Anthrax and Antibiotics
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A 5 page paper which examines Anthrax and the antibiotics used to kill the bacteria. Anthrax is discussed and broken down in biological terms. Definitions of cutaneous and inhalation Anthrax are briefly provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAcipro.rtf

Approaches to a Nationwide Prescription Drug Plan
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A 9 page discussion of the economic feasibility of a nationwide prescription drug plan. Explores this issue from the perspective that such a program could wield leverage in controlling what currently are widely fluctuating drug prices. Uses the example of one brand name drug and major drug manufacturer to illustrate that indeed there is a tremendous variation in drug prices across distribution channels and regions but also a tremendous profit for the drug companies. Emphasizes that while the drug companies are enjoying such profit many of our elderly, because of limited finances, are literally having to make the choice of medicine or food. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPmedDrg.wps

Are Formularies a Cost Saver for Managed Care?
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10 pages in length. States the pros and cons in the use of formularies in managed health care plan, stressing that the use of formularies is advantageous in the long run. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: JGAformu.wps

Are Formularies a Cost Saver for Managed Care?
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10 pages in length. States the pros and cons in the use of formularies in managed health care plan, stressing that the use of formularies is advantageous in the long run. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: JGAform2.wps

Are Kids Overmedicated?
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6 pages in length. From the moment they are born, parents and pediatricians work hard to keep babies healthy. This day and age of tremendous technological breakthroughs continue to make the challenge that much easier with a combination of preventive and curative treatments. However, the ease with which these treatments are so effective and readily available has created a problem in and of itself: Today's children are severely overmedicated. One treatment in particular that has caused a great deal of the problem is antibiotics, inasmuch as pediatricians often prescribe this so-called "cure all" medication without requiring a culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCoverM.rtf

Arenas of accountability for health care workers
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A three page paper which looks at the four arenas of accountability as set out by Dimond, and considers the ways in which these impact on the rights and duties of health care workers. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLarenas.rtf

Arsenic in Children’s Playground Equipment
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A 5 page paper which examines how the risk of using arsenic poses to children who use the playground equipment, discusses the consequences of exposure in terms of the magnitude, duration of exposure, the types of health effects and their likelihood, and finally considers how the risk might be lowered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGarplay.rtf

Article Review on Psychotropic Medications
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This is a 6 page review of the current literature available on psychotropic medications. Five articles are discussed. The review of the literature available about the concerns, usage and effects of psychotropic medication is fairly extensive. Researchers have examined use in children, adolescents and adults as well as in pregnant women. Many of the articles provide good details on the different medications available as well as their contraindications and side effects. Although the physiological mechanisms are not completely analyzed yet in the field of medicine psychotropic drugs are used widely across the country. In fact, many critics have concluded that children have been overly prescribed medications as in the case of Ritalin, the most common psychotropic medication prescribed for children which has increased in usage by over 700 percent in the last ten years. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TJpsyre1.rtf

Asbestos
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A 10 page paper which discusses the history and the current situation of asbestos as it relates to its position as an occupational carcinogen. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: RAasbest.rtf

Assessing the Target Aggregate
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A 3 page paper (700 words) discussing an assessment tool designed to be used in an educational effort among adults over the age of 65. The assessment tool asks all the “normal” questions that can apply to coronary heart disease, adding the multiplying factor that specific risk factors bring to the likelihood of developing coronary heart disease. The survey includes items seeking demographic information and personal lifestyle habits. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursCommAggAsses.rtf

Assessment Of Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes And Screening Behavior Among Middle Eastern Population
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8 pages in length. No country is immune from the ravages of cancer, however, not all nations are as knowledgeable or have the most beneficial attitudes about the often-fatal disease. As well, screening behavior has been found to be gravely deficient in some parts of the globe, effectively adding to the overall mortality rate. Speculation has surmised that the Middle East has not sufficiently maintained its knowledge base with regard to cancer, yet recent awareness consortiums and comprehensive clinics have been at the forefront of its fight against this indiscriminate killer. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCmides.wps

Assisted Suicide: Education Over Legal Infiltration
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8 pages in length. Allowing a person the same inherent right to die that accompanies the right to live is to respect the fact that people are free to make any and all choices that pertain to their individuality. Just because one person believes it is unethical for a doctor to commit physician-assisted suicide does not mean that this is the deciding factor; rather, what stands as opinion can be taken only for opinion and not law. A terminally ill patient who elects to be euthanized in order to escape the ravages of pain is not in a position to be judged. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCsuici.wps