Information Standards in Health Care Information Systems

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As the Health Information Manager, the ability to understand and implement major methods of standards for ad hoc, de facto, government, and consensus, must be developed, and the ability to identify which standard and organization that has developed or approved of the methods used: Classification standards, Vocabulary and terminology standards, Standards for electronic data interchange, and Health record content and functional standards, through discussion of the ...

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Good Scientific Writing: Science or Art?

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General Recommendations for Good Scientific Writing Practices. Importance of writing a research paper “VERBA VOLANT, SCRIPTA MANENT” is a latin saying, generally valid also for scientific writing. The earliest academic journal published in Europe is considered the “Journal des sçavans” (later spelled in modern French as Journal des savants), which appeared in January 1665 in Paris, France (1). Shortly after it, in March 1665 made its ...

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Supporting the Elderly in New Zealand

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INTRODUCTION It is undeniable that seniors are facing many geriatric problems, it may be physically or emotionally. Most of them are very common among elderly and these problems are either hard to treat or not curable at all. Others would have to buy prescribed drugs that are cheaper as drug maintenance, while some needs regular rehabilitation or physiotherapy visits, furthermore some needs to undergo surgery. In ...

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Celebrovascular Disease - HSE Advice

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Introduction Celebrovascular dieses is commonly known as stroke or brain attack. It happens when the blood supply to part of brain is cut off. Blood carries essential nutrients and oxygen to our brain so it will work properly. Without blood, our brain cells can be damaged or destroyed and they will not be able to do their job. Because brain controls everything we do, ...

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Clostridium difficile enteritis: a Case Study

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Introduction: Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of health care associated infection and is almost always restricted to infection of the colonic mucosa. Small bowel involvement of clostridium difficile infection is extremely rare. We describe a patient with community acquired clostridium difficile associated enteritis. Management involves early diagnosis, intravenous hydration, aggressive therapy with antibiotics and supportive care to avoid the high mortality and morbidity associated ...

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Definitions of Erythromycin for Medical & General Audiences

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Erythromycin Defined Audience One: Medical Professional Erythromycin, a selectively prophylactic antibiotic, regularly utilized as a substitute for penicillins in the case of allergic reactions, is used to treat bacterial infections and can often be given prior to a number of medical procedures (PDR Network, LLC, 2014). With its antimicrobial properties, erythromycin is often prescribed for an array of sexually-transmitted diseases, including Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Chlamydia – ...

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Cellular Mechanisms of Necrosis

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X Execution mechanisms Sun et al. in 2012 revealed that the RIP3-MLKL interaction is indispensable for the necroptotic pathway execution. In the same experiment, they figured that MLKL expressing cells without the capability to phosphorylate with RIP3 at Thr357 and Ser358, or with defect RIP3 kinase domain do not undergo necroptosis. One year later, Wu et al. further proposed that MLKL deficient mice cells are ...

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The Meaning of Om

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The Meaning of Om Everyone desire to be blissful and happy and this also lies at the very core of our inner being. Chanting and meditation of Om is the way to reach and abide in that ever-blissful nature underlying our surface personality. Om is unconditional bliss, a bliss that is everlasting, undecaying, pure and stainless. Om is our blissful Self. The word Om is believed ...

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Roles on RTKs and HER in Cervical Cancer

27 Sep 2017

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1.2 Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is the fourth cancer most common in women, and the seventh overall, with an estimated 528 000 new cases and 266 000 deaths in 2012 Usually, cervical cancer arises from a ring of mucosa called the cervical transformation zone A large majority of cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas that develop in squamous cells that cover the surface of the exocervix. ...

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Maternal Nutrition During Pregnancy

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Reflection on maternal nutrition during pregnancy and advice given to a client The aim of this assignment is to reflect on my learning experience and the time spent with a midwife in an antenatal clinic advising pregnant women on a nutritional diet for a healthy pregnancy. Also, the reflection helped me recognise a negative aspect of my experience, as well as focus on the positive part ...

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Legal Drugs and Toxic Substances

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Lawful toxic substances are legal drugs that can be purchased without a prescription and purchased at various locations such as supermarkets, restaurants, bars, etc. These have been approved as legal substances by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. 44 There are several types of legal toxic substances among which are the stimulants, these are those that affect the central nervous system causing the individual who consumes ...

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Nutritional Investigation: Rice and Oil

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INTRODUCTION In our modern society we eat anytime and anywhere, often unaware of the fact that food profoundly influences our emotional and physical well-being. With more and more brands establishing in our food market, it is difficult for us, people of all ages, to make better and healthier food choices. As a group of students undergoing Science for Everyday Living module, we were tasked to investigate ...

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The Problem of Teenage Pregnancy in the United States

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Introduction Teen pregnancy is a general situation and a social issue of every country in the world. The increase in teen pregnancy is very high nowadays. Particularly in the United States, statistic shows that 3 out of 10 American teen girls get pregnant at least once before age 20 and that's nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies every year. Teen pregnancy happens more often due to ...

