Early Attempts on Gene Modification

07 Aug 2017

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Gene Modification Using Virus as Vehicle In 1974, a geneticist studied the use of a virus as a vehicle for gene therapy by injecting a gene-modified SV40 virus into early mouse embryonic cells. There were two unexpected findings: (1) Even though the viral genes were present in the cells of the newborn mice, the delivery of the viral genes into sperm and eggs was extremely ...

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How to Support Your Treatment: The Role of a Patient

07 Aug 2017

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If you are rooting for better health, there is one thing you can do to help yourself: understand your role as a patient so that you can work together with your Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to find the right medication for you. Understand: If you are an active participant in your treatment (PLS LINK to: PAT0077 - How can I be an effective ...

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Challenges in Caring for Dementia Patients

02 Aug 2017

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INTRODUCTION Dementia consists of a lot of symptoms that include lowering ability to do routine or familiar tasks, impairment of the memory, reasoning and judgment, behavior and mood changes. However, treatments are not yet available for the progressive, irreversible, dementias in which nerve cells in the brain become sick and eventually die. People experiencing dementia have been entitled the right to enjoy the highest possible quality ...

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A Comparison of Different Anti-Aging Strategies

02 Aug 2017

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As a mild exfoliating procedure, microdermabrasion (MDA) every 1 to 3 months depending on the skin type would be a good preventive anti- aging strategy. A combination of MDA with chemical peels is helpful in photoaging. MDA is always done first followed by the peel. Several studies support the efficacy of this regime for photoageing. Superficial glycolic acid peels and 5% retinoic acid have been used. ...

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Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy as Physical Therapy

31 Jul 2017

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CHAPTER V DISCUSSION Many adults with vascular disease and/or diabetes suffer with chronic leg or foot ulcers, leading to loss of functional ability, poor quality of life and long term ill-health. Studies on patients with chronic leg ulcers have reported the average duration of these ulcers is around 12-13 months, around 60-70% of patients have recurring ulcers, 24% of patients are hospitalized because of the ...

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Knowledge and Perception of Cervical Cancer - Research

31 Jul 2017

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METHODOLOGY Study design and setting A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June, 2015 among regular undergraduate female Debre Berhan University students. The university is found in Debre Berhan town which is 130 kilometer from Addis Ababa. The university has approximately 20,000 students pursuing regular and extension undergraduate and graduate studies. Of them 10,560 are regular undergraduate students.  Official university statistics show that 37.5% ...

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Diagnostic Imaging for Breast Cancer Symptoms

31 Jul 2017

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"The role of diagnostic imaging in the initial investigation of female patients symptomatic for breast cancer, and its subsequent application in the staging process." Introduction Breast Cancer is the term used for cancers found within the breast tissue. Usually breast cancer is the result of a small change in the regulatory cycles that the tissue goes through. Any changes in these can result in malignant ...

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Voice Disorders in Child Communication

31 Jul 2017

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Voice disorders are the most fairly common communication disorder in children.  Voice disorders can be developed throughout the lifespan of an individual.  Currently around 7% to 9% of children develop a voice disorder.  Voice disorders can be characterised by hoarseness, occasional loss of voice, vocal fatigue and unusually low or high pitch. Voice disorders are generally classified as: Vocal abuse Neurogenic disorders Psychogenic ...

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Raising Awareness for Health Equality

31 Jul 2017

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The District health unit and Sudbury SDHU has established numerous plans/ initiative to enlighten and raise alertness towards health equality. The video Let's Start a Conversation about Health… and Not Talk about Health Care at All. This video diverts attention from what society perceives health care problems are- doctor scarcity, hospital wait times, nurse scarcity, health care expenses/ cost- and prominences a new point of ...

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Ethical Healthcare Practices in Bangladesh

31 Jul 2017

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Description: Therapeutic decorum is the shared connection between individuals from the restorative calling. At the end of the day, it is a feeling of kindness and regard, which ought to represent the lead of and relationship among the individuals from the medicinal calling. In Bangladesh, restorative specialists have generally appreciated the most astounding admiration among various callings. Propels in medicinal and wellbeing sciences and their ...

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A History of Autism Developments

31 Jul 2017

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In Autistic Space Temple Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. She completed her PhD in Animal Science at the University of Illinois in Urbana and invented the "hug box", a device to calm those on the autism spectrum. She is one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicly ...

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Etiology of Parkinson's Disease

24 Jul 2017

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Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer’s. Onset typically occurs late in life, affecting approximately 1% of 65 year olds, with the prevalence increasing to 4-5% by age 85 (Dawson & Dawson 2003). There are also rare cases of early-onset Parkinson’s, which are usually familial. Research into the gene mutations discovered in such hereditary cases has also contributed to the understanding of ...

