A Short History of Freethought, Ancient and Modern

A History of Dystonia: Ancient to Modern

Before 1911, when Hermann Oppenheim introduced the term dystonia, this movement disorder lacked a unifying descriptor. While words like epilepsy, apoplexy, and palsy have had their meanings since antiquity, references to dystonia are much harder to identify in historical documents. Torticollis is an exception, although there is difficulty distinguishing dystonic torticollis from congenital musc...

A Short Practice of Ophthalmology (Ancient and Modern)

A Short History of Modern Dentistry

Although the practice of Dentistry is rooted in ancient times, dental care was pretty grim prior to modern times. There were no diagnostic procedures, no preventative procedures, and crude restorative and surgical techniques. The available treatments were likely to be administered by charlatans. They were usually ineffective and death from dental infections was not uncommon. Without effective p...

features of short story in translated and non-translated literature: a polysystemic perspective

ترجمه متون ادبی در دنیای امروز از اهمیت ویژه ای برخوردار است. فرهنگ های مختلف با استفاده از متون ادبی ملل و فرهنگ های دیگر سعی در غنی کردن فرهنگ و ادبیات کشور خود دارند. کشور ما نیز از این قاعده مستثنی نیست. در ایران، ترجمه متون ادبی اروپائی که با دوران مشروطه ایرانی آغاز می شود موجب تغییرات اساسی در فرهنگ، شیوه زندگی و تفکر ایرانیان شده است. در این دوران نه تنها در امورات سیاسی و فکری کشور تغی...

History of Cancer, Ancient and Modern Treatment Methods.

*Corresponding author: Dr. Sudhakar Akulapalli, Assistant Professor/ Staff Scientist II, Creighton University School of Medicine and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Director & Coordinator: Cell Signaling and Tumor Angiogenesis Laboratory, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 N, 30th Street, Omaha NE 68131 USA, Tel: # (402) 4986681; Fax: (402) 498-6331; E-mail: [email protected]