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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 ...

Medical Ethical Dilemma - Stem Cell Research

totipotent cells, which becomes the placenta and inside the blastocyst are numerous embryonic stem cells (Sumanas, Inc., 2007). It...

Epidemics and Civilization

course, pregnancy is not contagious and while there may be something occurring in large numbers it is not the same thing as focusi...

Diabetes Self-Management - Hispanic Patients

has always been about the development of autonomy, equality, social justice and democracy" (Mezirow, 1999). The transformative app...

The Case Against Animal Cruelty

(Vollum, Buffington-Vollum and Longmire 209). It has been argued that animals, in their own right, are worthy of consideration and...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Symptoms, Treatment and Society’s View of Sufferers

life, though they may never be completely free of the disease (Wilkins, 2007). Its important to recognize that OCD is different f...

Lesson Plan : Seniors And Smoking

[There will be a variety of responses, like taking medication, calling and e-mailing loved ones, etc.] Short discussion about the ...

Alcohol in Society

consumption is risky as well (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Food does absorb some of the alcohol. Also, in addition to alcoh...

The Role of the Registered Nurse in Educating Teens about STDs/HPV

carry out specific behaviors influences the behaviors in which they engage, their persistence in the face of obstacles, and the ef...

The Effects of Immobility, Injury, and Aging of Joints

impact on joint function. Typically, fractures are pulled back in place and the injury is immobilized using a plaster cast or som...

The Advent of Aids at the End of the Twentieth Century

for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. First, it should be said that IDS or Immune Deficiency Syndrome is something that is caus...

Is Substance Dependence A Physiological Or Psychological Phenomenon?

as a healthcare problem (Gorski, 1996). If it is a physiological condition that is highly likely that this will be classified as a...

The Role of the Registered Nurse in Educating Teens about STDs/HIV

The theory is "rooted in an agentic perspective," meaning that humans are the agents of change in their lives (Pajares, 2004). Peo...

Against Animal Cruelty

(Vollum, Buffington-Vollum and Longmire 209). It has been argued that animals, in their own right, are worthy of consideration and...

Nanotechnology and Its' Use in the Human Body; It is Desirable or Ethical?

potentially large number of benefits there are also a wide range of ethical and acceptability issues that need to be considered a...

Type 1 Diabetes

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

Narrative Essay on the Most Influential Person in My Life, My Grandmother (Lola)

because of her pride seldom uttered a complaint. Like most Filipino girls, she married and became a housewife. Her husband (my L...

About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

5 years from the onset of symptoms" (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2008). However a small percentage of victims, perhaps 10%, liv...

Problems Facing Native American Nations

This difference resulted in friction between the peoples of this new nation (and in particular its government) and the Native Amer...

CANCER, ITS IMPORTANCE, AND SOCIETAL IMPACT

But what is the deal when these cells multiply, and why is this bad? Normal cells are needed to keep the body healthy - when they ...

Health Care Organizations :

is not an expectation based on fact or knowledge, it is based on hope. 2. Clinicians personal and professional values Personal ...

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN ANALYSIS

Nigerian, with close to two-thirds of the employees coming from the Niger Delta region. Nigeria, however, is anything but...

Web of Causation

tobacco products is known to be a contributing cause for lung cancer, it is also true that some people can smoke all their lives a...

The Effect of Juvenile Diabetes on a Child’s Life

need it, and monitor their blood; both of these could interfere with daily routine and make the child feel hes being singled out (...

HEALTHCARE IN MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS

the same view of chronic illness or its treatment than white patients might have. The Situation Family physician David Sat...

Pancreatic Cancer

its importance in blood sugar regulation, the pancreas is also critical in digestion. Specialized cells in the pancreas called th...

Health and Safety Issues When Traveling to Mexico

Clearly, most recommended vaccines are only needed for those who plan an unconventional journey where they will be exposed to unde...

Cigarette Smoking and The Health Care System

health outcomes are generally found in proportion to the number of cigarettes that a smoker uses each day (Goodwin, Keyes and Hasi...