Short Clinical Lectures on the First Principles of Medicine

First principles of Hamiltonian medicine.

We introduce the field of Hamiltonian medicine, which centres on the roles of genetic relatedness in human health and disease. Hamiltonian medicine represents the application of basic social-evolution theory, for interactions involving kinship, to core issues in medicine such as pathogens, cancer, optimal growth and mental illness. It encompasses three domains, which involve conflict and cooper...

the evaluation and comparison of two esp textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine

abstract this study evaluated and compared medical terminology and english for the students of medicine (ii) as two representatives of the textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine. this research was performed on the basis of a teacher’s and a number of students’ attitudes and the students’ needs analysis for two reasons: first, to investigate...

Occasional Lectures on the Practice of Medicine

In addition to Dr. Cheadle's well-known Harveian lectures on the Rheumatism of Childhood, this work contains chapters devoted to the following subjects: The use and abuse of tonics, the clinical uses of opium, the diagnosis and treatment of certain minor disorders of childhood, constipation, rickets, and some practical points on the treatment of diseases of the lungs and air passages. To the pr...

Viewpoints of Clinical Dentistry Students on the Factors Affecting the Quality of Lectures in Theoretical Courses

Introduction: Whilst there is an extensive descriptive literature on the effective lecturing, there are few studies on students' perspective toward the attributes of effective lecture sessions. The aim of this study is to explore students' viewpoints on factors affecting the quality of lecture sessions. Methods: This was a two-stage descriptive study in which 25 dentistry students at clinical ...

Lectures on Medicine to Nurses