Marking human birthdays is an old tradition. Of course, the tradition does not date back to the dawn of human history-comprehension of lunar cycles and a calendar is required, naturally-but there have been festivities surroundin...

Our eyes are the most central, immediate way that we are connected to the world. There is a broadly accepted belief that sight is the privileged sense. Think about how often we use phrases like "A picture is worth a thousand wor...

In June of 1963, the fourth of twenty-four NAVSTAR satellites was launched into space, completing the Department of Defense's Global Positioning System. Though there had been other types of navigational systems before, this was ...

Not that long ago, people were reluctant to reveal that they had had cosmetic procedures. Perhaps people did not want to be considered vain, or maybe they wanted to promote the illusion that Mother Nature had blessed them with e...

Is your business primed to handle an emergency? If a crisis requiring immediate mass communication among lots of associates happened, would you be ready? If you have a conference call account you would be. Conferencing is a rapi...

Many important events bring friends and families together. The majority of them, like weddings, graduations, and birthday parties, are very happy occasions. Few are as significant, however, as a newborn in the family. Defying ho...

Solvents are some of the most regularly used chemical agents in the world. Whether people know it or not, they use solvents for cooking, cleaning, and other daily tasks. Solvents appear in common products like dyes, nail polish ...

What would you say is the second leading cause of doctor visits in this country? Some might guess heartburn; others might say a persistent cough. The answer, however, is lower back pain. The problem among adults 45 to 65 years o...

Want the more from your games? Cheat. When it comes to video games, there is no shame in taking advantage of the built in cheats and unlockables installed by game manufacturers. Although some purists stuck in the Puritan era tur...

For thousands of years, physicians have been attempting to develop safe cosmetic surgical procedures. The ancient Romans, Egyptians, and Indians were the first to attempt it, but not particularly to make people more attractive, ...

Silver nitrate is among the most flexible of all chemicals, and it has found uses in fields as varied as veterinary medicine and photography. It has an impressive history of uses. In all its forms, silver nitrate is still in hig...

Conference calling used to be a costly prospect, costing some businesses and associations ten of thousands of dollars every year. This is no longer the case. Shrewd businesses are turning to free conferencing services for their ...

In 1965, Medicare became an arm of the Social Security program. When President Johnson initiated former president Harry S. Truman as the first beneficiary, he could not have predicted the monster it would become. When the baby b...

Some people appreciate a little naughtiness in their lives-nothing too overly dirty, but something a little bit risqu that makes them smile. For them, video ecards are a lot of fun. Screamingly funny, irreverent, and sometimes j...

Lots of people have good intentions. They aspire to be that kind person who keeps an updated address book, buys a calendar and writes in all the birthdays and anniversaries of their friends and families, keeps cards and stamps, ...

It is impossible to overstate the importance of taking care of your vision. Proper vision health is important for people of any age, from toddlers to the elderly. Early eye examinations in youngsters and later vision check-ups a...

If you work as a chemist, you are a member of a noble profession that has interested humans for thousands of years. Almost from the time man first harnessed fire, he has sought to shape for human use the elements he found in the...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is one disease where your bad habits can really make you sorry. Except in patients where aging or genetics are the cause, people with high blood pressure usually have no one to blame but the...

Are you considering laser eye surgery? Good candidates for the procedure should consider themselves fortunate because, depending on what sources you check, 55%-85% of patients experience 20/20 vision after corrective laser surge...

Almost every adult has hair growing where they wish it was not. In the past there were few options for hair removal, and most were caused considerable discomfort or annoyance. Since the mid 1990's however laser hair removal has ...