Archive for April 2008
Winning the war against colon cancer: we are curing more patients than ever before
Gut warsWinning the war against colon cancer: we are curing more patients than ever before. COLON (or large intestines) cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. It is the third most common cancer found in both Malaysian men and women, with the National Cancer Registry reporting over 1,446 new cases in…
Read MoreThe father of psychoanalysis, sigmund freud and his theories
Wanna talk about it? The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, and his theories. IKEEP hearing about Sigmund Freud from my cousin, who seems to think he is the inventor of modern psychoanalysis. I don’t even understand the word ‘psychoanalysis’. who is freud and why is he so famous? Sigmund Freud is actually a Czech Austrian…
Read MoreSmoking early in pregnancy raises risks of heart defects in newborns
My baby doesn’t smoke Smoking early in pregnancy raises risks of heart defects in newborns. MOTHERS who smoke early in pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants with heart defects, according to a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study, published in the April issue of Pediatrics,…
Read MoreKids ask lots of question – KidsHealth has the answer
Mummy,why does…. Kids ask lots of question-KidsHealth has the answers. WHY does my nose run? What are taste buds? Where do tears come from? Parents know that kids have many questions about their bodies. To help kids – and parents uncover the mysteries of thehuman body, KidsHealth.otg, the most-visited website for children’s health information, has…
Read MoreChornic Pain is generally defined as persistent pain
Despite the pain….. Ninety per cent of all pain is easily managed by simple means; it is the remaining 10%, which requires a special approach. Hence, the role of pain clinics in helping people manage pain. PAIN-we all know what it is and we’ve all experienced it. Thankfully, for most of us, it is a…
Read MoreImposing giants – Global reef checks show the species have disappeared from even the best reefs over most of its range.
Imposing giants HUMPHEAD wrasses (also known as Napoleon or Maori wrasse) are among the most beautiful, yet bizarre-looking, fish in the sea. With their bulbous lips, prominent forehead humps and a body pattern consisting of swirls, spots and lines in shadesof electric blue, grey and green, humpheads rank high on recre ational divers’ “must see”…
Read MoreThe Asian craving for a particular reef fish is emptying our seas – Eaten to the brink
Eaten to the brink The Asian craving for a particular reef fish is emptying our seas. HUNDREDS of fish cages bob up and down in the waters of Marudu Bay, off Kudat in 5abah. In these cages are sought-after marine delicacies such as groupers, lobsters and crabs, as well as a staggering number of humphead…
Read MoreIndustrial pollution in China
Chinese farmers collecting dead fish hauled from a pond polluted by nearby factory discharges in south-west China’s Chongqing municipality last month. China faces a daunting task reaching its own goals to curb profligate energy use and serious pollution due to stubborn resistance in the booming industrial sector.
Read MoreThe Philippines expressed alarm over the commercial hunting of the thresher shark
File photo of fishermen transporting a load of harvested shark fins aboard a small outrigger from the port of Jolo town in the southern Philippine island of Sulu. Last month, the Philippines expressed alarm over the commercial hunting of the thresher shark, considered a vulnerable species worldwide. philippine wildlife officials said there had been a…
Read MoreDry spring in the Roman bridge over the Guadalquivir river in Cordoba
View of the Roman bridge over the Guadalquivir river in Cordoba, southern Spain.The 331m bridge was built by the Romans in the first century AD and remodelled last year. Records show Spain is experiencing one of its driest springs.
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