Policy The state response to Ebola should be a coordinated communications effort. This will serve a number of purposes. First, it will maintain fiscal discipline. Second, communication is key to maintaining public order should there be an outbreak o Continue Reading...
Tuskegee Experiment Beginning in 1932, and continuing for the next forty years, the U.S. government conducted tests "to determine the natural course of untreated syphilis in black males." (Brandt, 1978, p.1) The test used some 400 men already infect Continue Reading...
The sores may last 3-10 days and are infectious. Recurrent infections are usually mild and caused by stress, sun, menstrual periods, trauma or physical stress. Oral and maxillofacial are not significantly involved in their cure. However they do trea Continue Reading...
Low Health Expectancy in Developing Countries There are a number of health problems in the developing world that contribute to lower health and life expectancy. Many of these health problems are environmental, which means that they may be beyond th Continue Reading...
SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was a virus that began in the Guangdong Province in China in 2002 and spread to more than 35 countries before it was finished. At first, the medical community was completely taken off guard because this was a Continue Reading...
Swine Flu Swine Influenza -- commonly known as Swine Flu is a type of infectious disease caused by the Swine Influenza Virus (SIV). Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) or Swine-Origin Influenza Virus (S-OIV) is very common in pigs all over the World (Siegel Continue Reading...
Use tools and equipment that are properly designed to reduce the risk of wrist injury," (Zieve & Eltz 2010) "Workstations, tools and tool handles, and tasks can be redesigned to enable the worker's wrist to maintain a natural position during wo Continue Reading...
(Sims & Haggerty, Description section, 2006, ¶ 2). A Palpable Goiter's Presence The journal article, "Hyperthyroidism" (N.d.), explains that a goiter denotes the enlargement of the thyroid gland. The majority of individuals with a goiter Continue Reading...
It would seem like bias would be eliminated that way, but this is not the case. There can be associations found on both group and individual levels, and that can be misleading (Goodman, Buehler, & Koplan, 1990). A researcher who notices this kin Continue Reading...
Our findings show that social and psychological aspects of work situations are indeed significant risk factors for coronary heart disease, but not in the manner that might initially be supposed. While the psychological demands of work, along with t Continue Reading...
Amazingly, some caregivers and parents tend to ignore the need for asthma management, and do not see their child's condition as serious or chronic. A group of writers note, "The resistance to the concept of asthma as a chronic illness may be linked Continue Reading...
It is primarily transmitted from patients to healthcare workers through exposure to infected blood by mistakes in procedures involving sharp instruments and needles. For this reason, healthcare workers are routinely vaccinated against blood-borne H Continue Reading...
As a result of the death in the church, written language suffered greatly. Carvings, previously mostly of religious scenes or icons, began to reflect the death of the time. Coffin lids were carved with representations of the deceased within. Sculptu Continue Reading...
When the infected person has TB in other organs than the lungs or throat they are not usually considered to be infectious to others. For example, a patient who has TB in the kidney or spine will not spread the disease to others even though it is an Continue Reading...
The sources of data tend to miss a good deal of the disease because it is undiagnosed at a rate as high as 50%. One study finds that the overall European prevalence of the disease is about 7.8%, with over 48 million adults aged 20-79 years in Europe Continue Reading...
Human Growth Hormone in Biotechnology Human growth hormone (GH), also known as somatotrophin, is a protein consisting of 191 amino acids with a molecular weight of ~22,000. Growth hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland, which stimulates growth a Continue Reading...
Gene therapy is another method that can help replace defective genes in carriers to protect future generations but this is a highly expensive procedure that not everyone can afford. Hemophilia has a long history and it has been found in members of t Continue Reading...
Schizophrenia on the Mind and Body An Analysis of the Etiology of Schizophrenia and Its Impact on the Mind and Body Perhaps no other human condition has received so much publicity, but remains so misunderstood by the general public as schizophreni Continue Reading...
Altering the Universe: From Gutenberg to Biotech Revolution is in the air. While the digital revolution is transforming our view of the universe, the biotech revolution has the potential to alter the universe itself. The parallel with the invention Continue Reading...
