Essays on Alternative Medicine

I almost always hated watching the news nowadays. The never-ending chaos between politicians, newborn babies being abandoned in cemeteries, people killed by other people or of natural calamities, or worse, people killing themselves – it is not so often do we receive good news anymore….

In patients with chronic alcoholism, obesity, or viral hepatitis (Type B and C), the parenchyma of the liver becomes fibrotic; chronically leading to liver cirrhosis. The permanent scarring of tissue within the liver’s venous system obstructs portal vein outflow, resulting in elevated blood pressure in…

Flowers (2018) describes cultural competence as developing an understanding of one’s existence through thoughts, sensations, and environment without letting it have an unnecessary impact on those from other backgrounds. Betancourt et al. (2003) explains cultural competence in a healthcare setting to understand the importance of…

Abstract: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) is an acquired myocardial infection described by fibro‐fatty substitution of the privilege ventricular myocardium. Influenced patients may surrender to sudden cardiovascular passing (SCD) and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTA). Hereditary investigations have distinguished causative changes in qualities encoding proteins of the…

Background According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is defined not only as the absence of disease, but also as a state of physical, psychological and social well-being as an individual, as well as collectively. Thus, the concept of public health acknowledges the fact…

ROLE OF CETP IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: HDL has an atheroprotective nature. It is due to various mechanisms like antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic and antiapoptotic effects. CETP mediates the transfer of triglycerides (TG) an cholesteryl ester (CE) between lipoproteins like HDL, LDL, VLDL etc. CETP generally works…

Last week Sunday, on my way back from church, I decided to stop at shop rite to do a little shopping, while waiting at the cash point to pay for my groceries, the lady standing right in front of me suddenly fell on the floor…

Pain is not only is a serious experience related to tissue damage but also it is alerting the body to the presence of destructive stimuli. There are two categories kinds of pain according to pain management guideline: acute and tonic pain. Pain is a cardinal…

Ayurveda is the ancient system of medicine which is not only deals with diseases but maintain the integrity of health of an individual. Health is a state which maintains equilibrium among dosha, dhatu, and mala along with health of body, mind and soul. It deals…

The ability to use one’s knowledge to positively impact someone’s life coupled with my love for Biology serves as my motivation to explore the field of medicine. My placement in hospitals and clinics in Dubai gave me an opportunity to closely observe this field. During…