Medicine

Technological Advancements in Medicine Technology is very important to me and to the rest of the world. The reason it is so important to me is that I like computer and hope to find a career as an Information Systems Manager. This career I want to pursue uses Technology to Its max. I love that technology is a very adaptive thing and that new things come out every single day. Without technology we wouldn’t be where we are at today. To name a few we have made advancements in health, communication,…

Introduction Osteopathic medicine prides itself on being able to “recognize the body’s ability to regulate itself and mount its own defences against most pathologic conditions” (DiGiovanna, Schiowitz, & Dowling, 2005) Homeostasis can be referred to as the “maintenance of static or constant conditions in the internal environment.” (Guyton & Hall, 2000) Osteopathy and its principles, aim to regulate the bodies’ natural function including the use of osteopathic techniques to maintain the health and…

“Math in Medicine” Contrary to popular belief, medicine and math coincide with each other in many different ways. Although the majority of people find math to be of no use towards their daily life, and see it as the bane of their studies, this shows that they are quick to judge a topic that they might not be very educated on the specifics of. Mathematics not only helps medical research specialists when trying to find equations to new chemicals, but these same discoveries help create…

INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MEDICINE CONTENTS 1. Definition and Concept of Sports Medicine. 2. Scope of Sports Medicine 3. Aims and Objective of Sports Medicine 4. Role of Sports Medicine in Physical Education & Sports DEFINATION Sports medicine is a branch of medicines,which can defined as medicine develop in response to the sports man needs. ACCORDING TO J.G.P WILLIAM sports medicine is specialised study of various physiological and pathological. ACCORDING TO Dr.P.K PANDEY To…

remain healthy their must be a balance of the four humours with in the body or else the person would become ill and possibly diseased. People could continue to have a balance of these humours by sustaining the right diet or by taking prescribed medicines. In some respect Galen was correct to remain a person must have a healthy…

Is Naturopathy Real Medicine? Naturopathic doctors (or NDs) are in fact licensed to perform minor surgeries, and prescription drugs, even though they prefer to find all/any alternatives available before doing so. Naturopathy is defined as “a branch of medicine in which a variety of treatments are used to heal illness using a system of medical diagnosis.” (Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, edited by Laurie Fundukian. Gale. 2009. Web.) The same can be said for much of medicine, however. To go…

Western medicine is the conventional medicine, as distinct from an alternative form of medicine used to describe evidence-based medicine. However, any medical practice fits outside the surroundings of conventional medicine may define as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). There is a particular difference between these two: complimentary medicine is used together with conventional medicine, whereas, alternative medicine is applied in place of conventional medicine. For example, one may…

Folk Medicine and the Impact on Modern Medicine Recently, studies of folklore continue being an interesting topic for many scholars. Examples of Folklore include songs, art, stories, myths and medicine. Medicine being one of the most important, since the importance of keeping a cultural based is essential to many Native Americans, who continue being impacted with today’s medical era. Today, modern medicine has been the hope for many ill patients. People have more access to different types of…

What was interesting about this article was that even if a physician tells a patient the truth, a patient may not interpret that information the way it was supposed to be interpreted. A person with anxiety may make it something it’s not and someone with cancer may think that just because they have cancer, they will die. People don’t always understand the physiological functioning of their body. Another thing Lipkin mentions is that some people cannot handle the full truth, because it may be…

Allopathic medicines have always been the types of treatment that many relied on, however, lately, the use of complementary and alternative medication has been on the rise. Complementary and alternative medicines, also known as CAMs are natural way like herbal teas, acupuncture, naturopathy and so forth, used to mend the human body of its problem like diseases or injuries (Warren et al., 2012, 326). Although the use of these remedies are revolutionary, many are at stake when it is in use. The…