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Health Issues Following Hurricane Katrina

warns that anyone with an open wound or any cut, even the slightest should avoid brackish water and even seawater because this a c...

Outline: Bulimia Nervosa

the eating binge they feel guilty and purge "to rid his or her body of the excess calories" (Wolfe, 2003). In order to be diagnose...

Health-Promotion Behaviors that Promote Self-Healing

for its victims. Diabetes is caused by imbalances in glucose levels. Rapid fluctuations of glucose levels can result in either h...

Ovarian Cancer/An Overview

: The precise causes of ovarian cancer remain unknown, but some researchers believe that it has to do with the processes of tissue...

Syphilis

it to other men (CDC, 2004). The amount of men who have the disease appears to be 3.5 times higher than women (CDC, 2004)....

Bipolar Disorder

the brain has long been thought to be the cause, but researchers at Washington University have discovered possible structural abno...

Anorexia: A Lifestyle Choice

as a whole. While these influences are most obvious in terms of teenage girls, they are present as well in regard to teenage boys...

Cardiomyopathy

number of heart attacks is that heart disease is associated with the wide scale accumulation of gunk in the walls of the arteries ...

The Demographics of AIDS

all susceptible to being infected with this devastating disease. Unfortunately, in fact, HIV infections are increasing among all ...

Nuclear Medicine

which in and of itself was not unusual but it was the fact that this tube was enveloped in thick, black cardboard that caused Roen...

Strategies for Parents with Children who have Spina Bifida

is called spina bifida cystica, which is something that signifies a number of conditions also known as myelodysplasia, myelomening...

Spinal Tuberculosis Management and Prevention Literature Review

is actually a form of tuberculosis. The story of Alexander Pope is just an anecdote and by no means signifies its origin. Skeleton...

U.S. Health System

U.S. healthcare system is dangerous and lethal. That is a fact already confirmed by the data cited from Cortese and Smoldt (2005)....

Ethnic Discrepancies Regarding Cases of Asthma

in the prevalence of asthma. Akinbami, Rhodes & Lara (2005) suggest that "many studies have demonstrated that these large disparit...

Three Cancer Diagnostic Tests

surface of the cervix to obtain a sample of cells from it (Bissinger, 2002). The examiner then transfers the collected cell...

Transgenic Genetically Engineered Plant Applications

need to apply harmful pesticides. One of the precepts of transgenetics is that it will better the human condition. Today...

Overview of Rosacea

in other parts of the body (NAIMS/NIH, 2002). Significant Statistics Rosacea appears most commonly in older adults, especially ...

The Importance of Vaccines

defense response in an attempt to eradicate them. The defense response staged by our immune system includes the productio...

Study Critique on Women and Heart Failure

but the prognostic factors that influence the progression of coronary disease in women has not been intensely investigated and may...

Type 2 Diabetes

Kolatkar, 2005). For instance, a lack of exercise and obesity are believed to contribute to diabetes (American Diabetes Associatio...

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...

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...

Surgical Procedure Known As Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

the patient engage in more physical activity (Bypass surgery..., 2005). Chronic conditions that can increase the patients risk of ...

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...

COPD and Rehabilitation

symptoms so that they might seek help at the onset of a respiratory event and to acquaint them with the causes of their condition ...

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...