Hallucinogenics to remedy depression is a little "trippin'." But retired clinical psychologist Clark Martin of Vancouver, Washington, has turned to psychedelics to remedy depression after traditional treatments brought him no relief. Martin suffers from kidney cancer and a resulting depression...
An HMO stands for Health Maintenance Organization, and refers to a particular type of health care plan that was founded in the United States. An HMO is different from traditional or typical health coverage in that it already specifies and gives doctors guidelines on how doctors should conduct their...
Based on insurance industry parlance, a deductible is an amount of money an insured person or party is required to pay before the insurance company begins the coverage of the person or party’s insurance plan. Usually, insurance companies will add a deductible in their insurance plans as a way of...
A lobotomy is a surgical technique that involves making an incision in the brain's frontal lobe, severing several nerve tracts. This procedure was used to pacify aggressive mental patients, as well as to treat disorders including schizophrenia and clinical depression. Between 1939 and 1951, over...
Dressing has been used for centuries to cover wounds with the purpose of hastening the healing process and preventing further harm. In the old times, materials such as cloth, leaves, cobwebs, and even dung were used as dressing. Today, cloth is still a widely used material for dressing, although...
Medical arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution wherein a dispute between a doctor and his or her patient is settled by a third party that is neither judge nor jury but acts in the same capacity. An arbitrator or arbitral tribunal is the third party which resolves a disputed by...
There are a number of diseases, infections, viruses, and medical conditions that come with some surprising - if occasionally dubious - side benefits.
A chronic pain clinic is a medical institution that caters to those who suffer recurring or prolonged bouts of pain. This kind of medical facility is equipped to diagnose such conditions as well as provide treatment. A chronic pain clinic normally houses various kinds of doctors with the aim of...
Generally, the label wellness hotel is applied to institutions which offer medical services which target people who have to undergo lengthy procedures and rehabilitation periods. These procedures may require surgery, medical treatment, or counseling. In some cases, the term wellness hotel is also...
Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a sixty nine year old physician from West Philadelphia, has been charged with 8 counts of murder for killing 7 babies and one patient after performing late term abortions. Gosnell reportedly earned millions of dollars for performing, as local CBS media reports maintain, "as...
