Maori model of health

Introduction Although Maori health status has improved over time, disparities between Maori and non-Maori remain. Modern threats to health emerge replacing the old health problems. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer are three main burdens of the contemporary health problems for Maori. Cardiovascular disease, a general term for heart-related and blood-related diseases, is a leading cause … Read more

Detection of Cardiac Dysrythmia using DWT

Abstract: The paper represents discrete wavelet transform for cardiac dysrhythmia. The main objective is to design the QRS complex in the ECG signal and to identify the time and frequency variations. The results provide whether the patient is suffering from cardiac dysrhythmia or not. For compressing the signal DWT decomposition is used and verified using … Read more

Bacterial endospores

Bacterial endospores are highly resistant structures that can withstand many forms of treatments, including heat and UV (Atrih & Foster, 2002), and this characteristic is facilitated by their unique spore structure. Bacterial capsules play an important role in the virulence of bacteria for their host, and enable bacterial cells to evade host defense mechanisms and … Read more

Compare the frequently used equations to measured REE

Abstract Background and Aim: ESPEN guidelines recommend to prescribe between 20 and 35 kcal/kg/day to patients requiring home parenteral nutrition. Others use predictive equations. However, these equations have not been validated. Indirect calorimetry is recommended as the gold standard method to determine energy expenditure (REE). The aim of our study was to compare the frequently … Read more

Chinese medicine

”It is as profound as the Heaven and the Earth and as deep as the four great seas. If you can not understand this theory, you will remain muddled even if you were taught clearly.” (The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic, 770BC-220AD) The origin and formation of Chinese medicine came from social & cultural factors merging … Read more

Physician-assisted suicide – the right to die

Definition Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is defined as the voluntary termination of one’s own life by administration of a lethal substance with the direct or indirect assistance of a physician. The patient must be competent and terminally ill with six months or less to live. Many people argue that PAS has its proponents and its opponents. … Read more

Losing weight

There are several different ways and means of losing weight. Some people have surgeries, take pills, or starve themselves to death to reach this goal. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the expenses, health benefits, and the consequences of weight loss between these different methods. The best way to lose weight … Read more

Parkinson's disease (PD)

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive, lingering, and usually fatal movement disorder. Progressive meaning the symptoms are always present and worsen over time. This disease is wide spread and there are nearly one million people in the U.S. that have Parkinson’s. This disease does not have a known cure yet, but you can treat and … Read more

Stem cells

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells they can change into cells that are specialized. They can split up to create more of themselves. They are found in humans and animals. They are special because they are regenerative and malleable. They can also replicate themselves and repair and replace other tissues in the human body. There are … Read more

The Tuskegee Study of untreated syphilis (bioethics)

The Tuskegee Study of untreated syphilis was one of the most horrible scandals of of the twentieth century. It was a clinical study conducted between 1923 to 1972 by the U.S. Public Health Service and the Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama. The purpose of the study was to record the natural course of untreated … Read more

Marijuana: Medical, Industrial, and Recreational Considerations

Marijuana is one of the most controversial substances today. Classified by the federal government as an illegal drug yet legalized in several states, the data on its addictiveness, effects, and potency seems conflicting. However, recent research is clarifying marijuana’s properties. This research demonstrates that marijuana is not as destructive as the government claims. It has … Read more

Dissertation: Studies on Porcine Diabetic Nephropathy

Abstract Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disease that is increasing in the entire world today. Diabetic Nephropathy (DN) is a common complication in human patients with DM, and is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate kidney function, gene expression and glomerular histopathology in … Read more

Exploring the Importance of Stem Cells in Diabetes Treatments

Introduction Medicine is vital in today’s world as it improves the quality of people’s lives. Stem cells play a fundamental role in the scientific world as they have the potential ability to cure a variety of diseases. The rapid increase of stem cell research can evidently be shown in the recent articles, news scientific journals. … Read more

Effective feature extraction and classification of mammographic images for breast cancer diagnosis

Abstract: Screening and early detection of breast cancer needs an automated system that identifies the breast cancer in the mammograms as early as possible. The mammogram images are preprocessed by using median filter. The median filter removes the noisy pixels in the images and improves the performance. The breast masses are segmented using Otsu segmentation … Read more