January 4, 2015 Medical Science
In today’s world of high stress, faulty diets and pollutants, blood pressure is a major concern. While many are aware of the heath problems associated with HBP, many people feel powerless to control this disease that affects and shortens so…
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January 4, 2015 Social Science
Sex, that exhilarating, energizing activity that is plastered all over the world has been misrepresented for far too long. It is not, nor has it ever been about cold, calculating satisfaction, brutally taken in the throes of violence and ruthless…
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January 4, 2015 Medical Science
Healthy arteries are the flexible, strong and elastic vessels that convey oxygen and necessary nutrients from the heart to the rest of the body. Over time, though, too much pressure in these arteries can make their walls thick and stiff. …
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January 4, 2015 Social Science
Culture is a concept that is difficult to define and to communicate clearly, no matter how many caveats, codicils, inclusions and exclusions we can cram into a sentence! As a result, symbols which represent and communicate complex concepts are surely…
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January 4, 2015 Medical Science
Lou Gehrig’s disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease of the neurons that activate muscles. These inactivated nerve cells originate in the brain and spinal cord. The disease is progressive and the muscles that are cut off from nourishment because…
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January 4, 2015 Social Science
Social networking has a surprisingly long history which dates back to the original use of the military, government, scientific and educational internets to pass along personal messages and to have discussions. When the systems were in place to allow chat,…
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January 4, 2015 Social Science
Racism is a social construct that is negative in all aspects of social interaction, social systems, and social construct. The way that beliefs, ideology, norms and values are shaped become distorted and deviant in a racist social structure. The very…
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January 4, 2015 Medical Science
Lymphocele is the term used to describe an abnormal collection of lymphatic fluid that can take place at various sites in the body. It is usually not covered by a membrane such as the epithelial lining as in the case…
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January 4, 2015 Social Science
Synchronicity is a term first used by Carl Jung. He created it to name the unique phenomena of a coincidence between physical realty and events in the unconscious mind. I experienced one rather humorous example. It occurred in a workshop…
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January 4, 2015 Social Science
The Stanford Prison Experiment was an extremely controversial psychology experiment involving authority and conformity, conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971. The experiment had to be terminated early due to extreme brutality on the part of the “guard” subjects. During the…
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