Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A means of gathering information about a subject’s behavior without his or her knowledge. An does not change the behavior being observed.  

A medical school, one of the first, founded in 1150 in honor of Roger of Salerno.  

In epidemiology, effect modifiers.  

A master telephone number, 911, that in most areas may be called in case of any kind of emergency.  

A large, 9″ x 36″ dressing of multilayered material that can be used open, folded, or rolled to cover most wounds, to pad splints, or to form a cervical collar. A large flat bandage that may be folded several times to make a relatively large dressing or folded several more times to make a smaller…

An antidote composed of one part strong tea, two parts crumbled brown toast, and one part milk of magnesia. An antidote once used in poisoning where the specific antidote was unknown or not available, consisting of two parts activated charcoal, one part tannic acid, and one part magnesium oxide.  

An unpaired chromosome at meiosis. Possessing the power of combining or replacing one atom of hydrogen.  

An organized set of topics, methods, and activities designed to present to the learner experiences that enhance learning.  

Formed in 1833, an organization designed to educate the public and exert political pressure to minimize the adverse effects of beverage alcohol.  

The chief federal agency responsible for the health of the United States consists of six major subdivisions: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Mental Health Administration; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Food and Drug Administration; Health Resources Administration; Health Services Administration; and the National Institutes of Health. The major functions are 1. to assist states and…