Academic papers on Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND GROWTH FACTORS
This 5-page paper focuses on the use of growth factors as potential treatments for those with Parkinson's disease. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Medical Malpractice
A 10 page research paper that examines the issues surrounding the topic of medical malpractice and how escalating insurance premiums are affecting health care delivery system. The writer defines the problem and then discusses the background to this...
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Rosemary Haughton/Redemptive Power of Love
A 3 page essay that analyzes the second chapter of Rosemary Haughton's book The Transformation of Man (1980). In this text, Haughton describes an imaginary relationship between two people that blossoms from companionship to sexual attraction to...
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Jehovah's Witnesses/Bloodless Surgery
A 5 page research paper that explores the topic of bloodless surgery. Members of the Jehovah's Witness church are prohibited by their faith from having blood transfusions. Likewise, many people fear infection from blood transfusions. This has led to...
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The Human Liver
A 5 page description of the human liver. The author describes the liver in detail and delves into its multitude of function and the factors that can affect that function. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Migraine Headache
A 4 page overview of the causes and promising treatments for this serious physiological affliction. Regarded by many as just another headache, just another minor inconvenience, migraines can, in fact, be debilitating and result in tremendous...
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An Ethical Analysis of the John/Joan Case
This 9 page paper delves into probably the first case of gender reassignment on a healthy baby boy. The case created controversy during the 1960s. The case is explored ethically through the eyes of several well known philosophers. Bibliography...
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Let it Pour: Critical Thinking Case Study for an Executive Assistant at a Faith-Based Community Hospital
A 4 page paper which defines the problems appearing in the case study, proposing appropriate solutions, and describing the rationale for the proposed solutions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A Proposal for Evaluating Alternative Forms of Pain Management in Child Birth
An 8 page contention that there is a considerable need forinvestigation into alternative forms of pain management in labor and delivery. The institutional concentration for pain management has been on the utilization of various drugs. In...
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The Twelve Infant Deaths at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
This 7 page paper delves into medical ethics as it examines the well known Canadian case where in 1994 twelve infants died after cardiac surgery. An inquiry into the matter revealed that most of the deaths were preventable or at least probably...
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The Case for Universal Health Care
This 8 page paper examines universal health care as it might be implemented in the United States. Past failed attempts are discussed. The paper takes a strong pro-national health care stance. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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AN OVERVIEW OF ACUPUNCTURE
This 4-page paper provides an overview of acupuncture, what it is, the theory behind how it works and what it treats. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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HMO Cost Control Measures
A 4 page paper discussing some of the methods used by HMOs to control costs. Containment measures discussed include the use of member physicians; debate over the costs of preventive care; use of the
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Proposal for the Use of Human Subjects
This 4 page paper provides an overview of a proposal for the use of human subjects in experimentation with caffeine. This paper considers the impact of caffeine on heart rate, lung function and blood/caffeine levels, and relates an experimental...
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Article Review (Hypothermia)
This 4 page paper examines an article appearing in the International Journal of Nursing Practice. The article concerns an experiment regarding hypothermia. No bibliography.
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