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Prevalence of Refractive Errors in School Children

20 Jul 2017

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Introduction : Uncorrected errors of refractions have become one of the major important public health problems worldwide nowadays. They include myopia , hyperopia and astigmatism . Myopia (nearsightedness)is an ocular disorder in which the optical power of the eye is very strong for the corresponding axis. (1) It represents a major health problem among school children and it is reported that there are about 80 millions ...

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Overview of Ebola

20 Jul 2017

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Ebola virus is a deadly virus which cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates for instance monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees. Infection caused by the Ebola virus strains is known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever or Ebola. Virus which cause Ebola infection belong to familyFiloviridae, genusEbolavirus. Five species of Ebola virus are identified. Among these five species,four cause disease in humans which are: Ebola virus Sudan virus ...

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Photo Aging of Skin

20 Jul 2017

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Photo aging is the effect of chronic ultraviolet exposure on the skin, and the term was first used by Kligman, back in 1986(1). Incidence of Photo aging is increasing in year by year. Photo aging is premature aging of skin, which is a very complex process which causes progressive functional and aesthetic changes in the skin. Photo aging is mainly due to Ultraviolet (UV) radiation that ...

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Factors Influencing Global Healthcare

20 Jul 2017

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In the here and now, the global health care sector is highly abreast in providing intervention to the health problems that may or largely affect the well-being of the people. According to Conklin (2002), the health care system in the past was as not as multifaceted nowadays like access to health services. The quality of life, the ability to provide for the family, and the capability ...

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Potential Bottlenecks in Implementing MCTS in Odisha.

20 Jul 2017

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Introduction Mother and child tracking system (MCTS) is the online software used by the National Health Mission (NHM), formerly National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), for tele-monitoring Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) services delivered by the Government of India(1). It is an innovation of Health and Family Welfare (HFW) department supported by the National Health Mission(2). This software was conceived way back in 2008 to increase the ...

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Employee Wellbeing in a Prison Workplace

20 Jul 2017

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Aims and Objectives With specific reference to the research question, that of: ‘Does the impact of organisational change and a Transformed Workplace affect the Health & Well-being of employee’s within a Prison Workplace Environment?’ Key to the development of the Aims & Objectives is the evaluation of similar research (Bamford and Daniel, 2007; Hyde et al, 2005; Van Stolk et al, 2009) conducted within a similar ...

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Analysis of the Public Health User Fee Reforms in Malawi

20 Jul 2017

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL Research title: The political economy analysis of the implementation of public health user fee reforms in Malawi. BACKGROUND AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW The economic crises of the 1970s and 80s led many countries to undergo structural reforms that called for reduced public expenditure for basic services. The reforms resulted in the introduction of cost sharing on the part of beneficiaries (Lucas 1988). ...

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Comparative Study of Methods of Fetal Weight Estimation

20 Jul 2017

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INTRODUCTION: Knowledge of fetal weight in utero is important for the obstetrician to decide whether or not to deliver the fetus and also to decide the mode of delivery. Both low birth weight and excessive fetal weight at delivery are associated with increased risk of newborn complications during labor and the puerperium. Various clinical formulae like Johnson’s formula and Dawn’s formula have come into usage for ...

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Social and Health Inequalities in New Zealand

20 Jul 2017

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Assess and discuss the impact the following environmental and attitudinal determinants have on health in terms of planning, implementation, and the evaluation of health interventions: A. Demographic distribution of populations Before discussing the effect of Demographic distribution on population, let us first discuss what is population distribution. Population distributionmeans the pattern of where people live. World population distribution is uneven. Places which aresparsely populated ...

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Aesthetic Rehabilitation of Non-syndromic oligodontia

20 Jul 2017

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Case report Title of the article: “Esthetic Rehabilitation of Non-syndromic oligodontia-an innovative approach.” Abstract: This case report describes the esthetic rehabilitation of a 13 year old girl presenting with non-syndromic oligodontia, who compromised in esthetics, occlusal function, development and functional growth of the bones. The oral rehabilitation was performed with direct composite restoration using thermoformed templates along with reinforced polyethylene fibers since it is a viable ...

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The Prevalence of Malaria in Northern Nigeria

20 Jul 2017

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Epidemiological Overview Generally, malaria is widespread throughout most of the tropics globally. However, according to Bradley (1992), the epidemiology of malaria has been characteristically varied across the globe because of malaria’s largely diverse vectorial capacity (p. 1). Out of the approximately 3.4 billion people who are globally prone to malaria infections annually, about 1.2 billion are at a higher risk. The World Health Organization (2013) reports ...

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Meningitis Due To Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy

20 Jul 2017

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Acute Aseptic Meningitis Due To High Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Guillain-Barré Syndrome Abstract The majority of adverse reactions of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy are mild, transient and self-limiting; however, potentially serious complications are rare and occur in less than 5% of patients receiving IVIG therapy. IVIG associated transient aseptic meningitis is an uncommon adverse effect and this phenomenon has been seldom described in literature. We ...

