Essays Tagged: "Medical research"

The Legalization of Marijuana

The legalization of marijuana as a prescription drug should be allowed. Medical research shows that marijuana has therapeutic value in patients with various types of cancer ... marijuana in general. It is unfair for the government to make the public try to believe that these medical researchers are the bad guys and the government is trying to protect the public from the evi ... ntil those arguments are proven and considered legitimate reasons for not legalizing marijuana, the medical world should encourage their patients to use the marijuana as if it were legal. Eventually, ...

(2 pages) 125 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

All My Sons , Miller's Chief Criticism Of American Society

it for his family. The second example is that Sue would rather Jim make allot of money, and not do medical research- which is what he really wanted to do. The third example is Jim's abdication of his ... conscience when it benefits them. Sue would rather have Jim make money than do what he wants to do- medical research. Apparently she values profit over allowing an individual to do what he wants to do ...

(3 pages) 75 0 4.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Animal Rights

houldn't take advantage of other animals just because they can't reason like us.Animals are used in medical research labs as experiments. These experiments are meant only to benefit humans. I'm not to ...

(3 pages) 154 1 4.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

on animal rights

Sarah BachmanProf. ClaneyComp 1Essay 3The use of animals to further medical research is a very controversial issue in the United States. Animal rights activist believe ... ernatives are to completely abandon experimentation all together and forego the loss of life saving medical advancements, or to inflict humans with the potentially painful experiments necessary to exc ... ngoing controversy is leaving both parties in an uproar. One can only hope over-regulation to delay medical advancement is not going to be a further issue, as well as protecting the valid rights of an ...

(2 pages) 123 1 3.0 Sep/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Animal Rights is the title of this persuasive paper. It includes thesis, topics and clincher,and its about the three main reasons why animal research should not be allowed. 800 words.

Animals have been used in medical research for centuries. In a recent count, it was determined that 8815 animals were being us ... s of the decade. Even though most researchers need to do experiments on animals in order to achieve medical advances, animal research should not be allowed because it is cruel and inhumane, it is not ...

(2 pages) 364 1 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Positive factors regarding Human Cloning.

h their DNA and would not have the same characteristics as the donor twin. I am an advocate of this medical research; people who are receptive should not ban the research by the mere mention of human ... ch are the abandonment of the possible benefits, the abandonment of the possible knowledge that the medical field could retain, and the abandonment of the program itself. According to Alonzo Fyfe, a b ...

(2 pages) 69 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Famous Canadian: Sir William Osler's Brilliant Career in Medicine.

rld of their insurmountable importance in the field of medicine. With his passionate dedication for medical research and his endless strive for analyzing and developing better clinical treatment metho ... the initial factor that ignited the passion William had for Medicine.In 1872, William finished his medical training at McGill University in Montreal where he received his MD. After his postgraduate s ...

(3 pages) 76 0 2.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Stephen William Hawking

north London, where Stephen began his schooling.In 1950 Stephen's father moved to the Institute for Medical Research in Mill Hill. The family moved to St Albans so that the journey to Mill Hill was ea ...

(5 pages) 59 1 4.2 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Composition I Essay on Caroline Bird's "The Case Against College".

es selling shoes and driving cabs. She fails to mention that there are many college graduates doing medical research, managing corporations, teaching children and practicing law. She writes, "We've be ...

(3 pages) 43 0 0.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Use of Animals in Medical Research.

This essay is about the use of animals in medical research. This essay talks about why labortatory animals are needed to help in the discovery ... es, and ensuring humans a safe food supply. Includes the benefits and contributions animals have in medical research.Since the ancient Greeks, experimental animals have been very important to our unde ... h easing the burden of chronic diseases and ensuring humans a safe food supply. Using animals in biomedical research is necessary.Laboratory animals can play an important role as biological models for ...

(4 pages) 117 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Greatest Technology of the 20th Century. (I chose the atom)

ging the nature of war, giving us a new source of electric power, and providing new capabilities in medical research and imaging.After the United States used the atomic bomb in Japan, a great change o ...

(2 pages) 57 0 4.6 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Abortion: Pro-Life Or Pro Choice.

on of the United Nations promising every human being the right of life. At the same time, the World Medical Association meeting in Geneva stated that the utmost respect for human life was to be from t ... ing in Geneva stated that the utmost respect for human life was to be from the moment of conception.Medical research proves that the foetus is a living organism from the moment of conception. It is no ...

(4 pages) 117 0 1.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Tobacco.

ettes denoted modernliberation slogans for women during the first part of the 20th centuryIn 1960's medical research introduced the adverse health effects of tobacco.Since the 1970's mostly 17-19 year ...

(4 pages) 63 0 3.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Health Care Reform

America is without a question the leading country of medical and scientific advances. There always seem to be a new medical breakthrough every time you w ... time you watch the news or read the paper, especially in the cure of certain diseases. However, the medical research requires an enormous amount of money. The U.S. spends the most money on health care ... lth early on. This element is extremely important because uninsured people lack a regular source of medical care and thus usually end up using the emergency room for care when it could've been prevent ...

(4 pages) 588 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

What might christians think about the use of animals in medical research?

What Might Christians Think About The Use Of Animals In medical Research?One of the questions facing society today is whether animals should be used in scie ... animals used for experimentation that respect is shown. Consequently, using animals for significant medical research does not mean they are not respected. Is it better to have thousands of dogs suffer ...

(4 pages) 48 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

1950's

gan rock n' roll, the civil rights movement, better family living, advances in technology, Fashion, medical research, other wonderful things this country was not used to seeing or hearing. The 1950's ... disease called polio. This disease was killing many young men and women all over the country. As a medical student at The University of Michigan John Stalk studied viruses and soon came to the conclu ...

(8 pages) 128 0 4.5 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This essay is about the PROS and CONS of Stem Cell Research.

DUCTIONIs it ethical to favor the killing of unborn babies in order to extract their stem cells for medical research?The word ethics is a theory or system of moral values; the discipline dealing with ... earch Ethics argues the case like this " The destruction of human embryonic life is unnecessary for medical progress, as alternative methods of obtaining human stem cells and of repairing and regenera ...

(3 pages) 181 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

REPORT ON LINUS CARL PAULING: Chemsitry Quiz , Rebellious and a peace Keeper

d the study of chemistry, helpedfound the field of molecular biology, and made importantadvances in medical research. This man was a peace activistwhose advances changed the way we think and live.BACK ...

(2 pages) 35 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Living With Bipolar Disorder

obtain the courage to do just that, ask for help. There are medications, treatments, organizations, medical research, and doctors to help you cope and understand the true meaning of being Bipolar. But ... it has the ability to destroy your self confidence. One positive aspect is that this disease can be medically and psychologically treated.There are two types of doctors that individuals would see in o ...

(5 pages) 101 2 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

The Key To The Future Is In The Genes

topic these days. Genetic engineering is the changing of our base make-up, DNA, which has unlimited medical research capabilities, healing possibilities, and can even stop the aging process. Genetic e ... lems with this system. As you can see, genetic engineering is a very promising aspect of our medical and scientific future. It has limitless applications in the medicinal and scientific communi ...

(2 pages) 31 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects