How to calculate BMI ?
- Curious questions, Human body, Life Science
- November 14, 2014
The pancreas is two glands in your body, but where is the pancreas located? The pancreas is found in your abdomen (belly) behind your stomach, where it is connected to the top part of your small intestines. The pancreas forms an important part of the endocrine (hormonal) system in the body, because it makes an
READ MOREPeople are living longer and longer these days. Thanks to constant improvements in health care and public safety, our expected lifespans have continued to increase over the thousands of years of human history. For example, people in England in the Middle Ages had an average life expectancy of only 38 years, while today the world’s
READ MOREIf you have a pet cat, you would know already that cats purr when being cuddled, stroked or petted by people they like. If your cat has ever had kittens, you would also know that cats and kittens purr very sweetly when nursing. Do you know that cats also purr when in distress or pain,
READ MOREHave you ever experienced heartburn? When you have heartburn, your heart is not really burning although it might feel like it. So, what is heartburn exactly? A person can experience heartburn when their stomach acid flows back into their gullet. A gullet is the food pipe in which food goes from the mouth to the
READ MOREWe have all experienced some kind of headache somewhere in our lives. The pain in your head might have been sharp, dull, throbbing and enough to make you want to bang your head against a wall (although this might just make things worse). You can experience different types of headaches, each one caused by lots
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