Alternative medicine‚ also known as a holistic approach‚ has been around since ancient times. It has a longer history of healing than many of the traditional medicines commonly prescribed and available today. Being dominated by pharmaceutical creations in the last century‚ alternative medicine is making a fast comeback these days. People are becoming increasingly aware of medical practices from different cultures. Many are frustrated with the damage that conventional medicine can do‚ its severe side
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RADIOISOTOPES IN MEDICINE ABSTRACT: Nuclear medicine has become fundamentally life-saving as a diagnostic tool in today’s medicine‚ however exposure to radioisotopes has risks. Understanding these risks and making an educated decision is crucial in personal choices regarding medical treatment. This overview of recent and relevant research provides an insight and support to the benefits of radioisotope usage‚ whilst presenting the associated risks. INTRODUCTION: With the discovery
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LAGUNDI Lagundi (scientific name: Vitex negundo) is a large native shrub that grows in the Philippines and has been traditionally used as herbal medicine. The Philippine Department of Health has conducted research and study for Lagundi and has suggested that the lagundi plant has a number verifiable therapeutic value Lagundi is an erect‚ branched tree or shrub‚ that grows to as much as 5 m high. Lagundi has a single thick‚ woody stem like a trunk and is usually seen in swamps of the Philippines
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percent of the population of some Asian and African countries presently use herbal medicine for some aspect of primary health care. Whilw United States and Europe have shown that the herbs use is less common in clinical settings‚ but has become increasingly more in recent years as scientific evidence about the effectiveness of herbal medicine has become more widely available. * * Uses of herbs as traditional medicine have been officially recognized in the developing countries such as China‚ India
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Shaan Sarode Ms. Davis English IV – Per. 3 20 October 2010 Impact of Medieval Medicine Imagine when a friend gets sick or catches a “bug”‚ they may have two different reactions to it. The first is the realistic approach‚ which re-visits their recent actions and pinpoints the cause of the symptoms. The other is the non-realistic‚ which tends to blame supernatural causes. People during the medieval times almost always blamed the supernatural as the cause of these diseases. There were also many
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Hallucinogens as Medicine 1 Hallucinogens as Medicine Melody Gambino Psychology 101 Hallucinogens as Medicine 2 Abstract The article discusses research on the use of hallucinogens for medical therapies applicable to cancer‚ drug addiction‚ and psychological problems. Studies being undertaken at Johns Hopkins University are discussed. Johns Hopkins’ research on hallucinogens includes assessment of the drug’s psychospiritual effects among volunteers
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tribe there were shamans who would ‘exorcise ill people’ demons’ and apothecary. They had medicine men who were shamans and witch-doctors. They would provide supernatural treatments like charms‚ spells and amulets to ward off evil spirits. If someone was ill the medicine man would initiate a ceremony over the patient where they would use magic formulas prayers and drumming. People thought that the medicine men could contact the spirits or Gods so people looked up to them. They used healing clays
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MODERN MEDICINE Modern medicine has made great strides in recent years. It is scientific and based on continual research and experiment. Surgery‚ in particular‚ has made an amazing advance. Thousands of doctors are being trained every year in India‚ and hundreds of hospitals set up. People living in cities rely mainly on modern medicine. In the past whenever there was an outbreak of plague or cholera people died by the hundreds. Modern medicine has succeeded in preventing the outbreak of epidemics
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attended‚ as a listening audience member‚ Patrisia Gonzalez’s Red Medicine discussion at San Diego State University’s Love Library. 2. This event relates to Women’s Studies and issues discussed in our class in many ways. To start‚ I want to bring up the idea of medicine. In Gonzalez’s book‚ she mentioned traditional medicine of indigenous people strengthening Western society’s own healthcare. Some example of traditional medicine are herbs and other plants in the environment they are from‚ and
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Medicine \ Microbiology Careers The need for qualified microbiologists continues to grow‚ both for basic research and practical applications. Many microbes have yet to be discovered. In addition‚ microbiologists are still studying how the known microbes function. As a result‚ the field of microbiology has virtually unlimited potential. Microbiologists are needed across many industries‚ including in academic‚ technology‚ industrial and environmental organizations. Several career paths exist for
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