Essays on Health Page 172

The Great Debate over whether marijuana should be legalized and alcohol deemed illegal has taken affect in the United States over the last century. Alcohol has been popular in America ever since its founding, and alcohol was predominately produced through moonshiners until the Whiskey Rebellion in the very early 1800s. Since then alcohol has been…

Both workers and volunteers in Haiti should receive necessary shots before entering the country to prevent diseases such as Hepatitis, measles, mumps, rubella, and pertussis. Immunization is also crucial for Haitians to protect them against these rare but deadly diseases. The focus of education is on teaching safe and proper sanitation practices, such as hand…

Cotard syndrome was named after Jules Cotard. A French neurologist he called the condition le delire de negation (“negation delirium”). There are multiple levels from mild to severe. Cotard had formed a new type of depression, where one denies their own existence. When the area of the brain that recognizes faces is disconnected, with the…

Art Williams said,”I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy. I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it”,this is true (Nursing). In order to become a doctor or nurse an individual has to take many classes and pass all of them but in the end it’s worth it. Most students do not go…

The Plague, which started in the mid-1400s, had multiple outbreaks in Europe. The disease was transmitted due to poor living conditions and unclean streets. In the initial wave, approximately 25 million individuals, equivalent to one third of Western Europe’s population, perished. Throughout the following centuries until the 18th century, deadly episodes of the plague occurred…

Singh (2014) states that depression and anxiety are comorbidities of obesity. A depressed mood is linked to poor diet and obesity. Sensory and psychological pathways influence food choice, the quantity, and meal frequency. Obese people overeat due to inability to perceive their physiological state, hunger, and satiety and that overeating Reduces their emotional discomfort and…

In the novel Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad, Charlie Marrow, an Introspective sailor accurately discusses restraint and several of Its aspects through an encounter he has with the natives. When the natives hippo meat spoils and thus they are left without food, Marrow admires the quality of self control and restraint displayed by…

Circumcision in this context is male circumcision and this refers to the removal of the foreskin from the male genital, penis. Many societies especially the African societies have been practicing circumcision for a long time and it is mainly done during the puberty age. In many societies it is done during adolescence or puberty as…

Sleep is one of the essential blocks of life and without it negative cognitive and physical effects begin to manifest themselves rapidly. Without consistent and adequate sleep one can begin to see numerous effects, leading to a vicious cycle of tired days, sleepless nights, and emotional difficulties. There have been countless research projects, presentations, and…

The term schizoaffective disorder refers to a mental illness that is characterized by symptoms of thought disorder and mood disorder that “are usually thought to run in different families, involved different brain mechanisms, develop in different ways, and respond to different treatments” (Mental Health America, 2007). The schizophrenia component or though disorder may include delusions,…