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Sample Turnaround Times for Three Histoprocessing Methods

20 Jul 2017

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Introduction Turnaround time for any pathological laboratory is very important which depends upon the preparation and diagnosis of the histopathologic material. The rapidity advantages the clinician to treat acutely ill patients and influence the work practice of the pathologist. With the advent of modernization tissue processing is modified from the point of tissue removal to embedding for instant histopathological diagnosis by various techniques or methods. After ...

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Defining Interoperability in Healthcare Systems

20 Jul 2017

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Interoperability   According to Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a not for profit organization focused on improving Healthcare through the use of Information Technology, “interoperability is the ability of different information technology systems and software applications to communicate, exchange data, and use the information that has been exchanged. Data exchange schema and standards should permit data to be shared across clinicians, lab, hospital, pharmacy, ...

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Job Satisfaction Among Ghanaian Mental Health Nurses

20 Jul 2017

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1.1 Background Study The main objective of this research is to evaluate the attitudes of Ghanaian mental health nurses and the level of job satisfaction in the three government psychiatric hospitals in Ghana. It has been identified that most people who suffer from mental illness are always vulnerable and at high risk of suffering from stigmatisation and discrimination. Mental health professionals such as nurses are always ...

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Australian Health Policy Models

20 Jul 2017

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Health policy is the action, plan and decisions taken to attain specific health care goals within the society. As the technology is advancing, the priorities of the people have been changed. Along with this the people are aware of the health issues and they want to reduce the level of diseases, premature death and want to secure themselves and their families from disease produces discomfort. To ...

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Mental Health Begins in Early Childhood

19 Jul 2017

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Children mental development alludes to the changes that happen as a youngster develops and creates in connection to being physically solid, rationally caution, sincerely sound, socially skilful and prepared to learn. The initial five years of a youngster's life are on a very basic level paramount. They are the establishment that shapes children' future health, bliss, development and learning accomplishment at school, in the family and ...

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Why Do Babies Bite?

19 Jul 2017

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Baby Biting Imagine that you are out with your child in the park or somewhere where your child interacts with others of the same age and then suddenly you see something strange in your child. Your child has turned into a little vampire! The first action that every responsible parent will think is to discipline their child. Which is normal but there is a better way ...

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Nanogels for Anticancer Drug Delivery

19 Jul 2017

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The applications of Nanogels in the field of medicine are currently under rapid growth of interest with more focus given on improving current therapies and diagnostic modalities. Nanogels composed of ionic or non-ionic network of amphiphilic polymer chains, when dispersed in aqueous media swell to considerable volume. Biological agents and drugs can be loaded into the nanogel by physical and chemical interactions between the agent and ...

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Discharge Plans: a Case Study

19 Jul 2017

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It may come as a shock to caretakers of the patient that discharge planning may commence as soon as a patient has been admitted. This does not necessarily mean that the patient is being released for home, but rather it means that plans are being put in place for a successful discharge plan to take place. Information is gathered about the patient, how they live, for ...

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Behaviour Management Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry

19 Jul 2017

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Title of the article: Model of parental acceptance of various behavior management techniques used in pediatric dentistry Abstract: Purpose: to evaluate the parental acceptance of different behavior management techniques routinely used in pediatric dentistry. Methods: Forty parents were shown a video tape of different nine behavior management techniques. (1.) Tell Show Do, (2.) Modeling, (3.) Positive reinforcement, (4.) Distraction, (5.) Voice control, (6.) Hand over mouth ...

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Overview of Sarcopenia

13 Jul 2017

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Background Sarcopenia is age related disease with symptoms of loss of muscle mass, strength and function. Elderly over the age of 65 years are vulnerable to sarcopenia [6]. It is estimated that approximated 5-13% of older people aged 60–70 years are suffered from sarcopenia [8]. The proportion is about twice higher among elderly at the age of 80 or above [8]. Studies also found that sarcopenia ...

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Rate of Treatment Failure among Tuberculosis Patients

13 Jul 2017

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ABSTRACT Treatment failure in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) poses a great danger to the global effort in control of tuberculosis. This study evaluated prevalence of treatment failure among PTB patients at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan. Consecutive patients of smear positive PTB patients managed between February 2011 to October 2013 at the directly observed therapy (Tuberculosis) unit of our hospital were enrolled for ...

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The Human Papilloma Virus and Cervical Cancer in Ghana

06 Jul 2017

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS Causes Risk factors Prevention Vaccination & Screening CERVICAL CANCER Signs and symptoms INTRODUCTION Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are infections that one can acquire from having sexual contact with an infected person. There are over 20 STIs which have been identified including HIV/AIDS, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, trichomoniasis, syphilis, gonorrhoea, HPV and genital herpes1. According to WHO, more ...

