The Bubonic Plague
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A 5 page overview of the Bubonic plague. Paper covers its history, modern occurrences, prevention & treatment etc.; Bibliography lists 4 sources *(See Also Blackdea.wps -- under Western Civ. category).
Filename: Bubonic.wps
Paper Title: The Bubonic Plague

The Bubonic Plague & The Organism Which Causes It / Yersinia Pestis
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A 16 page examination of the bubonic plague, its causative agent and its various forms. Includes information on vectors, treatment, and morphology. Bibliography includes fifteen sources.
Filename: Bubonorg.wps
Paper Title: The Bubonic Plague & The Organism Which Causes It / Yersinia Pestis

Alzheimer's Disease
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A 5 page overview of this insidious disease. The writer discusses the changes in the brain, the symptoms, incidence of the disease, the difficulties of coping, and the feelings experienced by the patient and the loved ones. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGalz2.wps
Paper Title: Alzheimer's Disease

A Chemotherapeutic Approach to AIDS Treatment
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A 6 page overview of the epidemiology of Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and approaches to its treatment. Describes the use of saquinavir mesylate as a chemotherapeutic protease inhibitors which inhibits the replication of the HIV virus. Describes the mechanism of this inhibition and relates its effectiveness on viral load. Concludes that a ritonavir/saquinavir mesylate combination is one of the most formidable weapon to date in the battle against HIV infection. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPaidsCh.wps
Paper Title: A Chemotherapeutic Approach to AIDS Treatment

“Blink”: Gut Feelings and the Diagnosis of Heart Conditions
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A 4 page discussion of the diagnosis of chest pain as it relates to the contentions presented in Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by author Malcolm Gladwell. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmedEvlBlink.rtf
Paper Title: “Blink”: Gut Feelings and the Diagnosis of Heart Conditions

“Economic Implications of Evidence-Based Prescribing for Hypertension: Can Better Care Cost Less?”
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A 10 page review of the research by Michael A. Fischer and Jerry Avorn published in the April 21, 2004 edition of JAMA. These researchers examine prescriptive practices in terms of evidence-based medicine. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPmedDrugCostsHypertension.rtf
Paper Title: “Economic Implications of Evidence-Based Prescribing for Hypertension: Can Better Care Cost Less?”

“Infection control and the history of nursing”
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A paper which looks at the development of antisepsis, infection control and antibiotics, and the responsibility taken by nurses both in the hospital and in the community for infection control and the prevention of contamination and the spread of contagious diseases. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLinfection.wps
Paper Title: “Infection control and the history of nursing”

“Self-image in post-operative breast cancer patients”
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A paper which looks at aspects of the psychological trauma suffered by breast cancer patients as a result of surgical procedures, and the way in which this relates both to personal self-image, the way in which society as a whole perceives women, in terms of their physical form, and the role of health-care professionals in helping women come to terms with the altered self-image which results from cancer surgery.
Filename: JLbreastcancer.wps
Paper Title: “Self-image in post-operative breast cancer patients”

“Slowing down heart rate cuts MI risk”
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A 3 page review of the potential problems associated with a rapid resting heart rate. This paper reviews the use of ivabradine as a pharmaceutical option when the standard approach utilizing beta-blockers fails to achieve a heart rate of less than 70bpm. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmedhrtrate.rtf
Paper Title: “Slowing down heart rate cuts MI risk”

“The advantages of stem cell research”
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A paper which looks at the advances which have been made recently in stem cell research, and at some of the applications of stem cell cultures in the study of cellular development, pharmaceutical testing, and the treatment of patients who would otherwise require organ transplants. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLStem.rtf
Paper Title: “The advantages of stem cell research”