly, claustrophobic folks, the overweight, etc. The latter (i.e.,” bariatric” or overweight people) group, since it encompasses an ever-increasing segment of the population, is in the forefront of technological...
9/6/2018 7:00:00 AM
INTRODUCTIONWhen it comes to Onsen (i.e., “hot springs”), Japan is the ultimate hosting site. This numerous-volcano-hosting country is home to more than 27,000 hot springs, in totality spewing out about 2,600,000 liters of soothing-to-the-skin, mineral-rich water approximately every minute; more importantly, 47% of the water being spewed is in excess of 42 degrees (Celsius). The amazing thing is that...
8/31/2018 7:00:00 AM
INTRODUCTIONImaging (e.g., X-rays), as an area in medicine, is without doubt one of the most interesting - both from a scientific and a layman’s perspective. For one thing, imaging is hardly a static area of study—in fact, it is continuously being perfected, thus allowing for things that were only dreamed of years ago.First of all, imaging began as a diagnostic tool and it mainly involved X-rays. Today,...
8/1/2018 7:00:00 AM
INTRODUCTION Although it’s true that you are more likely to die while traveling on roads than while flying in an airplane, using airplanes to get around generally involves much more risk than most people realize. In fact, it isn’t that planes are that much safer than cars but, rather, that we as a society have managed (at least thus far) the risks for airplanes much better than we have managed the...
7/31/2018 5:39:36 PM
INTRODUCTION In 2014 I wrote the article “5 Good Reasons for Finding Another Doctor.” The reasons I listed were things that doctors do wrong which you should not tolerate. In this article, I wanted to provide more examples of professional misbehavior Of course, you may have to change doctors for other reasons. In fact, being forced to change doctors these days has become an inescapable necessity,...
7/31/2018 5:39:36 PM
INTRODUCTION Although there are a number of treatment options for varicose veins, sclerotherapy remains one of the most popular options for a number of reasons. For one thing, it is relatively painless, quick and highly effective. If confronted with reticular, spider or varicose veins, your best bet is to conduct some research regarding what diagnostic and treatment options are presently available....
7/31/2018 7:00:00 AM
INTRODUCTION Some people forget that the most important role of the penis is not as a tool for sexual gratification but, rather, as a means by which the human species is preserved. Regardless of where you stand on this issue, below you will find 25 incredible penile facts it would behoove you to know. Twenty-Five Cold, "Hard" Facts--The oldest (425 million years) preserved penis belonged to a tiny...
7/25/2018 7:00:00 AM
Alpha lipoic acid (ALA), also known as thioctic acid and lipoic acid, is a naturally-occurring, vitamin-like anti-oxidant substance which has amazingly powerful and well-diversified healing properties after being let loose within the human body. One of the few things that it might be compared to is aspirin—as such, it’s as close as one may come to a genuine panacea.Like a panacea, ALA can alleviate...
7/25/2018 7:00:00 AM
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