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    Bio 101- Introduction to Biological Sciences I. Brief History of Biology. List down the contribution(s) of the following philisophers/scientists to the science of Biology Pre-historic people: The earliest humans must have had and passed on knowledge about plants and animals to increase their chances of survival. This may have included knowledge of human and animal anatomy and aspects of animal behavior (such as migration patterns). However‚ the first major turning point in biological knowledge

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    (Karotana‚ 2006). With all this in mind‚ it is no wonder that even with our current technological and medical advances that society and the individuals within it are hesitant to seek help for mental disorders. Some of the earliest theorists such as Hippocrates suggested alternate causes for disorders such as neurological disease. He was also one of the first to observe what are now clinically proven disorders such as alcoholism and addiction‚ epilepsy‚ and stroke Butcher‚ Mineka‚ Fooley‚ 2010). EARLY

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    The act of Enlightenment was about seeking truth though observation and logic and was aimed toward giving people new voices and rights. such as natural rights‚ John Locke is well-known for claiming every human has certain rights not given to them by the law or society. Things such as freedom‚ privacy‚ life and owning property. Social Contract - Again Locke‚ but also prominent in Jean-Jaques Rousseau’s writings. A political philosophy which claims that the government and people are bound under a contract

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    Breast Cancer [pic] Yakedia Patrick 04-29-13 4th Hour

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    Plenty of respiratory diseases‚ especially asthma‚ has appeared in the past few centuries as a result of the industrial revolution which increased the number of factories‚ thus increased air pollution. Asthma is a widespread‚ degenerative illness that disturbs the outflow of air which goes in and out of the lungs‚ and it affects all people of all ages. This essay will discuss the definition and the distinct types of asthma‚ intrinsic and extrinsic. Asthma is a type III hypersensitivity and a common

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    hunting and warfare. The Ebers papyrus (circa 1500 BC) describes several poisons known at that time. For example‚ it mentions hemlock as the state poison of the Greeks as well as opium‚ aconite and heavy metals such as lead‚ copper and antimony. Hippocrates (circa 400 B.C.) introduced clinical toxicology principles by describing elemental concepts of bioavailability and overdose. There are also several citations of the use of poisons in ancient Greece literature. It was Dioscorides‚ a Greek pharmacist

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    My impressions after visiting The International Museum of Surgical Science By Cristina Vacaru The International Museum of Surgical Science ‚the City of Chicago Landmark‚is the only museum specifically dedicated to medical surgery in North America and it is the only one open to the public.After visiting this fascinating museum it came to my knowledge that this museum was founded

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    However‚ with Hippocrates came the Hippocratic method and the Hippocratic oath‚ which are both still heavily utilized today. Roy Porter described both of these well as “ humoralism which dominated classical medicine and formed its heritage lay in its comprehensive explanatory scheme‚ which drew upon bold archetypal contrast” (Porter‚ 30) and “This humane disposition demonstrated the physician’s devotion to his art rather than fame or fortune‚ and consoled anxious patients.” (Porter‚ 30). These ideas

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    MODERN MEDICINE Modern medicine has made great strides in recent years. It is scientific and based on continual research and experiment. Surgery‚ in particular‚ has made an amazing advance. Thousands of doctors are being trained every year in India‚ and hundreds of hospitals set up. People living in cities rely mainly on modern medicine. In the past whenever there was an outbreak of plague or cholera people died by the hundreds. Modern medicine has succeeded in preventing the outbreak of epidemics

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    students throughout the world upon graduating from years of medical school education. The Hippocratic Oath‚ one of the most widely known examples of ancient Greek medical literature‚ an oath inscribed onto papyrus; dating back to 400 BC‚ written by Hippocrates a Greek Physician who is widely known as the “Father of Western Medicine”. Many versions of the oath with slight variations exist with much controversy‚ but is the principle medical maxim of ‘Primum non nocere’ held throughout? In modern medicine

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