Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia - Syphilis
Syphilis (historically called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - History
There are two schools of thought on the origin of Syphilis: the Colombian and pre-Colombian theses. There are ongoing debates in anthropo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Testing
It was only in the 20th century that effective tests and treatments for syphilis were developed. In 1906, the first effective test for sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemotherapy: Encyclopedia - Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day use, it refers primarily to cytotoxic drugs used to tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulrich Von Hutten: Encyclopedia - Ulrich Von Hutten
Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523) was an outspoken critic of the Roman Catholic Church and adherent of the Lutheran Reformation. Hutten studi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Columbian Exchange: Encyclopedia - Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange (also sometimes known as "The Grand Exchange") has been one of the significant events in the history of world ecol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bedřich Smetana: Encyclopedia - Bedřich Smetana
The Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (pronunciation ▶ (help·info)) was born on 2 March 1824 at Litomyšl in Bohemia (then in Austria-Hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cautionary Tale: Encyclopedia - Cautionary Tale
A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir Lenin: Encyclopedia - Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин listen ▶ (help·info)), original surname Ulyanov (Улья...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Ethical Implications
The early ethics of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study may be considered in isolation at study inception. In 1932, treatments for syphilis were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
For much of human history, sexually transmitted diseases have been the scourge of humanity. They raged unchecked through society until th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
For much of human history, sexually transmitted diseases have been the scourge of humanity. They raged unchecked through society until th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Abortion
Main article: Abortion Abortion is an ancient means of ending a pregnancy, practiced since antiquity. Its legality has varied from countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - The Sexual Revolution
Main article: Sexual revolution The sexual revolution was a substantial change in sexual morality and sexual behaviour throughout the Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Pederasty
Many cultures normalized or promoted adult males and male youths, usually teenagers, entering into pedagogic friendships or love affairs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Zoosexuality
Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zooph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Prostitution
Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Abortion
Main article: Abortion Abortion is an ancient means of ending a pregnancy, practiced since antiquity. Its legality has varied from countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Pederasty
Many cultures normalized or promoted adult males and male teenagers entering into relationships that also had a sexual dimension. Typical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - The Sexual Revolution
Main article: Sexual revolution The sexual revolution was a substantial change in sexual morality and sexual behaviour throughout the Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Psychology And Sex
Especially before the development of dependable methods of contraception, the control of sexual behavior was of extreme practical importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Zoosexuality
Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zooph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Prostitution
Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Psychology And Sex
Especially before the development of dependable methods of contraception, the control of sexual behavior was of extreme practical importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Politics Of Sex
With the rise of government and laws, personal behaviors, including sex, became increasingly politicized. The politics (and, therefore, l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Politics Of Sex
With the rise of government and laws, personal behaviors, including sex, became increasingly politicized. The politics (and, therefore, l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Same-sex Relations
History of sex - Historiographic considerations. Interestingly, while the reverse is often not true, much of the history of different-g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Same-sex Relations
History of sex - Historiographic considerations. Interestingly, while the reverse is often not true, much of the history of different-g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Religion And Sex
Although not the case in every culture, most religious practices contain taboos or fetishes in regard to sex, sex organs and the reproduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Religion And Sex
Although not the case in every culture, most religious practices contain taboos or fetishes in regard to sex, sex organs and the reproduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Sex In Various Cultures
History of sex - The West. In ancient Greece, the phallus was an object of worship as a symbol of fertility. This finds expression in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Sex In Various Cultures
History of sex - The West. In ancient Greece, the phallus was an object of worship as a symbol of fertility. This finds expression in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Outside Reading
History of sex - Ancient Greece. Hubbard, Thomas K. (ed.) Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents, Universit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Reproduction And Cultural Gender Roles
The biological phenomenon that women become pregnant and give birth instead of men has shaped the formation of gender roles in world cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Reproduction And Cultural Gender Roles
The biological phenomenon that women become pregnant and give birth instead of men has shaped the formation of gender roles in world cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darla Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Darla Vampire - Biography
Darla vampire - Character History. Darla was born a human circa 1580. Her birth name has never been revealed and she herself eventually...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Technology And Sex
Scientific and technological advances have significantly affected the enjoyment and outcomes of sex, especially in recent history. Histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Technology And Sex
Scientific and technological advances have significantly affected the enjoyment and outcomes of sex, especially in recent history. Histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hypnosis: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hypnosis - Magnets And Other Healing Objects
History of hypnosis - Paracelsus and Magnet healing. Paracelsus (1493-1541), a Swiss medical doctor who is also known for his discovery...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Schubert: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Schubert - Death
