Read an overview of the play "Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.

This is the complete text of the novel A Country Doctor by Sarah Orne Jewett.

This is the complete text of the mystery novel The Dream Doctor by Arthur B. Reeve.

This is the complete text of the mystery novel The Devil Doctor by Sax Rohmer, it is the second book in the Fu-Manchu series.

Teach your children how to live healthy when they are young. This helps them avoid making unhealthy choices and developing lifelong bad habits. This article offers examples of ways for parents to positively influence their children's...

The Med Help Support Communities provides questions and answers about most medical conditions as well as allowing you to type in a question and get a reply from a doctor.

Profile of Doctors Olof Celsius and Anders Celsius. Olof created a herbarium collection of 765 pressed specimens of Swedish plants, while his nephew, Anders, developed the modern system of temperature measurement.

This site from Crime Doctor describes shoplifting, how it occurs, and security measures retail store operators can take to reduce it. Additional links to related shoplifting topics are included.

The full text of the short story "A Doctor of the Old School" by Ian Maclaren.

An interesting account of St. Anselm's life and religious significance. Includes selections of his work.

In preparation for some medical tests, Jared must drink 3 liters of water today, but he has forgotten his water bottle at home and must use paper cone cups at work. Students are asked to calculate how many of these he must drink if that...

A description of St. Ambrose of Milan. It includes a biography, theology, and its significance for the early Christian Church.

This article describes the role of carbohydrates in the human body. Discusses the two basic forms: complex and simple. Gives examples of each. Defines the function of carbohydrates. Links to related topics are provided.

Gives a short description on the practice of medicine in Etruscan and Roman societies. The first doctors came from Greece but Roman medicine tended to be more of a "home remedy," situation.

This encyclopedia article tells about Louis T. Wright, a black doctor and medical researcher.

This site defines Allusion and then provides several examples of allusion in literature including Milton's Paradise Lost, Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and Keats's Ode to the Grecian Urn. It also discusses the...

Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910 CE), the first woman doctor in the United States.

During the Civil War, military hospitals considered opioids to be essential medicine. Doctors and nurses used opium and morphine to treat soldiers' pain, stop internal bleeding and mitigate vomiting and diarrhea caused by infectious...

Provides general information about buying a franchise and gives examples of types of businesses that would support a franchise concept. Tips are given on how to franchise a business.

This collection features resources to accompany The Providers film. The Providers documentary exposes the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three healthcare providers in northern New Mexico.

Stories focus on military medicine and highlight personal accounts from doctors, nurses, and individuals providing medical support.

A stroke disrupts the brain's function by injuring brain cells, usually by interfering with the brain's blood supply. Because the brain's blood supply can be disrupted for different reasons, doctors generally classify strokes into three...

Occupational outlook for all doctors that details expected job market in future, salary, working conditions, etc.

This article on children and whooping cough is organized into the following sections: "Pertussis (Whooping Cough)," "Prevention, When to Call Your Child's Doctor, and Professional Treatment," and "Home Treatment." Learn what makes the...