Alison

Alison last signed in Nov 21 2009 and has been on Bukisa since Apr 09, 2009.

About Me:

I am a UK based writer with extensive medical and environmental knowledge. With an MSc from Imperial College London. Over the years my interests have covered many fields from Motor racing to Geology by way of science fiction and Egyptology

Chemical properties of noble gases

Published November 11, 2009 /

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The Noble Gases form Group Eighteen of the Periodic Table of elements. There are seven noble gases known to date. Older American textbooks call this group VIIIA while in the older European convention it was group VIIIB. Only one noble gas is a man-made element. All of the noble gases

What is C diff infection?

by Alison | in Health & Nutrition > Diseases & Conditions

An overveiw of C. diff. or Clostridium difficile infection
Zinc poisoning in dogs

by Alison | in Pets > Reptiles

The causes signs and treatments of Zinc poisoning in dogs
Lead poisoning in dogs: Signs and treatments

by Alison | in Pets > Dogs

How does the metal lead affect dogs and what can be done for an affected dog?
Neosporosis in dogs: Signs and treatments

by Alison | in Pets > Dogs

The intracelluar parasite Neospora caninum. What is it? How does it affect a dog?
Parvovirus in dogs: Causes and signs

by Alison | in Pets > Dogs

A viral cause of gastroenteritis - Canine parvovirus is a worry to any dog owner unfortunate enough to find their animal infected
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) in dogs

by Alison | in Pets > Dogs

An overview of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) in dogs causes, signs and treaments
Chocolate poisoning in dogs: Symptoms and treatments

by Alison | in Pets > Dogs

We eat it and it makes us fat. Our dogs eat it and it can kill them. Chocolate and why you should never give it to your dog
Amitraz toxicity in cats: Signs and treatments

by Alison | in Pets > Cats

Amitraz used to treat dogs is dangerous to cats. An overview of the signs and treatments of Amitraz poisoning in cats
Red mange in dogs

by Alison | in Pets > Dogs

Red mange or demodectic mange in dogs its causes signs and treatments

Freaky space travel story by Buzz Aldrin's by carchek

Apropos of nothing, but worth a read, is Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's tale of one of the most unusual things he saw during his 1969 mission to the moon. Aldrin was on a TCA panel for National Geographic Channel’s Expedition Week.

Lina Medina - World’s Youngest Mother at 5 by Illuminator26

In 1939, at only 5 years 8 months old, Lina Medina gave birth to her son by cesarean section.

Huang Yijun, 92 Years Old and Pregnant for 60 Years With a Stone Baby by Illuminator26

Lithopedion (Greek: litho means stone and pedion means child) — or a stone baby. Carrying a stone-baby for decades is a rare phenomenon that occurs when a pregnancy fails and the fetus calcifies while still in the mother’s body.