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Caring for Vulnerable Adults with Learning Disabilities

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A learning disability is a common lifelong condition which is neither an illness nor a disease. The significant improvement in healthcare has meant that survival rates of people with disabilities has increased meaning there is going to be more adults with learning disabilities in the future. The department of health has also attributed the increase to better diagnosis. The term is used in relation to individuals who ...

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Investigation of Serum Enzyme Activity In Renal Tumors

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Investigation of Serum Enzyme Activity of Nitric Oxide (NO), Arylesterase (ARE) and Paraoxanase (PON) In Renal Tumors   Abstract Objectives: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant capacity have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various diseases, including cancers. Oxidative stress can cause tumor angiogenesis and may be carcinogenic. However, the relationship between antioxidant capacity and various cancers has been researched in several clinical trials. In our ...

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Nutrition and the Healthy Ageing Process

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  With the European region having a huge aging population, the continent experiences a huge life expectancy among its people. As time passes, many countries in Europe experience huge populations of older people. The long life expectancy has a negative effect on most individuals since they suffer from disability and ill-health towards the last fifteen to twenty years of their lives. Through the European Commission, the ...

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Importance of Timing in Orthodontic Treatment

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‘Timing is everything’ holds best when it comes to treatment planning in orthodontics. It has been suggested that , although almost all types of malocclusion could be benefited from early treatment, the effectiveness of intervention depends on malocclusion. The main reason for the controversy seems to be that our present knowledge about the timing of treatment is largely based on clinical experience and reflects various approaches ...

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Designing Medical Devices

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FDA Jurisdiction over Medical Devices: This includes Product Development – Design Controls, Manufacturing, Clinical Trials, Regulatory Submissions and Post-market surveillance Product Development – Design Controls: “Design controls are an interrelated set of practices and procedures that are incorporated into the design and development process i.e., a system of checks and balances.”("Design Control Guidance For Medical Device Manufacturers ", 2014) These design controls are very effective ...

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Case - Right Sided Neck Pain with Right Sided Jaw Paratheisa

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Clinical Reasoning Case Study Male with right sided neck pain with right sided jaw paratheisa This essay will focus on a case study of a male patient experiencing right sided neck pain with right sided jaw parathesia. The author hopes to describe the patient’s journey from initial assessment to discharge. The author hopes to detail how a clinical hypothesis was generated. This hypothesis will be backed ...

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Characterisation of Teens Presenting in A&E with Self-Harm

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Table of Contents Introduction OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES EPISODES QUALITY OF INFORMATION DEMOGRAPHIC DATA METHODS CONTACT WITH PROFESSIONALS Discussion Introduction Immature self-damage is a significant general wellbeing concern. Despite the fact that suicide is exceptional in teenagers contrasted and non-lethal self-hurt, it is dependably a lamentable result, and aversion of suicide in youngsters is justifiably a center of national methods for suicide anticipation. In this paper, we talk about ...

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Role of an SNP in Gastric Cancer Risk

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The Pre-miR-196a2 rs11614913 (T>C) Polymorphism and Gastric Cancer Risk Yunzhao Zhao, M.D  Abstract Background and Purposes. Several studies have explored the association between pre-miR-196a2 rs11614913 (T>C) polymorphism and gastric cancer susceptibility. However, the results remained inconsistent. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of these studies to assess the effect of polymorphism on gastric cancer risk. Methods. The PubMed, Web of science, and Embase databases were searched for ...

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Survey: Medical Student Satisfaction in Egypt

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Medical Student Satisfaction about Medical Career and Factors Affecting it in Egypt: Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study. Study investigators: Principal investigator: Nehal Y Abd-ElWahab. Menofia faculty of medicine, Egypt. Co-investigators: Dina A Habib. Kholod T Lasheen. Ahmed R Selima.      Ahmed A Messelhy. Salma S Elkolaly. ...

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Arguments For and Against the Vaccine

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Vaccine Debate Introduction There has always been a debate over the idea that children our newborns don’t need vaccinated. Some people think they give babies deadly diseases that would kill them. Who knows it may or may not be true. In this paper I’m going to go over both sides of this big debate and explain why getting your children vaccinated is VERY important, especially when ...

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Promoting Understanding of Geriatric Patients' Needs

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Frankie William Y. Lee Abstract The goal of this assessment is to promote a level of awareness towards geriatric patients or the elderly in terms of giving them a proper health care, encourage a support group in accordance to what kind of condition they are having whether it is by physical, mental, social, and psychological or be spiritual. This is also for the purpose of giving ...

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Role of ETCs in Directing First Responders to Disaster

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Vishesh Sudhir Emergency Telecommunications professionals (ETCs) play a vital role in the quality of care of the residents in the communities in which they serve. This includes preservation of life, property and equipment during critical incidents which may involve unfavourable outcomes. Critical incidents are events of an unfavourable nature that include deaths in the normal course of work, multiple casualty incidents, natural disasters, power outages, and ...

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Sound Safety Management and Safety Leadership

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Summative Essay Assessment Characteristics of Sound Safety Management and Safety Leadership Student Name: France Ogagarue, M00500858 1.0 Introduction Safety management this summative essay analysis (OSHMS) characterize safety management systems in occupational safety and health, is extremely important for industry put together legislation that have become familiar with including the right requirements for risk and hazard appraisal, consultation, training requirements and implementing risk controls, also creature able ...

