Essays on Health Page 249

It has been estimated that approximately 6.4 million American children in the United States from the ages of four to seventeen have been diagnosed with attention- deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to its 2015 report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that individuals diagnosed with ADHD continues to rise from 7.8% in 2003 to…

Mental Illness is a large problem in American society, and 98.2% of people polled agree. When mental illness is talked about in our society, most times it‘s said in a joke or sarcastic comment. This is a detriment to society because it puts mental illness in a light where it seems less serious than it…

I sat in the cold room and there was nothing but a mattress and me within the beige-colored walls. The metal door with only a small window taunted me. My heart was beating rapidly as tears surged down my now-red cheeks like raindrops In a spring downpour I couldn’t get over how the nurse had…

There is no greater reward in life than to share your love and compassion with the world to make everyone else’s life just a little better. I strongly believe that this can be achieved by choosing pharmacy as my career. Because pharmacy is a profession that comprises the art and practice of dispensing, preparing and…

A referral was made for a comprehensive assessment of Jacob Martinez is a 10 yo Hispanic male to determine if there was a need to initiate medication management. He was seen in the office to follow up with a diagnosis of ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) to receive his first medication management. Martinez was observed to…

Many people argue that nurture is the reason for someone to become a criminal rather than nature and vice versa. It is still questionable whether or not nature or nurture is the cause for criminal tendencies. Although some people believe that it is one or the other, there are always exceptions. So, in some cases,…

Opportunity is what draws me to the field of pharmacy. I mean that both simply and comprehensively. I am a very driven individual and I can admit that I seek out connections and reasons to help and support other people. I know that I will only find true fulfillment in a career that allows me…

Heart Disease continues to be the leading cause of deaths in the United States and worldwide, despite a decline of nearly 50 percent over the last 30 years. Healthcare experts use the term heart disease to describe several conditions. The most common are: Arrhythmia, which is described as an irregular heartbeat. Atherosclerosis occurs when a…

Through time, men and women, have encountered many dangers, that has cost a multitude of lives and almost wiped out humanity. Some of these dangers were caused by contact, fighting wars, and natural disasters. But, there are some killers that cannot be seen and act like invisible agents of death, waiting for the perfect moment…

The movie The Stanford Prison Experiment is based on a real-life experiment conducted by Dr. Philip Zimbardo, known as the Stanford Prison Experiment. This study, which occurred between August 14 and August 20, 1971, aimed to explore how prisons affect human behavior. It utilized college students as participants. Before conducting the experiment, all participants underwent…