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The Impact of Hauora on a Maori Client

06 Jul 2017

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Analyse what effect each one of the following would have on the hauora of a Maori client. 1).Shame Shame is a feeling of guilty or embarrassed by any individual. In healthcare facilities if clients feel shame or embarrassment it will be hard for a Caregiver to provide proper treatment or care for the client. If client feels shame or embarrassed, it will create a significant barrier ...

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Understanding Diversity in Beliefs about Health

06 Jul 2017

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Understanding diversity in beliefs about health Getting your child vaccinated is a choice every parent has to make. There are many attitudes, beliefs and perspectives on the topic. This essay will be comparing and contrasting these views between the two groups of parents, those being the ones that decide to fully vaccinate their children and those that put off certain vaccines or don't vaccinate their children ...

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Industrial Relations vs. Worker Safety and Health

06 Jul 2017

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Industrial Relations vs. Workers Safety and Health aspects   A). The Past and The Present Links Between Industrial Relations And Safety And Health Introduction Industrial relations or better still ‘employment relations’ together with safety and health aspects of any organizations are vital elements in the relationship between the employee and the employer. In simple terms, industrial relations refer to the relationship between employees and the employers. ...

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Treating Conjuctival Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia

06 Jul 2017

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INTERFERON Topical MMC and 5-fluorouracil have been used to reduce recurrence rates when used as an adjunct to surgical excision and as a primary treatment; however, their use can be associated with marked ocular surface toxicity. Topical (1.000.000 IU/ ml/ four times a day) or subconjuctival INF alfa 2b (3 million IU/ml/ weekly) have been employed to treat CIN. In general, topical INF alpha-2b is well ...

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Does Fast Food Cause Obesity?

06 Jul 2017

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Fast Food Cause Obesity The United States is a free country where we are allowed to choose and pick whatever restaurants we eat at, order at those restaurants, type of food we purchase at the grocery store, etc.Twenty percent of children in US are considered overweight or obese at age 11. It has various severe enduring effects for your health, and it is a important cause ...

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Evaluation of Consumer-Driven Health Plans (CDHPs)

06 Jul 2017

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Introduction Consumer-driven healthplans(CDHPs) are health care benefits plans focused on the commitment of patrons in health care decision-making. Consumer-driven healthplans(CDHPs) facilitate patients to also make use of dollars of employer-funded or to save their personal dollars in an account to be used to shell out for appropriate health care expenses.The backlash of managed care of the 1990s merged with growing health expenditures leaded to the formation ...

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An Overview of Surgery

06 Jul 2017

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Surgery Overseas Surgery is an antique medical specialty, which uses operative labor-intensive and influential procedures on a patient to look into and treat a pathological state such as injuries or diseases. Surgery is an expertise consisting of a corporal intervention on muscle, and tissues. A surgery helps in improving bodily function and appearance and also to repair unnecessary ruptured areas for instance a perforated ear drum. ...

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Impact of Maori Identity on Healthcare

06 Jul 2017

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2. The principles of kawanatanga and tinorangatiratanga and its impact on the delivery of effective healthcare services. a.) tino rangatiratanga and Maori self-determination over health Since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, there have been problems within the Maori community. For instance, majority of the Maori chiefs were deprived of sustaining the power to rule community. With this big issue, it influences the ...

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Public Perceptions of Health

06 Jul 2017

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INTRODUCTION Studies shows that self-perception is a paramount indication of health outcomes. The degree to which self-perception to health is related with personality trait is, though, largely untold. We aim to study the connection between self-perception, personality and trait among people on Health. Health defines a person that is free from pain, injury and illness in both mind and body. Based on World Health Organization (1946) ...

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Aspects of Indian Health Policy

05 Jul 2017

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1.23 HEALTH POLICY Health approach could be characterized as the "choices, plans, and activities that are embraced to accomplish particular health care objectives inside a social order." According to the World Health Organization, an express health arrangement can attain some things: it characterizes a dream for what's to come; it diagrams necessities and the normal parts of diverse gatherings; and it constructs accord and advises individuals. ...

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Study Proposal: Causative Mutations in Optic Neuropathy

05 Jul 2017

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Optic neuropathy refers to degeneration of optic nerve. It is often described as optic atrophy that means loss of few or most of optic nerve fibers [1]. It can be symmetric or bilateral based on toxic or nutritional ( vitamin B12 or folate deficiency) insults and genetic defects [4]. In genetically inherited optic atrophies, retinal ganglion cells and optic nerve fiber layer are damaged. This damage ...

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BioMedical Waste Management in an Indian Hospital

05 Jul 2017

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Introduction: The waste produced in the course of healthcare activities carries a higher potential for infection and injury than any other type of waste. Inadequate and inappropriate knowledge of handling of healthcare waste may have serious health consequences and a significant impact on the environment as well. According to Bio-Medical Waste (management and handling) rules, 1998 of India, Bio Medical Waste (BMW) means any solid, fluid, ...

