Essays on Medical Practice & Treatment

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An Ethical Issue of Placebo Effect

2 pages / 848 words

Placebo effect-a modern phenomenon first introduced by Mark Twain in the 1950’s. He claimed: “The power which a man’s imagination has over his body to heal it or make it sick is a force which none of us are born without. The first man had...

Medical Ethics Patient Placebo Effect

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A Look at The Treatment Options Available in Alternative Medicine

2 pages / 821 words

Introduction In the recent past, there has been an unprecedented interest in alternative medicine. This rise can be ascribed to the fact that there exists some certain dissatisfaction or disillusionment with modern medicine. This is because in most cases, modern medicine does not give cure...

Alternative Medicine

649

Negative Effects Associated with Prescription Drugs on Children with ADHD

4 pages / 1691 words

Prescription medications are slowly killing our children; they are taking medication they don’t need for a condition that can be easily treated by other meansThe writer should provide evidence to support this claim or else it comes across as an exaggeration. A more effective way...

Adhd Drugs

650

Behavioral Interventions to Improve Glycemic Control in African Americans with T2dm

2 pages / 895 words

Introduction Diabetes is a condition that results in blood sugar levels rising higher than average. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not use insulin effectively and is the most common form of diabetes (Varanasi, 2012, p. 140). Type 1 diabetes is characterized by...

Diabetes Therapy

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Analysis of The Origin of The Equine Kinesiology Tape

2 pages / 713 words

Kinesio tape was first used to treat humans for athletic injuries and therapeutic rehabilitation (holisitchorse.com). Its first “public debut” was during the 2012 summer Olympics (equi-tape.com), however over the course of the last few years, horse owners everywhere began applying it to their show, riding,...

Kinesiology

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Using Kinesiology to Provide The Best Surgical Treatment

3 pages / 1175 words

I used to work as a waitress. Any time I made an error, my manager would say to me, “Look, we’re not saving lives here.” Naturally, it was the most boring and uneventful job to date. I don’t know what drew me to medicine as...

Kinesiology

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My Work Profile and Pursue of a Ph.d. in Kinesiology

2 pages / 844 words

A bite-mark was not left on my arm but in my memory from my cousin who suffers Down syndrome when I was eleven. During all the years I babysat her till college, I witnessed how she turned into the angriest person from the sweetest little...

Kinesiology

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The Role of Various Stimulating Activities to The Bodily, Cognitive and Psychological for Clients in a Nursing Home

6 pages / 2678 words

Case Study: I am work in a nursing home with 10 residents with various needs, including wheelchair users, early stage dementia, and hearing and visual impairments. As part of the stimulating activities they provide the setting celebrate each resident’s birthday with a party. Made-to-order essay...

Nursing Home

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An Argument in Enhancing The Care Quality in a Nursing Home

4 pages / 2046 words

Quality of Care in Nursing Homes must be Improved It is a common occurrence for parents to grow old and require constant care, so many people decide to put their loved ones into a nursing home, where they can receive this attention. What many individuals...

Nursing Home

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How Working at a Nursing Home Can Change Your Perspective of Life

2 pages / 969 words

I have worked as a paramedic for over 3 years now. In that time, I have been to numerous nursing homes as a result of both emergency calls, and as part of so-called routine transports to medical facilities. These experiences have included numerous encounters with...

Nursing Home

657

Looking at How Athletes Are Connected to Performance-enhancing Drugs

2 pages / 840 words

Introduction Athletes and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) seem to go hand in hand these days. There are very few days in a month when another athlete is not being scrutinized in the media for using substances to gain an edge over their competition. This is not...

Performance Enhancing Drugs

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Penicillin History and Uses

2 pages / 1124 words

Have you ever been sick with strep throat, an ear or mouth infection, tuberculosis, or syphilis? If so, you had a bacterial infection and probably visited your doctor. He prescribed to you an antibiotic called penicillin. Penicillin is a life-saving drug and was the start...

Penicillin

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How Penicillin Discovery Was Able to Impact The World of Medicine

2 pages / 744 words

Introduction Penicillin is the world’s first wonder drug. If it wasn’t for this miracle that Sir Alexander Fleming discovered, you would be in great danger if you got an infection. Today, if you get an infection, you can be treated immediately with penicillin or other...

Penicillin

660

Searching for The Ability to Remember as Depicted in Rick Riordan's Novel, The Son of The Neptune

5 pages / 2292 words

The discovery of penicillin in 1929 marked the beginning of the modern antibiotic era. Penicillin’s influence on modern medicine was immense, proving effective in curing previously fatal diseases, such as scarlet fever and syphilis, and giving rise to the antibiotic industry. However, though its antibiotic...

Penicillin

661

Medieval Barber Workers: Why I Want to Be a Phlebotomist

1 page / 566 words

Did you know that in the medieval times in Europe, barbers worked as Phlebotomists (“Five Interesting Facts About Phlebotomy.”)? Most people think Phlebotomist are not important, but it just so happens that they are. They are usually one of the first people patients see in...

Phlebotomy

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The Role Played by Specialization in The Health Care of a Patient

1 page / 440 words

Patient care in indifferent environments over the past few years has greatly improved and embraced globally. With standardized working conditions and interaction amongst the patients and health care providers plays a vital role in influencing the recovery process of the sick. With direct patient care...

Phlebotomy

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Benefits of Banning Athlete's Use of Performance-enhancing Drugs

5 pages / 2062 words

Introduction Laws and rules govern sports in order to make it more entertaining as well as ensuring that the participants are using their skills to compete. There is a reason why there exists so many sports and the reason is that not everyone is talented...

Performance Enhancing Drugs

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Punctured Lungs Symptoms, Types, First Aid

1 page / 451 words

It can be extremely dangerous to leave a punctured lung unhealed. If you had a punctured lung you may experience these symptoms. After taking a taking a deep breath or coughing you may experience chest pain. Your chest may begin to feel tight and sore....

First Aid

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Marijuana Usage

2 pages / 973 words

Cannabis is cultivated commercially or grows wild in warm and tropical areas all over the world. This plant, the material to make marijuana, has appeared for a long time, the scientists have found that the Chinese used cannabis seed as one of their food sources....

Cannabis Marijuana Medical Marijuana