CHURCH POSSESIONS – A TEMPTATION OF MODERN TIMES

Modern Times

Diabetes : Modern Times.

*Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi General Hospital, Bologna, Italy, 40138 I 1964 Dorothy Crowfort Hodgkin (19101944) (Figure 1) won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin molecular structure by X-ray crystallography. In 1977 Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (born in 1921) (Figure 2) was awarded with Nobel Prize for the development of radioimmunoassay of polypep...

Risks of ancient practices in modern times.

Swaddling, ie, wrapping the child to restrict movement, is an ancient practice. In the Netherlands, it is becoming increasingly popular as an intervention for excessive crying in infants. However, one must be well aware of the potential risks. We present the case reports of a twin boy and girl who had been swaddled and kept in a heated room for several days. On admission to the hospital, both i...

Melancholia and Depression: From Hippocratic Times to Modern Times (1986).

A conundrum of modern times that's still unresolved.

In recent decades, there has been an abundance of publications about wheezing illnesses and asthma, although none have had the capability to sufficiently define this object of curiosity and concern. Confidence has been lost in traditional approaches, such as locking up key people until one ultimate and final decision has been reached, indicated by white fumes emanating from grave chimneys. More...