Category: Health/Medicine

Please view our sample essays on health/medicine in this category.

Essay: Breast Cancer in Men

The big question in the issue of breast cancer in men is how they develop the disease yet they do not have breasts like women. From a medical perspective, men do in fact have breast tissues but they do not develop to become breasts because of the absence of the stimulating hormone present in women and from this, it is thus possible for men to develop breast cancer. (more…)

Essay: The Wellness Model

On the contrary, the wellness model focuses on the achievement and maintenance of health before illness sets in. Its approach is preventive, rather than curative. The body in this case is viewed as a whole and every aspect of the human being is considered as a contributor to health or illness. It is democratic since it gives an individual the choice to take charge of his/her health.

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Essay: The Severity of the Disease

The severity of the disease, the species of Malaria causing parasite and the part of the world that the infection was gotten from determines the treatment of Malaria. Other factors such as weight, age and pregnancy status usually limit the available options for treatment. Mild Malaria can be treated by oral medication while severe cases may require intravenous drug and fluid treatments in hospital. A drug such as quinine has been used for the treatment of Malaria. Other more effective and friendly drugs have been developed for the same.

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Essay: Spiritual therapy

Sample Essay I was one of the students that had the pleasure of attending the spiritual therapy course in theUnited States. I must say it was a truly revealing experience going through the ins and outs of the course. An individual finds himself opening up to a new horizon with a remarkable feeling of being able to comprehend and express what seemed so distant a while ago. (more…)

Essay: Evolutionary Discourse; Obesity

Sample Essay The book does not restrict itself to an evolutionary discourse.  The biggest and the most remarkable strength of this work, therefore, is its comprehensive and well-researched second half that proceeds with a discussion of human physiology, touching upon the various complex processes and mechanisms that govern our food intake, its break-down into energy, and its final consumption. (more…)

Essay: Dietary Behaviors and Obesity Issues

Sample Essay - Dietary Behaviors and Obesity Issues Two books successfully present us with two new perspectives of the problem, however, both fail to unconditionally acknowledge the presence of the problem itself, i.e. our current dietary behaviors and the way they are affecting our health.  We also need to acknowledge that the food industry is an important player in this problem. (more…)

Essay: Increasing The Supply Of Kidneys

Sample Essay Allowing the use of these incentives could drastically increase the supply of kidneys and therefore eliminate the long waiting recipient lists. Using financial incentives live donors would be amiable to taking the risk of parting with their kidneys for an attractive price. Indeed, the current altruism based strategy offers compensation to donors in non-monetary values but in the form of satisfaction for saving another life. (more…)

Essay: Giving Support To Schizophrenics

Sample Essay - Schizophrenics

The most important thing when dealing with schizophrenics is to understand that they need the people close to them for support if they are to make positive improvements in their treatment. Researchers have shown that patients who are in loving families and environments are less likely to continue with the suffering of people who have schizophrenia. (more…)