“Cutting for Stone” Book Review Kynzie Osborne Ohio University “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese is a very eye opening book. The point of this book is to explain what the health world is like in Ethiopia. Abraham Verghese is an Indian-American who grew up in Ethiopia. According to “Abraham Verghese” (n.d.), “There are few who combine a career as physician, teacher and author as well as Abraham Verghese, whose name is a frequent byline in newspapers and magazines across the
In recent years, there have been studies on beauty sleep and the perceived health, attractiveness of sleep deprived people. Researchers try to ascertain what happens to individuals when they get a good nights sleep and when they are sleep deprived. What happens to the body when it doesn’t get a full nights rest? It is known that when the body is at rest and in deep sleep, it will restore itself. If someone doesn’t get a full nights rest, they didn’t give their body a chance to repair and the person
several growing literatures supporting a change in the external medical environment to reduce instances of medical errors. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd affirms that “We believe that as well as promoting high standards of behavior from within their own professional societies, it is important for doctors to advocate for healthcare system reforms that facilitate high standards of behavior” (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2011, 19). However, the call to reform the healthcare sector is deemed to be an internal affair
were suing MMR vaccine manufacturing pharmaceutical companies. It was found that Wakefield’s involvement included over half of a million dollars in payment for his work in fabricating the study tying the development of autism to the MMR immunization (BMJ, 2011). Despite the fact that Deer’s investigation into Wakefield’s study exposed the truth behind the matter, six years of debate and controversy had passed between the time
Vitamin D (Calciferol) is a fat soluble steroid prohormone that was first identified as a vitamin in the 20th century (Holicks, et al, 2011 ). It has two major forms- D2(ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol) (Holicks et al, 2011, BMJ). The sources of vitamin D in human include sunlight (80-90%) and dietary source (10-20%) (Mithal et al, 2009). Dietary sources of vitamin D includes – salmon, canned fishes (sardines, tuna, mackerel) , cod liver oil, shitake mushroom, egg yolk, fortified mils and
Are horror films bad for us? Well, maybe. Two studies show that prolonged exposure to violence in the media can escalate to hostile behaviors. Horror films contain violence, therefore, they are bad for us. In answer to the question “Are horror films bad for us?” is maybe yes, maybe no. Psychologist Dr. Glenn D. Walters found that there are three primary factors of horror film allure are tension, unrealism, and relevance; universal, subgroup, and personal. Deirdre D. Johnston studied 220 high school
“Is herbal medicine a complementary therapy?” Discuss the ways in which herbal medicine is a complementary therapy, and draw your own conclusion. Herbal medicine been used by humans for as long as we have walked on our planet - it is the oldest form of therapy practised by mankind (Griggs, 1997, p.1). In many remote areas of the world, herbal medicine is still practised as the sole form of medical treatment, however, despite the fact that it has been continually practised for centuries, herbal medicine
My research question: Is the convenience of bottled water worth all the sacrifices in terms of money, resources, health and damage to the ecosystem? I chose to do my research about an ongoing issue with drinkable water. To narrow it down, I decided to concentrate on bottled water. This topic interests me personally, and I believe might be interesting for my classmates, as the issue affects everyone. Maybe if we realized the problems it causes, we would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying
Can animal testing be stopped? Geoff Watts believed it could be stopped. Geoff Watts questioned whether it was really necessary to continue animal testing. He argued that most of the desired knowledge needed could be acquired without the need for animals. Many of the experiments that were done had little or no use to them at all. “... they did these studies solely because they had to - the data themselves were of no practical use (Watts, para 4, line 15-17).” Some researchers stated. The real problem