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Care of the Confused Client - Case Study

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Care of the Confused Client By Katherine Mahon  The client named William, not his real name for purposes of confidentiality, is 64 and has suffered an acquired brain injury (ABI). An ABI is damage to the brain that was not present at birth and is non-progressive (The Rehab Group, 2014). William has suffered a diffuse axonal injury from a severe head trauma, as a result from ...

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Raupatu and Consequences for Maori Health

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Raupatu and consequences for Maori health Raupatu – Land Confiscation According to Ministry of Culture and Heritage (2012) the confiscated lands included most of the lower district of Waikato including some of the lands of neutral tribes and a third of the lands of Ngati Haua Mahuta (1995:23) states that “the government took land that was the most fertile and productive, and often from the hapu ...

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Communication in the Doctor-Patient Relationship

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Article No. 1 Claramita, M., Nugraheni, M. D. F., van Dalen, J., & van der Vleuten, C. (2013). Doctor–patient communication in Southeast Asia: a different culture? Advances in Health Sciences Education, 18(1), 15-31. doi: 10.1007/s10459-012-9352-5 This study builds on Claramita’s previous work (Claramita et al. 2011) conducted in Indonesia which concluded that “the paternalistic or one-way communication style, with a dominant role for the ...

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Review of Pharmacological Activities of Michelia Alba

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REVIEW ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF MICHELIA ALBA Chien-Hsing Lee1 , Hsin-Liang Chen2, Hsing-Tan Li2, Wen-Ying Chao1, Chung-Yi Chen2* 1Department of Nursing, Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management, Tainan, Taiwan. 2School of Medical and Health Sciences, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ABSTRACT This review describes the morphological, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Michelia alba (Magnoliaceae). The genus Michelia (Magnoliaceae) consists of approximately 30 species. Michelia alba D.C. is a ...

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Receptivity of the Medical Students in a Lecture

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Evaluation of Receptivity of the Medical Students in a Lecture of a large Group Group *Vidyarthi Surendra K1, §Nayak Roopa P.2, †Gupta Sandeep K.3 1,2,3Department of Pharmacology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital (DSMCH), Siruvachur-621113, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. *Corresponding Author Dr. Surendra Kumar Vidyarthi, MD Pharmacology, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, DSMCH, Siruvachur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India. Email:[email protected] , Mobile: 9424143490 §Dr. Roopa P. Nayak (Professor, Head, ...

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Obesity Epidemics Related to Racial/Ethnic Differences

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Obesity Epidemics Related to Racial/Ethnic Differences Kheesha Abreu  Obesity is becoming a serious health issue in the United States. Overweight is defined as having a body mass index between 25 and 29.9; obesity is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or more. The number of overweight and obese people is increasing every year. Statistics show “that the number of overweight and obese individuals ...

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Hauora Maori Trends and Paradigms Since 1919

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Hauora Maori trends and Paradigms from 1919 to the present day a) Region Identified and Methodology used The region that I identified in my research is Tamaki Makaurau and I chose this region because there was a whole lot of significant research done in this research that matched with my Hauora Maori trends. To do a research one needs to have a research methodology that explains ...

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Sexual Risk Behaviors of Female Adolescents

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Sexual risk behaviors of female adolescents “Although all sexually active persons are at risk for negative sexual outcomes, or sexual risk, adolescents are a group at great risk” (Hutchinson, 1999. p.238). Adolescents account for one-fourth of all STDs (American Social Health Association [ASHA], 1998) and a significant proportion of new HIV infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 1999, cited in Hutchinson, 2002.p.238). These sexual ...

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Use of Telehomecare in Continuing Care

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The benefits and challenges of using Telehomecare (THC) technology for health care delivery in elderly patients Arun B Salunkhe  Abstract Changing demography has affected the way we spend our healthcare dollars. There has been an increase in the need for the resources and this change is very rapid. In this situation, use of technology becomes essential in order to ease the exponential growth in the demand ...

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Risk Management in the Health Care Sector

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Nina Faye Comahig Risk is a broad term and can be defined as a major situation or circumstances that includes critical decision-making process upon dealing with the consequences of its actions. It needs thorough assessment before certain alleviations could possibly be done. Yet, there are many cases in which some things get rough and unpredictable that sometimes intuition plays a great role specially managing risk. Every ...

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Cholesterol Levels in Americans vs Singaporeans

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Bina Harmonika Surya  Cholesterol Levels in Americans vs Singaporeans These days, people all around the world are more conscious about the importance of healthy living. This is probably due to the stigma that has been placed on obesity through mass media. On top of that, people are falling sick more often than before, and it is rather common that people witness their loved ones suffer after ...

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Community-Organized Stroke Care System in Rural China

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He Mingli1, Li Xiaolong2*, Dong Qing3, Ji Niu1,*, Xing Houxun4, Zhou Yuan1, Qin Sizhou5, Wang Huizheng6 1 The First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China 2 The Affiliated Hospital of Yanan University, Shanxi Province, China 3 The Lianyungang Municipal Public Health Bureau, Jiangsu Province, China 4 The Modern Cardiovascular Research Center of Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China 5 The Public Health Bureau of Gangyu ...

