Essays on Health Page 191

I have been a part of the health care team for years. I became a CNA for four years, and a licensed nurse for five years now. Nursing, to me, means it is a hands-on profession that cares and advocates for the patients or residents holistically, promotes and maintains health, educates the community, and helps…

All things in the world are not constant. Humans, animals, objects alike undergo changes. Among the irrevocable laws of nature is change and we cannot do anything about it. In terms of humans, the most obvious change we notice is the physical aspects and details of a person. We start the journey of life through…

              “One Flew Over Cuckoo’s Nest” was a story originally published in 1962 by Ken Kesey.  The story was based on his unique experiences working with wounded soldiers in California.  Many of story’s characters were the coupling of real life people he met at the Veterans Hospital and LSD…

Childhood obesity has progressed as to what other people may call it as an epidemic here in the United States, and progressively this issue begun in children. Obesity is a measurement of overabundance fat in the body and today, it is classified as a disorder. It is a tragic to know that it is classified…

Due to the similarities in demographics, I decided to compare hospitals that derive from my hometown and some that are within close proximity. I chose these health centers because not only are the dynamics similar, but I am personally intrigued as I have family members in healthcare who are or have been employed with most…

Introduction The leading cause of mortality in Australia is heart disease or, in clinical terms, cardiovascular disease (CVD). The common risk factors that are responsible for CVD include smoking, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, lack of exercise, and genetic defects from family history. However, the listed biomedical risk factors do not account for the total percentage of…

American Health Care Systems are known to be highly reliable due to the advanced technology and knowledge of certain diseases and disorders. Most Americans know that healthcare in America surely takes care of people, and it is a matter of financial standpoint in how good of healthcare you can obtain. It is also known that…

The fetal effects of marijuana use by pregnant Women mirror fetal alcohol syndrome ABSTRACT In many situations, people who use marijuana regularly claim that it has none of the long-term side effects of alcohol and that its short-term use creates a very different “high” than alcohol use, leaving the user more open and relaxed and…

Over the past several decades, obesity has grown into a major global epidemic. In the United States (US), more than two-thirds of adults are now overweight and one-third is obese. In this article, we provide an overview of the state of research on the likely economic impact of the US obesity epidemic at the national…

In some regions, such as Asia and the Mediterranean, there is a higher prevalence of individuals with one abnormal hemoglobin allele compared to other parts of the world where most people have two normal hemoglobin alleles. Studies have shown that those who have two abnormal hemoglobin alleles experience sickle cell anemia, a potentially deadly condition….