Essays and Research Papers on Medicine / Mixed issues

A 9 page paper making several recommendations for Wal-Mart at the end of 2006, after Maryland targeted the company for health care contributions and after a Maryland court denied the requirement. Wal-Mart is beginning to be more outwardly-focused than in the past; the paper recommends expanding the location of primary care clinics in Wal-Mart ...

3 pages in length. Hormones play an integral role in balancing the body's overall physiological and psychological stability; when certain occurrences take place that throw off this delicate hormonal balance, people need to supplement those missing levels in order to regain balance. The desire of many to stay away from synthetic hormones, however, ...

This 4 page paper discusses Alzheimer’s Disease: what it is, what causes it, and the risk factors for developing it. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page overview of the trinucleotide expansions within the huntingtin protein that result in the extension of polyQ-encoding repeats. Bibliography lists sources.

A 6 page consideration of the processes that are lacking in terms of providing for the best interest of terminally ill children. This article explores the pros and cons of this form of passive euthanasia. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper analyzes P. Ewald’s work, “Evolution of Infectious Disease” and gives a reaction to his arguments. Bibliography lists 1 source.

3 pages in length. Hypothyroidism - a medical condition whereby an underactive thyroid does not produce an adequate amount of hormone for the body to function normally - has many offshoot consequences above and beyond the physical issues that can manifest from the condition; because of lacking the hormone thyroxin, the body's energy level ...

3 pages in length. Negligence and malpractice are often mistakenly used to mean the same thing when they each have their own separate implications. To be negligent is to conduct oneself in a manner that lacks due care or in other words to be careless in one's actions. The extent to which ...

A 3 page paper that considers whether the distance from a patient’s home to their nephrologist’s office is a factor in clinical outcome. Bibliography lists one source.

A 5 page overview of autism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper that addresses the problem of childhood obesity, which focuses on also on what is being done locally in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The writer discusses the health and psychological impact of obesity, as well as reviews successful interventions before making recommendations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 14 page paper looks at the issue of iatrogenic infection and how a hospital may undertake an innovation to reduce the occurrence of iatrogenic infection in an intensive care unit. The paper examines the risk presented by iatrogenesis and the way the infection can spread before suggesting an approach to reduce the rate of ...

This paper provides an overview of responses to four questions in kinesiology, which focus on joint measurements, issues of flexibility and the use of a goniometer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay that draws on the book Deep Healing, The Essence of Mind/Body Medicine by Dr. Emmett E. Miller, who describes a holistic philosophy of medicine that acknowledges the intrinsic connection between what we think and believe and how our bodies operate. Miller offers 12 experimental workouts in his text that explore the ...

A 4 page paper that discusses the development of the brain during the prenatal period and in infancy. Scientists have shown the brain begins to develop almost at the same time as conception; it develops rapidly during pregnancy as well as during infancy. The paper discusses cell/neuron development and how connections are developed and ...

A 3 page description of the steps that are required for making a healing salve. The salve described uses lemon balm, olive oil, and pure beeswax. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 48 page exploration in the entitled field of healing beginning with an introduction and background of metaphysical spiritual healing and an historical background. The essay's subheadings are: metaphysical healing, metaphysical healing and tools and approaches, including Reiki, magnet and crystal therapies and how they are used, spiritual healing, metaphysical spiritual healers and approaches, including ...

A 24 page paper that offers journal entries that react to a book on epidemiology. No bibliography is offered.

A 4 page overview of the societal implications of this controversial research. The author approaches the subject from the perspective of the scientist and the nurse who are directly and peripherally involved in the research. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the historic and improved aspect of these three medical trade tools. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper provides information about the practice of medicine in ancient Mesopotamia. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper that begins with data about the incidence of new cases of AIDS. The writer reports the names of the drugs that are frequently used to treat AIDS and some of the side-effects of these drugs. The paper also discusses the need for good nutrition with recommendations about foods to eat when ...

This 4 page paper considers the issue of new drugs and whether or not they should be labelled as an issue of public safety. The FDA focuses on drug approval, leaving a gap when it comes to assessing drugs that have already been approved. There ahs been a call for all new drugs to ...

4 pages in length. Ethical concerns notwithstanding, stem cell research represents the cusp of future technological advancement where health care is concerned. Indeed, the ethical debate that currently rages poses tremendous implications upon how mankind moves forward in an age where technology is presenting lifesaving opportunities like never before, however, those are separate ...

19 pages in length. Examining whether the germ theory of disease and chiropractic philosophy of disease are compatible or contradictory requires one to consider how Eastern medicine was the mainstay for thousands of years before conventional approaches ever came into existence. The relatively recent resurrection of such alternative concepts as chiropractic revisits the ...