Immune System and Stress How quickly a deceased human (or animal) body breaks down is testament to how well the immune system works. While a body is alive, the immune system protects the body at every living moment from bacteria and other foreign in Continue Reading...
Kuru Sorcery in New Guinea Introduction to Shirley Lindenbaum The author of Kuru Sorcery: Disease and Danger in the New Guinea Highlands, Shirley Lindenbaum, is a cultural anthropologist and professor in the Ph.D. Program in the Department of Anthr Continue Reading...
Cystic Fibroids Cystic fibrosis Cystic fibrosis is a disease that can be passed down from one generation to the other. It affects secretary glands that produce mucus and sweat. The disease results after the fibrosis transmembrane conductance regula Continue Reading...
Nutrition John Frewin is a young child who lives with his parents. The 12-year-old is on a sustaining income of his parents. The parents of the child are low-income earners. The amount they receive can only sustain partial needs of the family thus a Continue Reading...
Diabetes Care in the Elderly Curriculum Development Project Curriculum Development Project: Diabetes in the Skilled Nursing Home Residents Curriculum Development Project: Diabetes in the Skilled Nursing Home Residents The increased prevalence of Continue Reading...
Hospital Report Dermatology- The dermatology department deals mostly with skin related illnesses. The most common issues within this department pertain to skin, scalp, hair and nails. Many of our clients are female with more cosmetic needs. Many wou Continue Reading...
Medicine Yogurt Consumption Lowers Colorectal Cancer Risk Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, with over a million people developing the disease each year (reviewed by Touvier et al., 2011; Aune et al., 2011; Pala et al. Continue Reading...
44). On a final note, Decamps' reporting of the NLHCS indicates that "more than half" of the 1,925 lesbians in the survey reported having been victim of a "hate crime" and roughly one in twenty of the 1,925 lesbians had been "physically assaulted" d Continue Reading...
(Kanwal et al.) However, it has been found that in many cases alternative strategies to medication are often more effective. The following are a list of commonly prescribed drugs as approved by the FDA and their wholesale prices as of 2005. Lamivud Continue Reading...
Later, as they grow, constipation or diarrhea, bloody or black stool, persistent cramping, gas or abdominal pain may become evident (Colon cancer, 2008, the Mayo Clinic, p.1). Patients may experience a sense of their bowl not completely emptying (Co Continue Reading...
The study supports the findings of the recent NF-kB research given that infliximab neutralizes an inflammation-causing protein called tumor necrosis factor alpha. This protein regulates "a common inflammation pathway that just happens to be importan Continue Reading...
Treatment History Of Cystic Fibrosis The field of pediatric nursing is a particularly large one in which its members may find themselves having to counsel both young patients and their families suffering from a myriad of diseases. Cystic fibrosis (C Continue Reading...
Environmental Hazards What are toxicants and how do they affect living organisms? According to Dr. Celine Godard, toxicants and toxins both reference substances that are toxic; however, toxins are made in nature (like in poisonous mushrooms or in t Continue Reading...
Rheumatoid arthritis is a widespread autoimmune disease that is linked to progressive disability, socioeconomic costs, systemic complications, and even early death. In addition to having an unknown cause, the disease also has a guarded prognosis. In Continue Reading...
Microbiology & Spontaneous Generation Microbiology is the study of microbes that are practically invisible to the human eye. Although microbes are usually associated with causing and aiding disease, they are essential organisms in the ecological Continue Reading...
Pesticde Assessment Methods Community Health Board of Directors FROM: John E. Brown, Commissioner on Agriculture The Assessment of the Use of Pesticides on the Human Population Food safety is multidimensional especially as it pertains to the use Continue Reading...
Clostridium perfringens or as it is more commonly called C. perfringens, formerly known as C. welchii , is a bacterium which is part of the genus Clostridium. It is a common bacterium which occurs naturally and is subsequently found all over the wor Continue Reading...
Congestive Cardiac Failure Mr Ward is a 71-year-old male who reports feeling a non-radiating, "heavy" discomfort in the lower retrosternal and epigastric region particularly when he bends over or walks short distances. He also reports a further 7 d Continue Reading...
Microbiome can be defined as the sum of microbes, their genetic genomes and their environmental interactions in a particular environment. The word Microbiome was inverted by Joshua Lederberg, one of the giants of molecular biology to designate all mi Continue Reading...
