Coffee Dementia Risk – Drinking coffee has long been associated with improved alertness and mental focus, but new research suggests its benefits may extend far beyond a morning energy boost. A recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) indicates that consuming two to three cups of coffee daily may reduce…
Syria drought crisis. Across the valleys and plains of Hama, Aleppo, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, once-reliable fields lie bare, their furrows chalked to dust. In Seqalbia, a farmer who normally reaps 400–500kg of wheat per dunum (≈0.1 hectare) says the land barely returned a third of that this season. In bread lines around Hama and…
More than 600 Shia Pilgrims Hospitalized in Iraq Due to Chlorine Gas Leak – Shia pilgrims hospitalized Iraq chlorine gas leak More than 600 Shia pilgrims in Iraq have been briefly hospitalized with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, according to authorities. The incident occurred…
The unknown woman of the Seine – Story Lifesaving Icon Resusci anne In the late 1950s, Norwegian toymaker Asmund Laerdal was tasked with creating a lifelike mannequin for CPR training, leading to the birth of Resusci Anne. Laerdal stumbled upon the face of the mannequin, rumored to be that of a drowned woman from the…
