Leprosy

to change her faith, but Victoria wouldn’t give up. Victoria’s suitor did everything he could like acts of kindness to horrible treatments. One day he got mad and stabbed Victoria in a fit of anger. It is said that Victoria’s killer was hit with leprosy six days later and was eaten by worms. St. Victoria is one of the few that her murderer was killed right after she was. Her feast day is December…

Thalidomide was patented by a German Pharmaceutical company, Grunenthal, in 1954. Originally, the company marketed the drug as an over-the-counter sedative to treat anxiety and sleeplessness; however, beginning in 1957, the drug was primarily used to alleviate nausea or morning sickness during pregnancy. Thousands of pregnant women, in over 45 countries, were prescribed Thalidomide from 1957-1962. It was not known until 1961 that the drug had serious side effects and was directly associated to…

Surgeons, those to take part in “the treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation,” are some of the most prized doctors in modern society. With the disturbing rise of cancer; heart, kidney, and liver failure; and various other diseases, modern medicine and surgery are beginning to be “considered a global health priority” (Unite for Sight). Medical schools know the importance of creating quality physicians, surgeons, and nurses, and work to inspire these prospective…

It has been truly said that medicine was conceived in sympathy and born out of necessity and that the first doctor was the first man, and the first woman, the first nurse. The prehistoric man, motivated by feelings of sympathy and kindness, was always at the behest of his kindred, trying to provide relief, in times of sickness and suffering. As a logical sequence, the medicine he practised consisted in appeasing gods by prayers, rituals and sacrifices, driving out “evil spirits” from the human…

more important than what religion you had come form or where you were from. Another example of this was when Jesus healed the leper. When a leper approached Jesus and said “If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean” (), then he cured the man of his leprosy, even though being around lepers at that time was considered dangerous. Jesus did this to show people that like everyone else lepers are welcome in his kingdom and also that diseases were not punishments from God but just a sad part of the human…

The Evolution of the “Cool” Kid In Elementary School, there was this one popular kid who was “cool” because he didn’t like to work and harassed people. He never put in much effort or excelled at anything in school, other than gym class. For the sake of confidentiality, let’s call this guy John Doe. John spent his elementary days goofing off and doing anything except for his school work. I remember the days of recess being some of the most fun I’ve had at school. All of the days outside seemed…

Scheduled tribes position in India Looking at the social system scheduled tribes was been treated as the lowest rank in the society and have suffered from various socio economic disabilities and their status classified as follows: Occupational status: The scheduled castes were known for their long association with the so called impure, unclean, socially looked down and least preferred occupations. Many untouchables follows the inherited occupations such as the scavenging, carcass recovery and…

• It supplements the Vitamin C in the body. • It is good for diabetes. • It is an excellent remedy for fever and body pains. • It cures gingivitis. • It is also suggested for leprosy. Ayurvedic Medicinal Cures 1. Jaundice: • Drink tamarind water • Drink tamarind juice made from tamarind leaves for 5 days - in the morning on an empty stomach and before dinner. Do not consume salt or spices during the duration of the treatment…

The Bible calls Jesus the Son of God, Lord, Master, Son of David, and King of the Jews. While Octavian has the titles Julius Caesar, Imperator Divi Filius which means son of the divine. In the Roman times the Roman people thought of Octavian as a God. In the biblical times many people thought of Jesus as a God. These titles make both Jesus and Octavian sound like similar deities. There are, however great differences. In the Bible and the Aeneid prophecies were regarded as truth. These…

On May 22, 1859 Doyle was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to an unpromising family with an unemployed, alcoholic, and violent father. His home life was terrible, but by the time he was seventeen years old, he had become a medical student at a local university. The university quickly became Doyle’s sanctuary from his tragic family life. In the year 1877, Doyle joined a class taught by the most amazing professor, Dr. Joseph Bell, who taught not only about the field of medicine, but also how to…