WHAT IS GENE THERAPY? Gene therapy is the transfer of recombinant DNA into an individual’s body cells‚ with the intent to correct a genetic defect or treat a disease. The transfer occurs by the way of lipid clusters or genetically engineered viruses‚ inserts an unmutated gene into an individual’s chromosomes. It is basically a method for fixing defective genes that cause diseases. As Starr‚ Evers & Starr (2013) stated‚ there are over 15‚000 serious genetic disorders in the world. Most of
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Many patients had proven that the Laugh Therapy really works and that laughter is the best medicine. There’s a mind and body connection that allows the it to work. I have experienced that it is true and people can recover faster when they have a positive attitude. Also‚ people have nothing to lose if they try to have a positive life whenever they’re sick. For these reasons‚ I believe that the laugh therapy can help people to recover from their illness. As a child‚ I got flu and colds every time
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Future of Respiratory Therapy By entering the field of respiratory therapy‚ one is entering a growing field of opportunity. There are continually emergent job opportunities in this field whereas there is also a rise of growth in the technology and developments in the field such as medicines‚ techniques‚ and other aspects. Respiratory therapy refers to both a subject area within clinical medicine and to a distinct health care profession. During the 20th century‚ there were many health care fundamental
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in Health Care 260). Treatment goals need to be established‚ or the patient will not recover much (Encyclopedia 8 and 9). Physical therapists can have PTA’s‚ or assistants. They clean and prepare the work area for when the next patient arrives for therapy (Careers in Health Care 264). Many people stay in this job for over five years. There is a lot to learn‚ and a therapist can do this job for life. It also works as a good part time job (Career Cruising 2). Physical therapists work around eight to
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Laughter Therapy “Laughter is the best medicine!” We’ve all heard that before‚ but is it true? Studies show 20-25 minutes of laughter every day is healthy for the body. Laughing also helps with depression‚ cancer patients‚ making our hearts healthy. It also strengthens our immune systems‚ relieves stress‚ helps us look younger and so much more. Laughing Therapy relates to positive thinking. Most diseases are related to stress‚ tension depression. When we have tension‚ we start various
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Gestalt therapy is a therapeutic approach in psychology that helped foster the humanistic theories of the 1950s and 1960s and that was‚ in turn‚ influenced by them. In Gestalt philosophy‚ the patient is seen as having better insight into himself or herself than the therapist does. Thus‚ the therapist guides the person on a self-directed path to awareness and refrains from interpreting the patient’s behaviors. Awareness comprises recognition of one’s responsibility for choices‚ self-knowledge‚ and
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Professor Yankee 11/19/12 Music Therapy Why do people use this type of therapy exactly? Well music has been used as medicine for thousands of years and there’s a growing field of health care known as music therapy‚ which uses music to heal. Those who practice music therapy find benefits in using it to help cancer patients‚ children with ADD‚ and others‚ and even hospitals are beginning to use music therapy to help with pain management‚ to help ward off depression‚ to promote movement‚ to
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Reality Therapy “If you want to change attitudes‚ start with a change in behavior”. William Glasser (b. 1925) William Glasser‚ an american citizen born in Ohio began his psychological career in 1948 with the intension of becoming a psychiatrist‚ but later turned his interests to developing what is best known today as ‘Reality Therapy’ (1962). Glasser leads us to believe that it is best to talk to the sane part of clients‚ not their disturbed side. The here and now. He stressed that clients must
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Pregnancy In this journal‚ I have chosen my friend’s mother‚ Mrs Weng to be interviewed as she could still recall her process of pregnancy to parenthood. After Mrs Weng found out that she was pregnant‚ she was very happy as they finally have a baby of their own. However‚ her parents were very worried and they were not very much excited as she is the youngest in the family‚ thus pregnancy seems to be normal to them. During the first three months‚ Mrs Weng felt nausea‚ fatigue‚ and she loses her appetite most
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Reality Therapy Founders of Theory: William Glasser Nature of the Person • Our brain functions as a control system. It continually monitors our feelings to determine how well we are doing in our lifelong effort to satisfy these needs. Whenever we feel bad‚ one or more of these five needs is unsatisfied. • We are not born as blank slates waiting to be externally motivated by forces in the world around us. We are born with five genetically encoded needs: survival‚ love
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