Author Archive: Yvonne M
What Effect will the Millennium Bug have on Society?
What Effect will the Millennium Bug have on Society?. People talk about the Millennium Bug, but few actually know what it is and how big an effect it could have. Virtually everything in our society is vulnerable, from water and electricity to our phone bills and savings accounts. The Millennium Bug is a design fault […]
Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder. According to the DSM IV, Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity is defined as a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development. Some of there symptoms of inattentiveness and hyperactivity must have been present before age seven, […]
The Field study on Nuclear Chemistry and Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Chemistry and Nuclear Weapons. The field of nuclear chemistry is so broad and varied that there is no universally accepted definition for it. This is because it is a subject, with its origins springing from areas such as physics, biology, and chemistry. Nuclear chemistry has contributed to numerous important discoveries in our knowledge of […]
Historical Novel Advances on Medicine and Its Derivatives
Medicine and its derivatives have made countless novel advances throughout history, developing in tandem with the human species itself. We have gone from primitive cavemen, using fire to seal wounds, to a society, at least in America, which can prevent and cure some of the once deadliest afflictions. We pride ourselves in being able to […]
Definition of Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a neurological condition, which is characterized by repeated convulsions or seizures. There is no known cure for this condition however it is treatable through medical therapy or through surgical treatment. . Epilepsy is the earliest recorded brain disorder. People with epilepsy have been feared and isolated by society throughout history. Ancient Greeks thought […]
Psoriasis: Treatment and Management
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder of the skin, which means that the body’s defense system has turned on itself. This causes “angry red lesions to appear on the surface of the skin, multiply, and scale over with silvery patches” (1). Not only do they look hideous, but cause terrible itching and discomfort. “The word (psoriasis) […]
The Two Sides of Power
Power itself contains two sides, depending on the individual who possesses it. Power is like a plague, very contagious. Power in the right hands creates freedom, peace, and fairness. Power in the wrong hands induces despotism, tyranny, and persecution. In the novel “Kindred”, composed by Octavia Butler, power corrupted characters constantly. Power corrupts human emotions […]
Social Diseases of Today’s Affluent American Society
Today’s American society’s affluence is unparalleled: with the success of a capitalist economy, America is able to provide the essential needs of the society, and at a quantity more than what all of America needs. Food, clothing, cars, housing, and even home appliances range from the cheap to the expensive, in various sizes, color, and […]
Symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Medical history has been filled with an array of diseases and illnesses, ranging from the common cold to deadly killers. Some are easily treatable and others can be terminal, but some of the worst are those that still remain without a cure; one such disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is […]
The Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer”s disease is a slowly progressive, degenerative disorder of the brain that eventually results in abnormal brain function and death. The disease was first described in 1907 by a German physician, Dr. Alois Alzheimer(1864-1915). In the neurological autopsy on the brain of a 56-year-old woman Auguste D., of Frankfurt, who died after several years of […]
