Essays and Research Papers on Medical Marijuana

This 5 page paper discusses the alternative medicines used in Homeopathy. Acupuncture, yoga, herbal treatments are exampled. Statistics are given for adherents to this type of medical treatment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages. An introduction to tort reform and medical malpractice. Focus is on Missouri as compared to what is going on in the rest of the country. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 10 page discussion of intervention for obesity on an individual, family and community level. Advances in medical knowledge and healthcare technology have resulted in ever-increasing life expectancies in developed nations. Paradoxically, increase in rates of obesity threatens continuation of that trend. Obesity is a direct risk factor for diabetes and coronary ...

A 5 page paper discussing the nursing theory of Katie Eriksson, which focuses on caring in the Christian tradition. Some practicing nurses have objected to theory-based care, at least initially, on the grounds that it is not caring at all but rather reduces the patient to a process component that needs medical attention. ...

A 5 page paper providing a SWOT analysis and stock chart comparison of St. Jude Medical and its two leading competitors. St. Jude is contemplating introducing a new heart monitoring device. The paper assesses St. Jude’s position in its industry and likely health care provider, payer and patient acceptance to recommend that the ...

This 8 page paper considers different factors that should be considered by a company seeking to sell multimedia medical products internationally. The paper answers five questions, concerning the political and social implications, the difficulties of delivery, the legal protection of the product in different countries, the ethics of using labour on another country to develop ...

This 7 page paper outlines the way in which the judges of the appeal court and the House of Lords interpreted this Act, specifically the phrase “Registered Medical Practitioner”. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A paper which compares and contrasts two journal articles on the symptoms and management of infant colic, one of which is written for the medical profession and one for the general public. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page discussion of the potential benefits of music therapy in reducing pain and anxiety associated with varied medical procedures and conditions. This paper emphasizes that while music therapy can be a tremendously positive factor in patient well being, music therapy opens up a whole gamut of considerations which must be given specific ...

This 10-page paper examines certain employee benefits and legislation connected with them. Under discussion are pension and benefits acts, the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page analysis of a typical research article which is encountered in the medical literature. The author of this paper provides an overview of the procedures and findings reported in a study designed to provide a quantitative analysis of pain in the neonatal intensive care unit at a major hospital. Data collection, ...

2 pages in length. Understanding the propensity towards transsexuality has perplexed the medical community for decades. Not only is this particular population subcategorized by many different variables, but any definitive findings about why this behavior exists has eluded psychological and physiological research time and time again. Authors van Goozen et al (2002) ...

This 10 page paper explores reasons why the Nazis experimented on the Jews. The thesis of the paper focuses on Marxism and aligns class conflict with anti-Semitism. Details of Nazi medical experiments are included. Bibliography lists sources.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses reasons why same-sex relationships should be given the right to marry, adopt and collect medical benefits. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page overview of the theory of deliberative nursing, a theory first formulated in the late 1950s but with applications into present day nursing. This paper discusses the applicability of Orlando’s theory to modern nursing using the example of medical intervention in cases of domestic violence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page overview of Turgenev’s portrayal of nihilism in the novel “Fathers and Sons”. Turgenev actually invented the term nihilist in this novel and uses the young medical student Evgenii Bazarov to exemplify it. The novel is neither an attack or defense on Bazarov. Instead it is an analysis of the ...

A 5 page research paper that explores the medical ethics in 2 situations. In the first scenario, the writer discusses the problem of a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer's who does not have a health care proxy. In the second, the writer discusses the treatment of a minor adolescent who does not wish ...

This 5 page paper discusses the dire consequences which arise from a clash of cultures in the medical profession and Hmong immigrants. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper considers UK medical law and the issue of confidentiality and recent developments it the law. The paper starts with an expansion of past statutes and outlines the circumstances under which confidence can be breached and then looks at the impact that may be seen with the Hunan Rights Act, specifically ...

This 5 page report discusses the implementation of a Windows NT server in a medium-sized hospital. The implementation of a Windows NT network at the hospital will enable users to run cross-hospital and cross-service line analysis, while also being able to extract, transform and map data from multiple sites. The options available to a ...

A 5 page paper discussing the current trend for biological metaphors to become, rather than more explanatory, less clear than perhaps proper terminology would be. It not only cells and DNA that qualify for the evolution of metaphors surrounding them, but also processes within other organisms that can enhance the quality of human life ...

A 3.5 page research pager that examines the causes and effects of asthma on the life of the patient as well as discussing the current medical options for treatment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page review of “Epilepsy: Disappearing Lesions Appearing in the United Kingdom” published April 20, 1991 in the “British Medical Journal”. Summarizes the study which revolves around epilepsy-associated cerebral lesions which disappear within a six month period. Discusses the relative occurrence of these lesions within the Indian and non-Indian populations. ...

A 5 page research paper that examines the practical medical applications of DNA cloning technology. For example, cloning provides a readily available source of human growth hormone, which is used for treating several types of disorder. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the training procedures for emergency medical technicians (EMT), as well as addresses their duties in the field and what safety procedures they follow. Bibliography lists 5 sources.