Essays on Health Page 135

Should voluntary, active euthanasia be legalized in Canada? Human beings just like other life forms are susceptible to illness. As we know many diseases bring about excruciating amount of pain and make living very difficult. Many people would rather end their life rather than live it with pain and this has led to the notion…

Since Hong Gong’s fast economic Roth, this makes a lot of young parents have the ability to provide for their children good eating. And they have a good education, make them aware of the importance of children’s brain development. These parents want their children to grow up healthy, and even want their children to become…

Jaundice is defined as the yellow staining of the skin and sclerae that is caused by high levels in blood of the chemical bilirubin. The color of the skin and sclerae varies depending on how high or low the blood of the chemical bilirubin is. When the level is highly elevated, the skin or sclerae…

Background Situation awareness (SA)—the perception of data elements, comprehension of their meaning and projection of their status in the near future—has been associated with human performance in high-risk environments, including aviation and the operating room. The influences on SA in inpatient medicine are unknown. Methods We conducted seven focus groups with nurses, respiratory therapists and…

Hypertension is a common disorder characterized by a sustained elevationof systolic arterial pressure (top number) of 140 mm Hg or higher, or adiastolic arterial pressure (bottom number) of 90 mm Hg or greater, or both. Hypertension is divided into two categories: essential (or primary) hypertensionand secondary hypertension. Etiology: Research has shown that hypernatremia(elevated serum sodium)…

There are two different health issues in my city or the state of Georgia that I will identify. The two public health issues are Diabetes Mellitus and Lung Cancer and tobacco use. Diabetes Mellitus is identified by persistent hyperglycemia and impeded carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins metabolism triggered by complete or limited insufficiency of insulin production…

There are many different types of therapies or psychological methods used to alleviate problems. First, there are therapies that emphasize the value of gaining insight to personal problems. Then there are behavior therapies and cognitive therapies, which are used to directly change troublesome actions and thoughts. Two therapies I will be describing are rational-emotive behavior…

OCD stands for obsessive-compulsive disorder. An individual with OCD tends to worry about many different things. One out of fifty adults currently suffer from this disorder, and twice that many have had it at some point in their lives. When worries, doubts, or superstitious beliefs become excessive then a diagnosis of OCD is made. With…

  Introduction The number of patients with hypertension has been on the rise and is likely to continue rising as the population grows older. The condition despite affecting a large population of Americans and being the most common reason for visits to the physicians has not been adequately managed. Data from a recent survey indicates…

Abstract Today in this fast moving global world many as one in one hundred women have anorexia, and four in one hundred women have bulimia. This is especially the young adult women who are at a greater risk because they face the additional pressures to perform both academically and socially. Therefore as a result they…