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'Right to Die' Issue as it Pertains to Texas

In ten pages Texas laws are examined as they pertain to issues involving the 'right to die' with medical consent, living wills, an...

Medical Policies and Family Vigilance

In five pages the hospitalization of a relative is examined in a discussion of family vigilance during this time period with recom...

Ancient Rome's Crucifixion Practice

In five pages this essay examines the crucifixion practice of the ancient Romans during the time of Jesus Christ and considers its...

The Art of Healing and Frontier Medicine

This paper addresses various facets of medicine during the settlement of North America. The author addresses various cultural med...

Article Summary and Review of 'Epilepsy Disappearing Lesions in the United Kingdom'

In five pages an article that appeared in the British Medical Journal on April 20, 1991 is summarized and reviewed. There are no ...

Nursing and DNA Cloning

(Wilson, 1997). This may have significant information to import to scientists concerning the aging process since aging is related ...

Futile Treatment Continuation

In five pages this paper considers continuing treament in cases that might appear to be future in terms of decision making and the...

Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism

In nine pages hypothyroidism is presented in a medical overview that includes symptom, diagnosis, and treatment descriptions. Ele...

Marrone and His Vision of Dying Dying

Death and dying are a major concern in American society today. Robert Marrone addressed the various issues in Death, Mourning, and...

Healthcare Information Services and Data Warehousing

In ten pages data warehousing is discussed in terms of its medical applications in terms of cohesion, effectiveness, and cost effi...

Ethical and Moral Issues from a Medical Perspective

In six pages this paper addresses 5 different subjects requiring ethical and moral judgments to be made from a medical point of vi...

Medical Malpractice Insurance and its Importance

In ten pages this paper discuses medical malpractice insurance and its contemporary necessity. Six sources are cited in the bibli...

Legal and Medical Issues Associated with a Patient's 'Right to Die'

providers and also provide a well-balanced outline about the issues involved in a patients "right to die" (Hendin, Foley and White...

Should Animal Testing Continue or Be Stopped?

Imperial Chemical Industries, contends that animal testing, whether one likes it or not, is a legal requirement. Dr. Charles Mayo...

Mentally Ill Individuals and Medical Insurance

illnesses, for example, often encounters problems in convincing their insurance provider to provide the appropriate reimbursement ...

Grief and a Breast Cancer Mastectomy

likely to be sexually active and have many years ahead of them which will need to be faced without one or both breasts. Furthermo...

Informed Consent and British Medical Law

upper house has, in fact, been in a state of suspended reform for almost a century - ever since the unelected Tory landowners who...

Witches, Midwives, and Nurses A History of Women Healers by Ehrenreich and English

that womens contributions -- no matter how physically or mentally trying -- did not carry anywhere near the same weight as those b...

Case Studies on Medical Care's Informed Consent

implied (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). Take the action of the patient who rolls up their sleeve to receive a shot for example (Ret...

Medical Experts and the Decline in Trust

to change the class they fit into more so than at any time in the past. In addition to this there has also been an amendment in th...

EDTA Chelation Therapy as an Alternative Treatment Approach

have taken years to develop. The most vocal proponent of the treatment, Elmer M. Cranton, M.D., maintains that the only effective...

Informed Consent and Issues of Medical Ethics

physicians, theologians, and lawyers in founding journals, research centers, hospital and medical school committees, departments, ...

Book 2 of Social Transformation of American Medicine by Paul Starr

the American population was not native born American; in the minds of United States citizens, the foreign-born populace -- mostly ...

Contemporary Medicine and the Impact of 'Telemedicine'

as we see advances in the world of telemedicine. INTRODUCTION The literature review of telemedicine articles is based on inform...

Biomedical to Biopsychosocial Medical Evolution

Thanks to the efforts of professional like Engels, there is a new direction in medicine which emphasizes the concept that healing ...

Athletic Competitions and Allowing Anabolic Steroids

Today, many young people are experimenting with steroids. A study done by Blue Cross and Blue Shield found that about 1 million a...

Medical Treatment, Parents, Religion and the Law

even her mother and father over whether she should get blood transfusions to treat her leukemia. Doctors say that without the trea...

Cocaine's Chemistry and its Impact

Erthroxylon coca. The active ingredient was first isolated by Westerners by a man named Albert Niemann in 1860. The drug soon beca...

MRI and General Electric Medical Systems

MRI in fact does have the potential to revolutionize clinical practice through the offering of such a way and important hardware,...

Ancient Rome and Its Medical Practices

city in that time frame is in order. Civilization based in Rome, lasted for some 800 years.4 The earliest period of Rome is merg...