A Brief History In 2005, Chronic Illness, a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal, was established. When you are living with a chronic illness or chronic pain, it is important to make sure you do not let it stop you enjoying life. This effort can, however, mean that you need to put a lot of thought into things that other people may find easier, such as going on a trip, so that you have strategies in place to ensure you are safe and to cope with your symptoms. Planning ahead a little can make a lot of difference when you need to go…
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A Brief History In 2014, Colorado and Washington began licensing cannabis oil extraction operations, but you might wonder, “What is the proper way to start making cannabis oil?” There are multiple approaches, and you can learn all about them in this guide. (Obviously we do not endorse breaking any national, state or local laws. Possession of cannabis must be legal where you are to legally make cannabis oil.) Have you ever wondered how cannabis oil is different from other forms of the plant? Gums, creams, tinctures joints? Cannabis oil is ideal because dosages are easy to regulate compared to solid…
A Brief History On August 27, 1859, oil was discovered in Pennsylvania, an event we used to list “10 Momentous Discoveries.” In honor of that previous list, we take this opportunity today to list 10 things that people have not yet discovered (or rediscovered as the case may be), but things that would rate as “momentous” discoveries when and if we find them. No significance is attached to the order listed, nor do we imply these are the most important things left to discover, just ones of particular interest or notoriety. Digging Deeper 1. Atlantis Even Donovan sang a popular…
A Brief History On August 12, 30 BC, Cleopatra VII Philopator is alleged to have committed suicide by allowing an Asp (a venomous snake of the cobra family) to bite her. (Yes, she was THE Cleopatra.) We used this occasion to publish our article, “10 Famous Suicides,” and today we list another list of those that took their own lives, “5 More Famous Suicides.” We have also addressed the suicide phenomena in our articles “10 More Famous Suicides,” “10 World Leaders that Committed Suicide,” and “The Origins of Dr. Death (Assisted Suicide).” Please note that we do not glorify or…
A Brief History On August 6, 2001, a tragedy known as the “Erwadi fire incident” occurred in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. A fire broke out at the Moideen Badusha Mental Home in Erwadi Village, claiming the lives of 28 of the patients/inmates there. A fire and fatalities do not make for a strange tale, except in this case those poor mental patients were chained down! Run by a faith based organization, the mental home sought to “cure” its patients by caning and beating the patients while treating them with water from a holy shrine in the village. …