Alternatives to Animal Testing Throughout history‚ animal testing has been used for a variety of research and tests‚ but we never stop to realize the cruelty and inhumanity of their environments. Gandhi once said‚ “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” (qtd. in Hajar). Animal testing is unnecessary and irrational because we have the technology to replace the inhumane testing‚ which proves to be even more accurate and precise with its
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Throughout the last few years alternative medicine has drawn a ton of attention towards itself. New ideas and new styles of this medicine are introduced into the media everyday. Despite all the attention to this new trend what do we actually know about it? Is it safe? What studies have been done? In a time when people are looking for a change and living life to the fullest these new methods of medicine seem to be just the answer we ’re looking for. Conventional medical practitioners say that
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CAM Therapeutic Modalities Margie R. Collins SOC/201 Survey of Alternative Medicine November17‚ 2014 Kay Ach CAM Therapeutic Modalities In the pursuit of health and well-being‚ many Americans along with the world‚ have used Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) over the past decade. In July 30‚ 2009‚ National Health Statistic Reports demonstrated on a test conducted in 2007 “that about 38.3% of adults (83 million persons) and 11.8% of children (8.5 million children under the age of 18 years)
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Professor Lang English 101 MWF 10/26/2013 Alternatives to Animal Testing (MLA) “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too weak to pull the plough‚ he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.” George Orwell. And now today animals are being used to produce a variety of products varying from medicine‚ cosmetics‚ and even military weapons through animal testing. One can argue we are the lord of all
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“Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease of the human brain that is characterized by impairment of memory and a disturbance in at least one other thinking function” (Bronstein & Pulst‚ 2003). When we hear about Alzheimer’s disease we automatically think of older people. This is because this disease most often occurs in adults after the age of 65. Statistics show that one in eight individuals will have Alzheimer’s after they reach age 65 (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields‚ 2002). Alzheimer’s disease is a
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NURSING THE GATEWAY TO INTEGRATING CAM 1 Nursing‚ the Gateway to Integrating CAM Therapy A Review of Literature NeShana Bilbrew Loyola University‚ New Orleans NURSING THE GATEWAY TO INTEGRATING CAM THERAPY 2 Nursing‚ the Gateway to Integrating CAM Therapy A Review of Literature In recent years‚ there has been increasing interest in the integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies with conventional medicine practices. This review of literature
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addiction? Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use‚ despite the consequences to the individual who is addicted and to those that are around him or her. Alt-hough the decision to take drugs are voluntary for most people‚ the brain changes that occur over time will challenge the addicted person’s self control and hamper his or her ability to resist taking drugs. Fortunately‚ treatments are available to help people counter their addiction’s powerful
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form of treatment for many conditions including illnesses‚ and disease. - This medicine is made from substances such as plants‚ animals‚ or minerals. -Homeopathic remedies allow the body to heal itself without any harmful affects that might come from the use of conventional drugs -The history of homeopathy dates as far back as Hippocrates in the 5th century. It was also used by Egyptians. -Most people take medicine in strong doses so the drug will produce the opposite condition of what
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Family Nursing Diagnoses According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)‚ the use of nursing diagnoses is to assists the nurse in assessments and treatments of nursing problems. It provides an outline for the nursing model‚ and gives nurses a reference. The nursing diagnosis provides a clear focus for the development of health goals and nursing interventions. Nursing diagnoses and interventions focuses on individual patient crises‚
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Diseases and Treatments in the Victorian Era By: Will Kraemer September 28‚ 2011 Outline I- Introduction: the thoughts and ideas about diseases. II- Body: living conditions/ why they got sick 1. How the filth and grime led to diseases 2. Home-remedies 3. Death III- Body: Diseases 1. Cholera 2. Tuberculosis 3. Typhus IV- Body: Treatments and medical discoveries 1. Why they started caring about sanitation and hygiene 2. How they cured it before
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