Introduction Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017, just two weeks of Hurricane Irma had passed through. The Category 5 Maria was bad enough—but the fact that it came on the heels of Irma, also a Category 5 storm made it al Continue Reading...
Healthy People 2020 The author of this report is asked to offer a brief summary of the role of a community nurse and the interventions that are meant to meet or exceed the four main goals of the Healthy People 2020 initiative. For each of the four m Continue Reading...
nurse in a hospital environment -- and other healthcare workers including a student conducting a capstone requirement -- must take great precautions when it comes to infectious diseases like influenza. Not only does the healthcare professional need Continue Reading...
Hypotension & Antihypertensives Antihypertensives should not be withheld just for hypotensive purpose. Patients with other high risk conditions, such heart failure, IHD, chronic kidney disease, recurrent stroke, etc., should be given antihyperte Continue Reading...
Contact Dermatitis to Metal: Case Study Dermatitis Contact dermatitis on the hands can be caused by a number of distinct mechanisms (Usatine & Riojas, 2010). The type most amenable to treatment is dermatitis caused by environmental irritants. O Continue Reading...
Women's Health Promotion: Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is a serious women's health issue. While many women go to their doctor yearly for testing in order to detect cancer and other problems early, many other women ignore this important examinatio Continue Reading...
AIDS on South African Development Today, the chromium, platinum, gold and diamond mining sectors provide the largest percentage of export revenues for South Africa. One of the inevitable consequences of these natural resource extraction industries Continue Reading...
(Who issues global, 2003). The impact and seriousness of the SARS epidemic proves that population health technology needs more attention. This includes the Internet, wireless devices, and mobile/smart phones. In the event of another outbreak, a bio Continue Reading...
Gingivitis is a mild form of periodontal disease. It causes irritation, redness, and inflammation of the gums and can be so mild that individuals may not even be aware they have it (Mayo Clinic staff, 2011). Many people have it to a varying degree be Continue Reading...
practice Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change by applying it to a situation presented in a YouTube video. The constructs of the model are highlighted as well as their explanation. The second part of the paper looks at the increasing rate of HIV Continue Reading...
Overall, though, the biggest problem with HIV / AIDS is that there are so many people in countries like Africa who are contracting it and who cannot get proper treatment for it (Batchelder, 2002). A large segment of the population is sick in that c Continue Reading...
Epidemic Polio Epidemic of the 1950s The concept of epidemic regarding infectious diseases is a rather simple concept to understand: over a period of time, an infectious disease spreads within a population -- local or otherwise -- causing, in exces Continue Reading...
Throat Discuss Throat Condition Tonsillitis A discussion of throat conditions: Tonsillitis and Quinsy Tonsillitis and Tonsillectomy: Overview The tonsils are described as being "…part of a ring of lymphoid tissue (Waldeyer's ring) that enc Continue Reading...
123). In this study, Martinez-Contreras and her associates report the results of recent research that has provided additional evidence concerning the function of these proteins in precursor-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing (2007). The splicing rep Continue Reading...
The idea is to examine a variety of sources, to determine the full effects that various dosages will have on a number of individuals. (Campbell, 2007, pp. 2018 -- 2024) Number of Claims Independent Claims 1. The method of independent claim one wh Continue Reading...
A key strength of the study was that it was the first to show that major depression predicts increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome in middle-aged women. One of the key limitations of the study was that it only evaluated the role of depres Continue Reading...
Hepatitis D, HDV is a subviral satellite that is not classified in a viral family. Dr. Mario Rizzeto identified in 1977 a nuclear antigen that was subsequently established to derive form what was named Hepatitis Delta Virus ()This is the only virus u Continue Reading...
They found a greater risk that appears to be greater among males than females. As noted above, these researchers also recommend that clinicians of HIV-infected patients inquire about well-known modifiable cancer risk factors. For instance, the peop Continue Reading...
g., maggots in rotting matter. Pasteur believed that germs, just as those that caused fermentation, could also be causing disease. With the support of other scientists and collaborators, he was able to isolate several disease causing bacteria, chole Continue Reading...
