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Health Sciences

abuse in nursing homes
acupuncture
ADD/ADHD controversial treatments
addictions in health professionals
AIDS testing
alcohol abuse
allergies
alternative medicine
Alzheimer's disease
anesthesia, awareness during
anosmia (absence of the sense of smell)
anthrax
antibiotics, hoarding
antibiotics, overprescription
Asperger's Syndrome
asthma: on the rise
autism
avian flu
back pain
"bedside manner"
bereavement assistance
biological/chemical warfare--effects
bird flu pandemic
bone marrow transplantation
breast implants
breastfeeding
caffeine effects on health
carpal tunnel syndrome
cell phone use - dangerous?
chemical warfare effects
chocolate--good for you?
chronic pain
cloning
contraceptives--distribute to teens?
crew resource management (CRM)
dangerous toys
dealing with death
dementia
diet fads
Easyern medicine
eating disorders
elective caesarians
evidence-based practice
extreme makeovers
fatigue

feng shui
flavonoids
fluoride treatments
Foley catheter
food additives
food contamination
gene therapy
gingivitis
ginseng
Gulf War illness
health care for non-English speaking patients
health food products
health hazards of radon
herbal medicine
HMOs
holistic medicine
home diagnostic kits
hormone therapies
human gene map implications
humor
hypervitaminosis
imaging techniques
immunizations
infant motality
inhalation therapy
lactose intolerance
latex allergy risks
laughter
lead poisoning
living will
meditation
mind-body connection
mixed-sex wards in health facilities
mosquito control
MRSA infection
obesity
pain tolerance
pandemics
parasitology
patient education
patient privacy in acute wards
peanut allergy
penile implants
personal digital assistants (PDAs)
pesticides

philosophy of nursing
plastic surgery dangers
politics of health care funding
postnatal (postpartum) depression
prayer & healing
prison health care
regional anesthesia
rehabilitation engineering
remote sensing and disease vectors
role of calcium (or other element) in the body
SAD (seasonal affective disorder)
sand tumors: psammoma bodies
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
scaling
school-based health clinics/centers
sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs)
"sick" buildings
SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)
skin cancer: on the rise
sleeping disorders
smoking cessation
"staph" infections
stem cell research
steroids
stimulants
stress disorders
substance abuse
suicide
superbug
support groups
swine flu
tanning salons/tanning beds: dangerous?
terminally ill children
testing products on animals
tonic of laughter
tsunami 2004: effects on health
ultrasound therapies
vaccine shortages
vaccines
viruses
vitamin supplements
weight-loss drugs
weight-loss programs
wellness in the workplace
yoga