Taking hormones to reduce the effects and symptoms of menopause is called hormone therapy (HT). There are advantages and disadvantages of taking hormones to reduce the symptoms and effects of menopause. During the 1990’s‚ physicians commonly prescribed HT for menopausal women because they thought that it would "protect women against heart disease and dementia" (Bee‚ 2012‚ pg.394). However‚ the perception of this therapy changed when a study was posted in 2002 by the Women’s Health Initiative (Bee
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their first session of electroconvulsive therapy because they’ve been told by doctors that it’ll make them happier. However‚ the doctors often fail to mention that they themselves don’t even understand how or why electroconvulsive therapy ¨works¨‚ they only assume that it resets your brain’s functions but this hasn’t been proven. What good could possibly come from an electrically induced seizure? Some people firmly believe that electroconvulsive therapy is a miracle treatment that saves lives and
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Conversion Therapy Conversion therapy in America is not a completely new topic‚ but it is still a controversial one. Ever since it took root in the nation‚ it has either been defended or opposed. This topic has become more relevant after the election of Donald Trump. His running mate Mike Pence openly supports conversion therapy. The defenders of this process want to eliminate homosexuality by attempting to force people to become straight‚ which almost always fails. People are also often forced
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Running head: WEB-BASED THERAPY PROS AND CONS Web-based Therapy Pros and Cons December 9‚ 2005 Web-based Therapy Pros and Cons In this age of the Internet‚ it is hardly surprising that thousands of therapists are setting up online services‚ inviting persons with problems to e-mail their questions and concerns. This gives them the opportunity to have more clients‚ which in turn means more money for them. Such services can cost as much as two dollars per minute. They have raised concerns
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Gene therapy has a long rugged road ahead before it can be widely accepted in society. Gene therapy is an experimental technique in which genes are manipulated to prevent disease. Doctors hope to use this technique in the future to prevent future genetic disorders by injecting a gene in the patient’s cells instead of having to turn to surgery or drugs. Currently this process is only used if all other therapies are rendered ineffective. The two most frequently used methods are somatic therapy and
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Thought Field Therapy What is Thought Field Therapy (TFT)? Developed by Dr. Roger Callahan to help persons cope with psychological issues Based on the theory of energy fields‚ as utilized in acupuncture Opens meridian points to allow the body’s energy to flow freely Reduces negative feelings associated with psychological issues (Callahan‚ 2016) How is TFT used? One visualizes or focuses on a negative experience‚ thought or emotion to identify the thought field associated with the negativity
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Gene Editing Human Embryos While very controversial‚ the fact of the matter is that gene editing on human embryos has happened‚ legally or otherwise. Many people oppose this form of experiments‚ and believe that it is not good for the human race. In theory‚ gene editing could give us the ability to remove certain genes and replace them with genes that could serve the same purpose but in a more efficient manner. While gene editing is not a new process‚ it is not an experiment that has been performed
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people’s genes? These are some of the ethical questions raised by Christians. They believe that humans exist in God’s world and have no right to change it (“Moral”). People also argue that the human genome was given to you from birth and that it was generated by God. If we begin changing genes then it brings us back to ‘“playing God’”. Although these are popular questions that are asked about gene therapy‚ the most popular one and simple one is the safety of gene therapy. Although gene therapy has vastly
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most commonly used treatment for X-linked SCID patients. However‚ I believe gene therapy should become the main course of treatment because of the several complications involved with allogeneic BMT and the recent achievements in the development of gene therapy for X-linked SCID. As the name X-linked SCID suggests‚ this type of primary immunodeficiency is inherited through an X-linkage pattern‚ meaning that the mutant gene that is responsible for this disorder is located in the X chromosome but not
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Gene Therapy Essay “Gene therapy is a recombinant DNA procedure intended to treat disease by altering an afflicted person’s genes”. This technique could allow doctors to treat a disorder by inserting a gene into a patent’s cell‚ rather than doing surgery. In some instances a mutant version of a gene could be replaced with a normal allele‚ which could possibly correct a genetic disorder. Although‚ they may also be inserted just to treat a medical problem. The process of gene therapy starts
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