“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Health & Hygiene

What Makes Your Teeth Whiter?

Did you know, though, that your teeth can still become discolored over time even if you brush and floss like you’re supposed to? It’s true. When you eat and drink foods that are

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What is DNA?

Do you know why you have blue eyes? Or blonde hair? If you’ve ever WONDERed about the traits and characteristics you have and how you came to have

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Why Do We Get Fevers?

Human beings have a normal body temperature of about 98.6º F. Some people may have a normal body temperature slightly above or below this mark. Your temperature may also vary naturally throughout

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What Are Hormones?

Human growth is controlled by a specific chemical in your body called human growth hormone (HGH). HGH is one of many hormones in your body that control all sorts of important

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What is BMI?

How do you measure growth? Do you draw a line on the door frame each year to measure your height? Do you get shoes in a

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नोक्टुरिया अर्थात रात के समय पेशाब आना, मूत्राशय की नहीं, ह्रदय की कमज़ोरी का लक्षण है।

एक प्रसिद्ध चिकित्सक बताते हैं कि नोक्टुरिया वस्तुतः हृदय और मस्तिष्क के रक्त प्रवाह में अवरोध का लक्षण है। प्रौढ़ और बुज़ुर्ग लोगों को सबसे

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बेल जूस के फायदे

गर्मियां आते ही हर गली-नुक्कड़, चौराहे पर बेल का शर्बत, बेल जूस आदि की रेड़ियां और दुकानें मिल जाती हैं। वजह साफ है औषधीय गुणों

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VITAMIN DEFICIENCY

1- Vitamin “A”: Night blindness 2- Vitamin “B1”: Beriberi 3- Vitamin “B2”: Ariboflavinosis 4- Vitamin “B3”: Pellagra 5- Vitamin “B5”: Paresthesia 6- Vitamin “B6”: Anemia

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How Much Blood is in Your Body?

Blood is composed of cells and plasma. The cells include red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. The red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs and give blood its red color. The white blood cells fight infections.

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How Does an X-Ray Work?

In 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen was experimenting with electricity in a special tube. He wanted to find out how electricity would act in a vacuum. For that

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Why Do We Dream?

When you go to sleep each night, your mind goes on a sort of sleep roller coaster. As you sleep, your brain passes through different

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Why Do I Burp?

A burp is nothing more than the sound of gas escaping your body. When you drink or eat, you also swallow air. As you continue

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What Are Wisdom Teeth?

Ancient civilizations had very different diets than we do today. Instead of driving to the grocery store, our early ancestors hunted and gathered whatever food they came across

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What is Anesthesia?

The word anesthesia comes from the Greek words for “without” and “sensation.” If a potentially painful procedure is in your future, then you may certainly prefer to experience it with anesthesia and,

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Adolescence

  Introduction The phase of life, when the body undergoes radical changes, leading to reproductive maturity, is known as adolescence. Adolescence normally begins around the

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Yoga

Yoga: A Non-Impact Way to Health Starting yoga might sound scary if you’re new to this activity. The poses may seem tough, and if you’re

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Calcium Intake

To maintain strong bones, your body needs the mineral, calcium. But what’s the best form of it to take? Research shows that eating foods that

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Healthy Fats

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. We

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