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Coronary Artery Disease Late 20 Th Century
1,617 wordsWhen Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, he found the natives using tobacco in much the same manner as it is used today. The American Indians believed it to possess 0 medicinal properties, which was the main reason for its introduction into Europe. Tobacco was important in Indian ceremonies, such as the smoking of the pipe of peace. The detrimental effects of tobacco smoking have long been recognised. As early as the 19 th century, isolated reports were circulated that cigar and pipe s...
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Physician Assisted Suicide Wanted To Die
1,729 wordsAssisted Suicide the act or practice of helping in taking the life of one who willfully wants to die. Just by definition alone it becomes painfully obvious; this is going to be a controversial subject. A term that goes hand and hand with assisted suicide, one in which I will be discussing at great length is Euthanasia. That is the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons ...
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One Is Born Baby Is Born
1,048 wordsThe lights are off, visibility zero, you here a noise, you get up and fall over your table; now imagine that experience your whole life by being blind. There is more then what meets the eye when we refer to sight. The eye can be surgically trained to see but the mind can not identify the object if it has never been seen. When blind patients feel an object they know what it is because that is how the brain has been trained to identify objects. Those who are deprived of sight and had it surgically...
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Brown Hair Six Weeks
1,929 wordsAs I stood at the three point line, the ball seemed to be in slow motion. Screams from the crowd came as the ball dropped through the net. Not only did this shot go in but it dropped through the net with such force that it made a sound that was heard throughout the gym. The gym was packed and the fans were on their feet, I had just hit my first three pointer of my varsity basketball career. As our team set up the press, sweat dripped from my face. I was close enough to kiss my opponent, there wa...
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Types Of Cancer Research And Development
2,002 wordsThe Mysterious Face Of Cancer Every person on earth will eventually one day have to leave it behind. It is not the choice of the person whether they go peacefully or whether they go with pain. More often than not a person will go with pain. This is the case with cancer. More and more people die everyday from cancer and it appears to ruin the lives of all those associated with it. What people need to understand though is yes cancer is a life altering chain of events but cancer is not the end of t...
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Hours Per Week Department Of Health
567 wordsThe ACGME currently has work-hour requirements that apply to all specialties. Residents must have at least one full day out of seven free of activities involved in patient care and must not be assigned on-call duty more often than every third night, both averaged over a four-week period. Otherwise, the standards vary widely among specialties. Five specialties (allergy and immunology, dermatology, internal medicine, ophthalmology, and preventive medicine) have a weekly limit of 80 hours of work, ...
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Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim Twins
721 wordsAhmed & Mohamed Ibrahim were separated Sunday, October 12, 2003 in a 33 hour marathon surgery. The actual physical separation occurred 26 hours into the surgery at 11: 17 am CST, however an additional 7 hours was needed to close the wounds. Ahmed & Mohamed Ibrahim were born in a small town 500 miles south of Cairo on June 2, 2001. They are identical twin boys, conjoined at the skull. They are normal little boys in every other way, but just happened to be born fused at the top of their skulls. Th...
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Organ Donation Second Chance
1,723 words... loved ones organs away without asking. But statistics shows, when hospitals ask for the organs, the majority of the people say no. So how else are we going to get more organs? I would have not have a problem with a hospital grabbing a few organs from a family member without asking, just as long as they didnt take so much that there couldnt be an open casket funeral. I would also not have a problem if the hospital took my entire body and divided it up into dozens of pieces. That would actuall...
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Brain Tumors Brain Stem
1,215 wordsBrain CanceThe brain is the center of thought, emotion, memory, speech, and many more, and it is the most sophisticated organ in the human body. A hard skull protects the brain where it floats in a fluid called Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). The brain is generally set apart from the rest of the body, and functions rather differently too. Most of the brain cells are called astrocytes, and they basically support and serve the 10 billion working cells that are called neurons. These neurons make about 1...
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Developing Vascular Tree Present At Birth Syndrome
960 wordsThere Polands Syndrome POLANDS SYNDROME There is a rare and perplexing congenital condition known today as Poland's Syndrome. This extremely unusual disorder that is present at birth falls very near and dear to my heart. I will explain in later paragraphs. An anatomy student by the name of Alfred Poland made the first documented observation in 1841 at Guys Hospital in London. Alfred Poland discovered this extraordinary and unexplored abnormality while dissecting the cadaver of a convict that was...
