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Diarrhea is one of the common illness in the village. The local people have their own definition and perception about diarrhea and its causation and effects in the community. The practices and beliefs of health had a long history and have passed on from generation to generation. Traditionally, the people described diarrhea as stomach ache…

A context where communication may occur in a hospital is when a doctor is talking to a patient so the professional would be verbally communicating with the individual. Non-verbal communication can also occur in the hospital while a doctor is monitoring the patients as they will be watching the patients without communication, this could consist…

Abstract To conduct a prospective observational study on prescribing pattern of anti-hypertensive drug in the department of GENERAL MEDICINE in Government District hospital, Gulbarga. In this study it was aimed to evaluate the current practice of anti-hypertensive drug by comparing with JNC-8 guidelines in population. Objectives The objective of our study is to determine the…

Balding is a problem that both men and women alike dread. There is nothing you can really do to stop it from happening. Each day your loss up to fifty hairs. They are replaced with new ones, but in balding people the hair stops coming back. Probably the most common cause of baldness is the…

Why I Got Into Medicine I grew up in a research and development campus where my father is a scientist. Research and curiosity were constantly encouraged and this prompted me to take up medicine as a career, a field that offers tremendous prospects for research and discoveries. Throughout medical school I tried to be involved…

Throughout the years the diagnosis of autism has changed dramatically. Once, it was mistakenly diagnosed as childhood schizophrenia. Now that much more extensive research has been done, researchers have found distinct characteristics that are typical of autistic individuals. It is most often characterized by difficulty in the child’s ability to respond to people, events, and…

Throughout history people have always seemed to follow what notions that were considered cool. Though I doubt that cool was the word used to describe these notions they were still there in some form or another. One of the greatest farces ever committed in the name of these popular perceptions was medicine. At that time,…

Millions of people around the world are living with pain that could be prevented with the use of alternative therapies. As a result many of these people use harmful or ineffective drugs and surgeries in an attempt to cure their ailments. With a steady schedule of massage therapy, acupuncture, and healthy foods, people can lead…

Eleanor Van Slyke Dr. James Horton Hist 38 May 11, 2000 Chinese Medicine and Religion As with all things we know little about there is quite a bit of mystery surrounding acupuncture. The part people see the most is a person with needles sticking out of their flesh. Understandably being wary of sharp pointed objects…

The eye is one of the vital organs in a human being. As seen on figure 1, the eye is composed of many different parts and function. The cornea is a clear covering over the colored iris and the pupil of the eye. The function of cornea is to help focus light on the retina…