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Substance Abuse in the Elderly Population

as many addicts often die early. But there are cases when substances are not abused early in life, but get picked up when the indi...

Patient Case Study

edema in MS bilateral lower extremities suggests diminished cardiac function is occurring. MS was assessed with potential previou...

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPD every four minutes (Walsh, 2007). The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute estimates that there are currently 12 million p...

DIABETES AND COST INCREASES

the rise, more people are needing the drug therapies to help with controlling the disease (Buono, 2008). Its estimated that diabet...

Anemia

name can be traced to an ancient Greek word that translates to mean "without blood". The term "anemia", however, encompasses a va...

Medicalization Of Depression

the symptoms for diagnosing clinical depression. There must be at least five symptoms from the list that have lasted for at least ...

Lymphatic Filariasis

The asymptomatic form of the disease, meaning the disease without symptoms, can be diagnosed by the presence of thousands or even ...

Science, Pseudoscience and EMDR

metaphysical argument, say on the existence of God or the soul, because there is simply no evidence either way. In principle, then...

Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

really does stem from a viral infection that is spread accordingly. Herpes zoster sometimes surfaces as a deep pain, that may man...

Gender Roles in American Culture

beyond the domestic sphere into virtually every profession and job category from which they were once barred, they have had to con...

Depression - General Overview

weeks in duration and exhibit at least five of the following symptoms: * You are depressed, sad, blue, tearful (Holisticonline.com...

Type 1 Diabetes

was still excessive (Feltbower, Bodansky, Patterson, et. al., 2008). Not only is the increased threat of death concerning in Type...

Bacterial Meningitis: Overview and Case Study

(Parini, 2001). The term "itis", in turn, is used simply to describe the inflammation. The organisms invade the meninges and, wi...

Proteus Vulgaris

2007). Increased risk to the bacilli is found in patients which have suffered from redcurrant infections, those with urethral inst...

Impact of Women in Law Enforcement

they approach law enforcement less as "control through authority" but more like performing a public service (Wells and Alt 105). ...

Causes of War

causes were paramount in the instigation of World War I, but these factors alone would not have been sufficient to cause a war wit...

Alcoholism in Families

A research study that evaluated the factors that contribute to success using an AA 12-step approach to recovery found that the pre...

Psychoanalytic Theory

ego as an entity unable to maintain control over itself; social and individual psychology are one and the same; organizations are ...

Assessment in the Counseling Process

Thomas Sexton (1997 shows that the effectiveness of counseling is significantly influenced by the first session with the client. D...

The Hmong in America: Disease and Health Care

2005). It plunged her into a persistent vegetative state and she had lived life in that state for many years (Underwood, Adler & P...

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

a consequence rather than a cause (NursingLink, 2007). There has also been some evidence that the Epstein-Barr virus may cause Ho...

Anorexia Nervosa And Bulimia Nervosa

weight is considered as 85% of the normal weight for that individual as described medically by height and a age. In strict terms i...

Urinary Tract Infections

An additional complicating factor for women is that, unlike males, they do not have the advantages of prostatic secretions that ac...

Cerebral Palsy

to neuronal function and this function can be impacted by a number of factors not just cerebral palsy. Some individuals suffering...

Subclavian Steal Syndrome And Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

bending the ear against the shoulder, or poor posture causing muscle imbalance. In muscle imbalance, some muscles are overused an...

Accounting for Discretionary Costs with Specific Attention on Research and Development

many instances discretionary costs will be seen as general operating costs and expense within the existing period. In this respect...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

extreme discomfort (Pallanti, 2008; Hill and Beamish, 2007; Poyurovsky, 2007). As can be implied from the foregoing information,...

Abruptio Placentae

age, particularly among those women who are under 20 or older than 35; * Maternal uterine fibroids; * Maternal smoking, alcohol us...

Osteoporosis In Elderly Women

in harmony and when they dont, osteoporosis is the result (Kantrowitz, 2007). Bone mineral density is generally measured as a T-s...