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Contemporary Knowledge of HIV

chromosomes of the affected cell. This duplication process is carried out with the help of an enzymatic reaction controlled by th...

The Disease Concept of Alcoholism

Using the term "disability" was okay as well. The old model however would focus on pathology as well as an individuals deficienci...

The Diverse Disease of Dengue, Plague, Malaria, and the West Nile Virus

malaria first received widespread attention when it began to affect returning servicemen that had contracted the disease while se...

Necessity of Vaccinations for Children

"little or no firsthand knowledge" about the seriousness of childhood diseases (Kimmel et al, 1996). Back in 1993, for example, a ...

Comprehensive Overview of Diabetes Mellitus

2001, p. 217). Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases that are characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels i...

Condom Usage and Prevention of HIV

however, come replete with a number of risk (Hollen, 2004). Many of these risks can be life altering (Hollen, 2004). Some such a...

Themes of Death and Disease in John Donne, Thom Jones, and Margaret Edson

Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...

Infant Development and Breast Feeding

They are believed to work by enhancing the function of infant T and B cells (Field, 2005). "Neutrophils" are another important pl...

Anorexia Nervosa and Its Possible Basis in Biology

and anxiety has long been considered indicative of triggering behavior inherent to the eating disorder. An impulsive personality ...

Heart Disease Prevention and the Role of a Canadian Nurse

their web site with which this nursing organization is involved. For instance, the AACN promotes a specific cardiovascular health ...

Alzheimer's Disease and its Physiological Causes

Scientists now accept the fact that some individuals have a greater chance of being impacted by Alzheimers disease than others. T...

Has Health Care Been Improved by Managed Care?

receiving additional income for having patients who use less services. As Stone (1997) indicates, she received a healthy bonus che...

Diabetes and Families

CFAM. Structural Assessment Internal Structure The family as it exists today came into being in May 2004 when Joe and Jeann...

Patients and Diabetes

of condition in terms of importance due the impact on lifestyle and ability to result in death is not treated correctly (King et a...

STDs and Plans of Health Promotion

in the heart and nervous system, or in some cases, death (WHO, 1996). While health promotion relating to STDs may be a global mis...

Alzheimer's Disease and the Role of a Psychologist

and eventually all cognitive function for the person inflicted with the disease (Lemonick and Park-Mankato, 2001). While the spec...

Factors Associated with Schizophrenia

schizophrenia and prevention of schizophrenia, 2004). This is one way in which environmental factors impact mental health. Biolo...

Exploration of Congestive Heart Failure

In seven pages this medical condition is examined in terms of its symptoms and treatment with a consideration of the role depressi...

An Examination of African Sleeping Sickness and its Causes

responsible for the slower moving form (Ghaffar, 2005). It is this slower moving form which predominates in western and central ...

Implantation and Genetics

a whole host of other problems, they are also equipped with the option to choose genetic composition such as gender. "We currentl...

News Letter on Heart Disease

for women, but as women get older, their rate of CHD incidence also goes up (Arnaldo, 2004). There are many risk factors associa...

Overview of Existing Research on Nitric Oxide Induced Apoptosis

apoptosis in particular cell types (RCDRG, 2004). "Nitric oxide has been demonstrated to inhibit apoptosis in a number of cell ty...

Late Onset Alzheimer's Development Risks and APOE

but questions still remain regarding the accuracy of the argument that the presence of APOE is a substantial predictor for late-on...

Case Assessment of Neurological and HEENT Assessment

muscle responses and her muscle strength appeared normal. She complained of pain during assessments of physical condition, but th...

Are Amyloid Plaques the Product or Cause of Alzheimer's?

Research continues to uncover the previously unidentified correlations between amyloid plaques and their role - cause or product o...

An Analysis of Virgil's Depiction of the Tragedy of Dido

a cave. They make love and, from this point on, Dido considers them to be married even though a ceremony has not officially consec...

HVC or Hepatitis C

Although certain populations are more prone to the disease, because young people are inordinately affected, this is a problem that...

Disease and Health

of where health concerns and support lie as they look to different perspectives and input factors. The World Health Organisation ...

AIDS in Africa and the Influence of Culture

the following paper examines AIDS and Africa from a predominantly anthropological perspective, looking at their culture as a means...

Developing World's Problems with Water Contamination

Apalachicola Bay is just one of myriad global bodies of water in grave danger. The fact that raw sewage and toxic chemicals are f...