CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 16 year old girl was referred to dermatology clinic with bilateral blue gray hyperpigmented patches on her cheeks since birth. Upon close physical examination, scleral blue-gray hyperpigmentation was observed in both her eyes (Figure 1). She also had a blanchable red patch with poorly defined borders on her right cheek (Figure 2). Ophthalmology consultation further revea...

On 17 November 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/RES/66/170) designating 11 October as the first International Day of the Girl Child choosing ending child marriages as the theme of the day. Child marriage is a fundamental human rights violation and impacts all aspects of a girl's life. These marriages deny a girl of her childhood, disrupts her education, limits h...

Although economic opportunities for women are thought to influence marriage market outcomes today, they receive little attention in accounts of 19th century American marriage patterns. The principle behind this mechanism is simple: women may choose to substitute away from marriage as alternatives become more attractive. However, providing evidence for this behavior is challenging because choice...

The relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude seems to be the exception to the rule regarding parent-child connections. Although Hamlet shows clear distress about his mother's marriage to Claudius, his relationship with her is positive. Even though his mother's actions lead Hamlet to frequently criticize women in general, in obvious allusion to Gertrude's marriage, and even though Claudius' marr...

This paper describes the work of a marriage guidance cousellor in a group-practice centre. The considerable advantages to patient, doctor, and counsellor of her close association with the primary medical care team are discussed.

Nancy is 47 years old and the mother of three children. Her first child, Abby, is from her first marriage and is currently a freshman in college and living out of state. Nancy also has a daughter, Rachel, who is 11, and a son, Matthew, who just turned 8 from her current marriage. Nancy is a schoolteacher and her husband, David, sells surgical equipment to health care providers around the countr...

This article proposes an original theory of marriage payments based on insights gained from firsthand information collected in the Senegal River valley. This theory postulates that decisions about the bride-price, which are made by the bride's father, take into account the likely effects of the amount set on the risk of ill-treatment of the wife and the risk of marriage failure. Based on a sequ...

according to the prevailing view in the islamic jurisprudence since breastfeeding is not mother's duty, she is entitled to demand wage from her husband for breastfeeding her child. in this article, the authors intend to prove, through reviewing the evidences of this view and the alternative one, that there is a meaningful relationship between the following phrases: “if they breastfeed for you, ...