Understanding that there is no such thing as ‘pure water’ helps defuse the panic that some people display when they learn that there is anything dissolved in water at all. All natural waters contain at least some dissolved chemicals, and much of this is beneficial to our health, as it supplies some of the trace […]
Killing of Jamaican Transgender Teen: More Than Meets the Eye
Written by Janine Mendes-Franco Does Jamaica recognise its own homophobia? That is the question being discussed by two of the country’s most prominent bloggers, following last month’s murder of transgender teen Dwayne Jones [1]. Active Voice [2]‘s Annie Paul, who was invited to be part of a panel discussing the killing on the BBC’s popular […]
Do to them what they are doing to you!
ALERT: New Health Minister in Chad Removed Vaccine-Victims from Hospital and Sent them Back to The Desert. The suffering of vaccine-incapacitated children in Chad continues unattended and unabated By Venatrix Fulmen (*) (Please see also the updates below the article: Only one family could evacuate their child now to a third country since they lost […]
Recognizing Shock in Infants and Children: PALS Certification Can Help
Shock is a clinical condition that describes the response individuals may experience when their bodily tissue or organs are damaged or when a significant volume of blood is lost. The body’s physiological response to this trauma can lead to organ failure, or in severe cases, even death. Children are particularly vulnerable to shock because […]
Rats yield clue to part of brain behind addiction
Scientists have identified a brain region that is essential for experiencing drug cravings. The team hopes that discovery could lead to the use of medicines to shut down the region and diminish craving. The insular cortex or insula lies deep in the brain and is involved in perceiving the body’s needs and emotions. Chemical […]
Effects Of Meditation
Once Western scientists first began studying the personal effects of speculation in the 1970s, they noticed that heart rate, perspiration, and other signs of emphasis decreased as the meditator relaxed. Scientists, like Richard Davidson, PhD (University of Badger State), have besides been considering the long-term of . In 1992, Davidson received an invitation from the […]