Academic papers on Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

Pediatric stem cell and the psycho-social effects on siblings/parents
This is a 6 - page paper that discusses the stress and anxiety in family members who have a child or sibling undergoing a stem cell transplant. It briefly describes the procedure and then discusses studies which indicate that women with gravely ill...
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Osteomalacia
A 4 page overview of this bone disorder. Associated with Vitamin D deficiencies, the condition is most often successfully treated with simple Vitamin D supplementation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Designer Babies
An 8 page research paper that investigates the possible ethical ramifications of biotechnological advancements that predict the advent of "designer babies," that is, children whose genes have been manipulated for certain traits or bodily...
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Organ Transplants - Deciding Who Lives and Who Dies
This 6 page paper discusses some of the ethical considerations of organ transplantation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Alternatives in Psychiatric Nursing
This 8 page paper discusses alternative therapies that can be used to augment traditional methodologies of psychiatric care. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Childhood Depression and Suicide: The Appropriate Role of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) in Treatment
A 10 page discussion of depression and suicidal tendencies among children. While the suicide rate has actually declined since the introduction of SSRIs, there is a growing concern that these drugs many contribute to suicidal thoughts and behavior...
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Medical Malpractice: Ethics
8 pages in length. The writer chronicles a situation where the husband of a couple who sought marital counseling sues the therapist for having sexual relations with his wife. Ethical considerations are discussed. One-page outline included in page...
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Risk at Outpatient Surgical Centers
A 5 page paper identifying and discussing a point of risk at outpatient surgery centers. Hospitals have long offered day surgery at the hospital, but these outpatient surgery centers are businesses totally separate from hospitals and even from...
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ORGAN DONATIONS
This 3-page paper discusses some overviews about organ donations, such as resources, what can be donated "alive" and "dead," and what is working (or not) about organ donation programs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Tissue
A 5 page discussion of the histological impacts of smoking. The author describes the breakdown of cellular membranes and the disruption that occurs in normal cell division as a result of smoking. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Thalidomide
This 5 page paper describes the thalidomide tragedy as well as the mechanism by which the drug causes damage. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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How Insulin Affects my Life
This 3 page paper provides a first person account about how insulin figures into one's life. It is written from the perspective of a Juvenile diabetic. Some information about diabetes and new research in the field is relayed. Bibliography lists 3...
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"Commodifying Bodies" - Man, Machines And Body Parts
8 pages in length. The writer discusses cyborgs and organ donation/harvesting as they relate to the Scheper-Huges and Wacquant book entitled Commodifying Bodies. No bibliography.
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Therapeutic Soft Contact Lenses
5 pages in length. The tremendous need for therapeutic soft contact lenses finally brought about the first of its type in the early 1970s when the FDA approved its limited use in humans. Interestingly, this first prototype proved a better optical...
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Meningococcal Meningitis: Nursing Care for Patient and Community
A 5 page discussion of the multifaceted approach this disease requires in order to accommodate both patent and community needs. The nursing role extends from the bedside administration of medications and the monitoring of vital signs to...
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