Medicine
Essays

The great Avicenna or Abu Ali al-Husayn Ibn Abdullah Ibn Sina, born in 980 was often known in the West by this Latin name. Among all the Islamic philosopher-scientists this Persian physician became not only the most…

Efficiency of Antibiotic Resistance Gene Transfer Mechanisms Upon Exposure to Triclosan

Informed consent is considered an ethical obligation on the part of physicians and is also a legal requirement in all 50 states. Informed consent means that the physician has discussed the patient's diagnosis; the…

The dilemma between efficiency and effectiveness in the field of healthcare is one of the driving questions during this current era of reform. The essay here offers three distinct perspectives on these two different approaches to healthcare management. Each perspective ultimately asserts the importance of finding a balance between efficiency and effectiveness.

¶ … risk of development and progression of Multiple Sclerosis with the different CD 24 polymorphisms: V/V, a/a and a/V.

Looking at my own cooperative work in a hospital as a leader for an intensive care unit, I can see how I use all three types of leadership that have been covered in the lessons on the American experience of the Vietnam…

¶ … Penicillin focuses on the miraculous discovery of Alexander Fleming in the world of medicine called the Penicillin. This paper illustrates the process of discovery of this drug and outlines the various advantages it…

Humans have been painting pictures since roughly 15,000 to 17,000 years ago. How do we know? The oldest known paintings were found on the walls of a cave near Lascaux, France, by in 1940 (by a dog named "robot" who led…

There are two liquids especially agreeable to the human body, wine inside and oil outside."

Koriun Vardapet was an Armenian scholar of the 5th Century and was among those who first translated the Bible into Armenian. His most valid contribution to Armenian literature must be the Life of Mashtots, a book based…