Archive for July 9th, 2006
Punishment
Sunday, July 9th, 2006In Extinction, a particular behaviour is weakened by the consequence of not experiencing a positive condition or stopping a negative condition. For example, a rat presses the lever in its cage and nothing happens. Neither a positive or a negative condition exists for the rat. The rat presses the lever again and again nothing happens. […]
Stages Of Cancer
Sunday, July 9th, 2006The staging of a carcinoma has to do with the size of the tumor, and the degree to which it has penetrated. When the tumor is small and has not penetrated the mucosal layer, it is said to be stage I cancer. Stage II tumors are into the muscle wall, and stage III involves nearby […]
Endometriosis
Sunday, July 9th, 2006Endometriosis rarely grows in the lungs or other parts of the body. This “misplaced” tissue can cause pain, infertility (not being able to get pregnant), and very heavy periods.
What is endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a common health problem in women. It gets its name from the word endometrium, the tissue that lines the uterus (womb). In women […]
Causes Of Cluster Headache
Sunday, July 9th, 2006Cluster headaches affect 1% of the population overall, and strike men four times more often than women. Doctors don’t believe that cluster headaches, which are potentially the most painful headaches, are inherited. They may, however, be caused by a serotonin imbalance and/or by a defect in the body’s biological clock.
Cluster headaches do not appear […]
Quotes About Philosophy
Sunday, July 9th, 2006The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it. ~Bertrand Russell
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy. ~Thomas Hobbes
Philosophy is just a hobby. You can’t open a philosophy factory. ~Dewey Selmon
The natural […]
