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HVC or Hepatitis C

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

Cancer Patients and Nursing

that is, whether it will spread (metastasize) and what symptoms that it is likely to cause (Cancer diagnosis, 2005). The term "sec...

Asthma and the Human Respiratory System

Many diverse conditions can affect the lung. Asthma is one such condition. Unfortunately, asthma is too often dismissed as an in...

The Social Problem of Gang Violence

111). Social conditions become problematic through systems of communication (Charon). This interactionist perspective is based ...

Animals and How They Are Treated by Man

- instead of over - the animals. Rachels message of ethical egoism is both clear and concrete: Man is the only living creature wh...

Discussion of Bipolar Disorder I and II

bipolar II is characterized by: "recurrent major depressive episodes with a lifelong history of one...

Epidemiology of Syphilis

so easily treated in many instances. At least one of the pharmacological treatment mainstays has recently been noted as ineffecti...

Overview of Myocardial Infarction

Heart attacks are commonly evaluated prior to entering the hospital (emergency room, ambulance, etc.) and relate to a specific set...

Inadequately Treating Mental Illness

continuation of any mental imbalance. It was not until the concept of the "mind" began to overtake such simplistic approaches, al...

Mentally Challenged and the Challenges This Represents

been diagnosed with a mental impairment that does not involve substance abuse, 5 million of these are considered to suffer from "s...

Repetitive Motion Injuries Such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

most common and most widely reported repetitive strain injury (NIN, 2005). Symptoms typically start gradually with a feeling of ...

Stroke Victims and Their Rights

The generic term "stroke" refers to a cerebro-vascular accident (CVA), which may occur on the left or right-hand side of the brain...

Overview of Sinusitis

whatever substances that have become trapped in it) toward openings known as ostia, which lead to a passageway in the back of the ...

Tables on Acute, Infectious, and Chronic Disease

1). Further, inadequate utilization of screening tests contribute to approximately half of the deaths resulting from cancer of th...

Examination of Diabetes

causes behind the increased incidence of this disease (Mathur and Shiel, 2003). Experts feel that, in general, the risk for type 2...

I Rode with Stonewall by Henry Kyd Douglas

the military critic... It is not my intention nor is it within the scope of this book to give a detailed report of the battle of B...

Overview of Coronary Artery Disease

known as hardening of the arteries (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 2006). These plaque blockages can be either hard and consol...

Crohn's Disease - An Extended Definition

and the beginning of the large intestine) accounts for about half of all cases (Thompson, 1993). However, Crohns Disease can also...

Case Study on Crisis Counseling

while the unexpected loss of your long-term job has created a presence of fear and intimidation as you consider having to reintrod...

Bone Cancer Case Study and Nursing Interventions

nurses as they engage in diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). ...

Theoretical, Social, and Physiological Overview of Epilepsy

milder cases, a moderate amount of shaking may occur while the individual experiences a varied degree of disorientation and confus...

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...

Heroism and the Life Example of Charlotte Perkins Gilman

into insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In h...

Compaing Discrete Trial Training with Pivotal Response Training

This paper contains a twelve page literature review that discusses the treatment of autistic children through Discrete Trial Train...

Deadly Skin Cancer Form Malignant Melanoma

of UV radiation than where the ozone layer is intact. Even where there are no particular problems with overhead ozone, peop...

5 Questions on Problems Facing a School Principal

teacher needs to be more concerned about the possibility of legal entanglements arising from striking a student. Even though the ...

Cancer Interventions

care professionals and systems because of previous negative experiences. The literature emphasizes that all women, regardless of...

Angina Pectoris From a Nursing Perspective

risk factors that can be altered, with special attention to lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. B. Treatment of ischemia usua...

The Clash of Parents and Medical Professionals in 'Baby Owens'

ultrasound or even an abdominal x-ray (National Institute of Health, 2004). Such was the case with Baby Owens. After the ...

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...