Health – Page 79

January 14, 2016

Papaphobia: A Fear of the Pope

Do you find your palms getting sweaty at the mention of the Pope? Do you get panicky at the sight of the Holy Pontiff? If you answered ‘Yes’, you may suffer from Papaphobia, a fear of the Pope. Related to Hierophobia (fear of holy people or sacred things), Ecclesiaphobia (fear of church, organized religion or holy people), and Hagiophobia (fear of saints or holy things), Papaphobia is a persistent fear of the pope or the papacy and may extend to fear of the Roman Catholic Church. This fear may be caused by a specific triggering event, or a powerful negative

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January 13, 2016

Androphobia – The Fear of Men

Androphobia derived its origin from the Greek word ‘andros’ meaning man or male and ‘phobia’ meaning fear. Androphobia is an abnormal fear of, or hatred for men or total repugnance towards the masculine gender. Androphobics are normal people who live a normal life, make friends but just find it impossible to relate with men, mostly by avoiding men altogether. Androphobia can also be known as Arrhenphobia. Androphobia can be caused by traumatic experiences as most sufferers start experiencing this fear at an early age of 4-5 years. This can be as a result of the victim being physically traumatized or

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January 9, 2016

30 Facts About Bacteria

People often confuse bacteria and viruses with each other but the fact is, they are very different from each other. Whilst viruses tend to be quite harmful, bacteria on the other hand is generally quite harmless. Check out these 30 interesting facts about bacteria that we’ve put together. 1. People think that using a hand dryer is safer than using a paper towel because there is no contact involved. Wrong! Using a paper towel helps decrease bacterial count by 45-60% while the moist and warm conditions inside the hand dryer is a thriving place for bacteria to live. Using a

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December 25, 2015

A woman correctly detected 11 out of 12 subjects in a Parkinson…

A woman correctly detected 11 out of 12 subjects in a Parkinson’s study using her sense of smell. 8 months later the one extra she believed had Parkinson’s was diagnosed with the disease making her 12/12.

December 17, 2015

In 1954, an Irishman, after taking “a good swig” from a beer bottle…

In 1954, an Irishman, after taking “a good swig” from a beer bottle, saw leprechauns all over the place. Unfortunately, the beer bottle contained not beer but a highly poisonous industrial chemical. He realized his mistake at once, drunk salt water and got some of it up. Nevertheless he was “deeply inebriated” and went into […]

November 23, 2015

In 2001 Philip Morris published a report saying cigarettes…

In 2001 Philip Morris published a report saying cigarettes saved the government money because smokers die before retiring.

November 23, 2015

After President Carter retired, he started an effort to eradicate…

After President Carter retired, he started an effort to eradicate the Guinea Worm, which infected millions of people with worms that slowly and painfully burrow out of the body over 3 months. By 2001, the infection rate was reduced by 98%, with 80% of the remaining cases in the Sudan warzone.

November 18, 2015

FDR founded an organization to find a cure for polio, and believed…

FDR founded an organization to find a cure for polio, and believed that if every American gave only a dime, polio would be eradicated. Because of this motto, after his death in 1945, FDR’s face was put on the dime, and his organization was renamed “The March of Dimes.”

November 13, 2015

Scientists recreated a 9th century onion and garlic…

Scientists recreated a 9th century onion and garlic eye remedy from an Anglo-Saxon manuscript, and found that it killed 90% of antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria (MRSA).

October 31, 2015

There are areas where it is common for people to live over…

There are areas where it is common for people to live over 100 years are known as “Blue Zones”. There are 5 on Earth: Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; Loma Linda, California; and Icaria, Greece.