Essays on Health Page 229

Although meatless diets are popular and upcoming amongst many, this lifestyle is a concept still hard to grasp for the majority of people in our society. In fact, while the term “veganism” is something almost impossible to avoid in the era of social media and influencers, the popularity plant-based diets have gained over the last…

Us college students feel it all the time. The sense of urgency, anxiety and even lack of sleep, are all results of one common precursor: stress. Stress was originally a mechanism developed by animal ancestors (including humans) to respond to emergent situations in order to ensure survival. This way, the sense of threat would be…

Nurses uses math in their everyday job in everything they do. They use math to calculate how much medicine to give, based on the dose and how much the patient needs. Nurses administer medications and each dosage much be customized to patient. Math formulas are used to determine how much to administer by IV drip,…

The video game industry is thriving like never before. According to a 2018 study, 60% of Americans report playing video games daily (Entertainment Software Association, 2015). Red Dead Redemption 2, released by Rockstar Games in October of 2018, recently made a splash by breaking the record for the biggest opening weekend in entertainment history, raking…

Basic first aid refers to the initial process of assessing and addressing the needs of someone who has been injured or is in physiological distress due to choking, a heart attack, allergic reactions, drugs or other medical emergencies. Basic first aid allows you to quickly determine a person’s physical condition and the correct course of…

Children are very active, playing outside and running around with others. The least of the child’s worries shouldn’t be the constant fight of the wheezes and gasps from every breath one takes as the child tries to fulfil these activities. According to the population of the United States, 339 million people suffer from the struggle…

  Marijuana. Pot. Bud. Grass. Mary Jane. Weed. Hash. The Devil’s lettuce. These are all common labels for cannabis. However, this may be soon to change. New research with cannabis may prove the effectiveness of cannabis and its byproducts in the treatment of several severe and chronic diseases. Soon, those negative terms will become positive…

Our healthcare system is a big issue in America, it is sad how many people struggle to have good insurance and still are unable to access a doctor when they need one. Since we have this issue so many Americans struggle through sickness instead of getting the necessary care they need, and they end up…

As dentists have told their patients countless times, better care must be taken to one’s teeth and gums. Most people agree that oral hygiene is important, but it isn’t usually at the top of the list when it comes to health necessities. In fact, it is often overshadowed by the maintenance of many other organs…

Hydronephrosis, also referred to as “water inside the kidney,” happens due to a urinary tract blockage that results in kidney swelling. The term “hydronephrosis” is a combination of the words “hydro” (meaning “water”), “nephron” (meaning “kidney”), and “sis” (indicating an action, process, state, or condition). It is not an independent illness but instead accompanies other…