Personalized Medicine Roderick Washington Strayer University Dr. Danielle Van SCI 115 December 18‚ 2012 How Will Genetic Technology Shape Personalized Medicine / what are the Benefits? What is personalized medicine? “Medicine using genetic profile: the prevention‚ detection‚ and treatment of disease taking into account a person’s unique genetic profile”1.With the ever changing and mixing of different racial backgrounds‚ the need to make medicines that are more suited to the individuals
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Traditional vs. Alternative Medicine Traditional medicine vs. alternate medicine‚ is a subject of great scrutiny and speculation. An important point to understand is that both the systems share the same objective - a healthy and a safe body. While experts differ in their view on this subject‚ it is important to deduce the pros and cons of both the branches of medicine. A judicious mix of both can be a good way forward. The Systems Traditional medicine‚ as we commonly know includes modern health
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Kantian Deontology Vs. Medicine Dignity is an innate feature of human beings: they are born with it. Maintaining it over the course of life gives it an acquired status: preserving it is not an easy task. Human Rights are one form of laws that try to conserve human dignity and many countries abide by them. Nonetheless‚ attempts to preserve this dignity date back to centuries before the United Nations decided to publish its chart on Human Rights. During the eighteenth century‚ Immanuel Kant described
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Nuclear medicine is classified as the branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioactive substances in research‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment. It’s imagery devices are used to determine the severity and treat a variety of diseases‚ including many types of cancers‚ heart disease‚ gastrointestinal‚ endocrine‚ neurological disorders and other abnormalities within the body. This category of medicine was first introduced when Ernest Orlando Lawrence invented the cyclotron. Ernest Lawrence was an American
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vaccination policies intrigued me. I took part in different biomedical investigations ranging from genetic and protein engineering to biomedical diagnostic‚ including open surgery in small rodents‚ giving me an excellent academic preparation for medicine. During the first surgery my rat died before I could complete the practical despite being very careful; this made me ponder on the delicacy of life‚ the ultimate trust patient give to surgeons and consequently the right of appropriate heath facilities
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Best Diabetes Medicines Diabetes is one of the leading diseases in the world today. Spreading like an epidemic‚ there are numerous reasons why a person can be affected with diabetes. Even adolescents are not being spared from the wrath of this deadly disease! However‚ every problem has a remedy‚ and diabetes is no exception. What is diabetes? Whenever we consume carbohydrates‚ present in food items like bread‚ rice and many other items‚ glucose is released into our bloodstream‚ providing
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Sackett (1996) father of evidence based medicine (EBM) defined EBM as the “conscientious‚ explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients”. EBM in practice means the integration of distinct clinical experience with the best available research evidence. Later on the revised definition was given by Masic “a systematic approach to clinical problem solving which allows the integration of the best available research evidence with clinical expertise
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The development of medicine has seen substantial progress in its lifetime; from primitive bleeding techniques to the treatment of cancers with chemotherapy. In the early 1800s‚ the world of medicine was introduced to anesthetics‚ followed by the invention of syringes‚ and the development of the first vaccines. The 1900s introduced a plethora of medical inventions and discoveries. The electrocardiograph was invented‚ insulin for diabetic patients‚ penicillin‚ cardiac pacemakers‚ and even the first
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throughout its fourteen chapters‚ as the novel ventures in a maze of interconnected short stories. As stated in a review about Love Medicine published by the Chicago Tribune‚ "A dazzling series of family portraits....This novel is simply about the power of love." Louise Erdrich received many awards‚ media attention‚ and positive reviews after publishing Love Medicine. She received praise for the novel’s writing style; she graces the pages with a true understanding of Native American culture depicted
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My decision to pursue medicine has not arisen from an epiphany or childhood dream‚ but is one I have come to after careful consideration. My interest stems from the science behind the biological processes in human bodies and I have relished the chance to explore them further in my AS Levels‚ from carcinogenic free radicals in Chemistry‚ to the impact of diet on cardiovascular disease in Biology. I have also striven to develop my understanding beyond the curriculum‚ such as by reading articles in
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