Haldol: The Grim Reaperās Sidekick
Haloperidol, better known as Haldol, is not just a drugāitās a cultural artifact of medicineās darker corners. It has worn many hats: psychiatric savior, hospice workhorse, veterinary tranquilizer, and even …
Phenol injections – originally used by the Nazis as part of the Aktion T4 euthanasia program – were used as a means of individual execution byĀ Nazi GermanyĀ during theĀ Second World War.
The toxic effect of phenol on the central nervous system, causes sudden collapse and loss of consciousness in both humans and animals; a state of cramping precedes these symptoms because …
insulin Shock and Awe: When Doctors Thought Comas Were Cool
Insulin Shock Therapy is another medical marvel where they claimed to cure mental illness by nearly killing the patients! Ladies and gentlemen, gather ’round for the medical equivalent of “hold …
Rule According to Higher Law (Not To Be Confused With Rule of Law)
The rule according to a higher law is a statement which expresses that no law may be enforced by the government unless it conforms with certain universal principles (written or unwritten) of …
The Overbreadth Doctrine
In American jurisprudence, the overbreadth doctrine is primarily concerned with facial challenges to laws under the First Amendment. When federal or state laws are challenged in the United States court system for their constitutionality, they may …
Void For Vagueness
In American constitutional law, a statute is void for vagueness and unenforceable if it is too vague for the average citizen to understand, and a constitutionally-protected interest cannot tolerate permissible activity to be chilled within the …
Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law
SUMMARY: Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected …
Fake Causes of Death (To Conceal Genocide)
Besides issuing certificates with fake causes of death, numbered and dated to conceal the group nature of the operation, Wirth’s registry sent out letters of condolence to next of kin …
Arsenic Etymology
arsenic (n.) late 14c., “yellow arsenic, arsenic trisulphide,” from Old French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from late Greek arsenikon “arsenic” (Dioscorides; Aristotle has it as sandarake), adapted from Syriac (al) zarniqa “arsenic,” from Middle Persian zarnik “gold-colored” (arsenic trisulphide has …
Leech Etymology
leech (n.1) “bloodsucking aquatic worm,” from Old English lƦce (Kentish lyce), of unknown origin (with a cognate in Middle Dutch lake). Commonly regarded as a transferred use of leech (n.2), but according to OED the Old English …
Arsenic at Wellcome Collection
539 Results for “arsenic” Arsenic in drinking water / Subcommittee on Arsenic in Drinking Water, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Reseach …
Leeches at Wellcome Collection
61 Results for “Leeches” A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen …
Treatise on the Medicinal Leech – Dr. James Rawlins Johnson, 1816
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Arsenic and Old Leeches
In 1816 Dr. James Rawlins Johnson published hisĀ Treatise on the Medicinal Leech. Besides the aforementioned methods of leech use, he studied the leech itself with exacting care. He tested to …
Crouching Hu Po, Hidden Long Gu?
Hu Po – Succinum, Amber, Fossil resin (mineralogical) āTiger soulā Our pure Hu Po essential oil has a sweet, resinous, pine-like aroma and crystal clear light amber color, Alchemica Botanica …
The tale known as “The Poison Dress” or “Embalmed Alive” features aĀ dressĀ that has in some way beenĀ poisoned
The tale known as “The Poison Dress” or “Embalmed Alive“[1] features a dress that has in some way been poisoned. This is a recurring theme throughout legends and folktales of various cultures, including ancient Greece, Mughal …
