Essays on Health Page 105

Today in America autism is still a mystery to the medical profession. They have discovered the symptoms and how to curve some of the autistic behaviors, but did not discover what causes autism. Cowley defines autism:It is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. The result of a…

The term Euthanasia originated from the Greek word for “good death. ” It is the act or practice of ending the life of a person either by lethal injection or the suspension of medical treatment. Because of this, many view euthanasia as simply bringing relief by alleviating pain and suffering. The word has also been…

US Oncology is the nation’s premier oncology services company, increasing patient access to safe, high-quality cancer care. Working closely with physicians, manufacturers, and payers, we develop innovative new approaches to confronting cancer, increasing the effectiveness of care, and ensuring a better patient experience. (US Oncology, 2009) Viewed as a extremely proficient organization, new drugs and…

Alcoholism is a disease that is chronic and potentially fatal. It is characterized by dependence and addiction to alcohol. The American Medical Association (AMA) officially classified alcoholism as a disease in 1966. However, society still tends to judge it morally, as stated by Father Martin. Different types of alcoholics include the daily drinker, who relies…

According to Polit (2012), several would agree that research in nursing began with Florence Nightingale. She saved thousands of soldier’s lives during the Crimean War by improving the military hospital’s unsanitary conditions. She then later helped build medical reform by using statistical evidence to prove that more soldiers died as a result of unsanitary and…

With the ever increasing cases of hackers, spoofs, sniffers or even Phreakers constantly gaining unauthorized access to private accounts, databases and systems, the need for beefed up security for individuals or organizations is eminently pressing, now more than ever before. A recent report by BBC News (2010) documents of a 25 year-old Frenchman hacking into…

The method of plastic surgery dates back to the Old Kingdom of 3000 to 5000 bc before it became an international trend(Plastic Surgery Wikipedia 2019). Plastic Surgery is commonly used to remove disfigurations, imperfections and harmful things among the human body. However most dare to not acknowledge the dangers before undergoing the knife, and how multiple…

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is one of the most severe psychiatric illnesses. It adversely affects the patient’s mood, activity, and thought processes. Characterized by one or more manic episodes and typically by one or more depressive episodes, the disorder manifests by an elevated, expansive, irritable mood and a host of behavioral symptoms….

son who made many wildly diverse discoveries in many different areas of science. He was a world-renowned French chemist and biologist whose work paved the way for branches of science and medicine such as stereochemistry, microbiology, virology, immunology, and molecular biology. He also proved the germ theory of disease, invented the process of pasteurization, fermentation,…

A pressure ulcer is a specific type of damage that occurs when there is direct pressure on the skin causing cellular damage due to lack of blood flow (ischawmia), or when there is shearing or friction forces causing mechanical stress on the tissues (Chapman and Chapman 1981). Pressure ulcers commonly occur in areas where there…