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By Quarterback 13 on October 21st, 2009
H1n1 (Swine) Flu: Overrated?
What is H1N1? How is this affecting us?
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By AKA Nicole Rea on September 7th, 2009
Healthcare Administrators Forced to Choose Between Patients and Employers
Healthcare administrative employees have been placed in the middle of an ethical battle between patient and provider due to the healthcare cut-backs limiting care services and insurance acceptance.
By Nikolas Dietis on December 3rd, 2008
Super-Morphines: Treatment for Cancer Pain, or Holy Grail for Junkies?
Super-morphines are potential compounds with morphine-like activity and diminised morphine tolerance and dependence. They could be the perfect answer to cancer pain, as they may also be the perfect drug of abuse.
By Marvin Ackerman MD on November 24th, 2008
Medical Make Believe and Hocus Pocus
Survey used to determine the prevalence among todays doctors of the practice of prescribing placebos, including their ethical judgment about doing this, what they recommended as placebo treatments, and how they went about discussing this with their patients.
By Michael Reed on October 2nd, 2008
The Ethics of Food Advertising on Children
The problems of food advertising as seen through the eyes of government officials down to parents of everyday school kids.
By ms mary on September 10th, 2008
Ethical Issues
Ethical issues in the nursing community, and some personal reflections.
By CJ Ekwuocha on May 28th, 2007
Euthanasia
Physician-assisted suicide, or euthanasia, is a source of debate in medical, ethical, legal, religious, political, and social settings. Euthanasia is the act of imposing death in a painless matter in an act of mercy.
By Shergill on August 12th, 2006
Emergency Medical Equipment. What is it for?
This article lists and describes some of the equipment seen on an emergency trolley in a Hospital or Nursing Home.
