The Dutch scientist, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, first described the microscopic appearance of urate crystals in 1679. In 1848, English physician Alfred Baring Garrod realized that this excess uric acid in the blood was the cause of gout.
Gout is rare in most other animals due to their ability to produce uricase, which breaks down uric acid. Humans and other great apes don't have this ability, which makes gout common. The "Tyrannosaurus rex" specimen known as "Sue", however, is believed to have suffered from gout.
A number of new medications are under study for treating gout, including anakinra, canakinumab, and rilonacept. A man made uricase enzyme (rasburicase) is also available. Its use is limited because it triggers an autoimmune response. Versions of this medication that are less prone to cause allergies are in development.
Bright's disease
Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are now called acute or chronic nephritis. The main symptom is the presence of serum albumin (blood plasma protein) in the urine, and frequently accompanied by oedema and hypertension.
The term is no longer used, as the disease is now classified by its better known causes.
Night shift
A night shift is either a group of workers who work during the night, or the time that they work. See shift work or graveyard shift.
Night Shift (with capital initial letters) could mean:
National Football League Training Camp
In the National Football League, NFL Training Camp is the time before the season starts. During this time, teams will work hard at an special place, often a university. This is almost the same as baseball's spring training.
Training camp
A training camp is a place where soldiers or sports players go to learn skills. Often, they go there to learn physical action, rather than book subjects they would learn at a school. In major sports like the National Football League, training camp refers to the time before the season starts.
In the military, Recruit training (also called "basic training" or "boot camp") helps new military personnel get the mental and physical fitnesss they need for their military career. Each military branch in a country usually has its own training program. There are also civilian boot camps for those who want to experience military training without joining the military.
Sperm whale
The sperm whale ("Physeter catodon"), also known as the cachalot, is the largest toothed whale. It has the biggest head of any animal. The head can be about long, and is about one-third of the whale's body. Its lower jaw is small and contains its huge, conical teeth (which fit into sockets in the upper jaw).
Sperm whales are carnivores (meat-eaters). They mostly hunt medium-sized squid. They also eat many kinds of fish such as skate. Sometimes they hunt giant squid that live on the ocean bottom at great depths. They can dive up to 2250 m and stay underwater for 2 hours. The largest bulls (males) will sometimes even eat colossal squid.
Sperm whales can reach up to 20.7m long, and weigh up to 80,000kg. There is disagreement on the claims of adult males approaching, reaching or exceeding 24m in length.
Like other toothed whales, the sperm whale uses echolocation, a way of sensing in which they emit high-pitched clicks and sense them as they bounce back off objects (like prey). This is crucial in hunting in the dark ocean depths.
Camp Rock
Camp Rock is a 2008 American musical comedy movie made by the Disney Channel.
"Camp Rock" is the soundtrack of the movie. It was released on June 17, 2008. Full songs of the album were made available on Camp Rock's official web site for one week, beginning June 10, 2008. The full soundtrack was first broadcast on Radio Disney on June 14, 2008 during "Planet Premiere: Camp Rock". The soundtrack was released in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2008.
The soundtrack album (both original and special edition) is an enhanced CD which contains a clip of an acoustic version of "This Is Me" when played on the computer with internet access.
Camp Rock: Extended and Remixed is a special edition of the original soundtrack due for a release on September 30, 2008.
Camp Rock 2
Gary Marsh, the president of Entertainment, Disney Channel World, confirmed that a script was almost complete for Camp Rock 2. According to The Hollywood Reporter, all the principal cast was expected to return,[5] with a special appearance by Frankie Jonas.[6]
Demi Lovato - Mitchie Torres,
Joe Jonas - Shane Gray,
Meaghan Jette Martin - Tess Tyler,
Alyson Stoner - Catilyn Geller,
Jasmine Richards - Margaret Peggy DuPree,
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle - Ella,
Maria Canals Barrera - Connie Torres,
Kevin Jonas - Jason,
Aaryn Doyle - Lola Scott,
Jordan Francis - Barron James,
Roshon Fegan - Sander Loya,
Daniel Fathers - Brown Cessario,
Nick Jonas - Nate,
Frankiee Jonas - Max Gray,
Olesya Rulin - Taira Stevens,
Daniel Curtis Lee - Connor Geller,
Edward Jaunz - Steve Torres,
Michelle Trachtenberg - Shanica Towels,
Jennifer Ricci - TJ Tyler,
Camily Acuña - Miriam Torres,
Mery Gambarotta - Sibley Tyler
Amani Toomer
Amani Toomer () (born September 8, 1974 in Berkeley, California) is a retired American football wide receiver that played for the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He won Super Bowl XLII with the Giants on February 3, 2008.
Mega Man 9
Mega Man 9, known in Japan as , is a platform video game made by Capcom for the Wii's WiiWare service, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. It is the first game in the original "Mega Man" series to be made since the release of "Mega Man 8" for the PlayStation in 1996. It has the same graphics as the NES "Mega Mans".
Mega Man 8
Mega Man 8, known in Japan as , is a platform video game made by Capcom for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn game consoles. It stars the character Mega Man, the mascot of the franchise.
Mega Man 7
Mega Man 7, known in Japan as , is a platform video game made by Capcom for the Super NES game console.
Mega Man 6
Mega Man 6, known in Japan as , is a platform video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System game console.
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 5, known in Japan as , is a platform video game made by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 4, known in Japan as , is a platform video game made by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System game console.
Touchdown
A touchdown is a common way of scoring in American and Canadian football. A team gets a touchdown by the person with the ball running across the line of the goal, or catching the ball while past the line of the goal. In American and Canadian football, a touchdown gives the team 6 points. The team also gets a chance to score 1 or 2 more points in what is called an extra point.
Eton, Berkshire
Eton is a town in Berkshire, England. It is next to the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and is connected to the Windsor Bridge.
Eton
Eton could mean:
Naomi
Naomi may refer to:
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 3, known in Japan as , is a platform video game made by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System game console.
Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a branch of Afroasiatic languages spoken in North Africa, Arabia, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.
The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family, which originated in the Middle East. Semitic languages are spoken by more than 470 million people across much of Western Asia, North Africa and the Horn of Africa, as well as in large communities of people from different countries in North America and Europe.
The name was taken from Shem, a son of Noah in Genesis (chapters 6-11).
Some examples of Semitic languages are Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew.
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2, known in Japan as Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily, is a platform video game made by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System game console.
Mega Man (video game)