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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a rare psychiatric disorder in which parents fabricate illnesses in their children, sometimes even going so far as to cause them physical harm and even death.

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP or MBP) is a sub-category of factitious disorder. Factitious disorder is a condition where the psychological or physical symptoms are fully under the patient's conscious control.

Is it another Watergate sans the wiretapping? Beware, African Americans! The losers are going to be You in this Republican-initiated treachery!

"Ergo Proxy" is a popular Japanese anime series that lasts for twenty-three episodes.

"The Hudsucker Proxy" is a gem for anyone interested in formalistic films. A visionary masterpiece if my credentials are enough to make such a bold claim (a struggling twenty-something guy with an opinion).

With the number of dwindling IP ranges, more and more big companies are using proxy servers and dynamically assigned IP, making it difficult to track users.

Munchausen by Proxy is a disorder in which a caretaker will make up or induce an illness in their child. It is the worst form of child abuse there is.Being so hard to diagnose makes it hard to stop the abuse.

A healthcare proxy is similar to a power of attorney - in some states, the two are one and the same - and is a legal document meant to disclose the wishes of the individual in the event of certain health-related circumstances.

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is child abuse. How can healthcare professionals ensure the safety of their patients without misdiagnosing this devastating, ambiguous disorder?

Women who kill their children are often viewed as evil or cruel. In most cases there is either a clinical explaination, or a mental disorder.

During my career as a Physician Assistant and having worked in several Emergency Rooms I have encountered unfortunate situations with child abuse. These have to be the hardest cases and scenarios to deal with.

This is a true story of a murder that happened some time ago in Jacksonville, Florida. Names are omitted because person or person's is not the nature of this testimony.

This syndrome affects many people. People who have this syndrome will harm themselves or make themselves sick in order to receive attention.

Who invented hula hoops, if not Tim Robbins? And how did he come up with the idea? How did it catch on to the tune of twenty million sold at almost $2 a pop in six months? And how did one toy leave such an indelible mark on the pop culture landscape?

There are times when the idea of the government looking over your shoulder makes you squeamish. Read on to avoid this feeling.

The excuse that one will not vote because of dissatisfaction with all candidates fails to recognize that someone is casting that vote by proxy.

Yes, that's right folks, there's a new boffo auction site making waves in cyber space--but this time it's non-profit...and it's not really that boffo.

Married by Proxy, Gwen is married to an inmate in Texas.

CHICAGO - To thwart his fate of being royally screwed ("mommy, what does that mean?"), the ornery ogre who smells like the shallow end of a swamp has unwavering resolve to crown someone else as proxy for his kingdom's recently croaked king.

Liam O'Brien is a notable male voice actor in the world of Japanese animation who is notable for such roles as Gaara of the Desert in "Naruto", Vincent Law in "Ergo Proxy", and Jushiro Ukitake in "Bleach".

Laws that are supposed to help children, hurt them instead

Sandie, is a prison rights advocate who will soon marry the man she fell in love with Chucky Mamou, by proxy.

Legal document/health care proxy defines exact medical directive by the declarant, unable to make life & death decisions. Treatment maybe specified or discontinued. Health Power of Attorney supports a living will.

A review of how kids are getting around firewalls and filters at school and work to view myspace.com, and information on how to block them from doing this and a list of proxy's to block.

Study of how Soviet foreign policy grew through economic cooperation with Iran from 1945-1979. Particular emphasis is shifted away from Cold War stances and upon nation to nation growth.

An overview of the 1984 presidential election, in which Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale.

Without a doubt, Miller is the best-known Milwaukee beer. But once upon a time, there were three other large breweries in the Milwaukee area: Pabst, Blatz, and Schlitz. What ever happened to these three major breweries?

How antisemitism is on the rise in Europe.

In order to better understand Alanon, a group that is like Alcoholics Anonymous, but committed to helping the family members of alcoholics, I attended a meeting. The following are my observations.

More and more people are buying hosting for their web sites that provide web server log files for analysis. This information can help you see how people are using your web site, which will help you develop a more user friendly place for your customers.

An overview of the 2006 Senate elections in the Midwestern states.

An analysis of how Karl Marx presented Emperor Napoleon III in the "Eighteenth Brumaire."

There is so much paranoia with identity theft today that more and more people are disabling the cookies function on their web browers, limiting access to many benefits available on the web.

Martin Luther compared with other key figures in medieval and Enlightenment Europe.

What's the deal with global warming anyway? Is it real and if it is, what kind is it? Is it occuring now or will it occur later? Has it occuring in the past? Is it really possible to tell if it's happening and why? If it is happening, so what?

A review of the critically acclaimed (but unfortunately cancelled) Fox series Arrested Development, Season Two, on DVD.

Whether you conduct business in cyberspace or just do the occasional armchair surf, guarding your privacy and identity are most essential in an age of phishing, pharming, malware infections and other on-line perils.

One gonzo journalist's look at technology he can barely grasp.

Email is crucial to modern communications, but can also provide a vector for destructive, annoying messages, and system threats. Let's examine some common threats and common sense countermeasures which can help mitigate these threats.

You can't have a poker game without poker chips - but where did the idea of using these small items come from and what were they originally made out of?

Have you ever wanted to go to an auction? Are you unsure about how they work? While auctions seem rather freewheeling, there are actually customs, rules, and regulations that you should be aware of as you wait for the bang of the gavel and the shout of,

As search engine marketing becomes more prevalent and contextual pay-per-click advertising appears on an increasing number of web sites, a new type of fraud is emerging - click fraud. Learn what click fraud is, how it works and what you can do about it.

The Who's Tommy has been a classic rock standard for over 35 years. This article considers the depiction of disability in Tommy and whether Pete Townshend dispells or perpetuates traditional stereotypes about persons with disabilities.

You don't have to be a little old lady with silver hair and a pacemaker to tell your family and doctors what type of treatment you'd want - or not want - if you were suddenly medically incapacitated.

Race is dead--so why do some say "long live race"? Is a race based medicine likely to save more (especially minority) lives? At what social costs? I address these and other questions in a end of term paper written in 2002.

Just like Gmail, Google's web-based free email system, Google Talk isn't available to the general public. Anyone can download Google Talk, but you'll need a Gmail account to sign-in. Right now, Google Talk users can't even chat with non-users.

Voice over Internet Protocol has changed the nature of how phone calls are made. But by running telephony over the same pipes as the Internet, it becomes vulnerable to new attacks.

Racial disparity in sentencing is a problematic issue within the criminal justice system. There are of course people who would like to believe that it does not exist.