Essays on Cure

Abstract

Researchers have been faced with difficult moments in the past in their attempt to find a cure for HIV/AIDS. The trend that the virus takes in the human body is complicated since it stiches itself with the DNA of the host cells hence becoming part of the person. The way to eliminate or remove it from the human body without altering or killing the patient is very complex and it has not been achieved yet. However, some experiments and treatments that involve the use of therapy and stem cells transplantation have proved to be the way forward towards the eradication ...

Final Research Paper – Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Yellow Wallpaper”

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” follows a traumatized, submissive housewife who is taken to a summer home in the country by her physician husband, and given a rest cure for undisclosed reasons. This involves her being effectively locked up in a bedroom for days and weeks on end, being instructed to do nothing and go nowhere for an extended period of time. As time passes, she begins to slip into insanity, as she imagines figures in the yellow wallpaper of the bedroom – eventually turning on her husband and the rest cure that she has been prescribed. Charlotte Perkins ...

Good health must be everybody’s concern, and to be healthy, a person must take initiatives to motivate self in terms of a healthy diet, exercise, and getting healed by naturopathy; however the nature cure is being concerned with both fitness and long life that finally becomes a survival issue. As stated by Lindlahr, Henry, (1913) Nature Cure is not only a system of curing aches and pains, but also a total uprising in the art of science and living. Nature cure is a helpful treatment method to remove the simple cause of illness by using the natural components available in nature. The natural components ...

Introduction

Literary critical theory is a complicated process - there are many different ways from which one can look at a story. The question remains, however, whether or not these readings are valid. Is the process of literary criticism a means of mental gymnastics, where theorists can force a reading into a text like a child pushing a square peg in a round hole? Looking at the various theorists who make up the most prominently observed members of the literary critical canon, it becomes clear that the act of reading itself is an interactive one, with the reader bringing just as much into the experience of reading as ...

In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” a timid housewife is prescribed a rest cure by her physician husband, involving her sequestering herself away from the rest of the world, diving into inaction. As this occurs, and she keeps herself in the bedroom of her summer vacation home, she begins to hallucinate as a result of both the abuses her husband perpetrates against her and the crippling inactivity to which she has been prescribed. Her increasing desire for freedom, as well as distrust and disappointment with her uncaring, unfeeling husband, leads her into complete madness. The protagonist of “The ...

Esteemed literary critic Vladimir Propp, in his essay "Fairy Tale Transformations," breaks down the essence of the fairy tale into a series of elements and functions, all linked inexorably to religious practices found in past traditions. According to Propp, fairy tales are an amalgam of the functions and roles of religion and culture in various societies; the tropes of fairy tales are reflections of these customs. These functions all exist in some form or another in the vast majority of fairy tales, allowing Propp to organize and codify the structures and natures of fairy tales. "We observe that the actors ...

Introduction

Autism is a childhood developmental disorder that affects the brain’s normal development of communication and social skills. It is a physical condition that appears in the first three years of life and is linked with abnormal biochemistry in the brain. The causes of autism are not ascertained but autism is largely attributed to genetic predisposition and the environment. A plethora of research studies have also suspected other causative factors like mercury poisoning, diet and vaccine sensitivity among others but these factors are yet to be proven (Pubmed, 2010). Autism has a variety of symptoms depending on the level of infection ...

The human population has had lengthy struggles trying to understand cancer. It has baffled many as it represents itself in numerous forms, and its features are exceedingly varied. Cancer requires specialist aggressive prognoses, innovative approach to its management, and early and fast response to it treatment. All these have dire economic implications to patients and their families. It is possible that a single type of cancer may behave entirely different in two patients presenting the likelihood of two types of diseases (Mukheerjee, 2010, p.1). There is no uniform theory regarding cancer that gives the common characteristics of various types of ...

Orphan Drug

Introduction The main purpose for the enactment of the U.S. Orphan Drug Act (ODA) of 1983 is to conduct a research on some of the rare diseases whose medical needs remain to be unresolved. The law has given incentives to various sponsors who have tried to develop therapies for some of the rare medical conditions that can affect at least 200,000 individuals on a yearly basis (Premiere Research 1). For this study, the objective is to create a regulatory strategy or path for Orphan Drug development, particularly on the oral iron chelator, one of the subsets of thalassemia or ...

