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  The Art of Listening Again and Again
  Article by Michael Gordon

  What is the separation between the normal and very common attribute of story-telling and the narrative of one’s life,...

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  Reclaiming a Parent
  Article by Michael Gordon

  Years ago, we were not as aware of the problems with mood- and behavior-altering drugs, but, at times, it became appa...

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  Narrative Ethics: A Place for “Me”
  Article by Michael Gordon

  The essence of narrative ethics is that by delving into the person’s “story”, meanings may come forth that may give a...

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  A Pacemaker Challenge
  Article by Michael Gordon

  Sometimes physicians do their best to convince patients of the necessity of a treatment, and, no matter how hard the ...

• Ethical Challenges in Dementia Care
  Article by Michael Gordon

  The already existing and anticipated growth in the aged population over the next decade in Canada cannot be ignored. ...

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  The World's Second Successful Disease Eradication
  Topic by Nidhi Singh

  For the second time in history, a disease has successfully been eradicated from the face of the planet. Rinderpest, a cattle disease, proved to be very difficult to remove.   Apart from rinderpest, smallpox was the first disease to have been wiped off the planet completely. The World...

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  From Rats to Cats to Humans: Toxoplasmosis, a Disease Caused by One-Celled Animal, Infects 30% of World's Population
  Article by Rod Danz

  This article describes how it is that a one celled microscopic animal was able to infect much of the worlds populatio...

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  Indoor Tanning: an Issue of Addiction?
  Topic by Erin Luhmann

  With salon names like Half-Baked Tanning, Electric Tan, Sun UR BUNZ, T-N-T Tanning and Sizzle, the tanning industry has been ripe for parody long before Kristen Wiig played the New Jersey tanning mom, Patricia Krentci, on SNL. While Krentci’s sun-logged complexion and alleged tanning abuses...

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  The Porous Nature of Concrete As It Relates to Molds
  Article by Rod Danz

  This article defines a novel way to understand why structures are susceptible to the entry of molds. It elucidates th...

• Neuroscience for Military and Civilian Law Enforcement Applications: The Need for Transparency
  Article by Charles F Barnaby
• Heart Disease in Women: An Underestimated Problem
  Topic by Harvey K Black
• Exoskeletons are helping paraplegics walk
  Topic by Harvey K Black
• Advancing Translational Research Requires Return to Contract Program at NIH
  Article by Robert E Baier
• Goth Girl
  Article by Randy L Cima