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DEFINITION: (noun) A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men. SYNONYMS: hemicrania, migraine, sick headache. USAGE: Her megrims were severe, and she often had to miss work because of the terrible pain.

Motivated by the devastating infection he saw in battlefield hospitals during WWI, Fleming, an English bacteriologist, set about searching for an effective antiseptic. In 1922, he discovered lysozyme, an antibacterial enzyme present in saliva, nasal secretions, and tears. In 1928, he isolated the antibiotic substance penicillin, which has forever changed modern medicine. This finding earned him a Nobel Prize. Both of Fleming's discoveries were accidental; how did they come about?

Francis II, last of the Holy Roman Emperors, came to power shortly before the outbreak of war with Napoleon's France. His armies were defeated and he ceded the left bank of the Rhine to France; however, he was granted Venetia and Dalmatia. In 1798, he joined the Second Coalition against France, but he was again defeated. In the Treaty of Lunéville, he consented to the virtual dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. How was Francis related to Marie Antoinette?

Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.

Visible from Tokyo on a clear day, Mount Fuji is the highest peak in all of Japan. According to legend, an earthquake created the volcano in 286 B.C.E; its last major eruption was in 1707. The beauty of Fuji's snowcapped symmetrical cone has inspired Japanese poets and painters throughout the centuries. A sacred mountain, Fuji has a Shinto shrine on its summit. What does "Fuji" mean?

In a new study, patients with pre-cancerous polyps in the colon who were given a pill containing a combination of curcumin and quercetin, found in curry and onions, experienced a marked reduction in both the size and number of polyps. Previous lab research on rodents and observational studies on populations that consume large amounts of curry have strongly suggested that curcumin might be effective against colorectal cancer.