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Need and the Inventor’s Spirit

and which will continue to grow in their impact. Additional effects of fossil fuel dependence are even more straightforward. The...

“Economic Implications of Evidence-Based Prescribing for Hypertension: Can Better Care Cost Less?”

the least. Health care has changed dramatically in the past couple of decades. Numerous factors interplay in that change. One o...

Nuclear Medicine

which in and of itself was not unusual but it was the fact that this tube was enveloped in thick, black cardboard that caused Roen...

Applications of Orthopedic Sports Medicine

have only just applied the very tip of what technological mastery they have uncovered. The "rapid advances"1 in bioengineering no...

Great Britain and the Incidences of Suicide by Hanging

method of suicide was increasing. The main increase in this group can be determined by age. Those under 45 showing the biggest inc...

An Argument in Favor of Alternative Medicine

traditional Western medicine in prevention, in treatment, and in easing the pain of the inevitable. Of course, there are times whe...

Medicine and Medical Ethics Essays

In twenty nine pages this paper presents response essays regarding questions on euthanasia, the Hippocratic Oath, ethics in medici...

Faith, Suffering, Ethics, and Human Medicine

In five pages this paper examines issues pertaining to human medicine such as ethics, suffering, and faith and whether or not ther...

Telecommunications and the Influence of Fiber Optics

In six pages this paper discusses telecommunications and the importance of fiber optics in advertising and medicine. Seven source...

Internist of the Future

In three pages this essay considers a Russian medical student's desire to seek an Internal Medicine degree in a discussion of the ...

A Shoulder's Anatomy

In eleven pages the anatomy of a shoulder is considered in terms of physiology, injuries, and treatments that can be particularly ...

Quantum Healing: By Deepak Chopra

has written; there are even video and audio cassettes/DVDs explaining his approach to healing. As with his other publications, Qua...

Pros and Cons of Animal Testing

that today scientists are "looking for cheaper, more accurate-and more humane-methods of testing chemicals on living tissues," wit...

Narrative in Love Medicine and Monkey Beach

of the Rigger Bar" (Erdrich 1). From this moment her short story continues until she is alone and wandering in heavy falling sno...

Medical Field and Differences Between Profession and Occupation

In ten pages the field of medicine is the focus on an examination of profession and occupation differences. Eight sources are cit...

Ancient Roman Medicine

in five pages this paper examines how ancient Rome used such medicines as St. John's Wort in a consideration of contemporary treat...

Contract Payment Alternatives and HMOs

same basic framework. If specific fees are determined contractually and the HMO remains solvent, then there is little risk associ...

Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine

in fact no particular system that is called holism (1999). Rather, holistic medicine is really alternative. At the same time, ther...

Examination of CAM Therapies

reduce discomfort following surgery (NCCAM, 2004). Use of CAM has been controversial in the medical community, especially...

Occupational Drug Testing of Employees

have enacted certain laws on their own which sometimes provide for testing in a much wider arena. Consider Idaho as an example. ...

Ethics and Personalized Medicine Science

Two obvious questions linked with personalized medicine are: * Who can receive such personalized treatment? * Who pays for that pe...

Force and William Carlos Williams' 'The Use of Force'

of nature and the unveiling of secrets; a theme which is well illustrated in The Use of Force. As Johnson (2004) notes, the narrat...

Herbal Medicine and Environmental Pollution

the effects of carcinogens and toxins (p. 88). Canadian scientists have found that algin, although non-digestible in an of itself...

Necessary Treatment Option of Homeopathy

have proven themselves for as long as therapeutic remedies have been utilized. Their track record is one that has spoken well of ...

Issues of Jurisprudence in Forensic Medicine

This paper examines the history of forensic medicine as well as current educational and training requirements in the field. This ...

Literature Alternatives to Freedom

In six pages the concept of freedom through death as a release from life's hardships is examined through such works as William Fau...

Nineteenth Century Medicine Developmental Motivation

man back ten thousand years to the early peoples of southwestern Asia. As the grassy plains began to slowly erode, the remaining ...

A Historical Overview of German Bioethics

This paper provides an in-depth history of the changes that took place in Germany since 1933 in terms of the relationship between ...

Issues of Morality in Louise Erdrich's Novel, Love Medicine

This paper discusses issues of morality, personal identity, and cultural tradition as seen in Erdrich's Love Medicine. This seven...

Issues in Health Care

to focus more upon running smooth production rather than customer needs. By skewing the focus in this way, health care organizati...