Archive for July, 2008
Why do people seem more attractive to you when you are drunk?
Straight from the department of psychology at the University of Glasgow in Scotland comes a paper titled “Alcohol consumption increases attractiveness ratings of opposite-sex faces: a possible third route to risky sex.” Don’t ask us why, but science supports the fact that beer goggles do exist. Feel free to use this paper to excuse your bad behavior.
Do oysters really make you horny?
Oysters are full of vitamins and minerals, especially zinc. Zinc controls progesterone levels, which have a positive effect on the libido. Other foods and products that are thought to get your mojo working include alcohol, animal crackers (but only if consumed during sex), Champagne, chocolate, Spanish fly, and strawberries.
Is it true that you can break your penis?
It pains me to say, but this is true. There is no bone in your “bone,” but you can rupture the penis, which is called a penile fracture. Sudden trauma or bending of the penis in an erect state can break the thick fibrous coat surrounding the corpora cavernosa, which produce an erection.
This happens most frequently during sex. Don’t expect to get a cast and crutches. This injury is an emergency and requires surgery to prevent sexual dysfunction. Ouch!
Why does the bed spin after a long night at the bar?
The vestibular system is a complicated network of passageways and chambers within the inner ear that work together to control equilibrium and balance. Inside there are tubes and sacs that contain different fluids, each of which has a different composition. When you are healthy and both sides of your vestibular system are functioning properly, the two sides send symmetrical impulses to the brain. When you get very intoxicated, the alcohol changes the density of the blood, and this affects the intricate system of balance. That is when the spinning starts. This is similar to the condition called vertigo.
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Is it bad to crack your knuckles?
I wish my father had known the answer to this question, because maybe he would have yelled at my brother less. Cracking your knuckles is not as bad as people think. The usual concern is that knuckle popping causes arthritis. This does not happen. Chronic knuckle cracking may cause other types of damage, including stretching of the surrounding ligaments and a decrease in grip strength, but not arthritis. The popping sound is produced in the joint when bubbles burst in the synovial fluid surrounding the joint.
Why are you hungry an hour after eating Chinese food?
Chinese meals, for the most part, contain rice, little meat, and plenty of low-calorie vegetables. The rice and noodle dishes, such as fried rice and lo mein, contain carbohydrates that cause the blood sugar to peak and then plummet, provoking hunger. So if you are going out for Chinese, don’t forget the Peking duck, the General Tso’s chicken, or the spareribs. You may feel greasy and start quoting Mao, but you won’t feel hungry later.
Why does your pee smell when you eat asparagus?
Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan, which is also found in onions, garlic, and rotten eggs (and in the secretions of skunks). The smell occurs when mercaptan is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place. One study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that only 46 percent of British people tested produced the odor, while 100 percent of French people tested did.
Stenosis of the aortic valve disease
There are two processes protypical the aortic valve stenosis – aortic stenosis, where the distributor is not entirely open to impede blood circulation in the hearts and aortic stenosis belching, where aortic stenosis and the valve is incompetent Passivement blood flowing again in the hearts in the wrong direction. These two conditions often coexist.
* Aortic stenosis of the common causes include rheumatic fever, calcification and degenerative diseases such as innate bicuspid aortic valve stenosis.
* Common causes of aortic stenosis belching are part of the aorta dilation previous rheumatic fever, infections, ie infective endocarditis, aortic stenosis myxomatous degeneration of the valve and Marfan syndrome.
Bicuspid aortic valve stenosis
Mistakes or elsewhere often diagnosed at a later related.
Patients with this anomaly are at increased risk for a variety of cardiovascular diseases and complications that require monitoring their valvular aortic stenosis and diseases. During echocardiography is usually the first method of diagnosis, MRI can be a valuable complement to a broad examination of the aortic stenosis and aortic valve.
Most often innate malformation of the heart is the bicuspid aortic valve stenosis. In this state, instead of three cusps, the aortic valve stenosis has two cusps. This condition is often diagnosed later in life, if the person develops a symptomatic aortic stenosis. Of aortic stenosis occurs in this state, usually in patients in their 40 or 50, on average 10 years earlier than in humans can occur with valves congenitally aortic stenosis.
Aortic Valve Replacement
Aortic valve stenosis exchange means that a patient’s aortic valve stenosis is replaced by another valve. The aortic valve stenosis may be affected by a number of diseases aortic stenosis and require replacement valve. The valve can be turned into leaks (regurgitant or insufficient) connect or partially closed (stenotic). Stenosis aortic valve replacement currently requires open heart surgery. The research is done now to develop that valves can be implanted with a catheter without open heart surgery. There are two main types of artificial heart valve, valves and mechanical fittings tissues. Tissue heart valves are usually animal tissue, heart valve or animal tissues pericardial tissue of animal origin. The fabric is treated to prevent rejection and prevent calcification.
There are alternatives to animal tissue valves. In some cases, aortic valve stenosis human can be implemented. These are homografts. Homograft valves are given by the patient and can be harvested after the patient expires. The shelf life of homograft valves is probably the same for pig tissue valves. Another procedure for aortic stenosis replacement valve is the process Ross (after Donald Ross) or pulmonary autograft. The procedure includes Ross, the operation, which aortic valve stenosis is deleted and replaced by the patient’s own pulmonary valve. A pulmonary homograft (a pulmonary valve, from a corpse) or a valvular prosthesis is then be used, patients who replace their own pulmonary valve.
degenerative arthritis
My father developed degenerative arthritis in his spine as he got older. Is there anything I can do to avoid the same fate?
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There’s one surefire method: Bend at your knees,
not at your waist, when you lift heavy objects. “Most people bend at the waist, which places undue stress on the lower vertebrae and disks,” says Ellis Friedman, M.D., author of Outwitting Back Pain. “Over time, the edges of the vertebrae grow larger to spread that stress across a greater surface area.” The result is degenerative arthritis.
Proper technique also entails keeping your body straight and taking a deep breath as you lift. “The deep breath will tighten your stomach muscles and increase the force on your abdominal cavity,” says Friedman. “In effect, you’ll be turning your torso into a hydraulic cylinder, which will take some of the weight and pressure off your spine.” For added insurance, Friedman recommends strengthening your abdominal and lower-back muscles.
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How to fire a senior executive
I have to fire a senior executive who’s several years older than I am. How can I do this without crushing his spirit?
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Your concern for your colleague is commendable, but in being compassionate, you also need to be cautious. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court revised its interpretation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, making it easier for older workers to file suit against their employers if they can show a pattern of discrimination. Thus, when it comes time to fire your colleague, your first concern should be for your company.
Initiate the conversation in a private space and allow the executive to express feelings of anger or anguish. “Chances are he won’t make a scene,” says Bill Pullen, president of Pullen and Associates Coaching and Consulting in Washington, D.C. “But an older employee’s identity is often tied to his job, and it’s important to let him vent if he needs to.” Also be sure that the tone of the conversation is as familiar as your relationship. Starting off with “Hey, Bill” if your usual greeting is “Good morning, sir” will only make you appear condescending. But most important, be prepared to answer the question “Why?”
“You want to make sure that the employee cannot claim surprise,” says Jay Waks, chair of the employment-law practice at Kaye Scholer LLR “Have a set of bullet points in front of you that demonstrate the requirements of the position and why the employee is being terminated at that time.” Waks also advises having an HR representative in the room to act as a witness, and avoiding any mention of the executive’s eligibility for retirement. “[Mentioning retirement] is the biggest mistake employers make,” says Waks. “It raises a red flag for age-based termination.”