Medical Marijuana Angelica Andrade COM/172 November 10‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Medical Marijuana The use of "Medical Marijuana" has been a controversial issue for thousands of years. The debate over whether marijuana should be legalized has long troubled American citizens. However‚ long before America was even an idea‚ many cultures had harnessed the plant and used it for many primitive medical purposes. Approximately twenty-three states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana for
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regarding its use in treatment and what it brings to healthcare providers (Medical Marijuana) At the highest level of law in the United States‚ marijuana is deemed as having no medical value. However‚ in the last two decades science has begun to reveal unbiased facts indicating the drug is an effective treatment of some illnesses. In light of new scientific evidence and public support some states have passed laws legalizing medical marijuana despite federal law. In 1997‚ due to some states blatantly
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entered into the medical field‚ I became a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). I love doing my job because I was able to help others in need. My career that I am taking is about medical billing and coding. you can also work from the comfort of your home. Since I have a disability that prevents me from working my previous career that I was in ‚after not working for quite a few years I knew I needed to find a career that I could do and work from my home. This is why I chose medical billing and coding
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What is surgery? Surgery (from the Greek kheirurgia‚ meaning ’hand work’) is an ancient medical specialty. It is the branch of medicine concerned with treating or investigating diseases‚ injuries or disorders‚ using manual or operative procedures. There are many different specialties within surgery‚ each of which focuses on a different area‚ as follows: Cardiothoracic Surgery- This branch of surgery concentrates on the heart (cardio) and chest area (thoracic). Cardiothoracic surgeons perform
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One of the many options you have as a healthcare professional is choosing a medical specialty in which to practice. Whether you’re a nurse‚ a physician‚ or allied health professional‚ choosing a medical specialty will help focus your educational goals‚ job search efforts‚ and career choices. The sooner you identify your true passion in medicine‚ the more successful you may become‚ by working in a field you love. For example‚ is your passion working with kids‚ pregnant moms‚ cancer patients‚ or
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To what extent did medical advancements during world war two impact the lives of soldiers? One may argue that one of the most helpful drugs during word war two‚ penicillin‚ was discovered in 1960‚ prior to world war two. Although penicillin wasn’t discovered during world war two‚ it was improved on many levels during the time such as production on an industrial scale‚ it became much more readily available‚ and by 1945 it was 20 times stronger than the 1939 version of penicillin. Therefore‚ even
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Medical Apartheid In the book‚ Medical Apartheid‚ Harriet A. Washington touches on some major soft points‚ that really made me think and I believe that if many other people read this they would be surprised as well‚ because when she goes into detail about the cruel treating of African Americans in the past‚ it is just shocking to find out what we didn’t know. Basically‚ Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. It begins
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INTD Essay A medical tricorder is ideally a device that is able to scan the human body and deduce whether the person/patient is sick in anyway. These devices have appeared in many sci-fi TV shows and movies such as Star Trek as future technology that was impossible in the current time period. But fortunately‚ due to today’s rapid technological advances it is possible to create a device that comes close to the ones seen in Star Trek. Medical Tricorders in this generation is a rapidly growing
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that is good or bad‚ not the plant itself. I think that it is time we look past all that we have been told about the dangers of marijuana and see that it actually has legitimate medical uses. And I believe that if it was something developed by scientists instead of a Schedule 1 drug‚ it would already be legal for medical use. I would first like to start off with a little history of the use and regulation of marijuana. For thousands of years Marijuana has been used as herbal medication and for
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071001_JM103_shot_1 Jaundice Meter JM-103 Standard Features Jaundice Meter (JM-103) Charger unit (Model JM-A30) includes checker AC adapter (Model JM-A32) Power cable adapter set Carrying case and wrist strap Instructions for use Training video Specifications (Standard Features) Model name Intent of use Dimensions Weight‚ including Ni-MH battery Measuring method Measurement range Clinical Data Standard
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