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Preparation for Nursing Mentorship

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Name: W. Effah Domain 2 of the NMC (2008) Standards for learning and assessment in practice asks mentors to ‘Facilitate learning for a range of students, within a particular area of practice where appropriate, encouraging self-management of learning opportunities and providing support to maximise individual potential.’ Supervision and supporting the learning of student nurses in clinical placement has been the professional obligation and central constituent of ...

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Nutrition Needs Before and After Exercise

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Robert-John Santos  Executive Summary Over the past few years, I have noticed a culture change in terms of being healthy. It is represented in social media and public platforms of how more and more people are focused on taking care of their bodies by participating in physical activity. Examples of this are people posting pictures of themselves at the gym or what they are doing to ...

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The Australian Health Care System

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Fadi Tedouri Australia is a highly developed countryand one of the wealthiest in the world, with the world's 12th-largest economy, the population is 21 million and the life expectancy in Australia in 2010 was 79.5 years for males and 84.0 years for females (1),total expenditure on health (including private sector spending) is around 9.8% of GDP (2) . Health care in Australia is provided by private and ...

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Cephalometric Assessment of the Sella Turcica in Children

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Usman JD1, Bello A1, Bello SS1, Abdulhameed A1, Ammani T1, Yunusa GH2, Musa MA1*. 1Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. 2Department of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. ABSTRACT: Background: On a lateral skull radiograph the image of sella turcica is U shaped. A deviation from normal size and shape of sella turcica can be an ...

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Clinical Uses of Folic Acid

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Introduction Folic acid (pregnancy category A) is a form of the vitamin B9 and acts as a blood-modifying agent by stimulating the hematopoietic system. Folate, the natural form of folic acid, is found in food, while folic acid is produced by chemical processes to be used commercially in supplementation and foods. Folic acid alone is not pharmacologically active, its activity is due to tetrahydrofolate after conversion ...

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Unusual Presentation of Intravascular Lymphomatosis

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INIMIOARA MIHAELA COJOCARU1,2, ADINA MITRU1, DANA NICA2,3 CARMEN MARIA ARDELEANU2,4 1Department of Neurology, “Colentina” Clinical Hospital, 2”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3Department of Dermatology, “Colentina” Clinical Hospital 4”Victor BabeÅŸ” National Institute for Research and Development in the Domain of Pathology, Bucharest, România Intravascular lymphomatosis presenting as skin lesions and subacute encephalopathy Intravascular lymphomatosis is a neoplastic multisystemic disease; it is a rare subtype of diffuse large ...

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Risk Factors for Stroke: a Prospective Hospital-Based Study

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Javed Akhter Rathore,  Zulfiqar Ali kango, Munazza Nazir, Adnan Mehraj Department of Medicine Combined Military/Sheik Khalifa Bin Zyad Hospital Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir Background: The stroke is third leading cause of death in world and most patients die with an acute event in stroke .Various clinical variable have been investigated as risks factors of stroke. The study was aimed to identify these risks factors for stroke. Material ...

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Medical Devices: The Oximeter

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Sri Kanya Alluru An Oximeter is a device used to transmit radiation through blood and to measure the blood oxygen saturation. ("Pulse Oximeters - Premarket Notification Submissions [510(k)s],")These are non-invasive and efficient devices used to determine oxygen levels during surgery, anesthesia, respiratory failures, in premature infants and also in examination of sleep disorders. (Townsend, 2001) It is extensively used in the early determination of hypoxemia, which ...

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Gender Differences in Disease Susceptibility

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Stephanie Bonello Men are more susceptible than women for certain diseases. Discuss. How men and women behave and play their roles in their own culture is dictated by the norms and values based in that particular society, and this gives rise to gender differences. This means that there will also be consequently gender in-equalities, in other words differences between men and women which favour one gender ...

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Social and Health Inequalities in New Zealand

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Ingrid Joy M. Castaneda A. DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATIONS According to the statistics of New Zealand, 86% of the entire population are settling in the Urban Areas which are further categorized into 72% living in the main urban area, 6% in the secondary urban area and the remaining 8% in the minor urban area, while, 14% of the country’s population resides in the rural area. If ...

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Men's Health: Improving Healthcare Services in Malaysia

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NAME:MOHD FAIRUZ BIN ADDNAN  TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CURRENT STATE OF MEN’S HEALTH IN MALAYSIA CURRENT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEN’S HEALTH DO WE NEED NATIONAL MEN’S HEALTH POLICY? CONCLUSION REFERENCES INTRODUCTION In the last few decades, men’s health has becoming a significant public health concern. What does it mean to be a healthy man? The WHO (1946) defines health as ‘a state of complete ...

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Phenomenology and Interviews in Qualitative Research

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Zoheb Rafique Introduction: In my master of bioethics we were asked to develop a qualitative research proposal in second year as requirement for awarding the degree. My topic “Ethical Aspects of Doctor-Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Relationship” and my research question was “what is the Impact of promotional methods used by pharmaceutical companies on doctor’s prescribing behavior? In the research qualitative as well as quantitative methods are used, ...

