Essays on Health Page 246

Ancient peoples were using iron as early as 4000 B.C.E. for making various tools, weapons, and other objects. They apparently obtained the iron from meteorites. The composition of those earliest iron artifacts was higher in nickel than native iron ores on Earth, in keeping with the composition of meteorites (Steel). In fact, the word ‘iron’…

“Violence” in its general sense and use is meant to communicate an image of physicality. However, as maintained by John Galtung in this sense it is “avoidable impairment of fundamental human needs or human life, which lowers the actual degree to which someone is able to meet their needs below that which would otherwise be…

The ratification of this crucial treaty had come close to failure. As to the condition the Assembly imposed, Dobbs recognized the importance which many Assembly members attached to securing Mosul and commented to his wife that the Colonial office “may be vexed by this sentence. I can’t help it. They are lucky to get the…

Just picture a hospital emergency or intensive care wing. Feel the rush of doctors and nurses trying to get patients stable and looking at different things such as blood spurting out of an arm or seeing a bone break through skin. Just feel the rush of trying to save people’s lives. This is the life…

Society is technologically the most advanced it’s ever been, religion and science have lived in the same world for decades now. So many problems have been solved with new discoveries, anti-vaxxers ignore data and use past mistakes as meaningless points in their argument. Humans have extended the life expectancy with innovative modern medicine, a woman’s…

Universal Healthcare is a hot topic in this country right now. It’s something that everyone seems to have an opinion. Universal Healthcare is a system that provides quality health care to all people regardless of their ability to pay. Every citizen regardless of their financial status should have access to healthcare. Although our country has…

The liquor industry brought in a record breaking $26.2 Billion in sales in 2017, rising 4% from 2016. It was the eighth consecutive year that sales rose to break records. Governed by both state governments and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), marketers must navigate a myriad of regulations to compete in…

Although I didn’t initially choose physical therapy as a career in healthcare, my true passion was discovered while applying to Drexel University for my undergraduate studies. While pursuing a major in biomedical engineering and aiming to design prosthetics and other supplies, I realized that engineering wasn’t the right path after being required to take AP…

A strong genetic relationship is present between asthma and allergic diseases. This paper in this issue identified specific loci that are shared between the diseases and provide treatment of the diseases. Asthma is a chronic respiratory syndrome of the airways in the lungs. Asthma causes inflammation and narrowing inside the lung and restricting the air…

Underage drinking is rapidly becoming wide spread matter within United States. It considered to be a serious problem not only nationally, but also globally wide. Drinking under the legal age has hiked its way up the ladder to one of the most common forms of substance use.Therefore, what are the health risks, and the preventative…