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Historical Impacts of the Disease Malaria

in World War II and those serving in the military in Vietnam. We have experienced this disease even more directly, however, right...

Modern Society and Heart Disease

advertising by big businesses that has contributed in a large part to the decline in the health of the average American citizen. ...

Evaluating the Impacts of a Vegetarian Diet Proposal

health and that any perceived quality of life benefits are more related to ideology than scientifically demonstrable benefits deri...

Comparison Between Reduction of Symptomatic Gallstone Disease and Consumption of Coffee

study relied on the input of professional males such as dentists, veterinarians, optometrists, osteopathic physicians and podiatri...

College Campuses and Homosexuality

are given the opportunity to buy condoms at greatly reduced prices. Even so, "Only 48% of heterosexuals and 36% of gays claim to ...

Epidemiological Overview of Lassa Fever

In five pages this paper examines the disease that was first discovered in 1969 and containment attempts. Five sources are cited ...

An Examination of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

etiology of the disease is not well understood, but substantive research suggests that individuals who suffer from ALS have mutati...

An Examination of a Tool for Aggregate Assessment

Erie, Pennsylvania (Minnis, 2002). As is the case here, the aggregate for which this tool was developed is that of persons over t...

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 ...

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...

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...

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention and Exercise

risk factor, but is of less consequence among those diabetics who pay close attention to their blood sugar levels, test often and ...

The Field of Nursing and Issues of Aggregate Introduction and Diagnoses in Health Promotion

already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...

Relationship Between Growth Factors and Parkinson's Disease

Without the neurotransmitter dopamine the striatum dries up. Although there are still plenty of reserves of dopamine in the...

Growth Factors and Parkinson's Disease

to receptors that are on the surface of nerves (Pressman, 2004). What happens then is that they are transported to the cell body t...

Coney Island and Heart Disease Community Proposal

in the general area, but that the population immediately surrounding the church is rather homogeneous. Nearly 29 percent of Coney...

The Health Care System in the United States and Access by Black Americans

have deleterious effects on the health outcomes of the residents in these areas. Many researchers have arrived at the same conclus...

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 ...

Senior Citizens and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Week, 2005). The etiology of the condition revolves around the inflammation and swelling of the synovial membrane as it is invade...

Frequency of Hemodialysis

2% were on home hemodialysis (Freitas, 2002, 167). There are many chronic problems associated with hemodialysis including hyper...

Overview of Human Thermoregulation

two more terms that must be defined if we are to understand thermoregulation in relation to other animals. We typically separate ...

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...

Diabetes and Families

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

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...

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...

Control of Periodontal Disease

In seven pages this paper examines control of such periodontal disease phases as gingivitis and periodontitis with treatment and m...