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Iron Deficiency in Young Children in the Kyrgyz Republic

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Lilia Saetova  Applying Insights from Behavioural Economics to the Design and Implementation of Young Children Nutrition Policy in the Kyrgyz Republic Executive Summary Iron deficiency anemia among children under 2 years old is a major public health problem in the Kyrgyz Republic. Introduction Iron deficiency anemia is widespread among young children in the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health nowadays every second child ...

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Varicocele Management During Herniorrhaphy

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Experience of Varicocele Management During Ipsilateral Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A Prospective Study Shiou-Sheng Chen1,2, William J. Huang2,3* 1Division of Urology, Taipei City Hospital Renai Branch, 2Department of Urology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, and 3Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Background: This was a prospective study to evaluate the experience of varicocele management during ipsilateral herniorrhaphy in an inpatient ...

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Lipid Storage Disorders

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Anamika Dwivedi, P. C. Dwivedi, Charudatt Chalisgaonkar and Deepak Dwivedi  Introduction The lysosomal lipid storage diseases are diverse disorders, each due tocaused by an inherited deficiency of lysosomal hydrolase leading to intralysosomal accumulation of enzyme enzyme-specific substrate. 1They are rare, metabolic disorders that can involve any organ of the body. Though ocular involvement in these disorders is rarer as compared to systemic involvement, easy accessibility of ...

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Case Study: Health History Assessment

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Introduction According to (D'Amico, 2011), health assessment to be a patient means the systematic way of collecting client’s data, with an aim of determining his/her current health status, the health risk they may be exposed to, and identifying the health practice activities to be done to improve the patient’s health status. It can also refer to the intentional and interactive process by which nurses critically collect, ...

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Socioeconomic Status Inequality and Smoking

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Emily Chin In order to understand differences in health outcomes in various socioeconomic groups, we must understand the inequalities that arise. This essay will consider inequalities in smoking-related health issues, the influences of socioeconomic status [SES], and various measures of SES and health. This essay will also discuss different explanations that assist in explaining causes of these inequities and also how these inequalities arise as inequities. ...

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Active Living for the Older Person

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Annmarie Leonard Introduction I am required to compile a report on active living in retirement for the older person. I have to include answers to the following four questions: The role of the carer/organisations in promoting positive attitudes to ageing and retirement. Ethnic and cultural influences on the older person in relation to retirement. How health promotion and therapeutic interventions can enhance quality of life ...

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Removal of Calcium Hydroxide from Root Canal

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TITLE: COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF EFFICACY OF 10% SODIUM BICARBONATE AND 7% MALEIC ACID IN REMOVAL OF CALCIUM HYDROXIDE PREPARATION FROM ROOT CANAL: A SPIRAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS (IN VITRO STUDY) ABSTRACT Introduction: One of the major goals of endodontic treatment is to eliminate all bacteria from the root canal. Mechanical instrumentation and irrigation with antibacterial solutions are considered essential for root canal disinfection during endodontic ...

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Controversies in ECMO

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Parag Gharde, Sandeep Chauhan  Controversy is defined as “Public debate about a matter which arouses conflicting opinion.” (Oxford English Dictionary) ECMO or ECLS- To start with there is controversy regarding the name itself. There are two abbreviations that we commonly come across in literature - ECMO- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECLS- extracorporeal life support This support system is used in different clinical settings where the reversible organ ...

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Asthma and the School-Age Child: The 6 Year Old

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Lorna V. Tablazon Karen Rouleau Asthma is a chronic (long-term) disease that makes it hard to breathe. Asthma can't be cured, but it can be managed. With proper treatment, people with asthma can lead normal, active lives (Canadian Lung Association, 2014). There can be many causes for asthma, it may run in the family through genetics or might be from air pollutants in the outside environment. ...

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Career Choices Among Medical Students of a Medical College

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Muhammad Anwar Khan1, Nosheen Zehra2, Saad Azam3, Muhammad Asim Khan3, Abdul Rehman Kakar3 1. Department of Medical Education, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah; 2. Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin University; 3. Student Fourth year MBBS, Ziauddin University ABSTRACT Background: The proportion of medical students opting for different medical specialties changes over time. Studies have demonstrated that career preference at the time ...

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Personal and Team Effectiveness in Health and Social Care

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Daisy Kumari Shrestha   Dr. Siham El-Kafafi Personal and Team Effectiveness in Health and Social Care Disable Rehabilitation Center Nepal Gokarna, Kathmandu, Nepal This Disable Rehabilitation Center Nepal (DRCN) was established in 2014, at first started with 12 staff with 18 individuals released from Nepal Orthopedic Hospital and Dhulikhal Hospital. This association is non-government, and not revenue driven association, the points of this association is to ...

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Gout Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

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Definition of Gout: Gout is most common in man. It is burning, stiffing and suddenly swelling in the joints usually a big toe. These attacks can over and over unless gout is treaty with all it remedies. It is a kind of arthritis, arthritis is better defined as the inflammation in joints the symptoms are including limitation of movement, pain, swelling, warmth, and stiffing. There are ...