can be seen that where anorexics tend to eat almost nothing at all, bulimic patients indulge in “binge eating”, after which they tend to use extreme meas... ... middle of paper ... ...BMJ: British Medical Journal 334.7599 (2007): 894-98. Print. Hay, Phillipa J., and Josue Bacaltchuk. "Bulimia Nervosa." BMJ: British Medical Journal 323 (2001). Print. Boskind-Lodahl, Marlene. "Cinderella's Stepsisters: A Feminist Perspective on Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture
findings in the Lancet paper for The Sunday Paper, a News Corp/Rupert Murdoch asset, and subsequent reports for the UK’s Channel 4 and the British Medical Journal (BMJ), claiming that Wakefield et al. had falsified data and committed fraud. Deer attacked Dr. Wakefield’s ethics, as having unreported conflicts of financial interests, and of falsifying research data in a report co-authored by 12 others. The Lancet paper
implementation and feedback The North West VLE (NWVLE) was developed by the Deanery’s NWVLE workin... ... middle of paper ... ...rs. BMJ 2006:7568, Supp p106 Maxwell SR, McQueen DS, Ellaway R. eDrug: a dynamic interactive electronic drug formulary for medical students. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2006 Dec; 62(6):673-81 Stanton E, Lerner C. The art of NHS induction. BMJ 2010. Vol 340 Suppl Career Focus Smith B & Congdon G. Evaluation of the North West Virtual Learning Environment (NWVLE) for the North
The bio-medical model of ill health has been at the forefront of western medicine since the end of the eighteenth century and grew stronger with the progress in modern science. This model underpinned the medical training of doctors. Traditionally medicine had relied on folk remedies passed down from generations and ill health was surrounded in superstition and religious lore with sin and evil spirits as the culprit and root of ill health. The emergence of scientific thinking questioned the traditional
Bickel J, Nora LM. Experiences of belittlement and harassment and their correlates among medical students in the United States: longitudinal survey. BMJ 2006; 333: 682. 3. Quine L. Workplace bullying in NHS community trust: staff questionnaire survey. BMJ 1999; 318: 228?32. 4. Quine L. Workplace bullying in junior doctors: questionnaire survey. BMJ 2002; 324: 878-9. 5. Bairy KL, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P, Sivagnanam G, et al. Bullying among trainee doctors in Southern India: a questionnaire
fundamental reason for undertaking research studies (Clifford, 1997). Cormack (2000) defined research as an attempt to increase the sum of what is known by the discove... ... middle of paper ... ...rities. BMJ, 312, 1648 - 1651. Simon et al (2004) Management of venous leg ulcers BMJ Online, Vol. 328 (7452) 2004. [Online] http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7452/1358 (Accessed Jan 2005). Stevens J, Franks PJ, Harrington M, (1997) A community/hospital leg ulcer service. Journal
Primary Article Summaries Laura Kersz University of Northern Colorado Bernardi, Luciano, et al. “Effect of Rosary Prayer and Yoga Mantras on Autonomic Cardiovascular Rhythms: Comparative Study.” BMJ : British Medical Journal, BMJ, 22 Dec. 2001, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC61046/#!po=79.5455. Methods Luciano Bernardi, in Florence Italy, wanted to study a variety of bodily systems while people immerse themselves in either catholic prayer or yoga. The participants
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"Euthanasia and aiding suicide to remain criminal acts in Canada." Euthanasia and aiding suicide to remain criminal acts in Canada. Version BMJ 2013;347:f5280. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 27 Aug. 2013. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. <http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f5280>. • BBC. "Home." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/euthanasia/against/against_1.shtml>. • Yount, Lisa. "3."
Throughout the 18th and 19th century, the stigmas of nursing practice began to change. Florence Nightingale, a prominent nursing theorist, began to alter the perspective individuals had on nursing. One of Florence Nightingale’s impacting theories stemmed from her novel Florence Nightingale: Notes on Nursing, known as the environmental theory. This theory is chaptered “Noise” in the novel, and while Nightingale identified noise as a disturbance in healthcare over a century ago, this issue is increasingly
Requests for voluntary euthanasia are extremely rare in situations where the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients are properly met. As the symptoms which prompt the request for euthanasia can be almost always managed with therapies currently available, our highest priority must be to ensure that top quality terminal care is readily available. While recognizing the importance of individual patient autonomy, history has clearly demonstrated that legalized euthanasia poses