In an article considered a classic in the history of medicine, written in 1872 by the North American doctor George Huntington, the disease which now bears his name was described for the first time as a neuro-degenerative disorder, characterised by involuntary arrhythmic and uncontrollable movements, amongst other symptoms. […]
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From Ecuador, Karla Kanora’s singing
A natural beauty, enchanting, but most of all talented, Karla Kanora isrecognised as one of the popular voices of the South American country. She has had success on both the national and international stages. . Nubia PiquerasGrosso . It all began when she was only eight years old in her […]
Should drugs be decriminalised?
Between the ages of eleven months and seven I grew up in Henleaze, a small suburban community located on the outskirts of Bristol’s centre. Ben Stupples My family and I lived in a semi-detached house of average size that separated us from our neighbours with wafer-thin walls, and […]
The hidden drama of the military women of the USA
Tiffany Jackson’s story is very similar to that of hundreds of females from the United States, who on their return from the military are faced with homelessness and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to sexual abuse. Deisy Francis Mexidor After leaving the Army Tiffany Jackson worked fleetingly, soon […]
The US blockade on Cuba: unnecessary and inhumane
The measure, taken on political and economic grounds and imposed by the US Government on Cuba over half a century ago, has incurred losses of $1 trillion on Cuba and ‘inestimable’ humanitarian damages. – Waldo Mendiluza – According to Cuban Foreign Secretary Bruno Rodríguez, this cost of the full economic […]