When you’re engrossed in paperwork, the last thing on your mind is your posture and seating position. However, working from home doesn’t need to be painful or take a toll on your spine. When you’re spending every day sitting in the same seat, you want to invest in an ergonomic work chair to make sure… Read More »
The term ‘patient 0’ is based on a misunderstanding. An early HIV patients was named ‘patient O’, standing for ‘patient OUT of California’. People misinterpreted this letter as the numeral 0, leading to its wide usage today. The post The term ‘patient 0’ is based… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
Scientist Claire Patterson spent over 20 years trying to convince the public that lead was poison. The inventor of leaded gasoline meanwhile once went to New Jersey to argue that leaded gasoline was perfectly safe, by pouring tetraethyllead onto his hands, and then putting a bottle of it under his nose and inhaling it for… Read More »
Dr. Werner Forssmann fed a catheter into an artery in his arm and on into his heart without knowing what the consequences would be. He then made an X-ray as proof. This procedure eventually revolutionised heart surgery. In 1956 he was awarded with the Nobel Price for Physiology or Medicine. The post Dr. Werner Forssmann… Read More »
