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Urine therapy, animal dung treatments, arsenic, electroshock therapy, farts in a jar, you name it! Medicine has gone a looooooong way. That's all I can say. Read this post, and you will understand what I mean!  Let's begin: 5 Unbelievable Medical Practices in History! 1. Victorian Tapeworm Diet  Source This diet was extremely popular in the early 1900s when women were concerned about their weight and maintaining a 16 inch waist. Women would ingest a tapeworm egg in the form of a pill. Once the egg hatched, the tapeworm would grow in the woman's body and 'eat' all the food she ingested. Thus, a woman could eat as much as she wanted without gaining weight ... Bad idea! Ingesting a tapeworm is considered dangerous and can lead to dementia, epilepsy, eye problems and more. What a way to loose weight!  2. Dead Mouse Paste Source This method was used way back in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptians would blend a dead mouse with other ingredients and apply t...

"Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams." ~Ben Carson Source One of the most inspirational medical movies I have ever watched in my life is Gifted Hands. It's about the most renowned neurosurgeon of all time: Ben Carson.  For Ben Carson, growing up in the '60s was dangerous, especially as a poor black boy. Due to his poor grades, Carson's illiterate but hardworking single mother, Sonya urged Ben and his older brother Curtis to read two books a week and write a book report on them.  As a result of his reading, Ben Carson became the top in his class. He ended up receiving a scholarship to a prestigious college: Yale University. Later on, he went to the top medical school in the nation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. There, he served one year as a surgical intern and five years as a neurosurgery resident.  It was certainly not easy for Ben Carson to be what he is today. He had to fight poverty, prejud...

Important notice: To those of you who read my posts faithfully, I have something to tell you. If you notice, I publish my posts every four to five days. But as school is approaching, and as my schedule gets tighter I decided that I will write my posts once a week instead of every four to five days. After this post, I will start writing on Fridays.  I'm also curious as to which type of posts you enjoy reading the most on my blog. I want to know which type of posts I should be writing more of. Therefore, I made a poll.  Please check out the link to the poll below and vote. ↓↓↓↓ Link to poll:  http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=598cac60e4b0fa6088cce9a1 ________________________________________________ Today's post is on  another surgery. The surgery of the day is a C-Section. For those of you who want to be obstetricians, this post will be especially helpful.  source Unlike a vaginal/natural birth, a C-Section (Cesarean Section) is a surgical birth d...

Welcome back to my blog! Today's post is going to be another medical career of the day. (Last medical career of the day was an orthopedic surgeon. If you didn't read that yet, check it out.) Moving on, today's medical career is a dermatologist. ____________________________________ A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in dealing with the largest organ of the human body: the skin. They diagnose and treat skin disorders such as: acne, psoriasis, eczema, etc. These doctors advise their patients on attaining smooth and healthy skin. Not only do dermatologists diagnose, treat and prevent skin diseases, but they also treat, prevent and diagnose hair and nail diseases. Educational Requirements ~Dermatologists must acquire a bachelor's degree, taking courses in English, math, inorganic and organic chemistry, physics and chemistry.  ~During the first two years of med school, dermatologists study anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pathology and medical ethics....

Today's post is going to be on another surgery. The last surgery I discussed was a subdural hematoma surgery. (If you didn't see that post yet, check it out!) Today I'll be talking about cataract surgery. A cataract is the clouding of the eye's lens (which is usually clear.) This affects a person's vision and is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Cataracts are usually caused by aging, trauma, heredity, smoking, etc. On most occasions, cataract surgery is performed by a specialty trained ophthalmologist.  In today's video, Doctor Sydney Tyson will perform a cataract surgery in 'simple English.' Doctor Tyson literally explains what he is doing throughout the whole video. His explanation is so crisp and clear that you may feel like you can do it yourself without years of med school and residency!  ** WARNING : If you are squeamish at the sight of the eye, do not watch this video.** If you are not squeamish at the sight of the ...