Academic papers on Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

Acupuncture / Does It Work ?
An 8 page research paper exploring the efficacy of the Chinese use of acupuncture. It is only during the last two decades that Western culture has begun to accept this 5,000 year-old treatment procedure. The fact that the reasons acupuncture works...
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Biofeedback for Pain & Stress Management
13 pages in length. A comprehensive overview of how Biofeedback is used by medical practitioners to manage pain. Instruments and techniques are evaluatively examined. The role of brainwave activity and the procedural operations involved in...
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Biofeedback & Prosthetic Body Parts
A 5 page overview of the current state of prosthetics new innovations in biofeedback which give the patient more control over the device. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Hydrotherapy
A 3 page research paper on the benefits of hydrotherapy. Subjects covered include mitochondrial myopathy, arthritis, sore muscles, and asthma. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Humor and Laughter as a Therapeutic Tool
An 8 page overview of the value of humor and laughter in physical and psychological therapy. Reviews the physiological effects of laughter and presents correlations which would indicate that it could be used an effective therapeutic tool in...
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Massage Therapy / Overview
A 3 page research paper on the benefits of massage therapy, including a recent study showing benefits in areas ranging from cancer to stress. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Meditation Benefits
A 3 page research paper discussing the benefits of various meditative practices, including T'ai Chi, Shamanic Journeying, channeling, and creative visualization. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Herbs / Regulation
A 10 page research essay on the harmful effects of unlabeled herbal products. The writer argues that the herbs should require testing for safety, efficacy and adverse reactions like any other drug. The writer supports this argument with a listing...
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Harvesting the Dead
A 2 page review of Willard Gaylin's article entitled "Harvesting the Dead" in which the author discusses possibilities concerning the use of living parts in newly/near-dead people to medically assist others. No Bibliography.
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Metaphysical Medicine
A 45 page argumentative research paper in support of incorporating metaphysical medicine and techniques into western medical practice. The author discusses the current literature in support of using meditation, yoga, t'ai chi, and other practices...
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Homeopathy
Paper is 6 pages in length. Writer provides a brief, definitive history of homeopathy and analyzes its potential effectiveness as a treatment. Homeopathy is defined as a highly systematic method of powerfully stimulating the body's own healing...
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Homeopathy -- Hocus-Pocus or Real Magic?
A 9 page research paper on the controversial methods used in traditional and non-traditional treatment methods. The paper presents both sides, and well as a brief description of the history of homeopathy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Discussion of Homeopathic Concepts and Remedies
A 15 page research paper on homeopathic remedies. The writer details the history of homeopathy, is concepts and rules, the nature of the remedies and how to use them, and the application of the remedies to particular age groups.
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Special Interest Democracy and Marijuana
A 5 page essay that posits that democracy in America has changed, point in case, the nonsensical reasons behind the government's fight against marijuana as a medicine. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Principles and Concepts of Iridology
A 15 page research paper on iridology, what it is and how it works. The writer details the history of iridology, the methods used for diagnosis, the meaning of structures in the iris, and how it is currently accepted in the medical world....
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