Essays on Health Page 34

A Weighty Issue I know that everyone can think of someone who is not just really healthy, or a little thick around the middle, but is extremely overweight or even morbidly obese. We can all think of that someone who is constantly trying the newest fad diet in yet another unsuccessful attempt to lose weight….

According to Ruzek at all (2012), veterans are individuals who served in the United States armed forces but are no longer in service. The expiry of their services might have been due to an honorable discharge from the military, disability received during military activities and retirement from the services after prolonged service exceeding 20 years,…

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study has become the most transcendental, harm-maker example of racism in the medical field. It is shameful, for in an area as important as the medical one, where lives come and go, issues such as this one should never be taken in consideration by anyone whos capable of destroying or saving a…

According to WebMD.com, obesity is a significant problem affecting both adults and children in the United States. The World Health Organization considers it a global epidemic and public health issue, particularly due to the influence of Westernization. Studies have indicated that around 55% of American adults are overweight or obese, emphasizing the necessity for clinical…

In addition, while communicating with a patient at the pharmacy, I believe a pharmacist needs to be aware of their environment. The pharmacist needs to be aware of keeping their patient’s information confidential by speaking only to the patient involved and making sure nobody else is listening in on the conversation. In addition, a pharmacist…

I heard the familiar sound of the back door closing gently. My father was returning from driving his dirty, green John Deere tractor in one of our fields. Although he begins his day at 5:00 a.m. every morning, he usually returns at around 7:00 p.m. I never really questioned his schedule when I was a…

My internship was focused on adding or adapting programs to help veterans gain access to all the resources they needed. In the beginning of my internship I was focused on spirituality and how it would be beneficial for veterans to participate in being spiritual. I made resource sheets for people in the home and the…

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study ran between the years 1932-1972: a total of forty years. African American males were highly encouraged to participate in the study as they were told that they had ‘bad blood’ and would receive aspirin as medication. These men were not aware that they had contracted syphilis, and would continue to engage…

Every year when the fall season comes around, Halloween does too, People prepare for the festivities by decorating their homes with spooky, haunting decorations. Everyone that participates wears costumes of all sorts. Some costumes are fun, scary, orjust ridiculously unique I question Halloween as a holiday. It serves no extraordinary purpose. It also contradicts several…

As clinical trials and human research became more organized, ethical considerations also grew. However, in the cases of Gelsinger and the Tuskegee syphilis study, the desire for progress overshadowed these ethical considerations. As a result, there was unnecessary human suffering. Although the Tuskegee experiment affected a significant number of people (600 subjects in total), both…