Carpal tunnel syndrome - Better Health Channel.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful disorder of the hand caused by pressure on the main nerve that runs through the wrist. Symptoms include numbness, pins and needles, and pain. Pregnancy, arthritis or repetitive hand movements can cause carpal ... [... more]
Better Health |
Mud Dauber Wasps
Mud daubers are large, solitary wasps. The females collect mud and use it to construct nests or brood chambers, which can often be seen attached to buildings or under the eaves of houses. They are bottle shaped with a tunnel entrance, and look ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Workplace safety - confined spaces
A confined space is any enclosed structure that has limited access and contains a potentially harmful atmosphere. Examples include tanks, pits, chimneys and underground sewers or tunnels. When working in confined spaces, it is vital to devise ... [... more]
Better Health |
Farm safety - confined spaces
Confined spaces on farms are dangerous. Water tanks, silos, tunnels, wells, manure pits and other confined spaces can suffocate a person with vapours or low oxygen levels. Farm workers, children and other people are at risk. People making a ... [... more]
Better Health |
Carpal tunnel operation
Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms include pain, tingling and numbness in the index and middle finger, and numbness of the thumb. An operation may be needed if splinting and medications do not provide relief. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a result of ... [... more]
Better Health |
Pests - Borer
Borers are caterpillars that attack many types of shrubs and trees, often entering at points of injury. The grubs tunnel into the plant leaving a mass of sawdust. Sometimes gum oozes from the wound. Odd branches or whole trees may be ring-barked ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Elizabeth Terrill
Thomas is taking the judge to the train show! He speeds up a hill, across a ridge, through a tunnel, and over a bridge. But as soon as Thomas starts to go fast-screech!-he has to slow down. A goat is in the way, the wind is pushing him back, the ... [... more]
Random House |
Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005
Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War Field fortifications and tunnel systems are typically thought of as defensive and active protective measures, but the VC/NVA also employed them offensively. It was common for ... [... more]
Random House |
World Retina Day
Some people walk through life seeing things through a tunnel. This is a degenerative condition known as Retinitis Pigmentosa, where sufferers will develop more tunnel vision as they grow older. World Retina Day is on Saturday 26th September 1998. ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Melbourne Apartment Gardens
Courtyards adjoining tall buildings can be very difficult to landscape. There are often wind tunnels between the buildings; some areas bake in fierce reflected heat from the hard surfaces, while other areas are in full shade. Don looked at the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Qinghai Tibet Railway part one
The railway runs from Qinghai to Tibet and is the world's highest. Trains were specially built to handle the altitude. Tanggula Pass is the world's highest rail track at 5,072 metres. The 1,338 metre Fenghuoshan Tunnel is 4,905 metres above sea ... [... more]
Getaway |
Scribbly Gum Moth
The eggs of this moth are laid between the old and new season's bark of gum-barked eucalypt trees. As the larva burrows between the bark layers it leaves a tunnel which is revealed when the old bark falls away. Like all insect larvae, that of ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
