Chemicals in medicines Rakesh Mohan Hallen The words medicine’ and ’drug’ are often used in our country to mean the same substances: any substance‚ manufactured artificially‚ which can help recovery from sickness‚ relieve symptoms or modify a natural process in the body. A medicine is often a mixture of several chemical compounds. Even if it has only one active component compound often other substances are used as fillers or binders to give it bulk. Chemistry‚ the science related to chemical substances
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The Medicines Company What is the value of Angiomax to a hospital? Both Angiomax and Heparin are widely used as an anticoagulant in acute coronary heart treatment. Since Angiomax is a potential substitute for Heparin‚ Angiomax can be of great value to a hospital. Angiomax has three significant advantages over Heparin. First‚ the effects of Angiomax are more accurate and dependable which makes the product more predictable. Second‚ Angiomax doesn’t require a 2-3 hour wait time for results whereas Heparin
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Complementary medicines and alternative therapies are a growing part of health care in America today. Americans spend billions of dollars a year on alternative treatments and most medical schools offer courses in alternative therapies. Not to mention in some countries complementary medicine may be the only form of healing available but in the west many people choose this from of treatment to supplement the services provided by otherwise orthodox medicine. Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) encompasses
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Evolutionary Medicine For many years‚ evolutionary principles have helped with many different aspects of the medical field. These principles have significantly helped with providing scientists with helpful information in understanding different illness‚ and issues that arise in the medical field. More specifically‚ the cooperation of evolutionary biology with modern medicine has helped with understanding antibiotic resistance and susceptibility‚ spread of disease‚ and development of cancer. I will
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meets the scalpel? Today’s medicine is vastly different than it has ever been in our history and society. We are able to fix‚ cure and repair almost anything we want in the human body. When the average person thinks of how medicine has affected the American culture‚ many things- mostly good ones come to mind. However‚ in the past 100 years it has had a lot of negative impact as well. It is important to look at both the positive and the negative effects medicine and the health industry represent
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LAGUNDI Lagundi (scientific name: Vitex negundo) is a large native shrub that grows in the Philippines and has been traditionally used as herbal medicine. The Philippine Department of Health has conducted research and study for Lagundi and has suggested that the lagundi plant has a number verifiable therapeutic value Lagundi is an erect‚ branched tree or shrub‚ that grows to as much as 5 m high. Lagundi has a single thick‚ woody stem like a trunk and is usually seen in swamps of the Philippines
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Hallucinogens as Medicine 1 Hallucinogens as Medicine Melody Gambino Psychology 101 Hallucinogens as Medicine 2 Abstract The article discusses research on the use of hallucinogens for medical therapies applicable to cancer‚ drug addiction‚ and psychological problems. Studies being undertaken at Johns Hopkins University are discussed. Johns Hopkins’ research on hallucinogens includes assessment of the drug’s psychospiritual effects among volunteers
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Regenerative medicine Regenerative medicine is the process of replacing or regenerating human cells‚ tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function. It can be used for many things by many different techniques. It can benefit many different people in many different ways. Regenerative medicine replaces/repairs tissues that the body cannot repair on its own. This includes things such as organs like kidneys; if one needs to be removed we may be able to replace/repair it. Regenerative
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History of Medicine History of Medicine Medicine is the applied science or practice of the diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and prevention of disease. Many important people from many different cultures contributed to the medical field. Without their beliefs we would not be where we are today. Vaccinations‚ surgeries‚ and medical studies of different diseases and disorders are just a few of the many advances medicine has made over the years
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Defensive Medicine Is It Costing Our Heath Care? Teresa Botts Baptist College of Health Sciences 1. Abstract Our Nation is currently engaged in a debate about the future of health care in America. Health care reform has several platforms to be addressed in order for it to be successfully implemented. Tort reform‚ being one of those platforms‚ is proposed as one solution to the rapidly increasing health care cost in the United States. Careful reform
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