|
Health & Medicine Essays and Term Papers
On Ockham's Razor And Gulf IllsThe analytic instrument we feel most comfortable wielding, journalistically,
in exploring the cause of Gulf Syndrome is Ockham's Razor. It is named for,
but apparently was not quite explicitly stated in the writings of English
philosopher William of Ockham (circa 1300-1349). Also called the ...
|  Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 311 - Pages: 2 |
Are Cosmetic Surgeries Worth It??
Some women are never satisfied with anything, including themselves. There is a fine line between having and moving toward high expectations or taking radical, most likely unreasonable, steps by going under the knife to improve a woman�s looks to transform herself into a glamour queen for a ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 541 - Pages: 2 |
Von Willebrand�s DiseaseBlood is carried throughout the body within a network of blood vessels. When our tissues are injured (cut on skin), are blood vessel is disrupted, and we bleed through the holes in the blood vessel wall. Normally, we stop bleeding through two integrated processes, or the formation of a platelet ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 2937 - Pages: 11 |
CancerI.
is a group of diseases characterized by an uncontrolled growth of
abnormal cells. If the spread of these abnormal cells is not controlled,
can cause death. Most s take the form of tumors, although not all tumors
are s. A tumor is simply a mass of new tissue that serves no
physiological ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 2444 - Pages: 9 |
Current Status Of Malaria VaccinologyIn order to assess the one must first take
an overview of the whole of the whole disease. One must understand the disease
and its enormity on a global basis.
Malaria is a protozoan disease of which over 150 million cases are reported per
annum. In tropical Africa alone more than 1 million ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 2165 - Pages: 8 |
HemophiliaIn the human body, each cell contains 46 chromosomes and 23 pairs of chromosomes, one of each pair is inherited through the egg from the mother, and the other inherited through the sperm of the father. Of these chromosomes, those that determine sex are X and Y. Females have XX and males have XY. ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 949 - Pages: 4 |
Angina Pectorisis a medical condition that literally means a choked
chest. The victim feels acute pain in his chest for a few seconds, and then it
goes away. This occurs when myocardium cells, the muscle portion of your heart,
are temporarily denied oxygen. At this stage they do not die, but maybe ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 608 - Pages: 3 |
Physician Assisted SuicidePhysician-assisted suicide presents one of the greatest dilemmas to the medical profession. Should someone who is mentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engage in physician-assisted suicide? According to the First Amendment of The Constitution of The United States, �one has ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 778 - Pages: 3 |
Prozac: Harmful Or Helpful?Many people suffer from depression at some point in their lives. Among women in western countries, major depression is by far the most common illness (Shorter 43). Treatment for depression varies among health care providers, but the prescription of antidepressants seems to be the most common ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 1762 - Pages: 7 |
Depression And Its CausesDepression is a serious health problem that could affect anybody, at
any age. It's more than the down feeling that everybody experiences from
time to time. Depression involves a "down" mood, along with some other
symptoms, and lasts for more than a couple of weeks. This problem affects
the ...
| | Save Paper - Free Paper - Words: 480 - Pages: 2 |
Anabolic Steroidsare synthetic coumpounds formulated to be like the
male sex hormone testosterone. Many athletes use male and
female alike, such as body builders , weightlifters, baseball players, football
players, swimmers, and runners. They do so because they mistakenly believe that
they will gain strength and ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 1685 - Pages: 7 |
RU-486 The New Abortion Pill: How Safe Is It??
RU-486 is an abortion pill. This pill is a steroid hormone similar to the natural hormone progesterone. It is an antiprogestrone drug that blocks receptors of progesterone, a key hormone in order to start and maintain a human pregnancy.
RU-486 is made up of Mifeprisone (a.k.a. RU-486) and also ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 564 - Pages: 3 |
Unconventional MedicinesThere are literally hundreds of types of . An unconventional medicine is any type of therapy that is different from traditional medicine in the way that it focuses on a patient�s mind, body, and inner energy, to aid in healing. Some, use magic charms, colour therapy, sound therapy, and juice ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 2512 - Pages: 10 |
Creatine Supplements And AthletesCreatine supplementation works. There have been over 100 studies done on creatine ingestion. The majority of the studies suggesting that creatine does enhance performance in athletics. It has been theorized that with increased muscle creatine content via creatine supplementation may allow for an ...
| | Save Paper - Free Paper - Words: 1171 - Pages: 5 |
Physician Assisted SuicidePhysician-assisted suicide presents one of the greatest dilemmas to the medical profession. Should someone who is mentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engage in physician-assisted suicide? According to the First Amendment of The Constitution of The United States, "one has ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 778 - Pages: 3 |
Huntington's DiseaseBackground
is inherited as an autosomal dominant disease that gives
rise to progressive, elective (localized) neural cell death associated with
choleric movements (uncontrollable movements of the arms, legs, and face) and
dementia. It is one of the more common inherited brain disorders. About ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 1074 - Pages: 4 |
The Problem With MedicareThe U.S. government has denied that Medicare is going bankrupt. Although the government may say that Medicare has plenty of money it is untrue because it is a fact that Medicare will go bankrupt by the year 2001 as stated by preliminary sources. Medicare is one of the main sources of funding for ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 1367 - Pages: 5 |
The Pituitary Gland And DwarfismThe Pituitary Gland is situated at the base of the brain and it produces
hormones which control growth. Too large an amount of these hormones causes
giantism, a condition where facial features, hands, etc. become abnormally large.
Too little causes dwarfism, where the overall stature of a person ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 440 - Pages: 2 |
Anger Management And HealthEverybody feels anger from time to time. People have been documented
feeling anger since biblical times when God was considered angry. Babies even
exhibit signs that are interpreted as anger, such as crying or screaming. Anger
is not in any way unique to people. Animals also have the ability ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 2155 - Pages: 8 |
Ebola And Marburg VirusesThe are extremely lethal viruses that have
placed repugnant thoughts on the minds of many people that have any background
knowledge on this field of viral infections. Where does it come from? Where
does it hide? What could it do to me? As these questions burn holes in the
minds of many ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 606 - Pages: 3 |
Needle Exchange ProgramsMore than a million people in the United States inject drugs, at a
cost to society (in health care, lost productivity, accidents, and crime)
of more than fifty billion dollars a year. (Holland n.p.). According to the
Department of Health and Human Services, there were 216,000 heroin ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 2707 - Pages: 10 |
Home Health Care NursingDating way back in history, almost all health care was done at home.
In the early, 19th century, the doctor made house calls with everything he
needed in his black bag. Other than the doctor�s occasional visits,
usually female family members cared for the patient. In the early 20th
century, not ...
| | Save Paper - Free Paper - Words: 2503 - Pages: 10 |
Sleepwalkingis a sleep disorder effecting an estimated ten percent of all humans at least once in their lives. This widespread phenomenon varies in its intensity and frequency. While most incidents are short and not dangerous, some can involve self-injury and are much more dangerous for the sleeper as well ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 851 - Pages: 4 |
Schizophreniais a severe mental illness,which is most notable for its mixed thought patterns,and unpredictable disturbances in thinking.About one percent of the population is affected by this disease,and half of the inpatients in U.S. mental hospitals are schizophrenics.
Symptoms
Symptoms of include ...
| | Save Paper - Premium Paper - Words: 639 - Pages: 3 |
|
|