Epidemiology Descriptive Epidemiology Case Study The United States has a growing diabetic population, some have called it an epidemic, due to many factors that have become normalized for the country's citizens. People eat an increasingly poor diet, Continue Reading...
Managed Diabetes Still Result in Kidney Failure? Kidney failure is the final stage of chronic kidney disease, where the body loses its ability to rid itself of waste. When the kidneys fail, dangerous levels of toxins buildup in the body leading to Continue Reading...
guardian.co.uk/society/2010/oct/20/allergies-month=conception-week-11 Fletcher, V. (2006). How your birthday can cause allergies. UK News: Northern and Shell Media Publications. Retrieved on June 5, 2011 from http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/2064 Continue Reading...
I am not different in this regard; witnessing my sister having gone through the psychological and physiological factors associated with her dialysis treatment, and knowing my own risk, has been illuminating and has given me the impetus to learn abou Continue Reading...
Cancer in the United States Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases in the United States. The disease affects both men and women at almost equal rates. Although the treatment for cancer is extremely advanced and sophisticated, whether or not an in Continue Reading...
The immune system (led by the white blood cells, that communicate with other white blood cells that there is a fight ongoing) generates proteins that are called antibodies. They attach themselves to the virus and try to disable that pathogen. There Continue Reading...
cruzi is included in the waste of the insect vectors and gets entrance into its mammalian hosts by way of infection. This method of spread is different than that of the two species of African trypanosomes that cause human illness, Trypanosoma brucei Continue Reading...
The Sycotic diathesis is just the opposite of the psoric diathesis. It often occurs without the person even knowing it. Since the person has stopped eliminating, there are no initial symptoms when they take in something toxic. Instead the toxin is s Continue Reading...
With our progressing knowledge in molecular biology and the increasing understanding of the various signaling pathways there is no question of doubt that in the near future the prognosis for OSCC would be considerably improved. As with any other dis Continue Reading...
, about 700,000 deaths per annum); Bone (Leukemia) (cancer of the blood or bone marrow and characterized by an abnormal proliferation of white blood cells); Lymphoma (Lymphatic) (cancer that begins in the lymphocytes of the immune system then present 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...
who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/ Colon Cancer." (2008). Mayo clinic.com. Retrieved on February 27, 2008 at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colon-cancer/DS00035 Colon Cancer Treatment." (2007). National Cancer Institute. Retrieved on Februa Continue Reading...
Once a participant is suspected of having diabetes, through the use of this survey, they may choose to contact one of the related agencies, where information and support would be offered. National Diabetes Awareness Month, promoted and sponsored by Continue Reading...
External drainage was used in cases of misdiagnosis, high risk of anastomotic dehiscence due to infected pseudocyst, or when the wall is immature. It was considered inferior to internal drainage in that external drainage can cause hemorrhage due to Continue Reading...
" More unfavorable publicity came in June when Jintao had to undergo medical checkups to ensure he was SARS-free when meeting President Bush and other G-8 leaders in France. There is little doubt that China's international standing was clearly badly Continue Reading...
Mold Spore Trapping Current Scientific Knowledge People are exposed to aeroallergens in a variety of settings, both at home and at work. Fungi are ubiquitous airborne allergens and are important causes of human diseases, especially in the upper an Continue Reading...
symptoms and psychosocial aspect of the disease as well as what treatments are available. The writer examines one epidemic from history to detail the way syphilis affected society at the time compared to how it affects society today. There were five Continue Reading...
HIV What is HIV? The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is believed to be the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a deadly disease that affects nearly one million Americans every year (Silverstein, 1991). HIV is classifie Continue Reading...
Air pollution pertains to substances and gases in the air that threaten health and life. Among these are pollutants and irritants, such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide; particulates, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), toxic sub Continue Reading...
Cystic Fibrosis: A Genetic Disorder Affecting the Lungs and Digestive System Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic disorder that affects multiple organs, primarily the lungs and digestive system (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 20 Continue Reading...
Hashimoto Thyroiditis ACRONYMS TSH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone T3 Triiodothyronine T4 Thyroxine Hashimoto Thyroiditis The condition, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, is named after Hakaru Hashimoto, a Japanese scientist, who uncovered the disease in th Continue Reading...
