Owning a fish tank can provide you with a glimpse into the tranquil beauty found beneath the surface of the water. It is essential to keep the fish and plants healthy and happy. Although the experience can be rewarding, the tank itself will need to be maintained regularly. How to Take Care of Fish Tanks [...]
Honey is one of the most generous gifts of nature. This natural product has innumerable properties and has been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years. Honey is a natural sweetener that is produces by bees through conversion of nectar into simple sugars. It is quickly and easily absorbed in the bloodstream which makes [...]
When kids melt down in the middle of a crowded store, at a holiday dinner with extended family, or at home, it can be extremely frustrating. But parents can help kids learn self-control and teach them how to respond to situations without just acting on impulse. Teaching self-control skills is one of the most important [...]
Twenty years of propaganda has an impact. We come to believe that cravings are good for us, a part of normal life. No point fighting them. It’s time to strip away the mask and see the raw ugliness hidden below. Cravings are powerful forces leading us to death and destruction. To overcome cravings, you need [...]
Epilepsy is a general term for the tendency to have seizures. Epilepsy is usually diagnosed only after a person has had more than one seizure. When identifiable, the causes of epilepsy usually involve some form of injury to the brain. For most people, though, epilepsy’s causes aren’t known. Seizures and Epilepsy A seizure occurs when [...]
Seizures – abnormal movement or behavior due to unusual electrical activity in the brain — are a symptom of epilepsy. But not all people who appear to have seizures have epilepsy. In contrast, epilepsy is a group of related disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent seizures. Non-epileptic seizures (called pseudoseizures) are not accompanied by [...]
Lucky for us, there are vaccines to help prevent many illnesses that affect cats. Vaccinating your cat has long been considered one of the easiest ways to help her live a long, healthy life. Not only are there different vaccines for different diseases, there are different types and combinations of vaccines. Although vaccination has the [...]
The purring cat. It may well be considered the epitome of contentment. But when it comes to purring, there’s much more than meets the eye – or ear, in this case. Have cats figured out how to get their needs met through purring? Do cats’ purrs have special healing abilities? Although we don’t really know [...]
More alcohol sales sites in a neighborhood equates to more violence, and the highest assault rates are associated with carry-out sites selling alcohol for off-premise consumption, according to new research released Feb. 21 by two Indiana University professors. Using crime statistics and alcohol outlet licensing data from Cincinnati, Ohio, to examine the spatial relationship between [...]
Mental health professionals have long-known that gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) teens face significantly elevated risks of mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts. However, a group of McGill University researchers in Montreal has now come to the conclusion that self-identity is the crucial risk-factor, rather than actual sexual behaviours. Their results were [...]
