What Causes ADHD & Its Impact On Life

 Background/History of disease What is ADHD? It is a Neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosed mostly in children at the average age of seven. Boys are twice as likely to et diagnosed with ADHD than girls are. Therefore, adults can also show symptoms and be diagnosed as well. ADHD wasn’t recognized as a mental disorder until the … Read more

How Children and Adults Navigate Urban Spaces As Flâneurs

 Anthony, Kathryn H. “The Shopping Mall: A Teenage Hangout.” Adolescence, vol. 20, no. 78,   1985, pp. 307–311., doi:10.1177/0907568200007003003. When looking at the relationship between the individual and the city, it is particularly interesting to note the positionality of the subject in terms of urban space and how they interact with the environment. Sometimes … Read more

Ian Fleming’s James Bond

 Most of what we consider to be today’s modern myths are timeless superheroes that have been preserved and elevated to this status by comic books, television shows, and movies. One modern character who has achieved this title, partly due to this same timelessness and seeming immortality, is Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Fleming created the … Read more

Examples of moral progress throughout history

1) Slavery The most striking example of moral progress is the abolition of slavery which was seen as justifiable in the old ages as well as recent as 150 years ago. Slavery can broadly be described as the ownership, buying and selling of human beings for the purpose of forced and unpaid labor. The slave-owner … Read more

The Pros & Cons of Immunization

 Vaccines have been around for hundreds of years. We discovered the idea of vaccines after people who survived diseases were immune to catching it again. When we get a disease, our bodies work hard to eradicate the disease. At the same time our body produces antibodies. Antibodies attach to the disease and remove it … Read more

History and Clinical Manifestations of Yellow Fever

 The significance of Yellow Fever Yellow fever virus is estimated to cause 200,000 cases of disease and 30,000 deaths globally each year, with 90% of those cases occurring in Africa (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018).  The ‘yellow’ in the name refers to the skin color that occurs when the infection involves the … Read more

Bacterial Meningitis: Disease Origins & New Research Advances

   This paper will cover the history of bacterial meningitis including origins of the disease, the first recorded discovery and first outbreaks. This paper also evaluates new research on bacterial meningitis and how it is affecting people with modern day technology and medicine.  According to an article by David Spencer, MD, Meningitis is an … Read more

Comparing Homeopathy and Acupuncture

 Complementary/ Alternative Treatments (CAM) Name Institution Complementary/ Alternative Treatments (CAM) Recommendation Report of Comparison between Homeopathy & Acupuncture 1.Introduction The review of the hospital’s budget to consider the possibility of the provision of complementary and Alternative treatments (CAM) is a huge win for the hospital’s clients. The combination of standard medicine with approved CAM … Read more

Vaccines: Benefits, Risks and Medical History – Considerations for Parental Decision-Making

 Ever since I was little, I always thought that getting vaccinations were mandatory. I thought that they helped to prevent children from getting sick throughout the years. But, in recent years, vaccinations have become a huge controversy for parents across the world. There has been some people say that vaccinations cause autism spectrum disorder … Read more