Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)‚ some conventional medical practitioners refer to these as unconventional therapies. WHO defines it as a therapy or a treatment that is not a part of the country’s own tradition or not an integrated part of their health care system. CAM is becoming more available‚ more used and more socially acceptable in the United States. CAM products and providers are regulated by NCCAM (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)‚ an agency for scientific
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Hippocrates‚ the Father of Medicine Hippocrates‚ greatest physician of antiquity‚ is regarded as the father of medicine. Born on the island of Kos‚ Greece in the year 460 b.c.‚ says the earliest biography written by Soranus of Ephesus in the a third century a.d. Although a native of Kos he was forced to leave the island as the result of a fire for which he was blamed. He traveled to many other islands to practice medicine. Most of the cases in the two books of Epidemics considered to be genuine
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The Medicines Company Case 1. What is the value of Angiomax to a hospital? 1.1 Angiomax Vs. Heparin Angiomax is considered as a potential substitute for heparin. It has 3 major advantages when compared with Heparin. First‚ the effects of Angiomax are more accurate and more predictable. Second‚ it works better among patients at risk for bleeding‚ where heparin often proves problematic. Third‚ the product works faster than heparin and patients do not need to wait for 2 – 3 hours to identify the
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edu/umed/students/clubs/international/presentations/dangers.html Introduction to Dive Medicine DIVING MEDICINE Diving Medicine is a growing medical speciality that focuses on the study‚ diagnosis and treatment of illnesses related to changes in pressure and the undersea environment. This area is rapidly expanding its knowledge base as the popularity of diving and undersea exploration continues to explode. A primary focus of diving medicine is to assess individual "Diving Fitness". As more and more people take
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once said‚ “The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life‚ the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician”.( Mayo/ Google Images) If you truly think about this quote‚ it’s amazing how medicine can one day replace health care professionals. If you think about the beginning of mankind‚ no one was practicing medicine‚so if you were to tell those same people about the medicine we now have they wouldn’t be able to imagine it. The evolution of medicine has greatly affected our
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The holidays had just passed and the weather was getting colder. I was sitting at the dining table anxiously waiting for that email. I sat there contemplating about my boards score. I couldn’t believe what I saw before my eyes. I had fail my Comlex. “How is this possible?” I thought. “Is my dream of becoming a physician vanishing before my eyes?” There were a million things running through my head. It was easy to make excuses for it but at the end of the day it was I who took that exam. I reflected
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Mind-Body Medicine uses the power of thoughts and emotions to influence physical health. Yoga is an example of Mind-Body Medicine. Yoga‚ as we know it today‚ is the result of complex evolution that has been going on for at least 5000 years. The history of Yoga generates from the Archeological findings from the cities Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa‚ which revealed a portrait of a human being or god meditation in what looks like a Yoga posture. Yoga is believed to be derived from the Inus-Saravati people
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Running down the field trying to stop the other team from scoring. I wish I could tell a great and exciting tale of how I tore my ACL‚ but the true event was anything but. I planted my foot to turn with the wide receiver and pushed off. As soon as I pushed‚ I heard the dreaded popping noise and crumpled to the ground. No one touched me‚ I just fell. It is crazy to think that the tearing of one small ligament can keep me from running for seven months. I remember crying‚ not because of the pain but
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The Mind Is The Best Medicine The mind is the most powerful tool a man can use. The body is nothing without the mind. It gives us power to have a wild imagination and have infinite ideas. If the mind has delightful ideas‚ your body will survive and prosper. If the mind has immoral ideas‚ your body will stress and decay over time. Although the mind is very powerful‚ it is up to the person to control it. In As A Man Thinketh‚ James Allen elaborates on how the body is the servant to the mind. He
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Use of Marijuana As Medicine If your every waking moment was consumed by pain and nausea‚ wouldn ’t you ask for medication? What if the only medication legally available would leave you unconscious or do nothing at all? If you were the one suffering‚ would you resort to the only treatment that allowed you to live normally even though it was illegal? Thousands of people across the country are forced to break the law to ease their pain. They have chosen marijuana over anything legally available
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