Leeches were commonly used for treatment. ... Herbal treatments and home remedies were extremely important in terms of colonial medicine. ... Their examinations and treatments were given according to the common practices of the 1700's. ... However, given the medical knowledge of that time, the horrific conditions on the battlefields and the lack of medical supplies, the surgeons did a notable job of attempting to save lives. ... Anesthesia was not yet invented, so swift treatment was vital in treating wounds. ...

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Leeches were commonly used for treatment. ... Herbal treatments and home remedies were extremely important in terms of colonial medicine. ... Their examinations and treatments were given according to the common practices of the 1700's. ... However, given the medical knowledge of that time, the horrific conditions on the battlefields and the lack of medical supplies, the surgeons did a notable job of attempting to save lives. ... Anesthesia was not yet invented, so swift treatment was vital in treating wounds. ...

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Without modification, the original bill offered patients increased medical coverage such as: a patient's right to see a medical specialist outside of their plan without incurring additional charges, prescription drug and emergency visit coverage. HR2563 and S1052 also allow medical review panels to order health plans to provide care they have initially refused to cover. If HMO's do not comply with the standards set by congress, patients will then have the right to hold their health plan accountable for treatment decisions that lead to further illness or death. ... The same would ap...

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The Right Decision Cannabis-hemp is a natural substance that has been grown for thousands of years for many different purposes. Cannabis-hemp is more commonly referred to as marijuana, and only in recent decades has it become illegal in the United States of America. It is often smoked for its...

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Marijuana was also implemented by the medical community in the treatment of migraine headaches, insomnia and rheumatism and cocaine to treat sinusitis, hay fever, and chronic fatigue. ... Since that time, the NAS (National Academy of Sciences) Institute of Medicine, the Federation of American Sciences, the Australian Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health, the American Public Health Association, the British Medical Association, and the New England Journal of Medicine have produced studies showing that marijuana use is not only harmless, but that it is also therapeutic in the tre...

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rresting them and start legalizing the use of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. ... In one case, medical marijuana user William Foster, who was using marijuana to alleviate his rheumatoid arthritis pain, was sentenced to 93 years in jail in 1997. ... Marijuana is not only for recreational use, but for medical use as well. It is clear from available studies that it is therapeutic in the treatment of many serious and painful ailments. ... Whether it's for recreational use or for medical use, it is not hurting anyone. ...

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Most of the time anorexia is accompanied by strict exercise regimens. 3 There are two types of treatments for anorexia, psychological and physical. Successful treatment usually includes continuous medical care, regular therapy, nutrition counseling, and sometimes medication. Sometimes antidepressants are used for the treatment of eating disorders, however they are not always effective for anorexia. ...

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There are many in the medical field that are trying to get their points out on the topic. ... Much of this comes from the idea that withholding treatment is allowing a disease to run it's course and not interfere with it coming to it's final end of death. ... By identifying a difference between allowing to die and killing the courts have opened a way for states to regulate the ways in which treatment may be refused. This is as well putting at risk the hard won rights of the patient to refuse treatment if they feel that they do not want it. ... Rachels attacks the idea t...

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Kimberly Yonkers, MD, in a recent article titled "The Expanding Medical and Behavior Resources with Access to Care for Everyone Health plan," says that "the current US health-care reform focuses on the expansion of health insurance to more individuals" (491). ... It would represent a giant step toward ending the current systems worst distortions: skyrocketing premiums, widespread ignorance of medical prices, and the over consumption of health services. ... Furthermore, the current US healthcare system is dominated and distorted by "for profit insurers" who maximi...

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Kimberly Yonkers, MD, in a recent article titled "The Expanding Medical and Behavior Resources with Access to Care for Everyone Health plan," says that "the current US health-care reform focuses on the expansion of health insurance to more individuals" (491). ... It would represent a giant step toward ending the current systems worst distortions: skyrocketing premiums, widespread ignorance of medical prices, and the over consumption of health services. ... Furthermore, the current US healthcare system is dominated and distorted by "for profit insurers" who maximi...

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There are statistics that show ten to twenty-six percent of homeless preschool aged children had mental illnesses that required medical attention (Bassuk et al, 2014). ... These children that develop asthma and pneumonia will also need proper treatment, and treatment and medication is not always affordable to every family. ... Anxiety and depression also involve treatment and many times require some medication. ...

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Education, medical advances, and technology afforded more freedom and independence. ... Can America afford the social, medical, and political issues the aging baby boomers demand? ... The growing numbers of baby boomers with medical situations are on the rise. ... With this knowledge they plan to focus on treating the types of medical problems they are most likely to experience: cardiology, gynecology, orthopedics, oncology and neurology. ... The youth obsessed baby boomers will want to maintain a youthful appearance, long life cycles of anti-aging creams, hair color treatments, nutritional su...

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In the late 1840s and early 1850s, sectional struggles were renewed as northerners and southerners debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. Facing a cr...

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In the late 1840s and early 1850s, sectional struggles were renewed as northerners and southerners debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. Facing a cr...

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In the late 1840s and early 1850s, sectional struggles were renewed as northerners and southerners debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. Facing a cr...

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., an attorney of animal laws, discusses the additional damage when a young creature is torn from their mother to begin circus training .Additionally, there are psychological and medical damages in circus animals from the stress of captivity (Brady). ... In order for America to advertise their equality, there should be equality in the treatment of animals. ...

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The execution of these criminals would get rid of them forever and need not bear with the life long expenses of food, shelter, medical bills and so on. ... Execution is a very real punishment rather than some form of rehabilitative treatment, the criminal is made to suffer in proportion to the offence. ...

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