House Husbands' Heart Risk

Most people assume that life in the rat race is bad for your health. But reversing the traditional gender roles, being a house husband is a stressful business, according to the latest research by American scientists. By giving up their jobs in order to become house husbands, men increase their risk of heart attack or coronary disease by as much as 82%, according to research based on 10 year study of 2.500 people in Boston, USA. According to Dr Elaine Eaker,.the key to the problem is that some men became stressed about performing a role not traditionally assign to them by society. Men who stay at home tend not to have the same levels of support...

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Irrigation

Irrigation is watering of land by artificial methods. It provides water for growth in areas that have long periods of little or no rainfall. The water used for irrigation is taken lakes, rivers, streams, and wells. In the mid - 1980’s, about 220 million hectares of land were under irrigation through out the world’s driest continent.  The amount of water needed for farming varies with the type of crop and the climate. For example, rice requires more water than cotton. Wheat grows in a warm climate needs more water than wheat that grows in cool climate. Any form land must receive enough water to allow both for plants growth and for the...

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