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Environmental Toxicology and Human Health

05 Jul 2017

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Environmental Toxicology and Human Health Environmental Toxicology is a field of science with various disciplines involved in the study of the adverse effects of various physical, chemical and biological agents on living organisms particularly animals, birds and fishes (Philp, 2001, pp. 10-11). Physical agents. They are sources of energy that may have negative effects on human health and that of biological organisms such as fish, birds ...

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Impacts of the Americans with Disabilities Act

05 Jul 2017

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Adapted Fitness Activities Congress weighed the interests of the businesses that would need to update their facilities versus the interests of the people that would be helped and decided that helping Americans with Disabilities would be the fairest thing to do. As verbally expressed by the founding fathers of America “All men are created equal.” Black, white, brown, short, tall, perspicacious, and incoherent, all are engendered ...

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Maori Social and Cultural Values and Healthcare

03 Oct 2016 05 Jul 2017

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Shame is a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour. The effect of shame on the health of the Maori client would be a client was diagnosed by type 2 diabetic and was recommended by the general practitioner to loss his /her weight. The general practitioner also made appointment with the weight loss program people and asked the ...

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Biopsychosocial Model of Health Case Study

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Keywords: biopsychosocial model essay, biopsychosocial model analysis Case Based Essay The biopsychosocial model of health (Engel, 1977) claims that health and illness are: the product of a combination of factors including biological characteristics (e.g. genetic predisposition), behavioural factors (e.g. lifestyle, stress, health beliefs), and social conditions (e.g. cultural influences, family relationships, social support). (Marks et al,2005). The biopsychosocial model takes into account that each patient is completely ...

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Macro and Micro Nutrients

10 Jun 2016 03 Jul 2017

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Keywords: macro nutrients, Nutrition is basically the process absorbing, consuming and using nutrients needed for the growth of the body, maintenance and development of the life (Wikipedia, 2009). Nutrients are basically chemical substances in foods that strive to nourish the body. Many nutrients in the body can be synthesized. Those nutrients that cannot be synthesized in the body are known as the essential nutrients that are ...

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Dignity and Privacy in Health Care: Literature Review

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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Annotated Bibliography To complete this assignment I am going to complete an Annotated Bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a bibliography of sources of information such as: books, websites, journals, articles. However under each source is an evaluation paragraph that is a brief description about the source that has been used. During this assignment the sources used will be based upon on the subject of privacy and ...

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The structure and organization of the human body

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Unit 3 The Structure, Function and Organisation of The Human Body Outcome 1 Handout UNIT 3: THE STRUCTURE, ORGANISATION AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY OUTCOME 1 The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all known living organisms. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing, and is ...

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Public Health Issue: Alcohol Misuse

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Alcohol misuse as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) is the alcohol use that places people at risk for problems, including "at-risk use," "clinical alcohol abuse," and "dependence." Although the use of alcohol brings with it a number of pleasures, alcohol increases the risk of a wide range of social harms, generally in a dose dependent manner (WHO 2011). Alcohol misuse is one of the most ...

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Providing quality healthcare

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Health Care Quality 1.0 Background To The Study The Client enters the health care delivery service with needs, concerns and expectations, requiring various interventions. Identifying and providing appropriate care to meet these needs in a cost effective way without compromising the standard of care is one of the challenges facing health care providers today. Other challenges facing them include consumer’s demands, professional demand for excellence, high cost ...

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Concept of primary health care in Nigeria

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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Introduction The concept of primary health care (PHC) was formulated by the 134 countries that met at the Alma-Ata conference in Russia on September 12, 1978 which was organized by the World Health Organization. Primary health care is a part of the three-tier system of health care in Nigeria. These are the tertiary health care, which the federal government is in charge; the secondary health ...

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Reflection In Occupational Therapy Practice

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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I have always struggled with reflection, initially I didnt see the point of going over and over events that had happened, I was confident that the action I had taken at the time was right for the moment, but if I felt that it wasnt I would acknowledge that and improve next time, obviously this process is going on in my head, (according to Schon this is ...

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The importance of public policy

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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INTRODUCTION Public policy refers to the action or inaction of the government on an issue(s) (Thomas 2001 cited in Buse et al 2005). It sets hierarchy by carrying out the choices of those with the command of authority in the public. This makes public policy change very complex as various individuals, organisations and even the state have conflicting interest and capacities. There is therefore the need for ...

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The Benefits Of Breastfeeding

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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Human milk is uniquely engineered for human infants, and is the biologically or natural way to feed infants. Breastfeeding, in comparison to feeding breast milk substitutes such as infant formula, has numerous health benefits. It not only has benefits on children and mothers but the society and economy as well. Introduction One of the most useful and natural steps a mother can take for her children is ...

