Hippocrates

When it comes to Physician-Assisted Suicide/Death, there is no end to the misconceptions. Many believe that all patients are in immense pain and suffering. According to a 2010 Oregon Dept. of Health report, requesting patients’ concerns were loss of autonomy (93.8%), decreasing ability to participate in enjoyable activities (93.8%), and loss of dignity (78.5%) (Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act-2010 2010) as the top three. Another myth, is the belief that it takes several months. The reality is…

recovery more efficient and faster. The rising career of Physical Therapy is being influenced by its developing history, technology, rules and regulations, and world wide influence. In 460 BC, manual manipulation for pain relief was introduced by the Hippocrates. Also in 460 BC, Ancient Greece was using hydrotherapy which is a form of treatment using…

the advent of psychoanalysis, the general thought when dealing with mental health in the 19th century was one of a medical model, that is, psychological issues were considered a result of a biological function. This was not a new concept, with Hippocrates detailing similar thoughts behind such maladies (Hergenhahn & Henley, 2014).…

Since the dawn of cognitive thought, human civilizations have sought to understand the inheritance of certain physical traits from parents to their offspring. The limited knowledge of the true mechanism of inheritance remained elusive for many generations. The role of inheritance was clear, as seen with selective breeding of livestock and plant life. This could be seen by, breeding two parental types that had specific desirable traits and getting the desired results in offspring, most of the…

Introduction Cupping therapy was introduced in a mass scale recently during the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, Brazil. Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes were seen with large circular spots on their bodies. Which then introduced the viewer to cupping therapy. Many of the Olympic commentators gave their opinions on if the therapy worked or not while others sought expert opinions from leading health care practioners. The consensus was to stick with modern western medicine. However, the viewers…

means of hastening death on the island of Kea, a technique also employed in Marseilles. Euthanasia in the sense of the deliberate hastening of person’s death, was supported by Socrates, Plato and Seneca the Elder in the ancient world, although Hippocrates appears to have spoken against the practice, writing “I will not prescribe a deadly drug to please someone, nor give advice that may cause his death (nothing there is some debate in the literature about whether or not this was intended to…

not synthetic fragrances of perfumes. Fragrances have been around for thousands of years; Avicenna were the first to discover the use of alcohol distillation for the extracting and preserving of scent. According to Dr. Mercola, physicians such as Hippocrates, Galen, and Crito promoted the use of therapeutic scent. Even though being promoted by such physicians, the medical use of aromatherapy was discredited because of the large push for medical drugs. Now we are seeing a large increase in the…

Greece, its culture, and its people had a major impact on the development of Western civilization. The Greek people made major scholarly advances and became the birthplace of many subjects that are still taught today. Philosophy, medicine, astronomy, and many other contributions to the scientific world brought rise to a new way of thinking and a new way of life. Greece even became the birthplace of federalism, shaping the future of politics. It is not only important to know how Greek advances…

Australia is a very multicultural country so by understanding the different expectations and traditions of each individual patient we can help reduce the racial gap. Cultural beliefs have been recognised as an important determinant to the psychological outcomes during the diagnosis and treatment of culturally diverse patients. Certain cultural traditions influence the roles and needs of the patient and their families in comparison to how we are taught to legally and ethically treat and converse…

Genetically Modified Generation There’s one thing in your life that has been with you since birth. It is challenging, harming, helpful, and a necessity. Although it can kill you, you can 't live without it. This is medical knowledge. Because the speed of science is progressively slow, each milestone in medical advances is substantial. Over the past decade, medicine has made great leaps and bounds. From bionic limbs, to stem cell research, medicine has definitely changed the lives of society…