Research being currently carried out into cystic fibrosis includes trying to find a cure through gene therapy, this would try to prevent lung disease in a cystic fibrosis sufferer. People with cystic fibrosis suffer with their lungs becoming clogged with a sticky mucus making it very difficult for them to breathe. Prevention of cystic fibrosis could be done through screening a person to see if there is any family history of the disease present. Also by testing a woman during their pregnancy, by performing an aminocentisis test which would mean a sample of fluid taken from the womb. Also "chronic villus sampling", this involvs a sample of tissue (a biopsy) taken from the placenta and tested.
My views on science and technology in the healthcare industry are kind of hard to express, because on some aspects it’s a good thing, to have new more advanced equipment, and new science discoveries in cures for some diseases, but on the negative aspect of things, you have new technological equipment, but no one trained to run the equipment, it has increased the pricing in medical care, but I see that some people cannot afford insurance due to the rising costs of medical insurance, we also need to make sure that your doctors, nurses, specialists, and anyone else who is in the healthcare field are properly trained, you can’t just put someone out there who has no experience and expect them to know what they are doing…that is just like coming to your own funeral, it just cannot
The future of America is a bit foggy to some, but to others it is clear that our country will come back and once again be a dominant nation. I believe that my generation will be the one to find a cure for those diseases that incurable at this time. As we grow, more and more teens and even adults are contracting diseases that they can’t get rid of. I feel that my generation has the brains and the will power to create this cure. This not only includes STDs, but also cancer and other incurable
My theory also is that eventually people will start bidding on artificial organs and the richer people will have say over a family that doesn't have a lot of money. If doctors wanted to replace original organs with artificial ones, it would take a lot of perfecting and obligating a clean bill of health for the patient. Who, if anyone, should be a prime candidate for these types of artificial/synthetic replacements? Do you feel that anyone should have access to them? Even a life-long smoker or alcoholic who knowingly subjected themselves to harmful substances?
both France and Canada have a national health care plan and both countries have longer life expectancies. also the people who live in those countries are much happier and more productive, because they don't have the burden of worrying what happens if they get sick. they don't have to worry making them more efficient workers. even if you have health insurance in America you don't always get the services you would expect, the insurance company might say that the surgery that could save your life is experimental and they wouldn't have to cover it. another thing the insurance companies are good at is finding ways to drop your coverage.
The primary objective of pharmacogenomics is to provide drugs that have being tailor-made for individuals according to their genetic make-up. The future holds the potential for screening individuals from birth to establish their predisposition to diseases including cancer 10. This screening will allow targeted monitoring of patients and allow earlier intervention to prevent and treat these diseases. Screening will also provide clinicians with the tools to more accurately diagnose the patient’s symptoms and hence provide the key to more tailored therapy creating personalised drug therapy with greater efficacy and safety. Identification of drug resistance would no longer be trial and error procedure eliminating adverse reactions.
(Braddock C, 1999) The diagnosing of diseases and their prognosis may be science, but it is not absolute. Mistakes are made; new treatments and medicines are found every day that could change the outcome of a patient’s life. The discovery of new hope, a new cure could come about
Abstract The ability to use embryonic stem cells in research leads to major medical breakthroughs; the use of stem cells should be permitted and supported. Stem cells have the ability to acquire cures for diseases such as: Multiple Sclerosis, HIV, Alzheimer's, Cancer, and vast amounts of other diseases. Ethical and Religious beliefs influence peoples outlook on embryonic stem cells which can give embryonic stem cells a bad image. But, the truth is, embryonic stem cells give hope to many people suffering from diseases that, at this point in time, have no cure. "In the end, it's possible that human beings may die so that embryos will live.
This mass expansion of health care in America must have an effect on utilization, but this effect is not yet known and is subject to vast speculation and controversy. Many people fear that the system will become overloaded and that Americans will be forced to get on waiting lists for care or perhaps deal with providers that are chosen for them. Due to the fact that the reforms force Americans that can afford health care to buy in, however, there will likely be less people cramming emergency rooms seeking free care. Perhaps the most important change in utilization forecast is the shift from treatment of disease to preventative care. The reforms and expansion of health insurance and specials provisions relating to preventative care are designed to get Americans to think about preventing disease before it happens.
The scientific world is always trying to come up with ways to extend life and the quality of it. Technology has come up with a drug designed to slow down the process of death and the loss of brain function. The theory is if brain function can be preserved the drug will give the doctors more time to get the heart started again or perform other lifesaving procedures. This brings up the question “How do the doctors know when it is too late? “ This then becomes an ethical quagmire, where few doctors will fear to