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Diabetic Ketoacidosis, A Case Study

serious, potentially fatal, but preventable, complication of diabetes mellitus that occurs when there is insufficient insulin to m...

Kidney Failure and Treatment

chronic disease. A medical dictionary, available online at http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com, indicates that the ter...

WHY WE STUDY THE CELL AND ITS COMPONENTS

cell or trillions of cells, these cells share a network of what is called organelles that allow the cell to function (Cell structu...

Nuclear Medicine and Its Uses

the era of nuclear medicine. The development of nuclear medicine has taken off in recent decades, with broad reaching implication...

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - An Overview

to the human population. While the disease is called "mad cow disease", it is obviously by no means confined to the bovine organis...

79 Year Old Woman with Multiple Diseass

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

Necessity of Vaccinations for Children

"little or no firsthand knowledge" about the seriousness of childhood diseases (Kimmel et al, 1996). Back in 1993, for example, a ...

Overview of Human Thermoregulation

two more terms that must be defined if we are to understand thermoregulation in relation to other animals. We typically separate ...

Senior Citizens and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Week, 2005). The etiology of the condition revolves around the inflammation and swelling of the synovial membrane as it is invade...

Frequency of Hemodialysis

2% were on home hemodialysis (Freitas, 2002, 167). There are many chronic problems associated with hemodialysis including hyper...

Data Generation and Understanding in Domestic Violence

Overview of Problem / Five Specific Facts Domestic violence is a...

Identification of New CJD Variant

In 7 pages this paper examines how new variant CJD possible cases are identified through tissue sample analysis by the US Centers ...

An AIDS Epidemic Simulation Model

In a paper consisting of eight pages a simulation model that supports the need for education and other support systems in slowing ...

Cancer Assessment Among Middle East Population

cancer research" (Middle East Cancer Consortium Small Grants Program). Currently the Authorities of Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan...

An Examination of Borderline Personality Disorder

process works. The job of developing a mathematical equation can be quite complex because there has to be some idea of the nature...

Oral Spirochetes in Dogs

This paper focuses on Treponema denticola, Treponema maltophilum, and Treponemapectinovorum. It also explores the presence or abs...

Miracle Drugs and Placebo Effect Applications

In five pages the placebo effect and miracle drug concepts are considered in this examination of health inequities, infectious dis...

Amniocentesis and Amniotic Fluid

In five pages this paper discusses the aspects and medical implications of amniotic fluid and amniocentesis during pregnancy in te...

A Discussion of Amyloidosis

In five pages the classification, histological diagnosis, and information regarding treatment and possible misdiagnosis of the dis...

Marijuana versus Prozac in the Treatment of Depression

This 6 page paper discusses the merits of treating depression with marijuana instead of Prozac. The writer argues that using marij...

Research Uses of Aborted Human Fetuses

In five pages this paper examines how aborted human fetuses can be used in stem cell research to treat such medical conditions as ...

Sexual Health Maintenance

In 8 pages this paper discusses how to maintain sexual health in contemporary society in a consideration of cancer, sexually trans...

Preventing Cancer with Green Tea

This research report takes a look at a variety of literature on the subject. Prostate and breast cancer are the diseases given the...

Liability, Contract Law, and Tourism

In five pages this paper examines contract law and tourism industry liability regarding disease and injury while services are bein...

Salary Padding at the CDC

This paper considers the Centers for Disease Control from the perspective of a mid level manager. Problems include salary discrep...

An Examination of Asthma

In five pages asthma is discussed in terms of the process of the disease, its history, and current medical research. Seven source...

Sonography and Cirrhosis of the Liver

This research report examines data that a sonographer would use to discover the cause of the disease as well as other factors.A gr...

Alaska's Mosquitoes

biomass of caribou (Rennicke 39). Article after article in adventure magazines or stories of treks through the vast wilderness of...

Biology and Dentistry

In five pages connections are made between biology and dentistry with the emphasis upon disease epidemiology understanding and a k...

'Unraveling the Mystery of Health' by Aaron Antonovsky

events in life. Antonovsky suggests that a sense of coherence is an essential factor in the maintenance of health. In his "salu...