Globally, it is estimated that approximately one-third of the global population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and that seven to eight million new cases of tuberculosis occur each year ( The Journal of the American Medical Association, [JAMA], 1999). ... This is the point of time where an individual can hopefully recognize that they are ill and seek the proper medical attention. ... Once a person finds out they are TB positive they must go through an extensive treatment. ... Single-drug treatment often causes bacterial resistance to drugs. ... A popular preventive treatment for...

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EGYPTIAN MEDICINE The ancient Egyptians have a long history of medical treatment that began in the prehistoric times, where most of the medical problems were cured with spiritual healings and remedies. ... Some of the other discoveries, treatments and teachings are still used today by numerous medical professionals. ... The two other famous and elaborate papyri focus more on surgical cases and internal medical treatments. ... Some of the treatments used commonly by Imhotep and other doctors include the use of plants and herbs. ... The followers of Asclepius believed in supernatural cause...

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In spite of the established medical value of marijuana, doctors are presently permitted to prescribe cocaine and morphine - but not marijuana. In the 1970s, cannabis was "re-discovered" as a medical substance. ... Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, which defines the substance as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. To contrast, over 90 published reports and studies have shown marijuana has medical efficacy. ... By any measure of rational analysis, marijuana can be safely used...

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In the 1970s, cannabis was "re-discovered" as a medical substance. ... The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, intended to prohibit marijuana's social use, was most effective in prohibiting medical use of the drug. ... Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, which defines the substance as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. To contrast, over 90 published reports and studies have shown marijuana has medical efficacy. ... By any measure of rational analysis, marijuana can be safely...

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We can also distribute an empathy consulting service throughout the entire medical community, saturating all medical fields. ... Primary data sources will involve conducting surveys in the facilities rendering cancer treatment, such as doctor's offices and hospitals. ... A viable survey will include a sample of the proper representation of the population market mix that has consulted an oncologist or received cancer treatment and has experienced a doctor's bedside manner in this regard. ... During her illness with colon cancer one of the researchers has experienced the treatment and ...

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These kind of palpitations don't require medical treatment, but recurrent heart palpitations usually do. More than 4 million Americans require treatment for heart palpitations. ... Ventricular fibrillation: This type of arrhythmia is considered a medical emergency. ... Most people lose consciousness seconds later and require some type of immediate medical assistance, like CPR. ... Minor heart palpitations are known medically as premature atrial contractions (PACs) or premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). ...

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For centuries now, the female body has been targeted in the medical profession. ... In medical science, female bodies are looked upon as if they need treatment all the time. ... Is it because male don't need any gender related medical treatment and its only womens body that can be controlled. ... In the medical world of women, pregnancy may be considered as a risky business. ... They compare their experience with the medical ideal type of pregnancy. ...

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They cannot control their drinking even when it becomes the underlying cause of serious harm, including medical disorders, marital difficulties, job loss, or automobile crashes. Medical science has yet to identify the exact cause of alcoholism, but research suggests that genetic, psychological, and social factors influence its development. ... The idea of an inherited biological mechanism is not always a part of disease theories, although it has been a major source for medical research (Schuckit, 1984). ... Disulfiram treatment requires careful medical maintenance and is therefore a very e...

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To a doctor, it's a disorder, a medical oddity. ... In 1885, he studied and described to medical doctors the symptoms of this disease, in which he discovered caused those afflicted to exhibit uncontrollable "tics- (Fowler, 1996, p. 33). ... Since more physicians are now aware of TS, where is a growing danger of over diagnosis and under treatment. ... Although cursing is not present in every case of TS, this symptom, more than any other, periodically has brought TS to medical and popular notice. ... Most people who inherit the gene(s) will not develop symptoms severe enough to warrant medi...

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Subsequent Supreme Court decisions made it illegal for doctors to prescribe any narcotic to addicts; many doctors who prescribed maintenance doses as part of an addiction treatment plan were jailed, and soon all attempts at treatment were abandoned. ... The act dealt with prevention and treatment of drug abuse as well as control of drug traffic. ... Morphine , a strictly controlled opiate, and synthetic opiates, such as fentanyl, are most often abused by people in the medical professions, who have easier access to these drugs. ... It is seldom used illicitly except by doctors and other medical...

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The treatment worked. Within a short period the patient's depression lifted, and the practice of "light therapy" or photo therapy for the treatment of seasonal pattern depression was born. ... Being a mammal we relay on our internal clocks, medically known as circadian rhythm, to let us know the difference between the time to be awake and the time to sleep. ... There is no medical laboratory testing to determine whether one has SAD. ... Winter blues is not as serious, but may still require the need for treatment. ...

