Pacemakers have been around for decades, yet there is still a lot of misunderstanding about how they work, what they do, and who needs them. Millions of people around the world wear pacemakers, yet it is something that is rarely talked about. People ge...

The word defibrillator is heard more and more these days. You hear it on the news and even about external defibrillators being installed at sports centers and public places. But what is a defibrillator, really? And why are they important? The popular n...

It may be hard to believe, but the cardiac pacemaker is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. If you're math impaired or need some cultural points of reference, pacemakers were first invented before I Love Lucy went into syndication and they were in...

There is something terrifying about the word marathon. After all, a 26-mile run is nothing to be undertaken lightly. Marathon winners are elite athletes who train year-round. Yet a growing movement is occurring around the world that allows more and mor...

It is terribly modern to think that things today are quite different from the way they were in ancient times, particularly in terms of the role of women in business, society, and politics. Yet in ancient times, women were often astonishingly powerful and ...

It is not unusual for a person who finds out that he or she (or a loved one) needs a pacemaker to feel suddenly isolated and alone. There is not a great deal of information online, either. But here's a surprise. Pacemakers have helped literally millions o...

Go online and you'll find lots of information about debt and how to manage it. But you'll also find that many of these sites throw around terms that sound like one thing, but may mean another. It's not so much deception as the fact that a lot of debt term...

While debt is a common problem in our culture today, it is not always discussed in a productive way. In fact, it is often not discussed at all. That means that most of us worry a lot about debt, but few of us really learn about it. That is precisely th...

If you are a cash-strapped person facing mounting debt, you may have heard the term debt consolidation thrown around. You may have even considered it. But what you don't know is that you might not understand it. Of all the financial plans available for...

I am making two assumptions here. First, that you're a writer and second that you are at least vaguely or theoretically interested in making money as a writer online. So what do you do next? It's important first to understand business models. So man...

What follows is a succinct history of the media. Please stick with me, it'll be worth it in the end. You see, a revolution happened, and I wanted to be sure you didn't miss it. In the beginning, books were handwritten on scrolls made of leather. They w...

Business writing is a lucrative assignment for freelance writers to pursue, but not all writers know what to do with a business client even if they manage to land one. If you are a writer who is seeking business clients (or have some already), know that t...

Lots of Americans have money problems and lots of Americans have the wrong idea about how to solve them. Most people in debt whine and complain about not earning enough. They gripe about not getting raises and dream about winning the lottery. While income...

Ask a person with overwhelming debt what his or her biggest problem is and that person will invariably say, "Debt!" Most people in that situation dream of living debt-free. But is debt really the enemy? It may interest you to realize that many of th...

If you want to work online, you've probably run into many philosophies about niche marketing. A niche is a narrowly focused, highly defined subject. When you write for a niche, your writing can be very deep, but it cannot be broad. For instance, sports is...