One of the best basketball players in the world was dunk over by an amateur baller. Jordan Crawford of Xavier (in the USA) drained a two-handed power-slam over LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers during a camp game. It's all been documented in a video that leaked over the internet.
I didn't believed my friend when he told me about it; however his claim was true. I did some research on the net and there it was. It's for real.
Nike had tried confiscating the tapes of the people who had documented the incident but they was not able to get them all. Too bad. Well it's the reality though.
The video shows LBJ defending under the rim, tried to block the dunk of Crawford, but the latter is just too quick. I understand that it's a normal basketball game; a dunk is coming and you try to stop it. However, if it was King James who was defending, that would make a big difference.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Elmer and the deadly Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Si Elmer may MS?! May MS si Elmer?!
Bakit? Paano?
Kawawa naman si kalbo kung meron talaga siyang MS. Pero paano nga ba nagkaroon si Elmer ng MS. Ano nga ba ang sakit na Multiple Sclerosis?
According to Wikipedia:
Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune response attacks a person's central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), leading to demyelination. Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, and it is more common in females. It has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100,000. MS was first described in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot.
MS affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other. Nerve cells communicate by sending electrical signals called action potentials down long fibers called axons, which are wrapped in an insulating substance called myelin. In MS, the body's own immune system attacks and damages the myelin. When myelin is lost, the axons can no longer effectively conduct signals. The name multiple sclerosis refers to scars (scleroses—better known as plaques or lesions) in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord, which is mainly composed of myelin. Although much is known about the mechanisms involved in the disease process, the cause remains unknown. Theories include genetics or infections. Different environmental risk factors have also been found.
Almost any neurological symptom can appear with the disease, and often progresses to physical and cognitive disability and neuropsychiatric disorder. MS takes several forms, with new symptoms occurring either in discrete attacks (relapsing forms) or slowly accumulating over time (progressive forms). Between attacks, symptoms may go away completely, but permanent neurological problems often occur, especially as the disease advances.
There is no known cure for MS. Treatments attempt to return function after an attack, prevent new attacks, and prevent disability. MS medications can have adverse effects or be poorly tolerated, and many patients pursue alternative treatments, despite the lack of supporting scientific study. The prognosis is difficult to predict; it depends on the subtype of the disease, the individual patient's disease characteristics, the initial symptoms and the degree of disability the person experiences as time advances. Life expectancy of patients is nearly the same as that of the unaffected population.
Haah!! Wala pang nalalamang gamot sa sakit na yan?
to be continued...
Bakit? Paano?
Kawawa naman si kalbo kung meron talaga siyang MS. Pero paano nga ba nagkaroon si Elmer ng MS. Ano nga ba ang sakit na Multiple Sclerosis?
According to Wikipedia:
Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune response attacks a person's central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), leading to demyelination. Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, and it is more common in females. It has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100,000. MS was first described in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot.
MS affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other. Nerve cells communicate by sending electrical signals called action potentials down long fibers called axons, which are wrapped in an insulating substance called myelin. In MS, the body's own immune system attacks and damages the myelin. When myelin is lost, the axons can no longer effectively conduct signals. The name multiple sclerosis refers to scars (scleroses—better known as plaques or lesions) in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord, which is mainly composed of myelin. Although much is known about the mechanisms involved in the disease process, the cause remains unknown. Theories include genetics or infections. Different environmental risk factors have also been found.
Almost any neurological symptom can appear with the disease, and often progresses to physical and cognitive disability and neuropsychiatric disorder. MS takes several forms, with new symptoms occurring either in discrete attacks (relapsing forms) or slowly accumulating over time (progressive forms). Between attacks, symptoms may go away completely, but permanent neurological problems often occur, especially as the disease advances.
There is no known cure for MS. Treatments attempt to return function after an attack, prevent new attacks, and prevent disability. MS medications can have adverse effects or be poorly tolerated, and many patients pursue alternative treatments, despite the lack of supporting scientific study. The prognosis is difficult to predict; it depends on the subtype of the disease, the individual patient's disease characteristics, the initial symptoms and the degree of disability the person experiences as time advances. Life expectancy of patients is nearly the same as that of the unaffected population.
Haah!! Wala pang nalalamang gamot sa sakit na yan?
to be continued...
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Got a Twitter!
Nothing much to do except for taking in calls so I tried making my own account in Twitter. Click here to check it out. Thanks.
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