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For that reason, there are several diverse treatments. ... Americans are faced with decisions about the treatment options for cerebral palsy. ... The main objective of physical therapy is helping a patient to attain independence-all treatments involve physical therapy. ... According to Mosby's Medical Dictionary, athetoid cerebral palsy can prevent a person from speaking, eating, touching, or making it impossible to grab an item, and other skills that involve synchronized motions (3:8). ... The Mosby's Medical Dictionary, states that ataxic cerebral palsy (also caused by damage to th...

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For that reason, there are several diverse treatments. ... Americans are faced with decisions about the treatment options for cerebral palsy. ... The main objective of physical therapy is helping a patient to attain independence "all treatments involve physical therapy. ... According to Mosby's Medical Dictionary, athetoid cerebral palsy can prevent a person from speaking, eating, touching, or making it impossible to grab an item, and other skills that involve synchronized motions (3:8). ... The Mosby's Medical Dictionary, states that ataxic cerebral palsy (also caused by damage...

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In response to this, some medical schools have started teaching students how to break bad news to patients.11 The Ethics in Medicine Web site at the University of Washington School of Medicine contains a six-step protocol titled "Breaking Bad News." ... But in some cases it is only after a treatment has been started that a proper diagnosis and prognosis can be made.1 Treatment that can be withheld can also be withdrawn. ... Decisions for writing a DNR order are based on the patient's preference, determinations of medical futility, and the patient's quality of life.8 The presence ...

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According to a study done by Saitz "85,000 deaths, along with substantial disability from medical and psychiatric consequences, injuries and "secondhand" effects (ex: motor vehicle crashes) are attributed to the use of alcohol" (Saitz, 2005). ... Alcohol dependence has a much more pronounced medical effect on women than on men. Medical problems due to alcohol dependence, involving brain, heart and liver damage are more severe and advance quicker in women than men (Stephens, 2007). ... There are two main treatment methods for alcoholism that are the source of controversy t...

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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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Marijuana, Users, & What You Lose The topic of marijuana use is very broad and has an intricate effect on society as a whole, however, for the purpose of this paper; the literature review is based on facts covering a brief overview of the existence, use, and effect of marijuana. The history of the Cannabis plant and the outcomes associated with the use and abuse of marijuana is the major focus of this paper. Is Marijuana? Marijuana is a drug obtained from dried and crumpled parts of the hemp plant Cannabis. Cannabis is botanically classified as a member of the family Cannabaceae...

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There are many new types of treatments used, such as drug therapy and psychological therapy. ... Psychotherapy is any form of treatment for psychological or emotional disorders in which a trained person establishes a relationship with one or several patients for the purpose of modifying or removing existing symptoms and promoting personality growth. ... Schizophrenia is a medical illness and treatment works. ... Lastly, early diagnosis and stabilization on modern treatment can greatly improve prognosis for the illness. ... People occupy more hospital beds in Canada, around 8%, with schiz...

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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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But for parents who believe in the Christian Scientist faith would rather pray and keep their child away from the medical attention they seriously need. ... The cults devotion led to the deaths of more than 172 children between 1975 and 1995 - all because parents refused to seek medical treatment for their children's illnesses. ... Refusing available medical treatment for yourself is one thing, but to impose your beliefs on a child who is not capable of making their own decisions or has not formed any beliefs of it's own, is another. ... Colorado law is also mixed up by a religi...

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Each year cataracts reduce the eyesight of millions of Americans along with costing billions of dollars in medical care (EPA). ... Many medical professionals believe that "UV radiation can alter the body's immune system function" (University of Maryland Medical System). ...

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He enrolled in the medical school at the University of Vienna in the fall of 1873. After eight years of study, he completed medical school. ... It was this cocaine episode that made the medical profession skeptical of his later works. ... Psychoanalysis tries to explain the complex relationship between the mind and body, and it attempts to further the understanding of the role of emotions in medical illness and health. ... Many things revealed by psychoanalytic treatment have formed the basis for other treatments programs in child psychiatry, family therapy, and general psychiatric practice (...

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Cognitive therapy is in most cases a short-term treatment that can have long-term results. ... Christian, a clinical social worker and cognitive therapist at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, says, "Thoughts and beliefs have a lot to do with how people feel and behave. ... In particular, cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to be better than drugs in avoiding treatment failures and in preventing relapse after the end of treatment. ... Finally, once the damaging automatic thoughts are recognized, the person is helped to examine how realistic they are, and they consider alterna...

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This discovery has opened the doors to a whole new realm of research involving the use of adipose-derived stem cells for treatment in animals. ... In addition, racehorses, many of which are extremely expensive and prone to tendon injuries, are popular candidates for treatment.vi In Texas, the rigid policies on stem cell treatments for humans were changed in April of 2012, making Texas a leader in the development of stem cell treatments. Interestingly, Governor Rick Perry posed the proposal after he underwent stem cell treatment himself for his back pain. The bill allows stem cell treatment wit...

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