‘Stem cells’ is one of the widely discussed topics in recent years. Scientific progress led to the understanding the mechanism of stem cells and their use in therapeutic applications, which involve the treatment of cancer, diseases related to heart, brain and many others . Stem cells are a distinct type of cells, which are capable of regenerating themselves through the process of cell division. Under experimental conditions, stem cells have the ability to transform into tissue-specific or organ-specific cells. Since stem cells are unspecialized cells, they are capable of producing specialized cells through the process of differentiation . While embryonic stem cells ...

Abstract

Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of all time. It was considered as a disease that cannot be remedied except for the medical breakthroughs in the past half century. So deep is cancer’s fear that it instills depression in its sufferers as soon as its name is mentioned. However, thanks to medical breakthroughs it is curable and the media emphasizes on this night and day. What is cancer and how does it spread, what are its kinds and how it influences the society? An attempt has been made answer these questions in the following article. Keywords: ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) which is also refered to by the public as Lou Gehrig's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It is a form of motor neuron disease, which is rapidly progressive with degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons. The implication of this is that there is associated complication leading to progressive weakness of muscle, atrophy and some other major voluntary muscular effects. This is because the attack is majorly on the nerve cells controlling the voluntary muscles.

The neurologic condition has been found to have both sporadic and inherited (familial) forms ( ...

The Scientific Method. As a biology student, I have had that phrase and what it means drilled into me for years. Observe, develop an idea, predict an outcome, experiment, assess, and refine the idea. Then repeat the experiment. If it reveals some interesting new aspect of science, document what you have done in the hopes that other people will experiment. In that the results and eventually your revelations can be proven. Western Medicine, as one aspect of science, follows the same basic pattern. Drugs are developed over years of experimenting in laboratories across the country. Eventually, this leads to the ...

‘Subject’

Extraordinary measures While there is a story in everybody’s life, only a few have an extraordinary story to share with the world like the Crowleys. John and Aileen Crowley’s story is filled with pain and sorrow, like any other parents who have children suffering from terminally ill diseases. However, the element that sets their story apart is their ability to not lose hope and their determination to take on the disease. Extraordinary measures is a movie, which is based on the real life experiences of John and Aileen Crowley, and it delineates to us how, rather than accepting the ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Since its discovery, cancer in its many forms has been a continuous plague on humanity. There is no cure, and the known treatments are often unsuccessful or too damaging to the patient to be considered for long-term use. Currently, radiation and chemotherapy are used most often, though there is scientific consideration being put toward genetic engineering for use in the future. Presently, however, the scientific community and the population at large wonder if other, herbal remedies might be of service to those suffering from cancer. Now that medicinal cannabis, as well as recreational cannabis, has been legalized in several states, ...

Philosopher Jacques Lacan describes the mirror stage in psychoanalysis as the moment when someone (usually an infant around six months of age) recognizes themselves in the mirror: "The child, at an age when he is for a time, however short, outdone by the chimpanzee in instrumental intelligence, can nevertheless already recognize as such his own image in a mirror" (Lacan). This is meant to be the moment where we are able to understand our own appearance and transcribe it onto another object. In the case of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," the unnamed narrator of the story begins ...

Having been involved in several cases, Daniel Groll’s intention to provide a lasting solution to this problem intensified. His intentions are to develop a model for understanding disagreements in a clinical setting. Groll at providing insight into what doctors can and cannot plausibly be said to know regarding what’s best for their patients. Groll deals with this by developing taxonomy of clinical disagreements. Groll’s secondary aim is to show that Robert M. Veatch’s theory on what on what clinicians can and cannot about their patients’ well-being is overly skeptical and limits the role. In the article, Groll presents a ...

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It is interesting to take a look at two correlating yet arousing subject that has lingered on for the last 200 years. There are various forms of alternative or otherwise dabbed complementary medicine that has seen major disparities in their application. The reason for this change and views between complementary and alternative medicine and evidence-based medicine is the fact that medical practitioners who rely solely on what Barthó (2010) terms as chemical and the other approach that is dabbed natural have different effects. In this research paper, the learner will take a closer look at homeopathic medication and relate it ...

