Essays on Health Page 122

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that affects the joints and connective tissue. It is chronic, progressive, and leads to inflammation and permanent damage. In contrast, Osteoarthritis (OA) occurs due to age-related joint deterioration and primarily targets certain joints rather than causing inflammation throughout the body. The type of joint that is involved is…

You can’t have everything, where would you put it? Hoarders Imagine you wake to find that your house is on fire. Most people can name the few possessions that are near and dear to their hearts that they would grab immediately before exiting their burning home. Imagine feeling that strongly about each and every single…

Changes in the human behavior and life manner over the last century have resulted in an addition of epidemics and pandemics all around the universe. The spread of infective diseases among the population is normally known as epidemics or pandemics. The difference between these two nomenclatures are related to the figure of people which is…

To start with, the concept of health will be firstly discussed, then how different factors determine “health” will be explained, and anally some principles and solutions will be suggested. How to define the term “health” is the first and foremost step in tackling the issue of health inequality. Nevertheless, it is complicated to define it…

In a letter to H.P. Lovecraft, ca. June 1934, Howard describes a close call his friend and fellow Weird Tales writer E. Hoffmann Price had while traveling through Texas. Price was the only one of Howard’s contemporaries that he met in person. By the way, Price was stopped at the Red River crossing by men with…

Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a person using cunning strategies and deceit to get their way, a failure to conform to social norms (often resulting in criminal behaviour), a lack of compassion for others, an “inflated and arrogant self-appraisal”, “reckless disregard for safety of self or others” (American Psychiatric Association [DSM-IV], 2000) and most…

Fetal macrosomia is a condition in which the fetus tends to grow to a larger than normal size for the given population and sex (usually greater than 4000 grams at birth).  It occurs in 1 to 10 % of the general population.  Women who develop have a prolonged pregnancy, or suffer from preexisting diabetes mellitus…

Language death is the process by which a language becomes endangered of extinction or unlikely to be spoken anymore within its environment. Even if no one speaks a particular language anymore, it may still exist in the form of records and documentation. However, if there is a lack of fluent speakers and the loss of…

Is terminating a fetus morally, right? It has been said that a fetus is not a person but just living cells. Multiple birth reduction is used to eliminate one or more fetuses from the womb because the child is unwanted, unhealthy for the mother, unhealthy for the other children, or financially unstable. Are any of…

It is extremely important to prevent a child from encountering foods they are allergic to, as this could have potentially life-threatening consequences. The parents are responsible for identifying any intolerances their child may have, such as noticing digestive issues like diarrhea after consuming certain foods. During the first visit to the facility, parents are asked…