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Profile: Multiple Sclerosis in Australia

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 Serena Lauria Significance Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder which attacks the central nervous system; the brain and spinal cord (National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2013). MS is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that is caused by the immune system attacking myelin, the fatty material insulating nerves. These nerves enable rapid transmission of electrical impulses which are smooth, prompt and co-ordinated movements which ...

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Planning and Evaluating Health Services

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AIKESH SHRESTHA Introduction Evaluation in a planning process is defined as the systematic accumulation, analysis and reporting of data about a program so as to assist in decision making (Health System Intelligence Project 2008). Evaluation is not only the mere accumulation and summarization of data that are clearly relevant for decision making rather it determines the effectiveness, accuracy and efficiency of any purposed plan, and further ...

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Managing Quality, Risk and Cost in Health and Social Care

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Aikesh Shrestha Health dysfunctions and quagmire faced by the people, demands health professionals to stay on the cutting edge of their field and battle rigorously to mitigate the tribulation encountered by the patients. The prelude and the implementation of new technology, regarding the diagnosis and treatment of health abnormalities have certainly assuaged a spate of serious health hazards and aftermaths it embodies. Despite of such exceptional ...

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Systematic Review of Spatial Analysis of Diarrhoea

21 Sep 2017 26 Sep 2017

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DR. SYED SHARIZMAN BIN SYED ABDUL RAHIM (P67288) ABSTRACT Spatial analysis may offer timely information on the course of a disease and other health related events making it possible to customise intervention control methods. Spatial analysis also has a huge rule in the event of epidemics especially from food and water borne diseases. This review summarises the current literatures on spatial analysis and patterns associated with ...

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Total Knee Replacement Bilateral vs. Unilateral

21 Sep 2017 26 Sep 2017

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Callie Schalk Osteoarthritis (OA) affects nearly 27 million people in the United States, and is most common cause of disability in the United States. The most common joints affected by OA are hips and knees. Due to this disability it is estimated $108 billion is lost in wages, and $80 billion in medical care for people with OA. There is no cure for OA but can ...

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Government Policies to Reduce Obesity

21 Sep 2017 26 Sep 2017

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Aaron Lukse Obesity is a major issue facing the United States. Over the past two decades the percent of Americans who are considered overweight has increased dramatically. This phenomenon is not only taking place in adults but there has been a significant increase in juvenile obesity as well (Oliver 2005). There have been various steps taken toward combating the increasing obesity rate. Some of the proposals ...

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Determinants of Health in Australia

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Introduction In respect to the ever increasing in longevity and growth of population, healthcare delivery has become a challenging matter. This confrontation may attribute to the government’s policy on healthcare delivery and the inaccessibility of healthcare facilities by some underprivileged groups. In Australia, a number of individuals are subjected to different kinds of socio-economic disadvantages such as low social status, unemployment, remoteness, and communication barrier that ...

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Literature Review: Safety in the Fire-Fighting Profession

22 Sep 2017

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LITERATURE REVIEW 2. INTRODUCTION ‘Fire-fighting is one of the world’s most honoured but hazardous professions’ (IFSTA, 1998).Therefore, the risk of disabling injuries and death is extremely high among fire-fighters proportionate to other occupation (Braver, 1990). Fire-fighting strategic operations that are important for successful rescue and fire confinement and extinguishment expose an individual to high levels of personal danger. Today’s fire-fighters make up greatly skilled fire ...

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Literature Review: Health Inequalities among the Maori

22 Sep 2017

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A critical review of key literature relevant to the underlying historical, social, economic and political processes that have contributed to the inequalities and disparities in the Maori and non-Maori health status. Introduction   Inequality means watching people close to you … persistently struggling ... to keep their households afloat, to do their best for their children and to make good decisions by weighing up the constrained ...

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Malnutrition in Children in Jalozai Refugee Camp, Pakistan

22 Sep 2017

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ABSTRACT The magnitude of malnutrition among children under five years of age is high in Pakistan. Under nutrition and infections are the two most important factors that affect the growth of children. This study explains the extent of under nutrition and prevalence of wasting and stunting among preschool children. This cross sectional study covered the age group 6-59 months in Jalozai Camp, District Nowshera. The total ...

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Fosinopril and Hydrochlorothiazide in Treating Hypertension

22 Sep 2017

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1: hypertension is the abnormal blood pressure that is measured of the force against the walls of the arteries as the heart pups blood through the body. Therefore hypertension (high blood pressure) is a cardiovascular disease that increases with age due to hormonally adrenaline and noradrenalin. The (WHO) world health organization recognizes three levels of hypertension identified as the table below Level ...

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Epidemiology of Hoarding Disorder: a Case Study

22 Sep 2017

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The Impact and Management of Mental Health Comorbidity Mrs. Bennett is a 72-years-old female with history of Parkinson’s disease that has been well controlled with medication for the last five years. Mrs. Bennett lives in a two-story home independently. Although her Parkinson’s disease has been managed well with medication, Mrs. Bennett has had multiple incidents of fall with one incident leading to broken wrist. Mrs. Bennett ...