Legal Implications of being a Nutrition Consultant

Introduction

A nutrition consultant is an individual who assesses a client’s nutritional deficiencies and recommends a lifestyle or dietary change to assist the client live a healthier life. It is a profession that is not regulated. However there are bodies such as the International Organization of Nutritional Consulting or the American Association of Nutritional Consultants that offer the consultants the code of ethics to abide by in the course of their work. By law, the consultant is expected to observe confidentiality or privacy on the dietary advice the clients seek from him.

Protection from Legal Liability

There are times that an individual will visit a doctor but ...

Introduction

Since the early years human development has always been shaped by diseases and ways of containing them. Diseases such as small pox, Tuberculosis and now AIDS from the HIV virus have influenced the way people live in the society and their agenda in preventing and treating diseases. This research is about influence of HIV virus on human development and what the society is doing in preventing the spread of the virus. Three articles on the virus will be reviewed with a discussion that is personal based on the human development topic.

Article Summaries

Article 1: Special Anniversary Review: Twenty-five years of human ...

Media for products offering relief for sufferers from depression, anxiety and other mental health issue contribute to misconceptions surrounding mental health. Many of the advertisements suggest that depression, anxiety, bipolar, etc. can be cured simply by taking a pill, and the reality is much more complex than simply taking a pill. Mental health is an ongoing process that requires different treatments for different sufferers. Not only does the medication and dose vary, auxiliary treatments, such as therapy and lifestyle changes are also necessary for many patients.

Medication is Different from Other Products

Advertising’s job is to make a person feel like they really need the product. Shampoo ...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's penned "The Yellow Wall-paper" at a time of immense changes in the early- to mid-nineteenth century society. A woman’s position remained in the privacy of her home as she carries out her stipulated role as mother and wife. In contrast, men ruled the world of politics, work, and economics. Nevertheless, the middle of the century brought changes that impacted positively on mental health. Many feminist groups embraced the changes in the concept of the “the New Woman.” Psychologist Patrice Engle writes, “despite mounting evidence of the impact of maternal mental health on women and children, prevention ...

“The Power to Cure, Multiplied”

Reaction Paper to a News Article: “The Power to Cure, Multiplied” The article entitled “The Power to Cure, Multiplied” written by Bornstein (2014) and published online in The New York Times on June 11, 2014 presented relevant concerns regarding a revolutionary treatment for chronic Hepatitis C. The information disclosed by Bornstein reported the more effective method of treatment through the proposed intervention of a certain hepatologist, Dr. Sanjeev Arora, at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Dr. Arora allegedly conceptualized Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) as more effective than traditional treatment procedures at the University of New Mexico’ ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with a portrait of the thematic core of the book ‘The Postmortal’ by Drew Magary which is an innovative approach to an issue which has been troubling and terrifying human nature. The essay will focus on the life lessons which are put across to the readers of the book as far as to what life’s meaning is supposed to be and how it is to be adopted by human societies. ‘The Postmortal’ is a book belonging to the science-fiction genre. It is a book whose plot addresses it readers with the ...

The Yellow Paper is a symbolic story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It is a disheartening tale of a woman struggling to free herself from postpartum depression. This story gives an account of an emotionally and intellectual deteriorated woman who is a wife and a mother who is struggling to break free from her mental prison and find peace. The postpartum depression forced her to look for a neurologist doctor who gives a rest cure. The woman lived in a male dominated society and wanted indictment from it as she had been driven crazy by as a result of the Victorian “rest-cure.” Her husband made sure that she ...

Diabetes is a long term condition that is marked by very high levels of glucose in the blood. The sufferer is unable to produce sufficient insulin – a hormone that turns glucose and starch to energy necessary for life. Diabetes also occurs when the body is unable to use the insulin that has been provided by the body which leads to a build-up of glucose in the blood stream (University of Maryland Medical Center). If diabetes is not treated it could lead to kidney disease, blindness, heart disease or stroke. Diabetes still remains a disease with unclear causes although environment, lifestyle and genetics have ...

