development of medical services in many regions in Indonesia has not been developing evenly. In the city region‚ medical facilities such as hospitals‚ pharmacies‚ and clinics can be found easily. It is different compared to rural areas where medical facilities are limited and cannot be reached in villages. Few villages only have limited medical facilities such as Puskesmas and small pharmacy. There are villages that only have few doctors who open private medical practice. The diversity of medical services
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peculiar manner so everyone around expels air out of their lungs at a rapid rate. Why? In an article for NBC News‚ Robert Provine‚ professor of neurobiology & psychology at the University of Maryland‚ states from an evolutionary perspective‚ “We believe laughter evolved from the panting behavior of our ancient primate ancestors (1999).” He further explains that people and apes laugh under the same circumstances‚ such as while playing games or being tickled (Provine‚ 1999). This “accelerated expulsion of
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It’s the 1500’s of europe’s history and the Rome has fallen taking education and bringing Isolation to the cultures of Europe. This is a time where disease spread like wildfire and medicine was being put to the test on how effective they were. Many of the methods used were very brutal and sometimes ineffective because of poisons being used as a cure. The understanding of the human body was not completely understood and they blamed most of it on superstition. Because of religious authority and fear
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One of the factor was a pursuit of lifelong learning. During my Internal Medicine rotation‚ Besides the depth of knowledge that one acquired‚ the most satisfying part was the interaction I had with my patients. Patients are
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Is marijuana good medicine? Many claims about pot’s beneficial effects just don’t hold up. July 26‚ 2012|David Sack | Dr. David Sack is a psychiatrist and addiction specialist. He is chief executive of Promises Treatment Centers and Elements Behavioral Health in Southern California | | | | * The L.A. City Council to ban marijuana shops outright until it has clearer… (Damian Dovarganes / Associated…) The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban medical marijuana dispensaries
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1.) Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the oldest medical systems in the world and is based on the philosophy of the principles of holistic medicine. The goal of TCM and each of the treatments is to integrate the mind‚ body‚ and spirit in order to prevent illness and promote ultimate wellness. 2.) The roots of TCM extend back to antiquity‚ originating with the study of the healing properties of plants and flowers. Sheng Nung played a crucial role in the discovery and and recording of certain
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Medicine Through Time Revision Guide Produced by Homewood History Department UNIT 1A : Medicine and Treatment Your first exam is the Medicine & Treatment paper. The results of this paper make up 25% of your final grade. The exam lasts for 1 ¼ hours. You need to answer 5 questions from this paper and there is a total of 50 marks. Very roughly‚ you should allow 1 minute per mark. Types of questions you will be asked: Question 1 (4 marks) This is a short‚ compulsory inference question:
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and Alterative medicine (CAM) consumer is constantly increasing. According to the National Health Information survey in 2004‚ nearly 40% of American adults used some form of alternative therapies and spend around 30 billion dollars per year on unconventional medicine (Kayne 2008‚ p.93). The term “alternative medicine” refers to all the therapeutic practice that is not part of the conventional medicine such as: herbal medicine‚ acupuncture and yoga (Hirsch‚ 2009). Allopathic medicine is based on scientific
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Have you ever gone to the hospitals and seen the heart monitors and question yourself‚ what does those line mean? How can the doctor tell what type of rhythm your heart gives? How do they know the rate at which your heart is beating? What is all this fancy wording mean when they go in and explain what you have? To the patient it may seem like a foreign language yet to many doctors it becomes a second nature. The process to learning all of this is not easy and as one becomes a student the realization
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interests and experiences‚ just like you. Rather than trying to persuade your friends to all agree with your point of view or change their value system‚ show a little curiosity. Be curious to find out why your friends believe what they do and how have their experiences shaped their perspectives. Don’t try to change people; learn from them. Accept differences as healthy ingredients for your friendships and relationships. Aila Accad points out in her book‚ 34
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