In the midst of this creative activity, his health deteriorated. He had battled syphilis since 1822. The final illness may have been typh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Schubert: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Schubert - Death
In the midst of this creative activity, his health deteriorated. He had battled syphilis since 1822. The final illness may have been typh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bacteria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bacteria - Benefits And Dangers
Bacteria are both harmful and useful to the environment, and animals, including humans. The role of bacteria in disease and infection is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Loathing: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Loathing - Community
There have been several player-based projects that revolve around the game. A satirical magazine called Syphilis was developed recently b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bacteria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bacteria - Benefits And Dangers
Bacteria are both harmful and useful to the environment, and animals, including humans. The role of bacteria in disease and infection is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Condom: Encyclopedia Ii - Condom - Effectiveness Of Condoms In Preventing Sexually-transmitted Infections Stis
According to a 2001 study by the National Institutes of Health, correct and consistent use of latex condoms: Other sexually-transmitted i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Applications
As a photographic intensifier mercuric chloride produced positive pictures in the collodion process of the 1800s. When applied to a negat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Toxicity
Mercuric chloride is highly toxic and corrosive. Once absorbed into the bloodstream, inorganic mercury combines with proteins in the plas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Production
Mercury(II) chloride is obtained by the action of chlorine on mercury or mercury(I) chloride, by the addition of hydrochloric acid to a h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Applications
Mercury(II) chloride was used as a photographic intensifier to produce positive pictures in the collodion process of the 1800s. When appl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Toxicity
Mercury(II) chloride is highly toxic and corrosive. Once absorbed into the bloodstream, inorganic mercury combines with proteins in the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Study Details
The study was originally started as a study on the incidence of syphilis in the Macon County population. The cohort would be studied for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Hutchinson: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Hutchinson - Works
Hutchinson's activity in the cause of scientific surgery and in advancing the study of the natural sciences was unwearying. He published ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir Lenin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vladimir Lenin - Premature Death
Lenin's health had already been severely damaged due to the intolerable strains of revolution and war. The assassination attempt earlier ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir Lenin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vladimir Lenin - Premature Death
Lenin's health had already been severely damaged due to the intolerable strains of revolution and war. The assassination attempt earlier ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ugo Cerletti: Encyclopedia Ii - Ugo Cerletti - Works
Cerletti came to the first use of electroshock for therapeutic purposes in human beings by way of his experiments with animals on the neu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Experimentation: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Experimentation - Medical Experimentation On Unconsenting People
There has also been medical experimentation on unconsenting humans, either covertly, or under coercion. In some cases, the pretext of med...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lumbar Puncture: Encyclopedia Ii - Lumbar Puncture - Indications
The most common indication for a lumbar puncture is to collect cerebrospinal fluid in a case of suspected meningitis. Subarachnoid hemorr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Fornovo: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Fornovo - The Campaign
Charles VIII was on good terms with the two powers in northern Italy, Milan and Venice, and both had encouraged him to make good his clai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Disease - Diagnosis And Therapy
The field of infectious diseases also occupies itself with the diagnosis and therapy of infection. Infectious disease - Diagnosis. Diag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Encyclopedia Ii - Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Sensorineural hearing loss may be congenital or acquired. Sensorineural hearing loss - Congenital. lack of development (aplasia) of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hypnosis: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hypnosis - Pre-history
History of hypnosis - Indian & Egyptian sleep temples. "Hypnotism as therapy seems to have originated among the Hindus, who often t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American Contemporary Issues: Encyclopedia Ii - African American Contemporary Issues - Institutional Racism And Discrimination
Institutional racism is top-down discrimination, usually practiced or approved of by the government. Slavery could be seen as the beginni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bacteria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bacteria - History And Taxonomy
The first bacteria were observed by Antony van Leeuwenhoek in 1683 using a single-lens microscope of his own design. The name bacterium w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obstetrics: Encyclopedia Ii - Obstetrics - Prenatal Care
Prenatal care is important in screening for various complications of pregnancy. This includes routine office visits with physical exams a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Revolution - Medicine And Sex
The development of antibiotics in the 1940s made most of the severe venereal diseases of the time curable, removing the threat of sexuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Revolution - Medicine And Sex
The development of antibiotics in the 1940s made most of the severe venereal diseases of the time curable, removing the threat of sexuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hearing Impairment: Encyclopedia Ii - Hearing Impairment - Medical Treatments
Hearing impairment - Approaches. In addition to hearing aids there exist cochlear implants of increasing complexity and effectiveness. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Male Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Male Circumcision - Male Circumcision In The Renaissance
Europeans, with the exception of the Jews, did not practice male circumcision. The Church issued a papal bull in 1442 that prohibited the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - Culture
Long a center of secular as well as of religious learning, Mashhad has been a center for the arts and for the sciences. The famed Ferdows...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man In The High Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man In The High Castle - The Use Of The I Ching
