Essays About Medicine

Founded in 1982 by Kathleen and William Magee, Operation Smile provides medical and psychological to children that are born with cleft lips – often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. After they organized a volunteer trip to the Philippines to repair children’s cleft lips and cleft palates. There they discovered that hundreds of children […]

Throughout history, medicine has undergone significant changes and achieved various experimental breakthroughs. Notable advancements include vaccines, organ transplants, blood transfusions, and pacemakers. However, these developments are rooted in fundamental theories that form the basis of our medical knowledge. The humoral disease, anatomical disease, and germ theory concepts have greatly influenced modern medicine and our understanding […]

Preview of speech: Scoliosis is a rapidly growing deformity in the United Stated, 3 out of 4 children in an elementary school sized classroom have scoliosis and only 1 will know that they have it. To better understand scoliosis, today I will tell you what scoliosis is, how someone gets scoliosis, and what are the […]

Kristin Santiago Cal State University, Dominguez Hills School of Nursing Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice BSN 306, Section18 Caole A. Shea, PhD, RN, FAAN Novemeber 4, 2012 Japanese Health Beliefs and Practices As the Japanese began migrating to the United States in 1885, throughout the decades, the cultural integration and assimilation of the western culture […]

The topic of our project reports on the Difference in Services provided between L V Prasad Eye Hospital & Arvind Eye Hospital. A complete task of starting from concept analysis to preparation of the entire Project by various methodology has been done nder the guidance of Professor. Biswajit Das ( Course Instructor). The unique services […]

There are various reasons why I choose to apply for the course of Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Nagoya University. First, I choose Nagoya University for a number of reasons one of them being the high degree of freedom and flexibility that it gives to the students that plan to take on biology courses. […]

References to venereal disease appear as early in the second scene of Shakespeares Measure for Measure. Syphilis, the primary and most horrible of venereal diseases, ran rampant in Shakespeares time. By giving a brief history of the disease in Renaissance Europe one can gain a better understanding of the disease which will provide a greater insight […]

Diabetes, a leading cause of death among adults in the United States (Sizer and Whitney 112), can lead to various serious diseases. The term “diabetes” comes from the Greek word meaning “syphon” or “to run through,” which reflects the increased urine volume in individuals with diabetes. Conversely, “mellitus” means “sweet,” so diabetes mellitus refers to […]

Stem cell research has become a topic of media attention, public debate, and government involvement. These cells have the potential to benefit a broader range of patients in need of transplants and offer new treatments for conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, heart disease, stroke, and spinal cord injury. However, controversy arises due […]

Among the more than 70 fitness professional certifying organizations in the country, the ACSM, ACE and NSCA are considered the top three in terms of quality offerings. They are also the only organizations that not only are NCAA accredited but are also affiliates of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (Claman and Nordval, 2000, p.3).

The ACSM education component offers NCCA accredited certification programs. The Health Fitness certifications are for those who wish to become certified personal trainers or health and fitness instructors. Further it also offers Clinical Certifications as either an exercise specialist or a registered clinical exercise physiologist.

My motto has always been to live life to the fullest, and I think one way to do this is by assisting those in need. People have different ways of offering support, such as making donations or joining volunteer groups. In my younger years, I engaged in both charity and volunteer works, which I found […]

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) has had various names in the past five decades, such as Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Hyperactive Child Syndrome, and Attention Deficit Disorder (with or without hyperactivity). According to the American Psychological Association (APA, 2-5), these disorders share common symptoms including impulsiveness, lack of concentration, inattentiveness, impatience, and restlessness. Around 4% of […]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) according to the National Institute  of Mental Health (n.d.), is a condition that is often seen among pre-school children or those who are in their early school years who have difficulty controlling their behavior and/or paying attention to a specific thing.

The history of nursing dates back to centuries. The dignity of nursing lies in its unconditional rendering of patient care. To be taken care of is considered a privilege but caring for someone is indeed a virtue.

Household dust is not just typical dirt; it contains a potent combination of allergenic substances that can cause severe asthma reactions in susceptible individuals. Moreover, the presence of bacteria in this type of dust can act as a trigger for asthma attacks. The risk of experiencing an asthma attack increases when exposed to allergens present […]

Care Standards Act 2000 This legislation affects and supports people with dementia as it has different laws. Some of these laws are things like helping people to wash and dress themselves. This helps people with dementia, as when it becomes advanced they lose their fine motor skills and they find it difficult to do simple […]

The aim of this assignment is to critically discuss the nursing assessment individualised care and nursing interventions of the acutely ill patient. The patient discussed developed severe sepsis due to a urinary tract infection and her condition deteriorated during the recovery process in the nurse’s care. Lovick (2009) defines sepsis ‘as a known or suspected […]

Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called “blasts”. Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases. In turn, it is part of the even broader group of diseases affecting the blood, bone marrow, and lymphoid system, which […]

There are seven organizational approaches for studying the human body. These approaches are divided into three sub-sections known as body planes, which include the coronal, sagittal, and transverse planes. The seven organizational approaches are planes and directions, body cavities, quadrants and regions, anatomy and physiology, microscopic and macroscopic, body systems, and medical specialties. Diagnosing and […]

Almeda was an eighty-four-year-old woman who lived a retiring life with no family and few friends. She suffered from a disabling stroke three years ago and has been confined to bed in a nursing home. Almeda has lost decisional capacity and left no advance directives. Barney, her long time friend, has been her unofficial substitute […]

Background of the study Nowadays people are focusing in herbal plants especially those who are common in the environment. Base on research this plant is good for healing and treating wounds and other skin infection. So in my research I want to make a bathing soap out of it, cause I know that it is […]