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Personal health and welfare is dependent on a number of factors. Some of these factors are things that you cannot control. Some...

and scientific research, general regulations prohibiting the cloning of humans for reproductive purposes have been applied interna...

group 85 years and older is now the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population (Dramatic changes, 2006). Furthermore, accordin...

of tobacco usage and the tobacco industry has changed dramatically. While cigarettes were once an ubiquitous part of American "hig...

past century has been the fabled "Unified Field Theory", the theoretical perspective that unifies all scientific disciplines such ...

In the US there is a requirement for healthcare organizations to use electronic health records (HER), also known as electronic pat...

This research paper offers an overview of issues pertaining to advanced nursing practice and the impact of advance practice nurses...

This research paper offers an overview of a study that was instigated by Keating and colleagues (2012). This study focused on the...

This research paper discusses the work of Almud Weitz (2009) and how it pertains to the problem of personal sanitation behaviors i...

the signs of illness in order to maintain prolonged contact with healthcare providers (Criddle, 2010). History and Statistics Ph...

have indicated that socioeconomic disadvantages are more significant than genetic vulnerabilities (Durie, 2003; National Health Co...

conditions may worsen and require treatment which will be more costly for the state or healthcare provider. This is unlikely to ha...

influences can be broken down into political, economic, social and technological. Political influences are one of the most importa...

not only industrial in nature, they include those that have direct consumer contact. Some dental adhesives and even soft drinks, ...

refers to being allergic to multiple forms of stimuli. Chronic illness not only impacts the patient, but also the patients family ...

is in charge of all domestic affairs. Younger newly wed couples will often live with one set of parents, even if they are going to...

to break. To bring the point home, half a million people die each year from cigarette-related causes (Whelan, 1994, p. 77), with ...

the aggregate value of offering health coverage to all citizens is likely to be greater than the estimated costs of providing this...

illustrated how certain aspects such as genetics, disease and environment diversely impact the extent of human memory, with old ag...

Melnyk, 2001, p. 606). Children today live in a social and cultural climate that "idealizes thinness," and also "stigmatizes being...

"how they relate to others. It influences the way patients respond to medical services and preventive interventions and impacts th...

risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke: even small amounts of secondhand smoke exposure can be harmful to peoples health"...

global warming associated with an increase in environmental pollution from greenhouse gases could lead to an expanded range of ano...

costs ("American Academy of Emergency Management: EMTALA," 2008). In some cases, patients without insurance would be sent to a cou...

that telemedicine is already having an impact on how healthcare is being delivered (Kohler, 2008). Kohler points out that technolo...

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

direct impact on students attitudes toward both physical education and health-related behaviors (Stetzer, 2005, p. 26). By underst...

problem of expansive pharmaceutical pricing and the social impacts for the nations poor. The Scope of the Problem One of the m...

C, and HIV (Health Effects 2). It can also cause nutritional issues, lead to alcohol poisoning, cause psychological problems, and...

danger of being wiped off the face of the Earth...And now there are more people than ever in harms way (Tibbetts, 2007, p. A202). ...