WHO/HGN/ETH/00.4 Review of Ethical Issues in Medical Genetics Report of Consultants to WHO Professors D.C. Wertz‚ J.C. Fletcher‚ K. Berg World Health Organization Human Genetics Programme Human Genetics Programme Management of Noncommunicable Diseases World Health Organization WHO/HGN/ETH/00.4 Review of Ethical Issues in Medical Genetics Report of Consultants to WHO Professors D.C. Wertz‚ J.C. Fletcher‚ K. Berg Copyright © WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION‚ 2003 All rights reserved.
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“You felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road”; Diagnosing Holden with PTSD in Catcher in the Rye Lexie He lived everyday not knowing when his little brother’s time was going to come. He knew it was soon‚ but just not that soon. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ seemed to have an ordinary life‚ until he watched his little brother‚ Allie‚ suffer from Leukemia. This traumatic event heavily affected Holden’s life. Most people that
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addresses several societal issues‚ such as race‚ gender‚ class‚ work conditions and migration. The constant violation of human rights seen throughout history is surfaced in Steinbeck’s tragedy‚ leading the characters’ to a state of loneliness‚ powerlessness and the desire to live a better life. Steinbeck emphasises the reality of societal issues to the reader by creating a sense of involvement. When the lower class characters migrate‚ they are faced with hard working conditions and a classified group
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Diagnosing Septimus Smith Virginia Woolf’s novel‚ Mrs. Dalloway‚ features a severely mentally ill man named Septimus Smith. Throughout the novel the reader glimpses moments of Septimus’s dementia and how his poor frazzled wife‚ Rezia‚ deals with him. Septimus‚ who has returned from the war and met Rezia in Italy on his discharge‚ has a seriously skewed version of reality. He has been through traumatic events during the war‚ including the death of his commanding officer and friend‚ Evans
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miraculous system of the body—the heart and the related circulatory system. You will add words related to the integumentary system and the cardiovascular system to your vocabulary of medical terms. Start this week by reading the online lectures. Use the textbook to learn medical terms related to these two systems. Read the medical reports carefully to see some of these terms in context. When you think you have understood the report‚ answer the comprehension questions.When you are ready‚ take the vocabulary
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generations go by. What is not realized or discussed‚ as much as it should be‚ are the consequences of over diagnosing children and the resulting medication treatments. Instead of making children stronger and healthier over-medicating and over diagnosing can cause children to be worse off by suffering the effects from drugs. While there are numerous mental disorders that are relevant to the topic of over diagnosing and medicating I will focus on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Medical Issues of WWI During World War I‚ there were many issues that surrounded the health of troops. The lack of medical advancement and the knowledge of it‚ then the struggle of keeping ones self-healthy throughout combat were key points to survival. During World War I in less than a year‚ American troops suffered more than 318‚000 injuries 120‚000 were counted as casualties. The front line soldiers are always at the highest risk in any war. With World War I though‚ trench warfare was a dangerous
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Medical Marijuana There are a number of ethical issues that a nurse faces while in the clinical setting. One of these issues deals with using marijuana as medicine to treat patients. There has been controversy over medical marijuana ever since it was discovered that patients respond to it. There are many arguments supporting the use of medical marijuana in the health care field and many arguments in opposition of its use. The United States Congress classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance
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Diagnosing Personality Disorders It is estimated that 30.8 million adults in the United States meet the criteria of having one or more personality disorders (Kessler‚ 2005). A good number of people do not seek medical attention. It is very dangerous to leave mental issues unchecked. People with personality disorders are often a risk to themselves and others (Yeandle‚ 2013). It is important for psychology majors to learn how to correctly diagnose personality disorders because treatment
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supplement of 10 micrograms of Vitamin D to ensure that adequate amounts are built up for early infancy How an unbalanced diet leads to the condition An unbalanced diet can lead to rickets because you won’t get enough nutrients that is needed to keep the body healthy. In this case it is Vitamin D Scurvy What is it? Scurvy is a rare condition cause from lack of Vitamin C within the body. Vitamin C is vital for the body. It is needed to make collagen which is a type of protein found
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