Essays and Research Papers on Medical Marijuana

A 5 page discussion of the cultural considerations which must be made when considering the health needs of Hindus. Not only does dealing with Hindus patients become complicated on the basis of their traditional beliefs in regards to health care, it can become complicated due to these patients’ lack of access to health care ...

A 4 page paper answering three questions about the use of qualitative methods in medical research. Questions address avoiding bias; designing a study; and contemplating how an interdisciplinary group would receive the work and responses that can be made to their questions or objections. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of masturbation and different views on the practice. Medical information is provided and positive and negative aspects are explored. Masturbation as a part of sex addition is discussed as well as other practices associated with masturbation such as phone sex and cybersex. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 5 page paper deals with the syndrome for premature infants called HMD or Hyaline Membrane Disease. A case study is presented from birth to the infant's release from the hospital. Exact lab results, ventilator settings and all vital medical information included. Lab results, x-rays, and diagnosis offered. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the effects of colors on the emotional health and physical health of a person. Abstract included as well as well defined sections on color therapy, possible integration into the traditional medical practice. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. The Society for Medical Decision Making is an organization that was established to meet the growing needs of health care by promoting rational and systematic approaches to decision making that will improve the health and clinical care of individuals and assist health policy formation. By imparting this significant responsibility ...

A 5 page overview of the importance of emergency medical services in diagnosing and addressing heart attacks. Presents the case of a fifty-one year old patient who has admitted to an emergency room complaining of chest pain. Reviews the patient’s vital signs and uses these signs to conclude that an acute myocardial infarction ...

81 pages. This literature review covers articles not only about Emergency Medical Technicians but firefighters and paramedics as well. Articles on Critical Incident Stress Debriefings are included and information on the effects of mass casualty incidents. Bibliography lists 81 sources.

5 pages. This paper considers the patient's views of the current medical malpractice tort reform in the state of Pennsylvania. Currently we are seeing physicians moving out of the state, large jury verdicts pushing up the insurance premiums and the possibility of putting a cap on damages sought in lawsuits. Bibliography lists ...

A 7 page research paper that examines the role played by the medical profession of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in determining what was considered to be normal sexuality. The writer shows how doctors during this era largely considered normal female sexuality to be a symptom of pathology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at privacy on the Internet and suggests that regulation should not interfere with e-commerce. Several issues are discussed inclusive of medical privacy, privacy at the workplace, and online privacy when using vendors. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of medicines available, as well as medical practices utilized, in Ancient Rome. Some recognizable herbs are noted. The role of the physician is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the management style and motivations of the medical doctor that was so important in the development and continuation of Marxist influences in Latin America. A committed opponent of capitalism and the US, Guevara exhibited many of the same characteristics that can be found in the leadership of Southwest Airline’s ...

A Study Based on Rogers' Science": An 8 page paper evaluating this article. This is a qualitative study that could be used as a model for any in the medical community that might be apprehensive at the very mention of the word qualitative. It is sound, well done, valid, replicatable to a ...

This 7 page paper argues that while steroids may not be completely safe, they should be allowed in sports competitions. Ethical, medical and social considerations are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page overview of the societal and medical impacts of the venereal disease Chlamydia. The disease is an eminent threat to individuals who exhibit behavioral patterns which make them extremely susceptible to this sexually transmitted organism. It claimed four million victims in 2000 alone and teens in particular are vulnerable. Areas ...

A 7 page paper answering 4 questions about the current health care infrastructure; how managed care came to increase costs rather than reduce them; what alternative measures might be used to effect change; and what obstacles such measures might encounter. Answers to these questions focus on the medical community’s long-standing rejection of any alternative ...

13 pages. This paper will describe the medical imaging technology with emphasis on placenta accreta. The definition will include a review of the existing methodologies as well as identification of key performance parameters and possible clinical evaluation procedures. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6 page paper presents an overview of research on the lack of participation of minorities in medical research. Reasons why minorities are reluctant to participate are duly noted. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the problem with inmplememting nursing and medical changes in the workplace setting. Paper is a sample interview/survey paper where the three nurses interviewed are employed by a correctional facility. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page review of the relationship which exists between meeting health care needs, politics, technology, and increasing life spans. Health care systems around the world operate on the basis of an intricate balance between economy, politics, and medical need. In the midst of this balance we find dramatic advancements in technology and ...

This 5-page paper is a fictitious account about a medical clinic that must decide whether or not to test its patient population for a particular disease. The paper analysis costs of pre-testing versus costs of waiting, and makes recommendations on those costs as to how the clinic should proceed.

This 10 page paper discusses this film from the aspect of abuse in medical facilites. Furthermore, this paper explores the background of the author and how this related to his writing this story. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

10 pages in length. The advent of the Internet coupled with technological advancement has afforded mankind tremendous progress as a species. Not only have the Internet and technology provided the world with a wealth of social, scientific, economic and political benefits, but they have also carved an entirely new path upon which humanity ...

15 pages in length. The extent to which technological advancement has resulted in better medical imaging is both grand and far-reaching. That procedures such as MRI, CT, bone scans, X-ray and digital imaging are readily available speaks volumes with regard to how far the availability of detection has come. Bibliography lists 17 ...