Essays Tagged: "Alternative medicine"

Individual Rights vs. State's Rights

k's religious beliefs prohibit them from accepting professional medicine practice, as they practice alternative medicine and home school their children. After a complaint from an older Planck daughter ... vely because of their religious beliefs which they manifested in home education and the practice of alternative medicine. The fundamental argument here is that the Planck's rights have been violated, ...

(4 pages) 84 0 3.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Holistic Science.

nch that desired a more caring, humanistic approach to healthcare. Although worldwide acceptance of alternative medicine has been a prolonged process, the need for human touch in the healing process h ... to a whole new kind of lifestyle. The majority of newcomers to this profession are attracted to its alternative aspects. Straying from the paths of modern medicine seems to appeal to a wide variety of ...

(4 pages) 112 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Alternative Medicine: Is it Effective?

Alternative Medicine: Is it Effective?While some medical technicians and doctors search for the cure ... r's disease, diabetes, and asthma, others claim to have derived a safe, effective treatment through alternative medication. Alternative medicine, an unrelated group of non-orthodox therapeutic practic ... ich have no satisfactory scientific explanation for their effectives (Collinge xix.)Determining how alternative medicine should be incorporated with modern medicine has recently become an issue in whi ...

(6 pages) 396 4 4.3 Jul/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

The Compromises of Alternative Therapy.

coming therapeutic practice that is developing its treatment for a mainstream consumer base, called alternative therapy, although it is not currently considered a conventional medical practice. Most p ... ; nevertheless, it is statistically confirmed by those patients who believe in the effectiveness of alternative therapy over some conventional medication. Instead of saying "alternative" therapy, its ...

(2 pages) 58 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Alternative Medicine and its impact on todays medical system.

ed history, people of various cultures have relied on what Western medical practitioners today call alternative medicine. The term alternative medicine covers a broad range of healing philosophies, ap ... ide mainstream Western health care. People use these treatments and therapies in a variety of ways. Alternative therapies used alone are often referred to as alternative; when used in combination with ...

(10 pages) 453 1 4.2 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Research Paper - Meditation and Modern Medicine.

ed history, people of various cultures have relied on what Western medical practitioners today call alternative medicine. The term alternative medicine covers a broad range of healing philosophies, ap ... ide mainstream Western health care. People use these treatments and therapies in a variety of ways. Alternative therapies used alone are often referred to as alternative; when used in combination with ...

(5 pages) 217 0 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

Alternative Cinema

The term alternative cinema has certain connotations. To many, it is not alternative, instead it is the way c ... the film in their own personal terms. In the following essay, I will firstly examine what the term alternative cinema means, and secondly how Brecht's theories are evident in many elements of the fil ... ndly how Brecht's theories are evident in many elements of the films that have been pigeon-holed as alternative cinema. The word alternative is described in Collins English Dictionary as: "Denoting a ...

(12 pages) 116 2 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Alternative Medecine

The dialogue with alternative medicineModern medicine has quite a lot to learn from alternative medicine sources such ... taff. What are your next options, do you visit another caregiver in the next town or do you take an alternative approach? Or do you have a hot bath and relax sipping some herbal tea and patiently wait ... normal believing in your natural healing power of your body system? Whatever you have in your mind, alternative medicine is not such an alien method as some might reckon. As a matter of fact, it is ve ...

(2 pages) 59 0 4.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Cardiac and Respiratory Alternative/Complementary Therapy

Cardiac and Respiratory Alternative/Complementary TherapyWith the increase in access to information, clients are increasingl ... ies that will relieve the symptoms of chronic or acute illness. Registered nurses are interested in alternative or complementary therapies because of the emphasis on a holistic approach to care. The h ... 334). It was Nightingale's belief that the individual's efforts were central to his/her own healing.Alternative therapy includes those therapies that are outside of conventional care and may be tried ...

(5 pages) 98 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

The Placebo Effect Commentary.

aledas a result of merely seeking the medical advice of a doctor,taking a sugar pill, or even using alternative medicine (Brown,1998). There are several ways in which to measure theeffectiveness of a ... s, it is morelogical to give a patient the option as to how to treat theirailment. Discussing other alternative medicines allows thepatient to be in control and aware of the treatment they arereceivin ...

