By Anita Kinney SATURDAY JUNE 06, 2009 Photographer: Darien Library BEIJING (The International) — Cameras are being installed in 60,000 Chinese test centres ahead of the national college entrance exams, beginning on June 7th. E-police will also be in place to block any students who try to use radio transmitters or other communication devices to cheat. Additional […]
Alternative Therapies: Acupuncture -How Does the Acupuncture Help?
Acupuncture represents an ancient methode of healing based on the Taoist tradition which goes back over 8000 years.The main point is about the man’s relations with nature and the universe, by using a flow of energy within and without. The first written evidence is attributable to Fu Hsi, sages of this period, but the most […]
Remembering Dr. Alois Alzheimer
On September 21st, world remembered the Alzheimer’s patients. But many still don’t know how this name came and how dreaded this disease is. Alzheimer’s disease is a fatal degenerative disease involving the brain cells. The disease is named after the German physician Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in the year 1906, in […]
Now, pain can be measured.
Recordings from electrodes in the human brain may offer the first objective way to measure the intensity of pain, a media report said on Friday. ‘Nature’ quotes researchers as saying that they have found a neural signal that correlates with the amount of pain that an individual feels. The signal could be used to […]
Stretching Exercises, Yoga
Stretching and yoga aren’t just for people who can fold themselves up like pretzels, or movie stars who have nothing better to do with their days! It can be a beneficial practice to all who use it, and one doesn’t have to adopt the worldview of the swamis in order to reap benefits from it. […]