The Benefits of Egg
Eggs are a highly popular food consumed by millions around the world. A lot of recipes, bread right across to chocolate, contain eggs. Thirdspace is here to demystify the facts and benefits of eggs.
What is Cataracts?
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world and accounts for 47.8% of the total causes of blindness. Cataracts are a very common disease that not many people know of.
How did the term Yellow Fever came to be?
When the liver stops working properly, the skin and the whites of the eyes turn yellow. Yellow fever got its name from these symptoms.
Why do we have breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper?
Have you ever wondered why we have breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper? Well it isn’t coincidence and there is a reason.
In the 18th Century (1700s), people had no meals since breakfast. It was usual to have a substantial late breakfast at 10 in the morning, having already got well on with the days tasks, and to have dinner in the mid-afternoon. But from the late 18th Century mealtimes slowly changed, people started having a later dinner at six thirty. As the gap between breakfast and dinner lengthened, ‘luncheon’ – usually a cold buffet – emerged. Dinner was an elaborate meal (a full course involved not just the main dish but also a large number of ‘removes’ – ie. dishes which were changed while the rest of the course remained), followed by cards, music and conversation and supper.
What is a hemispherectomy?
A hemispherectomy is a surgical procedure in which you remove half the brain. This is procedure is only done neurosurgeons. Hemispherectomies are used to treat a variety of seizures disorders where the result of epilepsy is localized to a broad area of a single hemisphere of the brain. Hemispherectomies are only done in extreme cases where other forms of invasive treatment have proved ineffective.
5 Diseases caused by smoking
Smoking kills and too many people ignore the signs. Smoking is an important risk factor for the three diseases that cause most deaths in Australia: heart disease, stroke and lung cancer. It is responsible for around 80% of all lung cancer deaths and 20% of all cancer deaths. Smoking has also been linked to cancers of the mouth, bladder, kidney, stomach and cervix, among others. Smokers are also at increased risk of having reduced lung function from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Using tobacco has been linked to a variety of other conditions, such as diabetes, peptic ulcers, some vision problems, and back pain. Smoking in pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth.