Dick claims that he wrote The Man in the High Castle, using the ancient Chinese philosophical text the I Ching (or Book of Changes) to de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ugo Cerletti: Encyclopedia Ii - Ugo Cerletti - Life
He was born in Conegliano, in the region of Veneto, Italy, on September 26, 1877. He studied Medicine at Rome and Turin, later specializi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Neurology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Neurology - Anatomy And Physiology
The development of modern neurology began in the sixteenth century with Vesalius, who described the anatomy of the brain and much else; h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - Culture
Long a center of secular as well as of religious learning, Mashhad has been a center for the arts and for the sciences. The famed Ferdows...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mihai Eminescu: Encyclopedia Ii - Mihai Eminescu - The Poet
His poems span a large range of themes, from nature and love to history and social commentary. His carefree early years were evoked in hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Spinrad: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Spinrad - Selected Works
Norman Spinrad - Novels. The Solarians (1966) Agent of Chaos (1967) The Men in the Jungle (1967) Bug Jack Barron (1969) The Iron Dream...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mihai Eminescu: Encyclopedia Ii - Mihai Eminescu - Life
Mihai Eminescu - Family. His father was Gheorghe Eminovici from Călineşti, a Romanian village in Suceava county, Bucovina, which was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ludwig Van Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Musical Style And Innovations
Beethoven is viewed as one of the most important transitional figures between the Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. As far ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lupus Erythematosus: Encyclopedia Ii - Lupus Erythematosus - History
The source of the name "lupus" is unclear. All explanations originate with the characteristic butterfly-shaped malar rash that the diseas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man In The High Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man In The High Castle - Themes
The most prominent theme in The Man in the High Castle is the question of the penetration of true reality into a false reality. This can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ludwig Van Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Musical Style And Innovations
Beethoven is viewed as one of the most important transitional figures between the Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. As far ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birth Control: Encyclopedia Ii - Birth Control - History Of Birth Control
Probably the oldest methods of contraception (aside from sexual abstinence) are coitus interruptus, barrier methods, and herbal abortifac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lumbar Puncture: Encyclopedia Ii - Lumbar Puncture - Procedure
A lumbar puncture requires aseptic technique and performance by qualified and skilled medical practitioners. In performing a lumbar punct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man In The High Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man In The High Castle - The Grasshopper Lies Heavy
Several characters in The Man in the High Castle read a popular, although banned, novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy by Hawthorne Ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Caledonia: Encyclopedia Ii - New Caledonia - History
The western Pacific was first populated about 50,000 years ago. The Austronesians moved into the area later. The diverse group of people ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man In The High Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man In The High Castle - Plot
The Man in the High Castle - Back Story. The point of divergence between the world of The Man in the High Castle and actual history is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemotherapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chemotherapy - Dosage
Dosage of chemotherapy can be difficult: if the dose is too low, it will be ineffective against the tumor, while at excessive doses the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ludwig Van Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Personal Beliefs And Their Musical Influence
Beethoven was much taken by the ideals of the Enlightenment and by the growing Romanticism in Europe. He initially dedicated his third sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Father Damien: Encyclopedia Ii - Father Damien - Colony Of Death
On May 10, 1873, Damien arrived at the secluded settlement at Kalaupapa. Bishop Maigret presented Damien to the colonists as "one who wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obstetrics: Encyclopedia Ii - Obstetrics - Antenatal Care
In obstetric practice, the obstetrician will see a pregnant woman on a regular basis as her pregnancy progresses. The exact schedule vari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obstetrics: Encyclopedia Ii - Obstetrics - Induction
An obstetrician may recommend a woman have her labour induced if it is felt that continuation would be more dangerous to her, the fetus, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penicillin: Encyclopedia Ii - Penicillin - Adverse Effects
Penicillin - Adverse drug reactions. Common adverse drug reactions (ADRs) for the penicillins include: diarrhea, nausea, rash, urticari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doktor Faustus: Encyclopedia Ii - Doktor Faustus - Themes
The novel is concerned with the intellectual fall of Germany in the time leading up to World War II. Leverkühn's own moods and ideology ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Male Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Male Circumcision - Male Circumcision In The 18th Century
Circumcision was not practiced amongst Christians in Europe in the 18th Century. It was regarded with repulsion. Edward Gibbon had refer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Male Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Male Circumcision - Circumcision In The 21st Century
The major medical societies in America[27], Britain[28], Canada[29], Australia and New Zealand[30] do not recommend routine non-therapeut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lumbar Puncture: Encyclopedia Ii - Lumbar Puncture - Risks
Headache is the most common complication; it often responds to intravenous caffeine injection, and can often be prevented by strict maint...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Stages Of Syphilis
Different manifestations occur at each stage of the disease. Syphilis - Primary syphilis. Primary syphilis is manifested after an incub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Syphilis In Art And Literature
In 1530, Girolamo Fracastoro, a physician and poet, wrote a poem from which syphilis derived its name. There are references to syphilis i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Treatment
There were originally no effective treatments for syphilis. The most common in use were guaiacum and mercury: the use of mercury gave ris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Treatment
There were originally no effective treatments for syphilis. The most common in use were guaiacum and mercury: the use of mercury gave ris...   » Read the article

Article - Ayurveda Sitemap I - A-z
This is a sitemap for Ayurveda - A-Z . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article