Reviewing "The Yellow Wallpaper" through Plato and Christine de Pisan

Charlotte Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” tells the tale of a young married woman who suffers from what is presumed to be post-partum depression. Her physician husband decides to sequester her for a ‘rest cure’ in their summer home, which turns out to backfire when she starts to slowly go insane. The story takes the form of journal entries denoting her gradual slide into madness, as she hallucinates and forms paranoid thoughts about her husband and the outside world. The audience sees all of this through a first-person perspective that allows us to see inside the mind of the protagonist, ...

Charlotte Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” tells the tale of a young married woman who suffers from what is presumed to be post-partum depression. Her physician husband decides to sequester her for a ‘rest cure’ in their summer home, which turns out to backfire when she starts to slowly go insane. The story takes the form of journal entries denoting her gradual slide into madness, as she hallucinates and forms paranoid thoughts about her husband and the outside world. The audience sees all of this through a first-person perspective that allows us to see inside the mind of the protagonist, ...

In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” a timid housewife is prescribed a rest cure by her physician husband, involving her sequestering herself away from the rest of the world, diving into inaction. As this occurs, and she keeps herself in the bedroom of her summer vacation home, she begins to hallucinate as a result of both the abuses her husband perpetrates against her and the crippling inactivity to which she has been prescribed. Her increasing desire for freedom, as well as distrust and disappointment with her uncaring, unfeeling husband, leads her into complete madness. The protagonist of “The ...

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story which deals with the depression of a married woman and how her husband ignores her silent cries for help. Along with her depression, the theme of struggle to cope with the circumstances and to help oneself is also apparent. At many instances a reader can detect the autobiographical note in the story. Gilman herself suffered from post partum depression and at that time no one could really help her or understand her. This dilemma was also quite apparent in the protagonists’ life. The main aim of this research is to compare ...

Different cultures have different beliefs, methods, communication, and medication used for different illnesses. Such medication and its methods in a particular contradict greatly with the modern medicine and procedures. In the Asian Culture, the Indians have a rich history of medication and practices. Some traditions that have passed the test of time in India and are today integrated with the medical practices today. For example, the Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha commonly referred to as folk traditions or the “Lok Parampara” is a tradition passed from generation to another (Gayatri Palat, 2012). Word of mouth is the most used method of passing ...

Keywords : Gene therapy, Sickle Cell Anemia, Stem cells, lentivirus, β-globin

Project type: GBE-492 Genetic Engineering Project I. INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND and AIM Sickle cell anemia is a devastating genetic disease which causes premature death. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is caused due to single amino acid change (glutamine to valine at position 6) in β chain of hemoglobin molecule, which causes the hemoglobin molecules to aggregate. These aggregated hemoglobin molecules make the red blood cells (RBCs) stiff and deformed (sickle shaped). These deformed cells block the normal blood flow. Although this disease is well-characterized, but no long-term treatment 1 is still available for this disease. The discovery of the sickle ...

Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Raven" is one of literature's most well-known stories, depicting the slow deterioration of the protagonist's mental state at the hands of a talking raven. Mourning over the loss of his lady love, his depression grows more gradually into madness, as the persistent isolation and the repetition of the raven's call "Nevermore" distress him even further. There are many similarities to this story and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” in which a timid housewife is prescribed a rest cure by her physician husband, involving her ...

ABSTRACT

Human beings deal with the reality of a world with a plethora of conditions, illnesses and diseases that threaten the health and livelihood of the population on a day-to-say basis. One such persistent disease that many Americans, both young and old, are suffering from is Crohn’s Disease. Crohn’s disease is commonly diagnosed on a regular basis all across the United States, however the reality is that medical realm does not specifically known what causes Crohn’s disease or why it has become so prevalent; some believe it is a combination of immune system deficiencies, genetic predisposition and environmental factors. The condition effects ...

Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development have been debated and argued since they were proposed. They offer a look into the human psyche, as well as into what we are capable of when faced with the greatest challenges and questions of our lives. Most frighteningly to many, they do not offer a permanent solution to morals, but rather a grey area in which we will act after we reach a certain point within our development. They stare at the innermost parts of us and ask, “What would you do?” were we faced with such a difficult decision. We cower from these situations, hoping ...