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Treatment of Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

22 Sep 2017

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Surgery is a branch of medicine that offers treatment through incisions made on the body made using specialized medical instruments. Surgical procedures can be elective or emergency in nature. There are instructions that a patient is expected to follow when preparing to undergo a surgical procedure. Special measures are taken before and after the surgery. The aim of these precautions is to reduce the risk of ...

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Speech and Language Therapy in Preschool Children

22 Sep 2017

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When preschool children, before the age of five years, are referred to speech and language therapy due to atypical language development, it is important to determine whether they have a problem which may be serious and persistent, or one which will resolve by time (Emanuel, Chiat & Roy, 2007). This is because language fully develops at around the age of five years, so before this age ...

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Development of Research Ethics

22 Sep 2017

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Our current perspectives on the ethics of human research were brought about through harsh reaction and adaptation. According to bioethicist Carol Levine, “the basic approach to the ethical conduct of research and approval of investigational drugs was born in scandal and reared in protectionism” (Marshall, 2002). The protection of the rights and welfare of research subjects has recently become a hot topic due to recent growth ...

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Transposable DNA Elements

22 Sep 2017

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Most genes occupy fixed sites on the chromosomes. However, researchers have found that some genes (DNA sequences) can actually change position in the chromosomes. These mobile DNA sequences are called transposable elements or simply transposons. Typically they are quite small ranging from 500 to 10,000 nucleotide-pairs, but some are larger. Transposable elements are ubiquitous specific DNA sequences of the genome found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. ...

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Cycles of Reflection in Nursing

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Introduction Oelofsen (2012) defines reflective practice as the process in which an individual makes sense of situations, events and actions that occur in the workplace (Natius, 2012). In the light of nursing practice, the concept of reflection plays a critical role by enabling practitioners (nurses) to, competently manage the impactful and precarious nature of care giving (Natius, 2012). According to Keeling and Somerville (2004), reflective practice ...

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What is Alzheimer's Disease?

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Dwight Coleman Wendt L. Eddy In 1906 Alzheimer's disease was discovered by Alois Alzheimer, a German neurologist. The disease was originally observed in a middle-aged woman named Auguste D. He studied and recorded her care for five years, until her eventual death in 1906. After her death, Dr. Alzheimer performed an autopsy. He discovered senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, which have become indicative ...

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Predicting Cardiovascular Disease

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Author: Bhuiyan,Md Mahbub Islam Proper Diagnosis Prediction of Cardiovascular Diseases Using Naive Bayesian Algorithm Abstract Data can play a very important role to predict different types of diseases. Health care industries collects huge amount of data from different resources, but the unfortunate thing is that these data are not mined properly to find out hidden information for effective decision making or prediction. Mining data from ...

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Use of Bananas for Bowel Movements

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Copyright by Henry Wang Introduction Bananas are one of the most popular fruits on earth. They are extremely healthy, delicious and provide many nutrients which are essential for good health. According to some articles on website, eating yellow ripe bananas in moderation help prevent constipation because they are an invaluable source of insoluble fibber ("Do Bananas Help You Poop?, 2017"). Therefore it can be inferred ...

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Comparison of Healthcare Systems: Russia and the US

14 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017

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Joel Adewuyi Madalyn Arnott Stephanie Armstrong Lauren Ball Russian federation has 17 million km2 of land surface area, making it the largest country in the world. The country has major deposits of coal, timber, oil, and assorted minerals and is thus perceived by many as a rich country who can provide universal healthcare to her citizens. Today, the healthcare system in Russia unlike ...

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Promoting Healthy Eating Among Students

14 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017

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Name: RIAZ PURAN Promoting Healthy Eating among students at Middlesex University Hendon Campus, London. Introduction Reason for intervention. This intervention is designed to promote healthy eating behaviours among university students for only one day at the Hendon Campus of Middlesex University, London. The reason for this proposed intervention is that university students are vulnerable in their eating habits for various reasons such as ...

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Impact of the Location of Intrapartum Period in New Zealand

14 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017

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Kirsten Cresswell Does the location of intrapartum period in New Zealand have impacting factors on the outcome? The wonderful journey of bearing a child comes with many important decisions for the mother and Whanau to make. The decision of what type of Lead Maternity Carer and preferred place of birth are a couple of these empowering decisions. This assignment examines factors that influence the decision making ...

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Music Therapy for Dementia - Research Study

14 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017

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Hilda Dimalibot Purpose of the Study Research question What is the level of knowledge for the benefits of music therapy on the residents with dementia among healthcare assistants in Chadderton Rest Home? Purpose of the project The main purpose of this research project is to determine the level of knowledge for the benefits of music therapy on the residents with dementia ...

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Data Trending for New Employees' Accident and Injury Rates

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Anna Maria McGowan   The aim of this research is to measure, compare and highlight accident and injury rates of new employees' in Australia and compare to overseas rates. This will create a base for the identification and validation of methods that could reduce the impact of injuries for new employees' in Australia. This research will benchmark and assist in identifying if accident and injury rates ...

