… various purposes in many different cultures. The purposes have changed over time to fit in with the current lifestyles. This pattern is also true in American history. The use of marijuana has adapted to the social climate of the time. Marijuana, whose…

… offers a unique volunteer resource to the campus, especially students. This program is called the Students of Life. (SOL) Dorris Ricciardi is a member of this volunteer program. Dorris grew up in the Bronx, of New York. Growing up she always had…

… 21st Century answer to the plague. The question most inevitably arises upon whether or not the virus that causes AIDS, HIV, was man made or a natural outbreak. Religious thinkers point to the ever worsening moral landscape of society that brought…

… and mood symptoms that appear during the last one or two weeks of the menstrual cycle and disappear by the end of the full flow the period. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder or PMDD is a specific set of mood symptoms that are also present the week…

… was first mentioned in the literature in the 18th century. However, it was not recognized as an illness by the American Psychiatric Association until 1979 and was not officially named Bulimia Nervosa until 1987 by G. Russell in England. Individuals…

… it is normal for a person to smoke. We as a society; however, are ignorant in our ways. That too is immoral because we do not think before we do things. No one really thinks before they smoke. I have experience myself. When I have smoked I did…

… ignition in the parking lot of her doctor's office for a routine check-up. She enters the sterile building, signs in, and waits while flipping through the tattered pages of any choice 'female inspired' magazine until the nurse, clad in white from head…

… For years, I have been plagued by a condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome. This was of no great concern to me because I was ill informed of the perils that this syndrome would put me through. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects up…

… jerk at random? These people could have a disorder called Tourette's Syndrome. This disorder is named after Georges Gilles de la Tourette, in 1857. Tourette was a neuropsychiatrist who was amazed by Sister Jeanne des Anges's illness when she was thrashin…

… a child that not only had ADHD, ODD, developmental delay, but he was also diagnosed with having bipolar disorder. I just hung my head and said to myself, "Lord, what will be next for this young man." I feel sorry for him, he shouldn't have deal…