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Louis Pierre Althusser (UK: / ˌ æ l t ʊ ˈ s ɛər /, US: / ˌ ɑː l t uː ˈ s ɛər /; [4] French:; 16 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French Marxist philosopher who studied at the École normale supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy.
Optical correction using glasses or contact lenses is the most common treatment; other approaches include orthokeratology, and refractive surgery. [68]: 21–26 Medications (mostly atropine) and vision therapy can be effective in addressing the various forms of pseudomyopia. Compensating for myopia using a corrective lens
8.7% global prevalence in 2020 [2] Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD), is a medical condition which may result in blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field. [1] Early on there are often no symptoms. [1] Over time, however, some people experience a gradual worsening of vision that may ...
Cheri Mossburg and Bill Kirkos, CNN. September 3, 2024 at 9:07 AM. Four people who appeared to be sleeping on a Chicago transit train were fatally shot Monday morning, and a suspect has been taken ...
A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart becomes blocked. The most common cause is atherosclerosis, but other conditions like a blood clot, spasm, or tear in your coronary arteries can ...
Cancer immunotherapy (immuno-oncotherapy) is the stimulation of the immune system to treat cancer, improving the immune system's natural ability to fight the disease. [1] It is an application of the fundamental research of cancer immunology (immuno-oncology) and a growing subspecialty of oncology. Cancer immunotherapy exploits the fact that ...
Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness. Unlike modern medicine, which employs the scientific method to test plausible therapies by way of responsible and ethical clinical trials, producing ...
1842: Adriano Balbi, System of universal geography, founded on the works of Malte-Burn and Balbi: Cities, Towns, &c., in Syria and Palestine. Santa Saba, 8 or 9 miles S.E. of Jerusalem, a monastery remarkable for its situation on a height, which rises precipitously several hundred feet from the deep valley of the brook Kedron. Beside it are ...