THE POPE WHO DEPOSED HIMSELF

Self-Cannibalism: The Man Who Eats Himself

Self-mutilation is a general term for a variety of forms of intentional self-harm without the wish to die. Although there have been many reports of self-mutilation injuries in the literature, none have reported self-cannibalism after self-mutilation. In this article we present a patient with self-cannibalism following self-mutilation. A 34-year-old male patient was brought to the emergency depa...

It’s Often Said That a Lawyer Who Represents Himself Has

WHO REPRESENTS HIMSELF HAS A FOOL FOR A CLIENT. Too often, the same sentiments can be applied to architectural firms who undertake the design of their own offices. There are too many “experts”—and perhaps even worse, the firm knows that it will ultimately be judged by potential clients on the success of the project. To overcome potential problems, Flad & Associates, a 175person architectural en...

Papal Responses to the Holocaust: Contrast between Pope Pius XII and Pope John Paul II

"For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?" (I Corinthians 14:8, KJV).

Frank E. Block, Jr., MD Every clinician is well aware of the problems with audible alarms: False alarms, loud alarms, difficulty determining what is alarming, and inability to quiet an alarm all create distractions that impede patient care. These problems are complicated by the different approaches to alarms among devices. Devices designed by various manufacturers may use different alarm sounds...

A man who wanted to commit suicide by hanging himself: an adverse effect of ciprofloxacin.

In this case report, we describe a man who developed recurrent depression and suicidal ideation with a serious plan to commit suicide as definite adverse effect of ciprofloxacin, which had been prescribed for recurrent prostatitis.