Essays and Research Papers on Medical Marijuana

3 pages in length. Never complacent or willing to take the easy way out of a difficult situation, Dr. Susan Love has mustered all her internal fortitude and placed it squarely upon finding a cause for breast cancer; in the interim, she explains her philosophy and "walks her talk" as Molly O'Neill shadows her ...

5 pages in length. Obesity is very prevalent in my life with both family and friends being overweight and also having other medical conditions directly related to being heavy. My mother, who is on a dangerous path to an early death, is a prisoner of both her mind and her body. Being ...

3 pages in length. The human circulatory system can be compared to a continuously looping freight train whereby deliveries are made on a regular basis without ever coming to a stop or even slowing down; provisions for a healthy body are dropped off by red blood cells at various ports and then distributed even further ...

3 pages in length. The first and foremost aspect that defines the ethical foresight of anyone involved within the medical field is the Hippocratic Oath, which states practitioners shall first do no harm, a pledge that is blatantly ignored when psychologists play any role in torture situations that does anything other than help the ...

Chronic wound care is considerably more difficult to manage than it seems; a single ulcer or open sore can have a tremendous impact upon an individual's personal and professional life to the point of disrupting it entirely. From high health care costs to job loss to compromised quality of life, what may otherwise seem ...

A 5 page paper. Advanced practice nursing has a long history dating back to the 1800s. It was not until the 1960s that this title was conferred, however. Today, APNs can specialize in any number of medical specialties. They are leaders wherever they are working. Their knowledge and skill give them influence over others. ...

This 16 page paper is a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation with the speaker notes. The presentation proposes the adoption of a web chat program to compliment an existing hospital web site with the aim of increasing customer service and efficiency. The presentation starts by reviewing the services, mission and values of the organization along ...

18 pages in length. The mental health center has come to the conclusion that simply providing low-cost care is not enough when that care has no quality attached to it because of stringent economic and staffing limitations. People have become extremely intolerant of slipshod medical attention, duplicate procedures and inaccurate diagnoses merely because ...

A 31 page paper that provides a comprehensive report on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with a special emphasis on emergency medical technicians and firefighters. The introduction offers general comments about PTSD. The historical foundations of this condition are reported, including when the nomenclature first appeared in the DSM. The causes and risk factors are explained ...

A 3 page paper examining how hospitals can develop vision and mission statements simultaneously attractive to hospital management while having the effect of making health care mosr accessible to those who need it right away. As health care costs continue to spiral despite efforts to contain them, some hospitals have found ways to enhance ...

5 pages in length. The circumstances under which schools take away certification from teachers out on disability leave can come under a handful of situation where the teacher has failed to live up to the acceptable level of certification standards. For example, under Mississippi Code a teacher who is found in "breach of ...

5 pages in length. Social change is as much a part of man's existence as needing air to breathe and food to eat. The extent to which social change allows the human race to progress and improve is both grand and far-reaching; without the advancements inherent to social change -- not the least ...

A 12 page paper that begins with an explanation of infectious diseases. Beginning fifty years ago, the medical profession believed that infectious diseases were under control and in fact, believed that many had been eliminated entirely. That turned out to be a naïve assumption. Over the past two decades, we have seen both "emerging" and ...

A 4 page preview of the medical condition known as Pheochromocytoma. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page report discusses autism. Description, etiology, diagnosis, and characteristics are addressed. Health and medical safety precautions are also discussed briefly. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 20 page proposal to evaluate the effects of a vegetarian diet on health and quality of life. A specific emphasis is placed on evaluating the effects of the vegetarian diet in terms of disease prevention. Provides a review of the literature and presents the hypothesis that vegetarians are likely to enjoy an ...

Considerations An 11 page overview of advanced directives in the medical arena. The author reviews the history of advanced directives utilizing such historic cases as the Karen Ann Quinlan case and the recent high profile case of Terri Schiavo to emphasize their importance. The provisions of the 1991 Patient Self Determination Act ...

This well written 10 page paper considers if the following quote is true question is true “In England, recent legal decisions involving allegations of medical negligence show a worrying shift in judicial thinking. This has moved away from respecting professional autonomy towards a greater deference for so-called patients rights”. The paper discusses this with reference ...

A 10 page paper using the Kolb model to examine conflict assessment and management. As health care changes and patients increasingly take active roles in their own health care, they care less about hierarchy than they do results and practical application rather than medical theory. Though the struggle is between nurse practitioners and ...

A 6 page paper comparing the health care systems of Iceland and the United States, where Icelandic medical students generally go to complete their residency requirements. Both systems are facing intense economic pressures, but Iceland’s national system does not prevent any citizen from gaining access to health care as is the case in the ...

A 6 page overview of the manner in which information privacy has been impacted by the evolution of digitized information systems. This impact, although unintended and unexpected, has been tremendous and puts our medical records as well as other types of information at the discretion of a wide swath of society. Bibliography lists 4 ...

5 pages in length. Controversy surrounding hotly debated medical procedures abounds, particularly when there are ethical and moral concerns involved. The extent to which stem cell research has ignited a veritable battle is both grand and far-reaching; that opponents and supporters alike hold such fervent opinions illustrates the tremendous implications of the method's ...

A 5 page overview of the issues surrounding mandatory drug testing in certain occupations. This paper reviews several of the laws pertaining to the issue, concluding that the federal law allowing drug testing for those in critical positions in defense and transportation is necessary. Equally necessary, however, is mandatory testing in the medical ...

A 13 page paper examining the position of Rex Pain Management Center, one of the several entities comprising Rex Healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina. The paper traces Rex Healthcare's history (the original Rex Hospital opened in 1894) and how the organization grew over the years as Raleigh, the capital city, came to be known ...

A 9 page discussion of substance abuse in one of the more surprising segments of our society, that segment comprised by our medical professionals. The author contends that the same factors enter into determining this abuse as do with street users. In some estimations, however, the problem is much easier to address. Not only ...