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Overview of the Primary Health Care System in Hong Kong

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Student name: MAN Ho Yan Introduction Hong Kong average life expectancy is one the longest city among the world, even longer than some developed countries such as America, Japan (Lee et al., 2016). According to the statistic provided by the Department of Health in 2016, the life expectancy of Hong Kong male and female are 81.2 and 87.3 respectively. The reason why Hong ...

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Cushing's Disease: Symptoms, Treatment and Causes

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Julie Seel  Introduction Cushing's disease is relatively rare and is commonly in adults. Cushing's is a hormonal disorder that the body's tissues care exposed to increased levels of the hormone cortisol. (NIH) The cortisol hormone is released when there is stress and with exercise in some people. The main thing's that the cortisol does are: throttling or suppressing the immune system, metabolizing fats and carbohydrates, ...

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Health Risks in American Football

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Stephen Zheng Is it worth to play football? According to Meryl Gordon, on September 24, 2002, one of the hall of fame NFL football player, Mike Webster, died because of heart attack. The major reason that caused his death was chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Mike Webster was the first victim of chronic traumatic encephalopathy and his death should ring a bell to people. There are ...

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Principles of Communication in Healthcare

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Learner Name: Andreia Moribe Baraldi  1. Introduction In this assessment, I am going to analyse advanced professional communication and cultural skills and approaches employed by facilitative managers. In addition, I am going to apply advanced professional communication and cultural skills and approaches utilised by facilitative managers. 2. Communication approaches There are four mainly communication styles: passive, aggressive, assertive and direct. Each one of them has ...

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Issues in Community and Public Health

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Shannon Cogar  Definition of Terms Governmental Agencies Governmental agencies are intended to administer and manage certain functions or specific duties. Agencies are distinct from both governmental departments and ministries. Governmental agencies can be created throughout local (state), regional or national governments within a federal system. Governments have numerous agencies that have their own roles and purposes. Quasi-government Quasi-governments are created and funded by government ...

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Quality and Performance Management Methods: Process Analysis

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Patricia Hall An indispensable piece of any essential care regimen, particularly for elderly and debilitated people, is the appropriate utilization of medications. People age sixty-five and more consume more than 33 percent of doctor prescribed medications, averaging fourteen treatments for each individual yearly. Assesses starting at 1999 recommended that conceivably wrong medicines are being given to around 25 percent of seniors living in the community. ...

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Leukemia Causes, Treatment and Symptoms

14 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017

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Kimberly Santizo Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. This disease starts in the bone marrow. The progress of growth of the leukemia cell depends on the type of leukemia. With leukemia the body begins to make abnormal white blood cells that grow faster than normal white blood cells and don't function as well as them either. With leukemia ...

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Problems of Pancreatic Cancer

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Audrey J Gunawan Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic cancer is a very lethal form of cancer that takes place in the pancreas of a human body. Cancer tissues and tumors are first formed inside the pancreas.When formed, these tissues then surround the tumors, which then leads to cancer. According to an article in Healthy Facty, the pancreas is a very vital organ located just behind the stomach ...

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Effect of Topiramate (anticonvulsant) on Acid-base Balance

11 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017

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Student: Nasser Tajiani II. Clinical Question: What is the mechanism of topiramate-induced metabolic acidosis? IV. Needs Assessment (Outline, in detail, what has been done, what has not been done, and plan for completed project. In this section, you should be able to identify weaknesses and strengths of your 3 articles collectively, what further research you need to find, and where ...

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Impact of Mobile Phones on Sleep

11 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017

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BENJAMIN NHANDARA RESEARCH PAPER Getting sufficient sleep is important for optimal daytime performance and wellbeing. The NHS states that babies sleep around seventeen hours each day while older children only need nine (9) to ten (10) hours each night and most adults need around eight (8) hours sleep each day ( Sleeping well 2001,online ). Sleep disturbances increases the risk of physical and mental problems. ...

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Managing and Treatment of Unstable Angina

11 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017

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Fanessa Mundo Heart disease (also known as unstable agina) is a medical condition where the blood does not flow correctly to the heart and therefore the blood lacks oxygen. It can potentially lead to a heart attack or death. Older men and women are more likely to experience unstable angina. Your doctor will go over all treatment plans as well as how to manage heart ...

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Role of Bisphenol A: Affecting Fetal Development

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Cindy Vo Introduction Food containers, plastic bottles, items packed in plastic containers/wrappers, auto parts, medical supplies, safety equipment, are some products that we are exposed to everyday. These objects depend on BPA (bisphenol A) for high functioning benefits in harsh surroundings. BPA is a man-made chemical that is commonly used to build durable epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastic. BPA exposure may affect pregnant women, especially, ...

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EWS for Decreasing the Rates of Adverse Events

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Ilinka Risteska-Budzhakovska INTRODUCTION Acute health care facilities are faced with the considerable challenge of providing effective and efficient care for the increased number of patients that are suffering from complex co-morbidities (Massey, Aitken, & Wendy, 2008). . In addition, research found that this can be a challenge for inexperienced staff that are less able to recognise signs of deterioration in a timely manner. As a ...

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