Health sciences

rich and poor people were interested in health and diseases. In fact, one of the greatest contributions to the Muslim world to modern medicine is the preservation of many of the original works of philosophers, poets and physicians. Subsequently, Muslim doctor and scholars wrote about health and developed an extensive complex medical literature. Unlike medical literature today, which is specialized, but in the medieval world amalgamated amongst natural science, astrology, alchemy, religion, philosophy

animals. This is simply not true. An article published in the esteemed Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine has even evaluated this very claim and concluded that it was not supported by any evidence. Most animal experiments are not relevant to human health, they do not contribute meaningfully to medical advances and many are undertaken simply out of curiosity and do not even pretend to hold promise for curing illnesses. The only reason people are under the misconception that animal experiments help

a frog looks like when it has been dissected if ever you have not dissected one. Does the sight amuse you that the frog died for the sake of your biology grade? Or does it disgust you that the innocent frog had to sacrifice itself for the sake of science? Different things may run through your mind about this practice being done in schools as part of their curriculum, as well as research labs in different companies as an advantage among others, for scientific experiments but these “lab rats” should

Professions and occupations of early civilizations were and still are related to natural resources. However, modern professions focus on the importance of mental health as well. Professions such as engineering, science, psychology and environmental science are all major contributors to the current understanding we have of the world from predicting weather to the discovery of a new disorder. In the documentary, “Web of Hate” delves into the teenage dependency

As a research participant fellow of an Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, I have a great opportunity to conduct research on various public health issues at Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). My exciting journey started in 2012 in the Health Services Research and Evaluation branch in the Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Prevention (STD). This has led to ample opportunities, allowing me to grow and develop expertise in the area of epidemiologic research. This

In the article “In Favor of Cloning”, the author Greg Stock influences the reader by stating that human cloning advance’s our studies in human biology. In the passage, Greg Stock leads us to believe that preventing research of human cloning will inhibit the development of technology and medical progress. Greg Stock makes a statement that termination of cloning studies will eliminate the ability to use advanced technology to discover early indicators of any medical or social harms. In addition, terminating

Neuroscience technology is steadily advancing today allowing us to explore and acquire more and more knowledge and other functioning findings related to the human brain and mind in various ways than scientists ever were able to before. Neuroscience technology includes a wide selection of advancements, such as, brain reading for various medical diagnosis and other psychological occurrences. As neuroscience technology continues to advance, the ethical debate continues. The most common and popular neuroscience

The first two requirements from Hockenbury and Hockenbury is that the research must have an “acceptable scientific purpose” and that the study “must increase knowledge about species, behavior, or benefits the health or welfare of humans or nonhuman animals;” these requirements are easily met for this experiment as the discoveries that would be made into the function of the hypothalamus by completion of this experiment could be very helpful to both human and nonhuman

represents Georgiana's mortality and human imperfection. Hawthorne suggests that the deviation from mortal imperfections and true humanity will inevitably lead to deadly consequences. He also argues that although there is a general positivity surrounding science, there will always remain certain things that humans are not privileged to know, and not adept enough to achieve. The story suggests the inherent hazards of playing God and challenging nature. Hawthorne utilizes the playing of God to illustrate the

Recently I watched a presentation given by Arlene Blum. She is a chemist and the Executive Director of Green Science Policy Institute in Berkeley, California. Blum is best known for her “groundbreaking” role in women’s mountaineering. That’s right, she is a mountain climber. She lead the first American, all women, climb up Annapurna I, Mt. McKinley and was the first American woman to attempt to climb Mt. Everest. Blum holds a phD in biophysical chemistry and has taught at many universities, including