Certain main problem areas such as Waste Water Treatment Plants, factory farming, overusing general antibiotics (like penicillin), hospital hygiene or just hygiene in general, the difference between poor and rich medical care, use of antibiotics on crops, and the limited ways to kill bacteria enables bacteria to evolve which poses huge problems for future generations. ... Water Treatment plants are also a core part of the problem. ... The cost of medical care is constantly growing and the gap between rich and the poor also grows. Their treatments are worlds different. ... Another common medica...

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The use of animals for medical experimentation has been one of the most controversial issues in our world since the seventeenth century. ... It has helped provide antibiotics and vaccines, insulin for diabetics, treatments for leukemia, local and general anesthetics, and has made possible advances in medical technology such as blood transfusion, kidney dialysis, and the heart lung machine. ... Vernon Coleman, "One in six patients in hospitals are there because of a treatment they have taken." In America, 100,000 deaths a year are attributed to medical treatment. In one year, 1.5 million people...

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Cancer patients, for whom it alleviates the severe nausea that is often accompanies chemotherapy and sometimes makes lifesaving treatment impossible. ... That brings up the question: why not legalize marijuana as medical drug, which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine? Lobbying groups in a San Diego, California and the council committee unanimously voted to urge president Bill Clinton and congress to end federal restrictions against the use of marijuana for "legitimate medical use." City council women Christine Kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "to go on the ...

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"The cause of action there will be one that might be anchored in just the liberty interest to pursue a medical cure or in pursuing the medical profession to find that cure"(Works cited, 1). ... Some see it as an insult to humanity, yet others are fighting for the chance to be able to use this technology for medical advances and cures. "Cloning could shed light on how genes work and lead to the discovery of new treatments for genetic diseases. ... The United Kingdom has established a publicly funded medical research council, which already sets up fast track grants to attract international ...

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"In the fall of 1996, California voters approved the medical marijuana initiative (proposition 215) by a vote of 56 to 44 percent. The act is entitled The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and it's purpose is to give Californians the right to possess and cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, "where the medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of Cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which m...

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The same tests are performed on every medical procedure that is introduced to surgeons. ... That is where animals were introduced to the medical profession. ... Although this is a drastic drop in animals used there have been many medical advances; virtually every medical break through this century has come about as the result of research with animals. ... It covers the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of these small laboratory animals. ... It is treatment like this that makes the question of weather animal research should be continued come about. ...

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A notable case is the 1978 Bakke decision involving the University of California's rejection of the plaintiff's application for entree into the University's Medical Program. ... The Bakke Supreme Court dispute reflected the intense and widespread emotions aroused by quotas, by preferential or compensatory treatment, and by affirmative action. Four justices ruled to admit Bakke and against preferential treatment; and one, to achieve some kind of judicial consensus, upheld Bakke's claim of unfair discrimination and ordered Bakke into the medical ...

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In case of Bakke verses University of California Regents, Bakke attempted twice to enroll in the University of California Medical School at Davis unsuccessfully. ... Bakke argued that he was kept out of University of California Medical School at Davis because he was white. ... Powell, Jr., agreed, casting the deciding vote ordering the medical school to admit Bakke. ... The prop stated, "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, p...

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Others claim that you can't stop scientific progress and that it may even be immoral to limit experimentation on animals if such work might lead to new medical treatments for some humans. ... Western cultural traditions seem to believe that our treatment of animals should be guided by different ethical standards than our treatment of humans. ...

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They moved to the United States and she completed an internship in pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical Center. ... Even though proper treatment could have corrected the condition at the age of eight, she didn't have surgery until she was eighteen years old. Her condition was never properly diagnosed and delayed proper treatment at that time. Her experience made her want to dedicate her medical career to the health issues that mainly affect women and children. ... Some are illegal immigrants and can't apply to federal medical programs. ...

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He or she would simply go the emergency room, show their national healthcare card, receive treatment and go home. ... After the person receives treatment, there are also follow-up HMO phone calls and paperwork, an arduous and time-consuming task. ... The whole process of receiving emergency treatment is approaching the absurd. ... It is not uncommon for people who are insured, to refuse needed medical treatment to avoid the hassles of insurance. ... Elderly citizens often fall in between the Medicare cracks and die leaving enormous medical bills. ...

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Methods Medical Medical abortions are those induced by abortifacient pharmaceuticals. ... Early medical abortion regimens using mifepristone, followed 24–48 hours later by buccal or vaginal misoprostol are 98% effective up to 9 weeks gestational age. If medical abortion fails, surgical abortion must be used to complete the procedure. Early medical abortions account for the majority of abortions before 9 weeks gestation in Britain, France, Switzerland, and the Nordic countries. In the United States, the percentage of early medical abortions is far lower. ...

