Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A program est. by ATSDR in environmental health q.v. that provides 1- 2 years of stipend support for fellows to engage in applied research that helps prevent or mitigate the adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life that may result from exposure to hazardous substances in the nonworkplace environment.  

On-the-job learning experiences built into teacher-training programs, medical training, pharmacy training, etc.  

The application of epidemiology and biostatistics to clinical practice.  

A medical specialty concerned with the relationship of environment to clinical symptoms environmental medicine.  

A severe form of depression characterized by stupor and lack of movement. A mental disorder in which a person is overwhelmed by sad feelings for months and stops being able to carry out everyday activities.  

Functional death.  

Humanistic psychotherapy.  

In politics, the chief administrative officer elected by the members.  

In biology, the division of the zygote into cells. The repeated division of cells in an embryo. The process of repeated cell division of the fertilized egg to form a ball of cells that becomes the blastocyst. The cells (blastomeres) do not grow between divisions and so they decrease in size. Splitting a complex molecule…

The collar bone that articulates with the sternum and scapula. The long, curved horizontal bone just above the first rib that connects the scapula (shoulder blade) with the sternum (breastbone). A thin, rodlike bone on each side of the anterior neck; commonly referred to as the collarbone. The collar bone: a long slender curved bone,…