Archive for January, 2008
Do you know which the most common cardiovascular disease?
When faced with this question most people would reply as Heart failure or Cardiac arrests but both Heart failure as well as Cardiac arrest are medical conditions, medical emergencies, caused by a different, very common ailment, known as blood pressure. Yes, an abnormality in your blood pressure is the root cause of all types of heart diseases. A report by the World Health Organization reveals that high blood pressure affects about 20% of the adult population and 25% of the children worldwide. Ironically one third ARE NOT EVEN AWARE.
Wonders, worked out virtually…
People who claim to have psychic abilities employ different techniques of psychic reading. A qualified psychic can employ one or many focused areas of capability such as distant readings, Tarot reading, astrology or horoscope readings, numerology, palm reading, past-life readings, aura readings or psychometry.
Psychic readings in which the skilled psychic reader meets the patient or the client on whom the reading is performed in person are called face-to-face or real readings. In many cases, the clients wish to perform these acts on the internet or over the telephone and these sessions are called online psychic readings. Some psychic readers also claim to use a method called remote psychic viewing in which they aren’t in any contact with the person but possess the ability to read and accurately predict.
Leprosy: The disease and its history
The history of leprosy goes back to as long as history can retrace. The earliest mentions of the disease were found on Egyptian papyruses dated 1550 BC. Later, the Indian writings from around 600 BC have also identified a disease that resembles leprosy to a greater extent. The European records trace back the disease to the times of Alexander the Great and then again in the troupe of
During those times, leprosy was considered a punishment from God and the patients had to live in a tremendous stigma. The family of the patient could also be out-casted because the disease was considered to be hereditary. The patients in
The situations have not improved too much even today in spite of all our scientific endeavors. The leprosy patients are mostly treated in different hospitals. Leprosarium has been formed so that the patients do not come in contact with “healthy” individuals. To the horror of all those sufferers, leprosy has inspired art and cultural practices too.
