About Early Medicine

by Ana Condor - Ancient tribes 5000 years ago, people thought that illnesses are the result of evil living in humans bodies. They also believed that gods and superior spirits are punishing people through diseases. The practice of magic and witchcraft was popular amongst many tribes, through charms, images of gods and spells to drive away the evil spirits. A medicine man's kit would contain ...

Date added: 11 June '07

The Remedy Is Worse Than The Disease

by Monique Barb - There are persons that take drugs. We are aware of the fact that drugs make people addicted to them. We can say this addiction to drugs is a kind of disease. Once you’ve took drugs you just can’t stop on doing it! They are very dangerous! They make you think you are another person. They hurt you both physically and mentally. They destroy your brain and your body. There is a ...

Date added: 17 February '07

AIDS - What is True and What is False About It

by Herminne Tonita - AIDS is the sickness that attacks the body's natural defence system against disease. AIDS itself doesn't kill, but because the body's defence system is damaged, the patient has a reduced ability to fight off many other diseases, including flu or the common cold. It has been reported that about 10 million people worldwide may have been infected by the virus that causes A ...

Date added: 08 March '07

Spring and the danger of infectious diseases

by Cristina Nuta - For the majority of us, spring is a beautiful season, the time of the year when nature comes to life: all trees are in blossom and emanate an aromatic scent with their flowers. Apart from this beauty of nature, spring is also a dangerous season, from the point of view of some diseases, such as varicella or the chicken pox. This is the moment when there is an outbreak of infec ...

Date added: 19 July '07