Most Rapes Are Provoked by Women

There are millions of people allover the world who has been victims of rape. Rape is so traumatic that all rape victims suffer some degree of posttraumatic stress disorder from the experience. It is easy to think that a man always subjects rape to a woman but this assumption is false. There are millions of men who have been raped by other men and by women. I happened to interview a patient recently who was rapped multiple times by multiple gangs of over 20 men each in jail in Texas. Describing his story in this post might be traumatic to many ...

Stem Cell Research Using Human Embryos is Acceptable

The undifferentiated cells of a human embryo often referred to as "stem cells" hold limitless promise for medical research. Theoretically, such cells could cure diseases like leukemia, treat diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, and repair the nerve systems of quadriplegics patients. While stem cell research is not equal to abortion, abortion opponents, however, are attempting to ban stem cell research on the grounds that it is unethical. Liberals like president Barack Obama believes that stem cell research should be perused to get remedies to diseases no one has ever been able to treat in the past. There ...

Heroin Abuse and Addiction

Heroin Abuse and Addiction Heroin is a powerful narcotic drug commonly found on the streets that can be injected, smoked, or inhaled. Parents fear this drug is making a comeback among teens. We are going to look at how heroine affects the body and brain. This article is in reference to an article produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a federal government agency. Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug narcotic. It is both the most abused narcotic opiate and the most rapidly acting of all opiates. Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the ...