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Nonmaleficence Pillars Of Health System

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Abstract: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence are the main “pillars” of the health care system. These two ethical principles seem to be the foundation and set a basic framework for the practice of health care. Hippocrates recognized the significance of these two principles and he pledged to practice healthcare following them (Morrison 48). The function of these two principles go beyond treatment of patients, in fact, it is relevant ...

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Role Of The Registered Nurse

23 Mar 2015 10 May 2017

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Registered Nurses (RNs) provide many different services to health care consumers in a variety of settings. Some things nurses do on a daily basis offer a unique contribution to health care, whereas others can be done by other health team members. Professional nursing offers a specialized service to society. Professional nurses use a broad approach when considering holistic health need of the people they serve. Because of ...

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Learning Difficulties: Causes

23 Mar 2015 09 May 2017

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Learning Difficulties LO. 1 - Explain what is meant by "learning disabilities", and outline their possible causes and manifestations. The term and definition of learning disability has its controversies and ambiguousness and the term means different things to different people having various cultural and medical connotations. Individuals identified as having learning difficulties are recognized and understood by the communities in which they live, the personal services ...

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Collaboration in Professional Practice

23 Mar 2015 08 May 2017

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Effective Interprofessional Collaboration is key to providing good quality patient centred care This essay will discuss the principles of patient centred care and their relationship to multi-disciplinary team working and identify and explain key concepts of individual and team communication within the practice setting. Reference will also be made to experiences in practice and the effect of these experiences on the patient. My personal experiences of multi-disciplinary ...

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The Effect of Hydration on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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Introduction Water is the key to all life; without it, life as we know it would not exist. So it is natural to believe that hydration should have an effect on blood pressure and heart rate, considering our heart is also one of the keys to our life as humans. So we will be testing what affect hydration has on blood pressure and heart rate, if any. ...

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What is mental health?

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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What is mental health? Mental health refers to our emotional wellbeing, it is all about how we think, feel and behave. The relevance of working with patients with mental health problems for me will be a challenge to start with. While on my placement I come across many patients why are suffering with Alzheimer and Dementia and most are suffering with mental health disorders of various kinds. ...

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Health Supplements: An analysis

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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CHAPTER 1 The prevalence used of health supplements especially multivitamins and minerals in many developed counteries are widened eventhough their effectiveness is unclearly determined (Rock , 2007). Based on the data collected by National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000, 52 percent of US adults reported taking a dietary supplement in the past month and 35 percent is reported on regular use of a multivitamin-multimineral product. ...

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Principles of Infection Control in the Operating Department

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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Infection control is a vital part of everyday life in Operating theatre departments across the world. It is used to ensure patient and staff safety throughout surgical procedures and patients stay in a hospital. Key issues that effect many if not all trusts across the UK include Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) which is found mainly on the skin and in nasal areas of patients. This bacterium ...

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How does Smoking effect human lungs, causes cancer and even death

03 Oct 2016 27 Apr 2017

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Scientific Research Skills Assignments How does Smoking effect human lungs, causes cancer and even death? Literature Review Smoking stands for intake of tobacco or other related substances either for leisure or in severe cases as an addiction. Smoking is behavior which is reprimandable and highly non acceptable because it not only bring harms to the one who inhales it but to the one ...

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Child abuse: Cause and effects

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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Child Abuse Cause and Effects Abstract Child abuse is one of major problem faced by many children around the world and its take the attention of all nations. Children can be abused by different people like parents, strangeness, and member of their families, teachers and other children at school or in the community. Regardless who are the abusers, causes and effects are all same like any other ...

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RISK FACTORS: ANAEMIA AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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Anemia in pregnancy constitutes a major public health problem in developing countries. It is defined as reduction in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood as a result of fewer circulating erythrocytes than normal or a decrease in the concentration of Haemoglobin (Hb) (Hoque et al., 2009). During pregnancy, there is an increase in amount of iron required to increase red cell mass, expand plasma volume and ...

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Obesity: Causes and effects

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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This paper is to inform one how important it is to be educated on the causes and affects of obesity. It will answer how one can catch the early signs of obesity and detect the symptoms in themselves or others. There are many causes for obesity and it is important to know these causes so that one can prevent the disease from affecting their lives. Obesity can ...

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Analysis and evaluation of the NHS

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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The National Health Service (NHS) provides healthcare for all UK citizens based on their need for healthcare rather than their ability to pay for it. NHS is funded by taxes. This report identifies the problem with NHS with problem solving tools and techniques. For finding this problem Casual Loop and BOT methodologies has been used. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (NHS): On 5 July 1948, NHS was launched by ...

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A leadership in healthcare

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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Introduction Effective leadership is essential in health care organisations as in other organisations. It is necessary for driving innovation, effective patient care, patient safety, improving working within clinical teams, sorting out issues within emergency context and other aspects necessary for effective and efficient running of healthcare organisations. Transformational leadership has often been prescribed as the ‘gold standard' of healthcare leadership(Gopee and Galloway 2009).This essay sets out to: ...

