Medicine Definition and 138 Threads

Hello everyone! I'm writing today because I was wondering what you might think about this. Right now I'm working on writing a curriculum for a summer program for at risk 11th and 12th graders. The summer program is two weeks long and the Physics class meets 3 times a week for an hour a half...

Is there any advantage, from a chemist's or biochemist's view, to herbal medicine. I know that chemical medications are often simply extractions of the chemicals of a plant that can be used to address the symptoms of a specific range of illnesses. Is there any proven or theoretical biochemical...

I have to design a micro pump which uses a magnet as a plunger. the magnet is pushed and pulled by and electromagnet whose current can be controlled. I wanted to know that how do I relate the current in the electromagnet to the amount and flow rate of the fluid expelled by the pump. The...

I have heard this title bandied around now for awhile, and I'm still not quite sure what it means? Would this be designing/building/maintaining 'nuclear' machines such as MRI/CT machines, or would this be radiation based treatments for diseases, or would this be (insert job description here)?

Does psychology have the same potential as a healing art as physiology has?

currently can't decide between CS and medicine -_- I have a feeling that if I enter one of them, I might regret not choosing the other. You see, I'll be applying to both UT and MIT/Caltech this fall (early). UT is automatic acceptance (top 10%) while MIT... I might have a shot at But if...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for any advice about the possibility of abandoning my medical studies to study mathematics and mathematical sciences (my passion, I believe). Here is the background of my situation: Mathematics, physics, programming etc have always come quickly to me. I've...

Medicine or physics? I'm in the 2nd year of a science/med dual degree this year. I start med next year. However, I really want to learn physics and maths to an advanced level. I was very good at maths and physics at high school. I really enjoy maths and physics. I haven't done any maths or...

Holy cow! I saw this on CBS this morning, but dismissed it thinking it was about people overdosing on Advil or something silly like that. Instead I stumbled upon what may be the largest bureaucratic failure in recent history http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/24/health/main4628893.shtml...

I find nanotechnology and medicine fascinating. I read this article today and thought I would pass it along. http://www.revophth.com/index.asp?page=1_13901.htm"

Is it true that cold medicines turns off your natural immunities to cold and take control of your body? and when you take cold medicines often you easily catch cold?

What is nuclear medicine technology? Is it good preparation for med school?

Ok guys I am a new here; i only came across this forum because i googled a question which i didnt understand. Anyways i thought this forum would be really good for me so now this is what i need help with. I am in Year 8 and going to Year 9 in the new year. My dream Jobs are Cardiac Surgeon...

I just dropped a 3 month supply of blood pressure medicine into the cat box. Does the 30 second rule apply to capsules in the cat box? :rolleyes:

nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2007/ "for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells" Mario R. Capecchi Sir Martin J. Evans Oliver Smithies

They also report that normal mice don't get smarter from the drug. Looks like there is hope for people with mental disabilities.

can anyone tell me how is the expiry date of a medicine determined?

I applied to do medicine last year but after much blood, sweat and tears I didn’t get in, something I’m sure many of you can relate to. This was my third year in a row of rejections and even though I’ve got the grades, work experience etc still no offer. After the last round of rejections I...

I am currently an undergraduate at dartmouth college, in love with both medicine and engineering, and I've been looking for a way to do both. A friend mentioned he had heard about combined M.D./Ph/D programs in biomedical engineering, which sound awesome, but everywhere i look, I can only find...

Hi guys, I have been excepted into a Jamp program here in Texas which is an early exceptance program to medical school. I have been pursuing a bachelors degree for the past 2 1/2 years in biolgy so I could go to medical school. I like biology and medical science but not as much as theoratical...

I'm about to start my third year of an MPhys degree at Oxford. I'm a very serious student and am predicted to get a good first, but I've recently become more interested in becoming a doctor (and possibly doing medical research) than just pursuing a purely scientific career in physics. I'm...

http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/002648.html i just thought this was funny:wink:

I was working on a bonus assignment for Environmental Science, and we had a chart: Medicine/Plant Source/Use We were given one detail. For 8 of the 10 it was medicine. The only one I could not complete was a plant source - Indian Snakeroot. I found information on Indian Snakeroot as a...

Barry J. Marshall and J. Robin Warren for their discovery of "the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease" http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/2005/press.html

Has anyone tried to buy over the counter cold or allergy medicine lately? A lot of states have just started enforcing a new law that restricts sales of most cold and allergy medicines. I just stopped on the way home to pick up a box of Actifed (the best thing in the world for allergies...

Im just sat here in the "Learning Grid" of my University studying for my Physics in Medicine and Solid State Physics exams in 3weeks. It isn't much fun but what's even worse is the prospect of studying for my other courses i have exams for in the next 2months: Quantum Mechanics I...

Every enjoyment of new year has been boddged down due to the natural disaster , tsunami. Cheers www.vijay.bhatter.com www.india-forums.com

4 October 2004 Richard Axel und Linda B. Buck will receive this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.

From my understanding, researchers around the globe are studying more and more into gene therapy and "smart molecules". As many of you all know, these could possibly end up curing numerous forums of cancer as well as many herditary diseases that kill many each year. This brings me to my...

I just had a lovely idea. Perhaps they could take edible plants, such as tea bushes, and genetically engineer them to make antibiotics. That way people, such as the yanomamo, could plant some of these perrenials near their campsites and chew them or make a tea when they get sick and not have...

Hi everybody, I'm about to apply for a program in molecular medicine and need to freshen up my Physics for the admissions exams... haven't had any Physics for 2-3 years :rolleyes: so I guess I'd better get busy. Most of the final score is math, chem and biology anyway (which I enjoy), but...

Statistics show a Lot (millions?) of dollars is spent on treating side-effects of modern medicine. Which is better - modern or traditional medicine? Why?

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http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/2003/index.html "for their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging" Paul C. Lauterbur - University of Illinois Sir Peter Mansfield - University of Nottingham

Post anything you know about any other real life applications to Mathematics.

1. how is it acquired? I have heard sharkes are pulled out of the sea, finns cut off, and thrown back to drown. 2. what is it good for? Has research proven the medicinal powers of diverse shark extracts (against calcification, inflammation, tumors)?

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/living/7008846.htm

Hey everybody. I am interviewing for a internship at a neuclear medicine company and was wondering if anyone had any good links to current research in the field, or what the name of the main journal is.