Essays on Health Page 105

The detrimental health consequences of smoking are widely acknowledged and affect individuals, their families, the environment, and society as a whole. Researchers have firmly established a significant link between smoking and diseases such as lung cancer. Alongside well-documented effects on health and the environment, my investigation sought to examine how smoking impacts families and society….

For a long time, society has acknowledged the connection between diet and health through the popular saying “You are what you eat.” Multiple studies have explored the link between blood types and certain diseases. Yet, it was Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo’s book Eat Right for Your Blood Type that revealed the four blood types as…

1.0 Introduction UNAIDS (2006) states; Africa is the world’s second largest continent, encompassing about 22% of the total land area in the world, nearly 12 million square miles. The Sub-Saharan region covers the entire continent with the exception of the northernmost countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara and, arguably, Mauritania (The Canadian…

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders thatcause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most oftenIBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease but may be referredto as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, and proctitis. Ulcerative colitis causesulceration and inflammation of the inner lining of a couple of really bad…

For the past year cannabis (marijuana, blow, dope) has frequently been in the news headlines in the UK, and it was recently announced that the legal status of the drug is to be reviewed. This may come as welcome news to the many people who use the drug either for medicinal or recreational reasons.Cannabis can…

Dibble Cody, is a great film to use in analyzing the commonly tumultuous and chaotic adolescent years. While my biggest struggles during primary school came prior to age thirteen, I have often wondered at what it must have been like to be a teenaged high school student dealing with the “condition” of teen pregnancy on…

With the ever increasing cases of hackers, spoofs, sniffers or even Phreakers constantly gaining unauthorized access to private accounts, databases and systems, the need for beefed up security for individuals or organizations is eminently pressing, now more than ever before. A recent report by BBC News (2010) documents of a 25 year-old Frenchman hacking into…

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is one of the most severe psychiatric illnesses. It adversely affects the patient’s mood, activity, and thought processes. Characterized by one or more manic episodes and typically by one or more depressive episodes, the disorder manifests by an elevated, expansive, irritable mood and a host of behavioral symptoms….

The term Euthanasia originated from the Greek word for “good death. ” It is the act or practice of ending the life of a person either by lethal injection or the suspension of medical treatment. Because of this, many view euthanasia as simply bringing relief by alleviating pain and suffering. The word has also been…

There are some positive and negative effect that these new technologies to be considered. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is also known as MR.. This computerized device is used for scanning the patient’s entire body. This type of scanner Uses a magnetic and radio waves to create images of organs, tissues, and other body parts. Some of…