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The Health Needs Assessment

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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This assignment is a quasi-report on a health need assessment (HNA) which is being prepared, as part of this module summative assessment, in order to gather information on the basis of designing and implementing a programme, on a limited scale, of health and health care acceptable, accessible and identified in Southwark based on evidence of cost-effectiveness and is beneficial to the needs of this practice area. The ...

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Asthma Pathophysiology: Etiology and Risk

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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School nursing is one of several traditional roles for community health nurse. Providing health care for schools placed for a number of reasons. In the first place, school environment it self may create hazards which students must be protect from. Beside, children need to be healthy to learn effectively .similarly vital reason is, maintaining the health of children today produce healthy adults in years to come. Subsequently, ...

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The Importance Of Eating Breakfast

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Whenever food is talked about, the first thing that comes into people's minds is eating- satisfying one's tummy once again with all the delicious stuff. But, do people really know the significance of food in one's system, and how does it contribute to people's daily lifestyle? Food is one of the basic necessities of human beings. Without it, humans cannot live because food gives energy for all ...

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National Health Policy Of India

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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The National Health Policy of 1983 was announced during the Sixth plan period. The National Health Policy (NHP) in light of the Directive Principles of the constitution of India recommends "universal, comprehensive primary health care services which are relevant to the actual needs and priorities of the community at a cost which people can afford" (MoHFW, 1983, 3-4). It recommended the establishment of a nationwide network of ...

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The pathophysiology of a disease: COPD

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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This assignment will discuss the pathophysiology of a disease process of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It will also show how biological, psychological and the social aspects of the disease that can have an affect on an individual's day to day life. COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is a term used for a number of conditions; including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD leads to ...

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Nurse or ODP as first assistant in theatre

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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The Role of a Nurse or ODP as First Assistant This essay will look at the role of a Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner as a first assistant in modern theatre. NATN (1993) defines first assistants as registered Nurses who provide skilled assistance under the supervision of the surgeon but do not intervene surgically. Their standard of care must be of a very high order. ...

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Impact of internet and mobile phone

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Impact of internet and mobile phone on our life and the life of future generations The communication technology has become one of the important technologies in the last thirty years of the late of the twentieth century. The communications Technology industry is still grow significantly. Also, it is likely to increase growth in the coming years. There are several definitions of communication technology and one of them ...

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The relationship between occupation and health

23 Mar 2015 14 Apr 2017

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Discuss the relationship between occupation and health, and recognise factors which facilitate occupational performance. In the context of this essay “occupation” is taken to encompass care of self, leisure and employment (American Occupational Therapy Association: Uniform Terminology, 1994) whereby the person interacts with the environment. These areas are not mutually exclusive. It is the “ordinary and familiar things that people do every day” (American Occupational Therapy Association ...

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus

23 Mar 2015 13 Apr 2017

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Discuss the possible role of psychological factors throughout the course of an illness: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Health psychology is a topical development in the integration of biomedical and social sciences in health care. It addresses the role of psychological factors in the cause, progression, and outcome of health and illness (Ogden, 2007). Psychological theories can guide health education and promotion, and offer the health care practitioner ...

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Approaches to a child with fast breathing

03 Oct 2016 11 Apr 2017

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APPROACH TO A CHILD WITH FAST BREATHING Fast breathing is the most common presentation in children visiting a hospital emergency. These children have the respiratory rate more than the normal upper limit for that age group; (see table 1), with or without increased work of breathing in the form of chest indrawing, nasal flaring and head nodding. It may also be associated with stridor or wheeze ...

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The prevalence of Tetanus in Canada and India

03 Oct 2016 11 Apr 2017

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A critical comparison of the vaccination and hygienic influences on the prevalence of Tetanus in Canada and India. Tetanus is caused by a toxin, tetanaspasmin, produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani (Guifoile 2008, p. 10). This toxin affects the inhibiting motor neurons within the body, causing muscle contractions to become erratic and violent. These contractions are extremely painful for the individual suffering them, the contractions being ...

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Smoking, diabetes and alcohol in the Maori culture

03 Oct 2016 11 Apr 2017

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Task 1 Introduction The region that I have chosen to study is Auckland Region and my research of Hauora Maori trends and contemporary issue are smoking, diabetes and alcohol which extract from housing, education, employment, lifestyle and health statistics. Te Whare Tapa Wha is a traditional approach to Hauora base on Whanau, Tinana, Wairua and Hinengaro to understand Maori health with a strong foundation of Maori ...

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Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia

03 Oct 2016 11 Apr 2017

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Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, regarding a case INTRODUCTION Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (IPEH) was first described as a malignant lesion by Pierre Masson in 1923(1), warning his histological similarity to angiosarcoma. Later, Henschen(2) described an intravascular endothelial proliferation that he interpreted like a reagent process due to inflammation and stasis vascular. We present a case of a patient diagnosed with intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia in renal ...

