“STATIC ELECTRICITY” MISCONCEPTIONS

Some elementary science textbooks contain subtle errors which pose barriers to students’ understanding. “Static Electricity” is one subject which is rife with errors. Since the errors in textbooks seem to act like “viruses” which can “infect” our minds , I hope that the following discussion will act as a sort of “antivirus.” (grin!) It should [...]

Rising inflation keeps urban poor struggling in China

CHINA’S poor are struggling because of rising inflation and medium income earners are precluded from up-market consumption, according to a research body under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The conclusions came in an annual report conducted by the Sociology Research Institution which analyzes and predicts China’s social developments, China.com reported yesterday. The report found [...]

Penn study finds hyperbaric oxygen treatments mobilize stem cells

Recovery of injured and diseased tissue the ultimate goal According to a study to be published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulation Physiology, a typical course of hyperbaric oxygen treatments increases by eight-fold the number of stem cells circulating in a patient’s body. Stem cells, also called progenitor cells are crucial to injury [...]