Essays on Health Page 187

According to the CDC, a chronic illness is a condition that is prolonged and does not get better spontaneously, or which usually cannot be cured completely. These types of disorders are more frequently observed in the elderly populations.  Some of the common disorders that occur in elders include arthritis, hypertension and other heart disorders, visual…

Introduction Since the days of slavery in which minorities were considered possessions, through the periods of Jim Crow rules and lynching, the death penalty has always been plagued by race. Regrettably, the days of racial disparity in the application of capital punishment are not a vestige of the past. Presently, there exists a great disparity…

My name is Marsharie Garner-Shakur. I’m currently a L. P. N. at Towne Manor nursing home in Norristown Pa. , and I’m writing you this letter because, it is hard to grasp the huge grip that tobacco has had on society as a whole. In looking at smoking from a long-term-care perspective, we can watch…

Community Acquired Pneumonia ( CAP ) is a signifier of ague lower respiratory tract infection that occurs in every 5 to 11 instances per 1000 grownups ‘ population every twelvemonth. Amongst these instances, about 22 % to 42 % of them are admitted to the infirmary and of these per centums ; about 1.29 instances…

INTRODUCTION In the Western World, several chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is a number killer in the Western world due to the use of high fat and high-energy foods, sedentary lifestyle and the ill-habits followed.   Several heart diseases such as hypertension, heart failures, ischemic heart diseases, etc, arise from the poor lifestyle habits followed in…

I don’t know how to write what I am about to write. There is no easy way to do this. I am not one to be able to put his feelings down on paper. You know that. I am sure you know what this is about. We have not been able to go more than…

The pros and cons of multistate nursing licensure.Multistate licensure privilege denotes the right to exercise nursing in any compact state (interstate compact) which is not the state of residency. When we say interstate compact, it refers to an “agreement between two or more established for the purpose of remedying a particular problem of multistate concern”…

The use of artificial sweeteners has both positive and negative effects on your body. Some learn the hard way, while others catch on before it’s too late. My mom got lucky that her thyroid doctor had warned her about the artificial sweeteners messing with her thyroid. After finding this out, she spread the word like…

INTRODUCTION Food is a basic requirement for humans, or any living organism to survive. Food as defined by MedicineNet.com is “any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body (“Food”)”. Food nourishes the body by providing the energy needed for metabolism and for the everyday activities. It is also used for building and repairing…

For eight years, an American study carried out a cohort of 45,000 women and dissected all their habits to measure the impact on their health. Scientists have highlighted a link between hair dyes and the development of breast cancer. To hide the appearance of white hair or simply to change heads, hair coloring is ideal. You…