Researchers reveal secrets of flying snakes
It seems size does matters after all. But for flying snakes, smaller is better, according to University of Chicago researchers. "Despite their lack of wing-like appendages, flying snakes ar...Flying with caution, with SARS
The risk of contracting SARS on a plane trip may probably be small if the trip isn't to Asia. Public worry is justified because too little is currently known about the virus. However people can be comfortable in the fact that newer airplanes have strong filters against viruses. There have even been policies implemented to keep travel as harmless as possible. Newer flights are equipped with sophis...Risk of deep vein thrombosis less in people who were flight stockings when flying
Graduated compression stockings that are worn during long hours of flying can significantly reduce the risk// of deep vein thrombosis. Researchers of the study had compared nine studies of nearly 2500 passengers who had flown long distance in airlines. The researchers had carried out the research where they had advised all the participants of the study to walk or exercise regularly, dr...Fear Of Flying Can Be Overcome By Deep Breathing
People with a mild fear of flying should take a deep breath, immediately exhale forcefully and then hold their breath for six to 10 seconds, just before takeoff. // That is the advice of Professional Association of German Psychiatrists (known by its German initials BVDP), which said the technique relaxes muscles and takes the mind off one's fears. BVDP chairwoman Christa R...Flying Injection: Prevent the bite of disease
Just as people are basking in the warmth of summer, mosquitoes too are out to suck warm blood. Apart from the nuisance that it is, this could mean a lethal injection of many harmful diseases//. The program-in-charge for Delaware Mosquito Control, Bill Meredith, said that Delaware offers an ambient atmosphere for mosquito to breed. In his words,' We’re a buggy state. We're in the top 1...Flying Eye Hospital Brings Hope for Eye Patients in Africa
When the middle-aged patient lay down on the table in the operating room on the DC-10 aircraft on the tarmac at Accra's Kotoka International Airport, //little did he know that the operation was being broadcast live to about a dozen doctors, ophthalmologists and trainees. His surgery was carried out by a British expert assisted by a Ghanaian doctor to correct an abnormality of the eyeli...