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Under this program, people who test positive for drug usage will be required to enter a treatment program in order to receive Family Independence Assistance benefits; those who refuse to take the required drug test or refuse treatment will be denied Family Independence Assistance benefits. ... Higher tax dollars also include paying for medical care for welfare recipients as well. ... This program would provide a treatment option for those who test positive for drugs and still provide monetary assistance. Those who test positive and refuse treatment will dissolve any rights to receiving this ...

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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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The patients or their relatives may ask a doctor to withhold treatment and let them die. Many critics of the medical profession contend that too often doctors play god on operating tables and in recovery rooms. ... Negative euthanasia is defined as the withholding of life preserving procedures and treatments that would prolong the life of one who is incurably and terminally ill and couldn't survive without them. ...

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Case in point would be the situation in California where Proposition 215, the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes, is up for discussion between state and federal courts. ... This clause was used in California a couple months ago to decide whether marijuana should be accepted as medical treatment for patients with death-threatening ailments such as aids. ... This is a place where anyone with a verifiable recommendation for medical cannabis can go to alleviate, and over time possibly terminate, their illnesses. ... Since the approval of the proposition, marijuana has only been use...

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With the American Academy of pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the CDC, the EPA, as well as doctors and scientists around the world all in agreeing that vaccines are safe, it's hard to believe there is an issue getting people to vaccinate themselves, and their children. ... Secondly, if vaccines are thought to be excessive, I would venture to say that the treatment it takes to cure a deadly and infectious disease is more than just excessive, but also extensive. Lastly, possible side effects are inconsequential in comparison to the treatment it would take to help save a child f...

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Marijuana ended up in Schedule I, defining the substance as having: a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medicinal use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of safety for use under medical supervision. ... Its medical aspects put aside, marijuana was considered dangerous and addictive. ... In 1972, a petition was made to legalize marijuana for medical patients. ... He won his case using the "medical necessity defense." ... I believe that medical marijuana is only the first step. ...

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Health Insurance Dangers Health insurance at this time often fails to help Americans with their special medical needs. ... Because health insurance insurance companies make the decisions regarding what medical procedures an individual receives, this puts peoples lives in danger, due to the fact that companies will not pay physicians for their medical procedure, and the average American cannot afford medical procedures and or prescription drugs. HMO organization gives restrictions on all and any medical procedures because of their own private policy. ... Every year insurance companies ofte...

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At that time, most of the users who became addicts were medical addicts. ... Consequently, doctors all but abandoned the treatment for addicts for nearly half of a century of the United States (Musto, p.127). ... The Control Act distinguishes among several categories of drugs based on their potential abuse and their medical utility. ... Nonetheless, in the face of mounting public concern, in 1986, Congress passed strong new drug laws and enforcement measures along with treatment and education programs (Arterburn, p.93). ... Drugs should only be available for medical use, not for recreation...

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Either way, the actual definition of euthanasia is, "The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment." ... In California there are DNR or do not recesitate laws that prevent medical care givers form acting on a patient that does not want to be saved. ... Another thing to consider is the medical aspects of this topic. ... There are many illnesses that were once terminal but now thanks to medical advancements are now able to be cured. ...

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It is imperative that the medical community and the public be informed of the unpreparedness that our country is facing concerning bioterrorism. ... This clearly pointed out what was needed by a hospital and what they actually had available to initate treatment....

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Research has shown that prevention and treatment methods set the foundations for stability and change among adolescents who use or abuse alcohol. ... Although the UDAA did set restrictions on the minimum legal age limit to publicly possess and purchase alcohol, minors were still able to possess alcohol with the following exceptions: 1) An established religious purpose, when accompanied by a parents, spouse or legal guardian age 21 or older, 2) Medical purposes when prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, pharmacist, nurse, dentist, or medical institution, 3) In private clubs or es...

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With multi-drug resistant infections, or 'superbugs', on the rise, vaccines are among the most powerful preventative treatment against disease. ... Though modern medicine has been able to make incredible advancements in the treatment of infectious diseases, many multi-drug resistant infections have become resistant to the best antimicrobial drugs available. ... Ultimately, the best treatment for multi-drug resistant infections is prevention, and proper early vaccination is likely the best preventative treatment available. ... The 2007 American Medical Association article, Historica...

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The client has been seeking treatment both voluntarily and involuntarily. ... Michelle has had previous treatments for her drug use at Odyssey house but failed to abide by the programs rules, eventually being let go from the program. ... Michelle considered her treatment to be useless. ... Further, Michelle discusses that she has been treated at the Montefiore Medical Center for her attempted suicide. ... Medical History Michelle's medica...

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