Synopsis of wit

Wit begins with Vivian speaking to the audience. She is a patient at a major research hospital and has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer (Edson 3). She treats her sickness with the same impartiality as she would research. Before she was hospitalized, she was professor Bearing. She played the role of scholar and teacher specializing in the Holy Sonnets of John Donne. In her play, Margaret takes the audience through the many achievements of professor Bearing by illuminating on the past and the present achievements. Vivian takes the audience through what happens to her when she is treated with chemotherapy for a ...

The Hot Zone, 3rd ed. (Electronic Version)

I. 1. Centers for Disease Control a) Page 159, 1st paragraph b) It is referred to in the book when it indicated that the main role ofthe Army is to fight military threats while the Centers for Disease Controlshould have the responsibility and authority to fight diseases. c) Centers for Disease Control means government agencies that protect public health through the control and prevention of diseases and the investigation and prevention of emerging diseases. 2. Amplification a) Page 12, 2nd paragraph b) It is referred to in the book when explaining the concept of virusmultiplication. ...

I Am Legend is a movie directed by Francis Lawrence in 2007. The producers of the movie include Moritz, Goldsman, Lassiter, and Heyman. The movie bases on the horror fiction novel by Richard Matheson in 1954. The novel illustrates the development of the zombie genre to popularize a worldwide plague. The novel adapts the film The Omega Man in 1971, Last Man on Earth in 1964, and I Am Legend production in 2007. Some of the casts in the movie include Will Smith, who represents Dr. Robert Neville, Alice Braga who plays the role of Anna, and Willow who represent Marley ...

The plight of women in destructive, toxic marriages is an interesting one in fiction; literature has a way of illustrating the fundamental inequalities that exist in overbearing relationships between men and women, especially when society favors one gender over the other in terms of privilege. In Zora Neale Hurston’s short story “Sweat” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the women in these relationships are beset upon by harrowing forces of domination and victimization. Their husbands abuse them in either overt or subtle ways; Delia in “Sweat” is regularly beaten by her husband, while the unnamed narrator ...

What is oncology?

Oncology is a division of science that involves the study of cancer and tumors. Cancer is the rapid abnormal growth of body cells that grows beyond their expected normal boundaries, and which can attack adjoining body parts and spread to other organs. This process is called metastasis, which is the leading cause of oncology deaths (Tomlinson, 2010). There are different types of cancer. They include lung, stomach, breast, liver and colon cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide accounting for approximately 13% of deaths nationally. The greatest common kind of cancer differs according to gender. Approximately 30% ...

In recent years, the issue about animal right has garnered great attention from the society. Whether animal testing should be banned or not is still being debated by many people. Both the advantages and disadvantages of using animals in experiments for inventing medicines for humanity will be discussed in this essay before a reasonable conclusion is drawn.First, the critics of the idea of using animals in testing medicines argue that non-human animals are living organisms like human and also they share the same place to live with humanity, so they should be considered as non-human persons and members of the ...

Vocation is a Latin word which is generally used to describe the sacred duties and responsibilities, concerning religious orders. Martin Luther was the first one to borrow the term from its religious context and to apply it to the contemporary occupations. The term vocation has already been accepted and recognized as a synonym of job or profession. Vocation is not just a borrowed Latin term to enrich the vocabulary; it comes from a belief that every profession or job that has a legitimate purpose is a calling from God. Moreover, each vocation asks for a set of skills, abilities and talent who are bestowed by God ...

AIDS, Early pregnancy and Artificial conception are just some of the main issues commonly interrelated with fertility or reproduction, both of which are sensitive topics, that ironically must be given more attention academically. This paper is divided in two parts. The first part tackles In-Vitro Fertilization and other kinds of artificial conception, and the correlation of AIDS, early pregnancy and prostitution, while the latter part focuses the socio-economic and health impacts of AIDS and prostitution with more emphasis on developing countries.

