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Heat Cramps

Affects people who work or do strenuous exercises in a hot environment. To prevent it, such people should drink large amounts of cool water and add a pinch of salt to each glass of water.…

Disease-Carrying Animals

Animals can carry diseases that are harmful to people. Here is a list of animals and the diseases they may carry.Photographed by Ernie Frank, the TAMU Department of Agricultural…

Lethal Injection

The Question: What is the drug they use in this country for lethal injections? The Answer: The most common drug is actually a combination of…

Anatomy and
Physiology

Anatomy and PhysiologyAnatomy and Physiologych01s01 bonesch01s02 parts-bonech01s03 thats-long-short-itch01s04 more-things-changech01s05 now-with-self-repairing-optionch02s01 jointsch02s02 types-…

stork

(Encyclopedia) stork, common name for members of a family of long-legged wading birds. The storks are related to the herons and ibises and are found in most of the warmer parts of the world. Storks…

Parkinson's disease

(Encyclopedia) Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually…

spinal column

(Encyclopedia) spinal column, bony column forming the main structural support of the skeleton of humans and other vertebrates, also known as the vertebral column or backbone. It consists of segments…

Part Three in a Six-Part Series

Mirror Image by Alicia Potter Source:John Dyer, 1996 The pressure on men comes from another direction, too. Women run companies, fly fighter planes, and, yes, pump iron — leaving the boys…

Human Body

All About Blood Types The Top Ten: Longest Bones in the Human Body 100 Years Young Anatomy and PhysiologyAnatomy and Physiology: Acting in ConcertAnatomy and Physiology: All Parts, Big and…

Food-Borne Diseases: Trichinosis

TrichinosisFood-Borne DiseasesIntroductionE. coli 0157:H7CamphylobacterSalmonellaShigellaListeriaTrichinosis Eating raw or undercooked meats, especially pork, but also bear, fox, dog, wolf, horse,…