The Canon of Medicine

The Nuremberg code is the most important documents about research ethics principles for human experiment which is formulated in August 1947 after the Nuremberg Trials which held at the end of the Second World War. It was established to have a standard to judge the Nazi scientist and physicians who had conducted the inhuman human experiments in the concentration camps during the war. Informed consent was established as a result of these principles. According to this code, voluntary consent free…

Cannabis. Andalusian ophthalmologic surgeon Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi relied on opium and mandrake as surgical anesthetics. The Persian physician Abū ‘Alī al-Husayn ibn Sina ("Avicenna") described opium as the most powerful of the drugs in his The Canon of Medicine. The text lists medicinal effects of opium, such as hypnosis, antitussive effects, gastrointestinal effects, cognitive effects, respiratory depression, neuromuscular disturbances, and sexual dysfunction. It also refers to opium's…

consequences which range from strict and overbearing caregivers to inhumane practices like conversion therapy. Less obviously, the idea that sexuality is more a product of biology is problematic because there could still be intervention using misguided medicine (Sedgwick 43). Overall, I believe that people should not see being homosexual as a problem so that the origin of sexuality is not explored in an effort to “fix someone”. Nature versus nurture is not a stable argument because it can harm…

Achebe discovered his passion for writing while in a tertiary institution. He was admitted to the university to Ibadan after meeting the cut-off mark. He was placed to study medicine and surgery as a result of his high grades in the entrance examination as the school normally does. He rejected the offer and requested to study literature which he had loved since childhood. His request for opting to liberal arts was accepted by the school. During his course of study, he found literature even more…

overpopulated cities of the 18th century. In Paris, temperatures dropped to -15⁰C on January 14th, and remained there for eleven days, with even the courtiers in the Palace of Versailles struggling to keep warm in these frigid temperatures. According to a canon from Beaune in Burgundy, “travellers died in the countryside, livestock in the stables, wild animals in the woods; nearly all the birds died, wine froze in barrels and public fires were lit to warm the poor”. As a consequence of these…

Lusanna was the daughter of a craftsman named Benedetto di Girolamo, and the widow of Andrea di Antonio Nucci a linen cloth manufacturer. Lusanna's procurator affirmed to the court that after the death of Andrea, Lusanna had married Giovanni della Casa, a wealthy merchant and the heir of a prominent Florentine family. Giovanni inhabited a very different world. His family belonged to the upper class of Florentine society. Even though disputes over the legality of marriages were not uncommon in…

Throughout history, especially the history of science, the relationship between science and religion has been predominantly conflicting. Their desire for seeking and providing answers to the unknown naturally associates their purpose. Science and religion may explore and investigate similar topics regarding life’s unexplained answers, but through very different approaches and methods. Science, focused solely on the psychical or natural world, pursues and collects answers through a systematic,…

Humans have an indefinite desire to explore the unknown and push their boundaries to discover new frontiers. Space exploration has allowed humans to test the limits of technology and understand the place of our planet in the solar system. However, the exploration of the cosmic world still remains debatable as some believe that the resources spent on space technology could be used to solve existing problems on Earth such as poverty. Conversely, space technology is the catalyst to form other…

Introduction The evolution of mankind from the medieval times to the current ‘science and technology age’ has allowed mankind to evolve and adapt to nature well. In fact, the advent of science has propelled mankind forward to where he is today, something that was considered unimaginable and unattainable hundreds and thousands of years back. Albert Einstein once said “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” So I question, what is Science? Before I develop my…

1. Introduction This paper is about the detective fiction in Poe and Doyle, comparing the most important and well-known characters Dupin and Holmes. In order to do this, the paper will be divided in four parts: the detective fiction in both authors, the analysis of Dupin and the analysis of Holmes. In order to understand this work, it will be observed first what detective fiction is. Detective fiction is a genre in which an investigator or a detective, professional or not, investigates a crime,…