Emergence of Artificial Conception

Artificial insemination and In-Vitro Fertilization are just two ways of replicating pregnancy through the normal process of ...

Zaabalawi has been described to be a mysterious character who has a solution and cure of every problem. It is believed that once a person finds him, he or she is guaranteed of absolute healing. Even though he has a cure for each problem, it is not easy to find him. The journey that a person has to take involves sacrifice and patients. It is because of this reason that many people do not get a cure for their diseases because they are not ready to take the epic journey to find him. Some even give up on their way to find him because of ...

Introduction

In improving the efficiency of the world health care program, technology and design should be highly considered. This will improve heath literacy through information access, education and wellness interventions. Studies show that health care environment improves the outcomes of the clinical services (Mairead, 2011). A hospital setting determines the outcome of illness. Healing hospital paradigm offers services beyond the traditional cure model (Mairead, 2011).

Description of a Healing Hospital

A healing hospital refers to a hospital whereby the moral values and working conditions in health care are taken into consideration by increasing the availability of the staff and services required (Burkhadt, 2010). Healing is the ...

The debate regarding the legalization of Marijuana had long been subjected to controversy and intrigue given the arguments that Marijuana is capable of becoming a medical tool if given the go signal for longer research. There is also the argument that it could increase a government’s revenue and income should the regulation policies of legalizing marijuana would be promoted by the government. However, it is undeniable that marijuana, like the other prohibited drugs, has a lasting effect to users which may cause mental incapacity and eventually, addiction that may foster crime and affect the younger members of society. Nonetheless, compromise can ...

Advertising is used as a means to publicize a particular product or service to its target market. Companies often vie to produce the most creative, lucrative, and efficient advertisements in their respective industries. However, in the high demand for such advertisements, certain campaigns tend to neglect their responsibility of proper advertising. Various forms of deceptive advertising are seen almost everywhere and the most notorious will be tackled later on. To be specific, any form of advertisement that lures consumers to purchase a product or service due to a misunderstanding may be ...

A Personal Statement Demonstrating an Interest in Biochemistry

I have had a long-term dream of becoming a biochemist or a molecular biologist someday. I imagined myself, spending all my life doing genetic sequencing of DNA in research to discover the cure of various diseases prevalent in the world in my days. As if it was a natural conspiracy, my admission in college coincided with this dream when I was admitted in the faculty of biological science for a principal in biochemistry. My truest motivation for a place in this field of comes from the desire to contribute in the research for the cure of HIV and cancer. Back in high school, we were ...

Introduction

The ‘yips’ is a term used in sports to describe a transient loss of fine motor skills due to various causes. Although the major etiology is unknown, many researchers attribute it to a psychological and neurological cause. It is a reversible condition which has lead to the end of many sports careers due to poor performance (Vonbrock 50). In golf, it is referred to as a movement disorder that usually impedes with putting. This is because it leads to twitching, jerking and loss of concentration that leads to missing of short putts in golf (Cullen 56).

Many researchers have attributed the condition to biochemical ...

Questions for Women and Cinema

Part I

1. Transgender It is a state in which an individual’s gender is not matching his or her assigned sex responsibility. It refers to the trans-genders, such as homosexual, bisexuals, heterosexual. In the Paris burning film, the issue of Transgender is explored using various characters men and women. For instance, Trans women used as members of the club to show realness. The women are sued to enhance transgender in the film, this shows that as much as they are women they can also compete men and become real (Besnier and Kalissa 34).

2. Monstrous-feminine The female ...

The ethical issue which this paper wants to address is the normative set up in the patient doctor relationship. This is a highly paternalistic model. In this set up, doctors are the experts in medicine. Most patients have only scant and dependable medical knowledge. Hence, the overall trust in one’s medical practitioner is focal to the medical process and doctors carry the main responsibility for the patient’s wellness. The sole duty to decide on every crucial medical evaluations and decisions relies on them.

The patient-doctor patient relations must be a two-way street between the patient and the doctor because ...