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Loneliness And Isolation Sense Of Community
2,060 wordsEmile Durkheim: Sociology 1. Describe where you searched and the resources you found. Cites your most interesting sources. Our class text book written by Macionis, explained that Emile Durkheim was a pioneer of sociology who studied suicide. Interested to know more, I went to the main library at San Diego State University. I sat down at a computer and opened the SDSU Library PAC. PAC is an acronym for Public Access Catalogue, a database of all the books in the SDSU library. I did an author searc...
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American Lung Association Alpha 1 Antitrypsin
1,631 wordsEmphysema is a Emphysema Introduction: Emphysema is a condition of the lungs that involves the over-inflation of the air sacs, otherwise known as the alveoli. Normal functioning of the alveoli helps breathing in normal respiration. Unlike other lung diseases this one can be inherited. This is a disease that can affect people of all ages and genders. In 1994, the number of males with emphysema outnumbered the females by fifty four percent. However, in the two years that followed the difference be...
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Female Genital Mutilation Female Circumcision
649 wordsFemale circumcision, also known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), is a very dangerous surgery. It is done to girls of any age, from a few days old to right before their wedding. The most common age is three. In most countries where FGM is practiced the clitoris is considered dangerous to the man. At one point they thought that if a penis touched a clitoris, it would shrivel up and fall off. Girls in Africa and parts of Asia are genitally mutilated for family honor, cleanliness, protection agai...
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Human Cloning Technology Muscular Dystrophy
1,313 wordsThe benefits of human cloning There are many ways in which in which human cloning is expected to benefit mankind. Below is a list that is far from complete. Rejuvenation. Dr. Richard Seed, one of the leading proponents of human cloning technology, suggests that it may someday be possible to reverse the aging process because of what we learn from cloning. Human cloning technology could be used to reverse heart attacks. Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by clon...
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Types Of Cancer Nausea Vomiting
957 wordsDuring a shower one-day, you notice a lump that was not otherwise there. The next day you see a doctor. The lump you have identified is diagnosed as cancer. Now you need to figure out what to do. There is no absolute cure for cancer, but there are different ways to treat it. Doctors use according methods like radiation, chemotherapy or drugs to treat various types of cancer. Another way of treating cancer is with alternative forms of medicine by using acupuncture and natural herbal remedies. The...
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York New York Part Of The Body
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Quality Of Life Parts Of The Body
1,572 wordsLung disease (in general) is the number three killer in America, responsible for one in seven deaths. Lung disease and other breathing problems is the number one killer of babies younger than one year old. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than breast, prostate and colorectal cancer combined, but somehow the statistics fail to capture the enormous toll taken by this disease, says Diane Blum. You may ask, Is there a cure? The answer to this question is yes and no. Yes some are cured of canc...
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Middle Ages Modern Medicine
1,450 wordsThe logic and principles of medieval medicine shaped those of Modern medicine. Never was there a more efficient method perfected, so much that it remained through history through so many hundreds of years. Today? s concepts of diagnosis, relationships with the church, anatomy, surgery, hospitals and training, and public health were established in the Middle Ages. In the Middle ages, the modern idea of society taking responsibility for its poor with public health care was established. Many of the...
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Registered Nurse Bachelors Degree
820 wordsThe nursing field extends many opportunities to be a very important part of the health care team. Nursing involves direct patient contact and varied skills and abilities. A nurse has a unique opportunity to ensure that they care for a patients comforts and needs, and can make a difference in every patients life. Various challenging opportunities are available under the broad category of nursing. A wide range of career opportunities is open to registered nurses. Many nurses choose to specialize o...
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Evil Spirits Middle Ages
1,268 wordsOur World In Medicine One of the most important factors about peoples lives is the information of, the use of, and the growing knowledge of medicine. Medicine is a science that nations all over the world use. It is a science because it is based on knowledge gained through careful study and experimentation. Medicine is also an art form because it depends on how skillfully doctors and other medical workers apply their knowledge when dealing with patients. 1 Medicine is one of the most respected pr...
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