There was once an elderly, despondent woman who lived in a nursing home. She wouldn’t speak to anyone, nor did she ever request anything. She merely existed – rocking in her creaky old rocking chair. The old woman didn’t have any visitors, however, every couple of mornings, a concerned and wise young nurse would come into her room. She didn’t …
Why do some parents seem to have such little regard for the safety of their kids? Last Saturday, after an early finish at work, I was up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 9:30 am. The sky was clear and the sun was shining, so a trip to ‘the hills’ was called for. We hooked the caravan (trailer) up, and headed off …
To me being beautiful is not a touch of facial makeup, wearing clothes to the taste of modern trends, or wearing high heels on a catwalk.
British Columbia – Surgery Wait Lists Vary Widely Two patients limp into two British Columbia hospitals, both requiring hip replacements. The first patient gets examined within the hour, x-rayed the same day and has surgery the following week. The second waits two weeks to see a family doctor, then eighteen more weeks to see an orthopedist, where x-rays are taken, …
Imagine that you are awoken by the sound of someone trying to break into your home. You are terrified, and realize that you are in very real danger. You know that you have no security system to protect you and summon help, so what do you do? Well, most people would only panic and call 911, which will summon help… eventually, …
When James Harrison, from Australia, first started giving blood about 56 years ago, he never thought he would end up saving the lives of over 2 million children. Harrison made a pledge to become a donor at the age of 14, after undergoing major chest surgery, in which he himself needed 13 litres of blood. “I was in the hospital …
Easter Island is one of the most mysterious locations on Earth. The mysterious statues, the Moa, with their long staring eyes looking into the distance as if warding off invaders, or beseeching distant travelers to come closer, are still the center of archaeological debate. Now Easter Island’s a center of wonder again, because scientists have unearthed a new compound that …
We may one day soon be surrounded by people who are alive, but have no pulse. Heart disease is mankind’s biggest cause of death, but one doctor is out to change that dramatically. Dr. William Cohn developed the rhythmless heart, likening it to other inventions that don’t mimic nature perfectly. Much like fixed wing aircraft versus birds flapping their wings, …
A California entrepreneur came up with a sparkling idea, Soda Pot (Canna Cola), a line of medical marijuana soft drinks. Clay Butler, a resident of Soquel, and a commercial artist, says that he plans to supply medical marijuana dispensaries with his bubbley buzz which contains marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient THC, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper. Marijuana drinks are currently …
Designer Duck Young Kong has created the Lunar Baby Thermometer, a simple and un-invasive way to check body temperature, without the placing of glass sticks in orifices of discontent. It’s as easy as putting your hand on a forehead to measure body heat. Checking the temperature by scanning the forehead with this device is easier and faster, since it eliminates …
Intelligence Toilet II Is Appealing To Female Customers Toto, the Japanese toilet maker that came up with the Intelligence Toilet back in 2005, has done it again, but this time making their toilet more appealing to female customers. Costing up to $6,100, the Intelligence Toilet II, just like its predecessor, offers its users a mini-physical every time they answer the …
