Things that Happen

because of Technology

( HEALTH )

By:

Alyanna Mae AbalosAndrea Zen AceroTrisha Racraquin

Yrhen SingunCamille Valencia

Joan Grace BaraquielJoyme Naagas III-Gold

Health 

is the level of functional or

metabolic efficiency of a living being.

Health technology is a complex issue. It is

the ground for effective health

protection,prevention and

treatment of diseases, diminishing of

people’s pains and sufferings, and

above all supporting human

development, economic prosperity and quality of life. In

thesame time it is

important as powerful health industry,

consuming considerable social

andeconomic resources

of all countries.

Health Technology was and is now

the basis of health culture, closely related

with it.

Technology has different

meanings: Techne (Greek word) means

art, skill, craft.The practical

meanings today are: industrial science;

applied science; any practical art

utilizing scientific knowledge.

There are advantages

and disadvantag

es of technology in health.

Advantagesof

Technology in Health

Medical Technology if

used appropriately and ethically ,

can help humans and

animals maintain or

even improve health.

The advantages of health

informatics include

improvements to the efficient

delivery, cost and quality of

healthcare.

MRI ( Magnetic Resonance Imaging ) is used to

visualize our internal

structures of the body in detail

It is used to

examine the vision

of our eyes.

It is used to

determine if your ears

has a problem.

It is a technology where the patient is

undergoing an operation.

X-ray machine is used to examine

the bone structure of a

human.

Disadvantages of

technology in health

It symbolizes the unaffordable

technology devices concerning health

Health devices may cause too much radiation

As the automobile has slowly progressed so has its fuel. The formula for gasoline has changed several times, one of the most harmful was a gasoline mixture with beryllium in it with has been proven to cause cancer.

Most technological devices rely on

electricity, so if power is lost, device cannot be

usedMost technological devices rely on electricity, so if power is lost, device cannot be used.

Interaction between people is less important

now.  Interaction between people is less important now.

Technology could be used in the wrong way to cause harm.

Reliance on technology means mankind is forgetting the natural techniques developed by our forefathers.

Technology is allowing people to live longer, even if their quality of life is poor.

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

Technology has it’s own advantages and

disadvantages . The real problem is not whether

machines think but whether men do.

“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man”. -Elbert Hubbard