Introduction

The Ebola virus was discovered in the year of 1976, and two leading scientists had played a significant role in this regard. However, the discovery of the disease is decades old to say the least and yet the medical ranks all over the world are baffled by the surmounting need to have an effective remedy for the illness. The physicians cannot do much for the person who had contracted the disease, and the early symptoms of Ebola include development of limited functionality of kidneys and liver. The patient starts to have significant weight loss as well, and he or ...

Quality improvement (QI) is a persistent effort to analysis performance and systematic efforts to produce better patient outcomes (Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], n.d.). As healthcare continues to evolve, as more research and evidence comes available, it is important that the organization makes such changes to improve patient care. QI is a tool that identifies the need for those changes and ways to eradicate patient harm by reducing technology and human errors (HRSA, n.d.). This author, identified the ineffectiveness on educating the existing strategies for diagnosing and managing asthma at home as a practice issue. This author will discuss the six ...

Wit was written by Margaret Edson. This one-act play has won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. It is a story which deals with the medical profession as well as with the culture of education at universities. Both sides are brilliant in this story. Vivian Bearing is represents brilliant academic staff whereas, Doctor Kelekian and Dr Jason Posner represent the brilliant side of medical research. None of them have emotions when it comes to work. The only character which feels empathy for Vivian is the nurse, Susie. She is the only character who is acting humane. Whereas Vivian is strict ...

Polio: An American Story is a scholarly book written by David Oshinsky, a historian from the University of Texas, examines American medical research in the 20th century where there was Polio epidemic. Poliomyelitis is a dreadful disease that has claimed a lot of lives before the discovery of a vaccine. Though children are considered to be more prone to getting the disease, adults could also be infected with polio. This means that no one was excluded from attaining an infection despite their age, gender, or class. Oshinsky writes, “Polio hit tidy and stable neighborhoods harder than the areas marked with poverty (Oshinsky 4). This ...

There are more than 5000 genetic disorders up to date. These genetic disorders are most evident at birth or during the onset of early childhood. This results to admission in different programs in rehabilitation centers, school programs in order to help the victims affected by such conditions. These disorders can primarily affect the body system, muscles and the respiratory system. One such disorder is the Rett syndrome. Rett Syndrome is a phenotypically distinct progressive X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder that affects females (Volkmar et al, 2007). There are different types of Rett syndrome. These include the classical Rett syndrome, provisional ...

The attribution theory examines how a person uses the information to come into a conclusion regarding a certain event. It suggests that people use the information at their disposal in a social scene to deduce an explanation of a social occurrence. It is a theory developed by psychologists in a bid to understand how individuals in society perceive certain occurrences (Martinko10). The individuals use the accessible information to understand and explain an occurrence. When people from different social setting interact in the same social set up, there are forces that pull them together. Their ideas and explanations to different happenings and events are shaped in a similar ...

Introduction

COPD is an acronym for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is a progressive disease which affects one’s lungs, rendering it increasingly difficult to breathe. The term progressive in the definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease implies that the disease increases in severity over time. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease causes coughing in affected individuals and is characterized by copious amounts of mucus, shortness of breath, wheezing and tightness of the chest among other symptoms (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. 2013). This paper delves in this population, with an aim of studying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The paper will ...

The following paper will look at various concepts of nursing professional roles and values present in this field.

Explain the functional differences between a regulatory agency, such as a board of nursing (BRN), and a professional nursing organization (PNO) as it pertains to your professional nursing practice. The former is a regulatory agency by the state that an individual who after meeting all the requirements like the required curriculum can apply for a nursing license. The latter is a specific body that emphases on a specific category or field of nursing. A Professional Nursing Organization can offer ongoing education packages, progressionpreciseconferences and certification in that field. The State Board of Examiners for Nursing got positions that arechosen by the director and hasprogressive degrees ...

The topic of this essay is to review opposing positions on the topic of “Euthanasia” . The source for the essay is James Rachel’s 'The Right thing to Do', 6th edition. Euthanasia is defined as intentionally killing by action or omission of a dependent person for his or her alleged benefit. If the death occurs without being intended, it doesn’t qualify as an act of euthanasia. (Euthanasia Definitions). The discussion of Euthanasia is very important to our study of ethics as it is the process of ending a life voluntarily. Though this practice has surfaced to end the misery ...