(2 pages) 41 0 4.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Alternative Therapies: Accupuncture

Alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. The basic premise behind alternative ... n the practice of conventional medicine does not cure the pain. The goal of physicians who practice alternative medicine is to find a cure by looking at the whole person when making a diagnosis, rathe ... o find a cure by looking at the whole person when making a diagnosis, rather than just the symptom. Alternative medicine is based on the idea that the body is healthy and capable of healing itself. Ac ...

(8 pages) 205 0 4.3 Jan/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Discuss how notions of 'consumerism', 'pluralism' and 'modernity' are linked to the resurgence of CAM

f CAM has become much more popular in the modern society we live in today.Historically some form of alternative medicine has always been available to people from lay practitioners such as herbalists, ... se services, more and more people are seeking CAM therapies (without knowing much about them) as an alternative or to complement the treatment they receive from orthodox medicine. In the future as mor ...

(6 pages) 115 1 5.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Aromatherapy Technique

and the common cold (Vicks, 2006).Categories of TherapiesThe National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is a government agency that monitors scientific research on alternative ... nitors scientific research on alternative medicines and keeps the public informed on the results of alternative medicine research studies. The NCCAM divides alternative therapies into five major group ...

(6 pages) 100 0 3.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine Paper

According to the Alternative Medicine Foundation (AMF); in the United States there are approximately 125 million Amer ... ical doctors; cannot help people suffering from chronic conditions. These individuals often turn to alternative or complementary medicine for help; even if it is just relief for their pain or symptoms ... dicine is defined as "practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. (Wikipedia, 2006) Alternative medicine is a bit controversial since in often can take the place of conventional treatm ...

(5 pages) 237 0 1.5 Apr/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Aromatherapy

tter. This use of oils is called aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is one of the fastest growing fields in alternative medicine. Aromatherapy means "treatment using scents" (Tisserand 4.) Accord ... tely. In today's society, people are more health conscious and are more receptive to natural alternative health modalities. Aromatherapy's current use is not intended to replace standard medica ...

(3 pages) 14 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Acupuncture

Alternative medicine describes health products, practices, and approaches that are not part of conve ... ces, and approaches that are not part of conventional medicine. The goal of physicians who practice alternative medicine is to find a cure by looking at the whole person when making a diagnosis, rathe ... o find a cure by looking at the whole person when making a diagnosis, rather than just the symptom. Alternative medicine is based on the idea that the body is healthy and capable of healing itself.The ...

(7 pages) 139 0 4.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

PART 1 INFECTIOUS DISEASEs – Tinea pedis. Part 2 problems relating to antibiotic resistance PART 3 cataracts and cataract surgery. Part 4 cochlear implants.

fungi causing Tinea pedis are Trichophyton rubrum ,T. mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum (Alternative Medicine Encyclopedia, 2005).HOSTThe host of the disease Tinea pedis is human's dead ski ... eover, the disease is capable of diversifying its spread by human to animal contact and vice versa (Alternative Medicine Encyclopedia, 2005).SymptomsThe first most common symptom that appears with Tin ...

(8 pages) 15 0 0.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Complimentary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine

Complimentary, Alternative and integrative Medicine �Complimentary, Alternative and Integrative MedicineAlte ... neAlternative medicine is defined as practices used in position of conventional medical treatments. Alternative medicine is a bit controversial since in often can take the place of conventional treatm ... diet, and or bio-electromagnetic treatment, to cure his or her cancer (AMF, 2000).According to the Alternative Medicine Foundation (AMF) ; in the United States there are approximately 125 million Ame ...

(4 pages) 79 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Alternative/Modern Medicine

IntroductionIndividuals often choose non-traditional or alternative medicine and techniques in substitution of conventional medicine, as a way of healing th ... ling the mind and body in a natural way without prescribed standard medications. "Complementary and alternative medicine is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products ... tional Institutes of Health, 2009 p.1). Nature plays a vital role in the medicine and techniques of alternative medicine. "Alternative therapies include, but are not limited to the following disciplin ...

(11 pages) 98 0 4.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Listening to a Health Experts

sources in any given field of health. For example, when these criteria are applied to the field of alternative medicine, it becomes easier to differentiate the reliable from the unreliable. One examp ...

(2 pages) 18 0 5.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine