Essays and Research Papers on Medical Issues

This 3 page paper reports the Code of Ethics adopted by the American Pharmaceutical Association. The paper then presents an issue that has caused some pharmacists ethical problems, the emergency contraceptive pill. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at when life begins. Roe is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7-page paper examines what future trends could be in terms of telemedicine and electronic records as they pertain to health care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper outlines recent statistics for the incidence of breast cancer among women in Detroit and Michigan, as well as nationally and internationally. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses Medicare reform. The writer discusses how, in 2003, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission issued a report that indicated that, since the early 1990s, the government had considerably overpaid hospitals for the care of Medicare patients. The writer then discusses arguments that hospital advocates could offer to ...

This 5 page paper discusses vocal difficulties encountered by teachers because of environmental, psychological, organic and other factors. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In ten pages this paper considers the study of ethnobotany as it pertains to Belize in an overview of the country, important ethnobotanist pioneers including Dr. Rosita Arvigo and Dr. Michael J. Balick, the influence of Mayan healer Don Elijio Panti; describes various medicinal uses of such plants as amor seco, mutamba, epazote, gervao, and ...

A 9 page consideration of this controversial procedure. This paper contends that the creation of embryos for the purpose of procuring tissues is not an ethically acceptable alternative. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the field of medical coders. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), health information technicians who specialize in assigning codes to patients' medical records for insurance purposes are known by a variety of terms, such as "health information coders, medical record coders, coder/abstractors or coding specialists" ...

This 3-page paper examines costs increases in diabetes treatment from an HMO perspective. Discussions include causes for the increase and how it impacts the health care system. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

3 pages in length. The list of options was rather long as the couple sat in the waiting room filling out their paperwork. There for their first in vitro fertilization procedure, they were faced with a number of choices pertaining to the baby they would eventually create: sex - female; hair color - ...

This 9 page paper provides an overview of the movement across the knee joint, including both primary and secondary organ systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper examines some of the most common causes of erythroblastosis fetalis also known as hemolytic disease in newborn infants presenting the pathophysiology of the condition. The bibliography cites four sources.

This 3 page paper looks at proteus vulgaris a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family of gram-negative bacilli. The paper outlines causes of infection, symptoms and results of infection as well as treatments. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

In six pages this paper discusses how to clarify the confusion associated with donating organs and how organ donation rates can be improved through education that can lead to changing attitudes. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 4 page consideration of a client with chronic shoulder pain. The massage therapists asks several questions in order to identify the most effective treatment approach. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne Fadiman, in which she explores a culture clash that claims an innocent victim, a little girl named Lia Lee. This paper describes the book briefly and then discusses several points about it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of this condition. Diagnosis and treatment are some things discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses face recognition, both in humans and in automatic systems. Bibliography lists 22 sources.

A 16 page paper discussing strategy for the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC). It is the primary site of Navy medicine and is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. NNMC will be taking on some of the functions of Walter Reed Army Hospital by 2011 and so has opportunity ...

A 10 page consideration of obesity. This paper explores the causes of obesity and presents an evidence-based management plan to address it. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

5 pages in length. The writer considers all sides of the debate and offers a synthesized viewpoint. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of material necessary for consideration in the development of a prosthetic knee prototype for pediatric patients. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In five pages this paper examines the philosophical underpinnings of massage therapy in terms of beliefs concerning health, illness, and the basis for massage therapy, with comparisons made between it and allopathic medicine. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page overview of the field of sonography. Bibliography lists 5 sources.