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Moving through levels of care in health

03 Oct 2016 11 Apr 2017

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A Health system can be defined as a group of people whose primary focus is to improve the health or wellbeing of others (WHO, 2005). These entities could include organizations such as hospitals and other health care services that respond to the needs of the population. This essay will focus on the three levels of care: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary and explore how patients move through ...

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HIV/AIDS: Stigma and discrimination

03 Oct 2016 11 Apr 2017

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Stigma and discrimination face by people living with HIV/AIDS It has been defined by Roura et al., (2009) that the stigma associated with a precise kind of relationship between the behvaiours, perceptions and stereotypes is concerned with a deep sense of social deprivation. Despite the fact, that the concept of stigma is around 40 years old, it has been much researched on and is widely used ...

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Workplace Health and Safety

03 Oct 2016 27 Feb 2017

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Safety Engineering TMA 1 At the start it is fair to surmise that health and safety was never at the forefront of any business or company. But over many years it can clearly be seen and noted that a company cannot flourish without it. This being said it was not until the early 1930’s that the first formal Health and safety text book was introduced by ...

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Social and Emotional Well Being

03 Oct 2016 24 Feb 2017

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Social and Emotional Well Being Introduction Social and emotional well-being has been the area of interest for people belonging to different walks of life but still it remains the least researched area in relation to the nursing profession (Health I, 2010). Nurses play a valuable part in patient care as they interact directly with the patient and are also involved in decision making about the treatment ...

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Solid Waste Disposal

24 Feb 2017

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Keywords: waste disposal, Sub-Saharan Africa, environmental hazards INTRODUCTION Human development and health is greatly influenced by the environment in which they live in (Centre for Disease Control, 2009). Solid waste constitutes a major source of environmental hazard. Environmental hazards accounts for an estimated 25 % of the total burden of disease worldwide and nearly 35 % of ill-health in sub Saharan Africa is caused by environmental hazards ...

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Chinese Medicine

03 Oct 2016 22 Feb 2017

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Introduction For over 2000 years, traditional Chinese medicine was the only medical therapy consisting of various forms of herbal medicine,acupuncture,massage,exercise, and dietary therapy for treatment illnesses. With the arrival of the missionaries from the west, a new form of medical therapy which based on treatment using chemicals and surgery was introduced to China in the 19th century. This not only provided an alternative medical treatment for Chinese, ...

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Obesity in the USA

03 Oct 2016 22 Feb 2017

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Obesity Problem in USA Introduction Obesity signifies an overload total of body fat. If someone's bodyweight is in any case 20% loftier than what it be supposed to be, he or she is normally considered as obese. If persons Body Mass Index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 he or she is considered as an overweight. If a person BMI is 30 or over ...

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Asthma Essay With Conclusions

13 Jun 2016 14 Jun 2016

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Asthma is one of the major chronic respiratory conditions which alter the respiratory function of the body. The World Health Organisation or WHO (2012) defines asthma as a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterised by frequent episodes of breathlessness and wheezing. This difficulty in breathing is caused by the swelling and constricting of the airways. Exposure to allergens, pollutants, cold air, infection and exercise can increase ...

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Importance of Ensuring That Others Are Aware Of Own Whereabouts

10 Jun 2016

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1.1 Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. The Health and Safety at Work act 1974 relates to the general health and safety in a healthcare work setting. This acts as an umbrella for the other legislations which we must follow: MANUAL HANDLING OPERATION REGULATIONS 1992 -Moving & Handling Techniques which are used to move people and objects in ...

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Negative Effects Of Junk Food On Health Essay

08 Jun 2016 09 Jun 2016

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Though your children may ask for junk food because they like the taste or because their friends are eating it, you undoubtedly already know that junk food can have negative effects on them. Junk food is typically is low in nutrients and high in calories from added sugars, starches or fats. Processed and junk food lovers beware! There are many negative repercussions to persistent junk food eating ...

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A Review Of Acheson Report Health Essay

23 Mar 2015 15 Apr 2016

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The report also calls for more funding support to schools in deprived areas, better nutrition and the concept of health-promoting schools. Benefit levels for providing nutritional meals to children should be increased and food should be more affordable for fulfilling nutritional needs of children. The report also focuses on smoking and drinking problems urging for restrictions on smoking in public places, a ban on tobacco advertising and ...

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Health Essays - Myocardial Infarction Mortality

23 Mar 2015 09 Mar 2016

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Myocardial Infarction Mortality 1.0 Introduction In the UK, about 838,000 men and 394,000 women have had a myocardial infarction (MI) at some point in their lives, (NICE clinical guideline 48, 2007). The latest statistics from the British Heart Foundation state that approximately 227,000 people suffer from an acute MI (heart attack) each year (British Heart Foundation Statistics Website). To put this figure in to perspective this equates ...

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