Ulcerative Colitis Ulcerative Colitis is a chronic disease of inflammation in the large intestine. Characteristics are bloody stool with mucous or puss. This disease is not gender specific and peaks around ages 15-40. It is seen more often among Jewish and upper middle class people. This dis...

Individually, stress and how we deal with it can be very important to us for several reasons. Some say that we need stress to survive and the right amount of stress can be healthy. Essentially, a certain amount of stress is necessary in our lives to meet every day challenges-most team players ...

The disadvantage of modern technology Years ago, a person who suffered from an accident or injury and became a quadriplegic would perish. Currently due to the advancement of medical technology, a person can sustain life as a quadraplegic.The quality of that life depends on the government and ...

Holistic Healing Holistic Healing (also known as Holistic medicine) in essence is system of health care, which fosters a cooperative relationship among all those involved, leading towards optimal attainment of the physical, mental emotional, social and spiritual ...

Murphy, C., Simkins, M., and Helowicz, R. (1999). Diabetes exercise project. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 12 (Suppl.1), 79-90. This article was designed as a project to see whether or not exercise will improve diabetes control, prevent disease, decrease medication use, and pre...

Battens Battens Disease is a neurological disorder, which was discovered in 1903 by a British pediatrician. Battens Disease, also known as Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjogre-Batten disease is the most common in a group of disorders called neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs). There are three other types of...

Do you know anyone with an incurable disease? Even if you don't, I do. My uncle suffered a cruel and painful disease, also known as AIDS. He past away when I was young so I really did not understand the amount of excruciating pain that he lived with everyday, that just got worse as time prog...

Cuba and the Affects of the Embargo The island nation of Cuba, located just ninety miles off the coast of Florida, is home to 11 million people and has one of the few remaining communist regimes in the world. Cuba's leader, Fidel Castro, came to power in 1959 and immediately instituted a...

Natural Remedies For Common Maladies The origins of herbal medicine can be traced back as far as 2852 B.C. and the Fu Si dynasty in China (Frey 1). Although there have been other recorded uses of herbal medicines this was considered the first system of use. The first books were written at this t...

Euthanasia Euthanasia, also known as mercy killing, is enveloped as deeply in medical and ethical controversy as abortion. Both issues involve the termination of a life, and both conjure strong arguments for advocacy and opposition. Pro-euthanasia arguments emphasize the right of patients to ...

Alternative medicine, also known as alternative therapies, lies outside the realm of conventional medicine. Alternative therapy is an intervention that: is not reimbursable by most health insurance providers in the United States, is not well supported by scientific tests establishing safety and effe...

As the number of individuals suffering from diseases that are incurable demand for alternative medicine practices for healing has been gaining momentum, many people perceive alternative practices as the most reliable and easily accessible way for healing. For many advocates of alternative medicines,...

Euthanasia, also known as mercy killing, is enveloped as deeply in medical and ethical controversy as abortion. Both issues involve the termination of life, and both conjure strong arguments for advocacy and opposition. Pro-euthanasia arguments emphasize the right of patients to choose their own de...

Euthanasia (also known as mercy killing) is the act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from painful or incurable disease or incapacitating physical disorder. The question about weather this is morally right or wrong has posed a major ethical dilemma on the world today. The ...

During 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. One treatment is the tr...

During 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. One treatment is the trad...

During 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. One treatment is the trad...

Echinacea. Chiropractic. Gingko Biloba. Acupuncture. What do all these have in common? They are all part of what is known collectively as ¥alternative medicine'. Readers may not be surprised to find disciplines such as "Therapeutic Touch" and acupuncture grouped under this label, but may be shocked...

IntroductionThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman follows the journey of Lia Lee and her parents as they attempt to engage in Western medicine and find help for Lia's epilepsy. Although the tale ends in tragedy for Lia, the story clearly elucidates stark contrasts between Western ...

Imagine living in one place all of your life. In this place you have a home, a family, friends, activities that you have committed yourself to and possibly even a car. You feel safe in this place and most likely have developed an everyday rut of doing things. Change doesn't happen often in ...

Introduction: Some time ago, I read an authoritative WHO publication with a guide to the "Five-Star Doctor" '...improves quality of care by responding to the patient's total health needs with integrated preventive, curative and rehabilitative services while considering the pa...

Running Head: VeterinariansVeterinarian ReportLee MotonBooker T Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery-Al VeterinariansA Veterinarian is a doctor who diagnoses, treats, and control diseases and injuries of animals (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2000-2001). There are two types of veterinarian...

Imagine you are in a permanent state of vegetation or that you have been diagnosed with an incurable disease that will inevitably lead to a painful death. No one would ever want to be in either of these situations. But what about those who already are? Must they continue to live an unpleasant and...

Therapeutic Technique - MyotherapyAs society faces and increasing number social and physical stresses, people are turning to myotherapy as an alternative for painkillers and muscle relaxers. Due to the stresses of prolonged sitting in front of computers or working on assembly lines, people are contr...

Quinlan Case of 1975On April 15, 1975 Karen Ann Quinlan age 21 became ill. She had difficulty breathing, became unresponsive and showed signs of brain damage. Her doctors described her condition as persistent vegetative state. At times she could not breathe and eventually a respirator tube was in...