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J-Tube, TPN, G-Tube and NG Tube - Feeding TubesChronic patients who suffer with different health problems which affect their GI tract and who cannot eat or get pain when they eat or do not tolerate lots of foods can be malnourished and for those feeding tubes are saving their lives.- An Ethics Case Study on the Right to Die and the Withdrawal of Medical TreatmentThis essay provides a case study on the right to die based on major ethical theories such as utilitarianism, duty based ethics and virtue based ethics, as well as an in depth looks at the ethical dilemmas surrounding the palliative care industry.
- Man Wakes from Coma After Feeding Tube is PulledA discussion of the case of Jesse Ramirez, how it hearkens back to Terry Schiavo, and the moral implications of both.
- Understanding Peg Tubes or Feeding TubesThere are several ways to provide feeding to someone who is unable to swallow their own food. This article is an easy to understand explanation.
- Cleaning and Declogging Your NG or PEG Feeding TubesHere is a how-to-guide to effectively keeping your feeding tube clog-free so you can eliminate those pesky extra trips to the doctor's office and emergency room to get your tube changed.
- Feeding Tubes & the Impact on the Elderly Population with DementiaOffering an overview of the impact dementia will have upon the ability of an individual to gain nourishment through oral consumption of food.
John Murtari Receives Feeding Tube, Continues Passive Resistance for Civil Rights and Equal ParentingMurtari and members of his group A Kids Right seek congressional hearings on Family Law Reform. They want passage of a Family Rights Act, which would protect the average parent's right to custody of their children.
Faith when Things Seem DarkestFinding the resolve to accept that you perhaps might need to "let go" of someone who is seriously ill, is very difficult. Having blind faith often is all you have left.- 'Recovery Continues as Planned,' Say Doctors About GiffordsAfter the tragic shooting in Arizona Saturday, Jan. 8, Rep. Giffords continues to recover at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz..
- Is Tube Feeding The Right Choice?Should I deprive my child from eating? Should I use a feeding tube? Hopefully this article will help to answer these questions.
Isaac 'Bubba' Campbell: A Developmentally Challenged Young Boy with a Big HeartA severely developmentally challenged young boy on the Delmarva Peninsula is seeking help to pay for an intensive feeding program at Kennedy Kreiger Institute that would allow him to eat for the first time.- Crohn's Disease: Surgery, Life and LongingIn light of the upcoming Father's day holiday this excerpt of a much longer piece gives a glimpse into life with a chronic illness and how my father's stoic nature allowed me to learn how to cope.
- Spinal Muscle Atrophy FactsA mutated gene, must be in both parents and passed on to infant. Very little use of muscles but a very intelligent child. occurance is 1 in 4.
The Horror of Pre-eclapsiaBabies show us that the world can be sweet and innocent and it's Grant's case it shows us how cruel it can be sometimes.- Food Aversion: What to do When Your Baby is Not Interested in FoodWhen my five-year-old daughter, McKenna, was born the nurses in the hospital commented on the fact that she didn't seem to be interested in eating - at all. She had a condition called food aversion.
