Papers on Health and Medicine
Being A Doctor
Words: 1829 - Pages: 7.... ambition to help people in need, has the hungry for knowledge, and is motivated to work to the best of his ability.
Hippocrates is the father of modern medicine (1). He probably was one of the best known physicians who really gave a basis for medicine. His enthusiasm in medicine helped him in his quest to help humanity. Hippocrates developed a set of medical ethics that influences medical practice still to this day (Hopke 494). Physicians that are starting to practice medicine generally take the Hippocratic Oath, which Hippocrates gave to his peers that were starting medicine.
Becoming a doctor is probably one of the hardest fields. To b .....
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The Risks Of Smoking
Words: 333 - Pages: 2.... teenagers see the advertising it may encourage them to take up smoking. It might also send them confusing messages. As advertising restrictions have increased. Tobacco companies have relied more heavily on effort sponsorships. But the smoking industry disagrees saying sponsorship raises millions of dollars and many sports rely on that money to stage events.
There are many companies against smoking these companies aim to educate people about the dangers of smoking and also force governments to restrict the tobacco industry in areas such as advertising. The United States government has recently become more involved in trying to stop smoki .....
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Diabetes
Words: 887 - Pages: 4.... loss
4)increased hunger
5)blurry vision
6)skin infections
7)wounds that don't heal
8)and/or extreme unexplained fatigue
In some cases, there are no symptoms, this happens at times with Type II
diabetes. In this case, people can live for months, even years without knowing
they have the disease. This form of diabetes comes on so gradually that symptoms
might not even be recognized.
Diabetes can occur in anyone. However, people who have close relatives
with the disease are somewhat more likely to develop it. The risk of getting
diabetes also increases as people grow older. People who are over 40 and
overweight are more likely .....
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Multiple Personalities: Do They Really Exist?
Words: 1521 - Pages: 6.... not the others. The person can switch at any
given time from one personality to another, often not realizing it. This
can account for memory loss and time loss in the primary personality, who
often does not have access to the memories of the other personalities. A
common misconception among the general public is the confusion of MPD with
the disease of schizophrenia. Schizophrenics do NOT have distinct
personalities, rather, they have hallucinations of voices outside their
heads. Schizophrenia is caused by brain malfunctions and can be treated
with drugs, whereas suffers of MPD cannot because MPD is an almost purely
psychological disorde .....
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Respiratory Diseases
Words: 351 - Pages: 2.... asthma, which adults usually have, is called intrinsic asthma.
Intrinsic asthma is usually caused by respiratory infections and emotional
upsets. A typical asthma attack begins with coughing, wheezing, and shortness
of breath. Some people have dry coughing as the only symptom. Attacks usually
last only a couple hours. An attack may happen again in hours to even years
after the first attack.
Asthma attacks can be treated and prevented by the use of drugs. Albuterol
or terbutaline, which can bring relief within minutes, is the usual treatment.
The common cold is another disease of the respiratory system. The cold
affe .....
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Spontaneous And Induced Abortions
Words: 912 - Pages: 4.... abnormality; or to prevent a birth for social or economic reasons (such as the extreme youth of the pregnant female or the sorely strained resources of the family unit). By some definitions, abortions that are performed to preserve the well-being of the female or in cases of rape or incest are therapeutic, or justifiable, abortions.
Numerous medical techniques exist for performing abortions. During the first trimester (up to about 12 weeks after conception), endometrial aspiration, suction, or curettage may be used to remove the contents of the uterus. In endometrial aspiration, a thin, flexible tube is inserted up the cervical canal (th .....
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Breast Cancer Treatment
Words: 1314 - Pages: 5.... is
actually cancerous or not.
Treatment methods for breast cancer can be lumped in two major
categories; local or systemic. Local treatments are used to destroy or control
the cancer cells in a specific area of the body. Surgery and radiation therapy
are considered local treatments. Systemic treatments are used to destroy or
control cancer cells anywhere in the body. Chemotherapy and hormonal therapy
are considered systemic treatments.
Surgery is the most common treatment for breast cancer. Although there
are many different types of breast cancer surgery, they all fit into a few basic
categories. An operation that aims to remove most .....
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Garlic As Medicine
Words: 219 - Pages: 1.... important to us but there are
things we need to be aware of though.
For about 5000 years garlic has been known to reduce blood cholestrol
levels. Garlic tastes very hot, dry, and pungent. The cloves (a part of the
garlic plant) are used mostly for infections, especially for such symptoms as:
chest problems, some digestive disorders, blood sugar levels; and so, can be
helpful in later-onsets of diabetes. Sometimes, the cloves are efffective for
some types of skin infections and acne. Garlic is best used if it is fresh.
Things to be aware of about garlic: Garlic acts as a natural heating
element inside the huma .....
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Euthanasia Is Not The Answer
Words: 1146 - Pages: 5.... that kill rather than pills that merely reduce pain.” (2)
My uncle Mike died this year from cancer and only lived six weeks after his diagnosis. He didn’t choose any treatment because of his poor prognosis. If he had chosen Euthanasia we would have missed out on so much. He was not active in church but returned to his catholic faith. He showed my family and I how to live in the face of death. He wasn’t afraid to die and let us share in his care. He had some pain but it was well controlled. He had hospice come and make him very comfortable. Our family was united in caring for him. This is a perfect example of why you shouldn’t choose .....
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Schizophrenia
Words: 1712 - Pages: 7.... at something like a close friend dieing or cry on a funny part of a movie. Disorganized schizophrenics also talk in a nonsensical manner. They make up their own language or just talk backwards. Catatonic is set apart from the others because of the persons with it unique catatonic, or motionless, state. These people spend lomg periods of time weeks, months, and occasionally years motionless or in other words "dead to the world" (Hamilton 120). When they do snaqp out of their catatomic state they are extremly hostile and aggressive. Last is paranoid which is characterized by the false beliefs or delusions the person has. For example the t .....
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