Sunday, April 28, 2024
Think of a room with an air-tight, glass made, transparent chamber and you’re lying down inside with closed eyes, calm and reposed. It’s certainly not any Hollywood movie trailer. Can’t guess? It’s the picture of a hospital room where Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is going on. It’s been more than […]
We have been on the constant look out for planets that could support life – or, at least, life as we know it – for as long as we have accepted that the earth is not the centre of the universe. NASA and various other agencies have been looking out […]
The term “smog” is derived from smoke and fog. It is a type of air pollution that is illustrated as a combination of emissions under some particular climatic conditions. Smog contains hazardous emissions from incinerators, open burning, bonfires, industrial gases, vehicle pollutants, construction activities, mining and excavating activities, etc. Smog […]
The Greenhouse effect is a naturally-occurring phenomenon which warms the surface of the Earth. The Greenhouse effect is described as the inward bound and outward bound radiation which warms the surface of the Earth. When the solar radiation enters into the Earth’s atmosphere, some of them are ricocheted back to […]
Most of us experience trauma in our lives, in some way or the other. The word “trauma”, though ambiguous in its meaning in general sense, means “a physical injury” to the body. While it may not always be serious if experienced in other parts of the body, a traumatic brain […]
One of the downsides of being a sportsman is wrestling with an injury every now and then. It is generally believed that sustaining an injury is a part and parcel of any game, especially in a contact game like football. While the mild ones don’t take too long down the […]
A team of researchers from Washington State University have achieved a significant breakthrough in connection with the role of HBOT in weakening the symptoms of opiate withdrawal, according to a report. A professor of psychology in Washington State University and a pharmacologist, Ray Quock, injected pure pressurized oxygen into the […]
Ah espresso machines, the luxury items which make our mornings that much more delightful. If you are a coffee aficionado much like me, you will no doubt see yourself above the instant coffee masses and settle for at least reasonable quality coffee beans. An espresso machine is no doubt a […]
A burn affects the skin of a person’s body with varying degrees of severity that generally lasts for a long time. Sometimes a burn may not be fatal, however, its prolongation may cause physical or emotional disability to a patient. An estimate suggests that almost 450,000 American patients receive treatment […]
A recent study found that flooding occurrences in and around Miami Beach have increased dramatically during the past 10 years. Due in part to environmental changes and accelerating sea levels, homeowners could see their homes at an unusually high risk for disaster. The following can explain the reasoning behind the […]
London has again gained the distinction of being the most visited tourist destination of the world this year and rightly so, as it has so much to offer to its visitors. Whereas the famous tourist spots such as Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Madame Tussauds, Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral etc., […]
For a relatively small country, Ireland has enjoyed quite an illustrious career on screen. With its rolling green hills, picturesque villages and diverse urban landscape, the Emerald Isle is a location scout's dream - a photogenic landscape that always offers up its best side to the camera, whether representing itself […]