Sunlight is our natural vitamin D booster. It is given freely and without it we could run into a host of health problems. Studies have shown that it can be a fighter against cancer, osteoporosis and many other medical conditions….
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Snow storms (often called blizzards by the general public), are defined by the National Weather Service as winter storms which bring forth sustained or gusting winds of 35mph which produces blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to ¼ mile…
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One factor linked to the appearance of hepatitis is the torque teno virus. This can be passed on during a blood transfusion thereby giving its alternative name of transfusion transmitted virus. However, the details of the virus and the link…
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Snow can be beautiful, and certainly, if you are a skier, you look forward to it. On the other hand, winter storms can be some of the deadliest forces of nature. Unlike the precipitation and wind associated with storms in…
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What is Rhinovirus? Rhinovirus belongs to the group of viruses known as Piconavirus and thus falls in to the same family as the polio virus. But, the rhinovirus is of minimal virulence type and therefore would not cause a serious…
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Hurricanes were named at first, in the early fifties, with girls names; then ten years later, both girls and boys were so honored. Names are retired when one so named hurricane has been particularly destructive and will need to be…
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A picornavirus is a member of the Picornaviridae family of viruses, which are some of the smallest RNA viruses known to exist. Their single strand of RNA contains only a few thousand base-pairs – half that of influenza viruses like…
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Winter storms can present many dangers on the road and also at home. Ice storms and snow storms present danger when they arrive. Ice storms present serious problems. The ice causes power lines to freeze which results in power lines…
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Cutis anserina is the medical term for goose bumps (bumps on the skin at the base of the hair) . The term “cutis anserina” literally means “goose skin”. It is also known as chill bumps, goose flesh, chicken bumps, Dasler…
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In 2007 the BBC reported the finding of what is considered to be the world’s oldest solar observatory, the Thirteen Towers near Chankillo, Peru, built 2,300 years ago. It is part of a ceremonial complex which offers concrete proof that…
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