Lady Diana (1961-1997) is one of the most famous British personalities and was the Princess of Wales when she got married to Prince Charles in 1981. Since that time, she was closely (too closely) followed by the media until her death in Paris 16 years later. She was often described as a shy person and…
George Orwell (Eric Blair; 1903-1950) was one of the most influential of English writers in the 20th century. He wrote famous books such as 1984 (written in 1948): this masterpiece shows what totalitarian rule can be and even nowadays it displays how people can be manipulated to maintain society as it is. He was a…
Richard Nixon (1913-1994) served as the President of the United States from 1969 to 1974, when he resigned because of the Watergate scandal. It is interesting to see that most people see him as a tense figure in debates, especially the one he had against Kennedy in 1960 (which he lost): in the video above…
Indira Gandhi (ইন্দিৰা গান্ধী; 1917-1984) was the prime minister of India from in 1966 to 1977 (2 terms). She is the daughter of J.Nehru. She held a third term from 1980 to 1984, when she was assassinated. She has the characteristic white forelock of piebaldism: Piebaldism is inherited in an autosomal dominant way and is…
For one, this term is not originally from Latin and Greek, but from English and French: “Pie-” (french) = magpie (a bird) The french word has been adopted in the English. “-bald” comes from English (lack of hair) pie-bald = varriagated and partly coloured like a magpie. This term is also used to describe white…
The development of psoriasis has been observed in anti-TNF therapies for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Behcet’s disease. Its incidence is estimated to occur in around 5% of cases and is more frequent in females than males. It occurs 5 days to several months after the initiation of treatment in patients in…
