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Monday, August 3, 2009

Fastest Animals in the World

The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal, going from 0 to 70 mph (113 km per hour) in just 3 seconds. Even a Porsche 997 can’t accelerate that fast. Nevertheless, the cheetah is the fastest only in terms of absolute speed but they can’t maintain that pace for long. Pronghorn Antelope, the second fastest land animal and many other antelope species can easily outrun a cheetah over a long distance. The cheetah must catch an antelope in the first minute or less of the chase; after that the cheetah has to slow down but the antelope does not (there is sayings that fear have long legs).



Fastest land animals

1) Cheetah 70 mph (113 km per hour)
2) Pronghorn Antelope 61mph (98 km per hour)
3) Wildebeest 50 mph (80 km per hour)
4) Lion 50 mph (80 km per hour)
5) Thomson’s Gazelle 50 mph (80 km per hour)



Fastest water animals

1) Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) 68 mph (109 km per hour)
2) Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) 60 mph (97 km per hour)
3) Marlin (Makaira) 50 mph (80 km per hour)
4) Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) (47.88 mph 75.6 km per hour)
5) Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) leaping 46.35 mph (74. 6 km per hour)




Fastest air animals

Swifts can fly at 106 miles per hour (171 km per hour).

Peregrine falcons are averaging 25-34 mph (40-55 km/h) in traveling flight, reaching speeds up to 69 mph (112 km/h) in direct pursuit of prey, but can dive even faster - at impressive 242 mph (389 km/h) speed and easily catch the swift.

In other words, the short answer to the question “who is the fastest animal in the world?” is: peregrine falcons.




Sources:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-fastest-animals-in-the-world.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_fastest_water_animal
http://www.homeworkspot.com/ask/fastestanimals.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_fastest_land_animal
http://www.forbes.com/2004/05/14/cx_mh_0514running.html
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Peregrine_Falcon_dtl.html



Saturday, August 1, 2009

What's Hypertension?

Hypertension is a situation where someone experienced increased blood pressure above normal indicated by the number of systolic (the top) and the bottom number (diastolic) blood pressure checks on the blood using blood pressure gauge in the form of both water cuff mercury (sphygmomanometer) or other digital equipment.

Normal blood pressure values with a high body size, body weight, normal level of activity and health in general is 120/80 mmHg. In day-to-day activity, blood pressure is normal with a stable value of the number range. But in general, the examination of blood pressure decreases during sleep and increased when exercising or doing sport.

When someone has high blood pressure and does not get the treatment and control regularly (routine), then this may bring the sufferer into serious cases can even cause death. High blood pressure who continue to cause a heart to work extra hard, this is the result of a blood vessel damage to the heart, kidneys, brain and eyes. Hypertension disease is a common cause of the occurrence of stroke and heart attack (Heart attack).

1. Causes Hypertension
The use of drugs such as the corticosteroid (cortisone) and some hormone drugs, including some drugs inflammation continuously (often) can increase blood pressure someone. Smoking is also one of the factors cause increased occurrence of high blood pressure due to tobacco that contains nicotine. Beverages that contain alcohol as one of the factors that may cause the occurrence of high blood pressure!

2. Handling of Medicine and Hypertension

With a Diet High Blood Diseases (Hypertension)
* Per salt (Sodium)
Persons who have a contagious disease should be high blood self-control consume salt in salt-pickle, there are a few tips that can be done for controlling dietary sodium this;
- Do not put salt on table
- Select the number of the actual time to buy low-sodium meals
- Limit the consumption of meat and cheese
- Avoid salty meal
- Reduce the sauce the womb has generally sodium

* Gynecology Potassium / potassium
Supplements potassium 2-4 grams per day can help decrease blood pressure, fat Potasium generally be found in some fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables that contain potasium and good for consumption in people with high blood pressure, among others, watermelon, avocado, melon, fruit pare, squash, bligo, squash, cucumber, aloe vera, celery, onion and garlic. In addition, foods that contain omega-3 elements known very effective in helping decrease blood pressure (hypertension).

Hypertension treatment is usually combined with some drugs;
- (Tablet diuretic Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT), Lasix (Furosemide)). Classes of hypertension drugs is with the process of body fluids via urine. But as potassium is possible wasted in liquid urine, and controlling the consumption potaWhssium be done.

- Beta-blockers (Atenolol (Tenorim), Capoten (Captopril)). Is a drug that is used in an effort to control blood pressure through the slow process of the heart and widen (vasodilatasi) blood vessel.

- Calcium channel blockers (Norvasc (amlopidine), Angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE)). Is one of the drugs commonly used in controlling Hypertension or high blood through the process of blood vessel relaxation also widen the blood vessel.