Essays and Research Papers on Disease

5 pages in length. Explains the discipline of pharmacology and the science of the chemistry and pharmacology of the skin. The ability of the epidermis to absorb chemicals and the various layers of the skin are described, as well as terms such as desquamation and keratinization. A fascinating look at the role ...

A 10 page discussion of the diagnostic procedures which are preferred for acute appendicitis. The author compares the value of collecting a detailed clinical history and symptoms with that of more elaborate tests such as computerized Tomography. The contention is presented that although CT offers some advantages in some cases, it all too ...

A 5 page assertion that networking is opening vast avenues for increased efficiency and accuracy in the analysis of medical imaging. Traditional methods of data analysis in such applications and medicine relied solely on the visual inspection of that data by experts. Neural networking complements this inspection with detailed computer analysis utilizing complex ...

A 5 page overview of the problems being confronted with bird flu. The author reviews the social impacts of the H5N1 virus and comments on the ethics of vaccine production. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of how monoclonal antibody technology works, how it has been applied to solve a particular problem and its strengths and weaknesses in relation to other technologies used to address this problem. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page research paper that discusses advancements and innovations. This examination of scientific creative innovation begins with the medicine and the penicillin revolution, but then looks also at the examples of creative revolutions that have occurred in the contemporary era and concludes with observations bout the way in which scientific and technological creativity tends ...

Nanotechnology offers miniaturization of information systems and computing at the atomic level. With predictions of possible cures for cancer and other diseases comes the promise of enhanced physical and mental abilities. This 11 page paper discusses whether injecting nanotechnology into the body be acceptable, ethical or desirable, if long-term effects are not known. The ...

This 7 page paper discusses the many factors that can affect blood flow through the body. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page essay is written in the form of a newspaper article that informs the reading public about the basic facts of hypertension. As it is written as a newspaper article, no sources are cited.

This 3 page paper provides a first person account about how insulin figures into one's life. It is written from the perspective of a Juvenile diabetic. Some information about diabetes and new research in the field is relayed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, in sixteen month old infants. The author discusses diagnosis, and treatments as well as potential cultural difficulties. There are two sources for this paper.

This 3 page research paper, first of all, discusses type 2 diabetes mellitus and its ramifications for patients before focusing on specifically on sulfonylureas as a pharmaceutical therapy for this condition. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 15 page paper evaluating a study conducted in the Chicago inner city designed to provide peer education to low-income families with at least one asthmatic child. The focus of the peer education was in reducing or eliminating environmental factors that contribute to asthma, such as the presence of dust mites and other allergens. The study design ...

A 14 page review of the causes and interventions for pediatric asthma. Concentrating on identifying important information for inclusion in a peer education program in Harlem, this paper defines the conditions and delineates its impact in New York, noting that lower socioeconomic classes are apparent more at risk for the condition than other classes. ...

An 8 page research paper that investigates hypothermia in surgical patients in an attempt to answer the question as to whether or not gender is a factor. Hypothermia is closely related to morbidity both during and after surgery and even mild hypothermia has been associated with increased wound infection and increased whole-body oxygen-demand increase during ...

A 10 page paper which examines the issue, significance, agent, condition, morbidity and mortality from the perspectives of person, place and time, considering race, age, gender, geographical area, socioeconomic factors, occupation, education and cyclical or seasonal fluctuations in order to determine long-term trends that may influence future epidemiological research. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines TB as it relates to Haitian beliefs, cultural attitudes, and the government’s treatment of TB. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12-page paper provides an example of how a call track system can assist a university medical center in better allocation of professional resources to the community. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In six pages this paper examines the increasing problem of nosocomial infections as a major cause of patient death and argues that healthcare systems need to employ certain measures to ensure that these oftentimes needless deaths can be averted. Eight sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 4 page overview of oxygen therapy in the home. The author discusses varying patient needs and the consequent variance that exist in therapeutic oversight. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6-page paper focuses on decisions made by insurance company Castor Collins. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the disease as well as the public health nurse's role in campaigns against the illness. Campaigns in various countries are explored. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page contention that pulp and paper mills are a double-edged sword for some of the areas of the nation where they are located. On the one hand, they provide much-needed jobs and infrastructural development. On the other hand, the industrial process utilized by these mills can be harmful to both people ...

A 5 page research paper that relates the details of literature review search for studies pertaining to the treatment and management of pediatric asthma among low-income young children. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper that defines and explains health promotion and disease prevention, including their similarities and differences. The writer reports a program in Alaska that is intending to do both in order to improve the health of a specific population. Bibliography lists 2 sources.