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Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

n.d.). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) explains that "Ultimately, health promotion activit...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Lou Gehrig's Disease

comprised of both a smooth exterior and a tubular inner membrane that establish plate-like double membranes called cristae. Studi...

IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer

dose of antibiotics, after which time -- when the indications do not disappear -- further testing in the form of biopsy, ultrasoun...

Epidemiology of Childhood Diabetes

their capacity to teach their children the critical need for wholesome and nutrient-rich foods as well as regular physical activit...

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

a consequence rather than a cause (NursingLink, 2007). There has also been some evidence that the Epstein-Barr virus may cause Ho...

Global Warming and Global Health

global warming associated with an increase in environmental pollution from greenhouse gases could lead to an expanded range of ano...

Cohort and Case Control Studies

and they must look at the incidence rate, the time that elapses between exposure and manifestation, and things of that nature (Mei...

Epidemiology And Infectious Disease Prevention: West Nile Virus

individual who had West Nile virus (Altman, 2002). The disease, which spreads by a bite from an infected mosquito, can be inflict...

Epidemiology of Rheumatic Fever

disease is still, unfortunately, alive and well in many parts of the world, including the United States. In any type of epidemiol...

Patient Scenario on Stroke Examination

affect patient outcomes (Finley, 2004). The degree to which Mr. Smith will be affected by the stroke, and, indeed, his very survi...

Overview of Malaria

fact that malaria parasites have built up a tremendous tolerance to the standard drugs administered to fight the disease. The ext...

AIDS

a HIV virus is ready to duplicate it forms long precursor chains of polyproteins which split, under the direction of another enzym...

The Diverse Disease of Dengue, Plague, Malaria, and the West Nile Virus

malaria first received widespread attention when it began to affect returning servicemen that had contracted the disease while se...

Overview of Pneumonia

or Aspergillus often come in contact with the patient through their inhalation of contaminated aerosols. We now know that an infe...

Epidemiology of Tay Sachs Disease

peripheral vision and eventual blindness, mental retardation, paralysis, and non-responsiveness (National Tay-Sachs and Allied Dis...

Australian Nursing Council and Meningococcal Meningitis

The ANCI Competency Unit 4 demands that nurses accept accountability and responsibility for their actions in nursing. To do so we...

Overview of Odontogenic Residual Cysts

location, rather than relative to histological characteristics (Goldman, 2004). Periapical cysts are the most common form of odon...

Epidemiology of Syphilis

so easily treated in many instances. At least one of the pharmacological treatment mainstays has recently been noted as ineffecti...

Schizophrenia as Portrayed in A Beautiful Mind

his mind takes off into schizophrenic delusions. It is only towards the end of the movie that the audience realizes most of these...

MRSA Infection

a part of the normal flora of human beings and colonizes the anterior nares (Nicolle, 2006). However, it is also a significant pat...

HVC or Hepatitis C

Although certain populations are more prone to the disease, because young people are inordinately affected, this is a problem that...

Utilizing Microbial Terminology in Communications Involving Bioterrorism

This paper discusses key terminology used in classifying microbial organisms and discussing disease epidemiology. There are five s...

Hepatitis C: Epidemiology and Treatment

While a vaccine has yet to be developed, an effective treatment has. The problem is finding those that are affected so that they c...

Distinguishing Between Cystic Fibrosis and COPD

This paper discusses the epidemiology and treatment of the various diseases impacting human respiration. There are seven sources ...

Diabetes and African Americans/Epidemiology

interest and relevant population Diabetes mellitus is an umbrella term for a category of chronic metabolic conditions, which are ...

Anthrax Cause and Response

The disease known as Anthrax is caused by the highly infectious microorganism Bacillus anthracis. The bacteria...

An Overview of Thyroid Disorders

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at thyroid disorders. Topics covered, in the form of a Power Point presentation, includ...

STD Services and Epidemiology

to social behaviors; therefore, this area of research is associated with social epidemiology, which indicates the socioeconomic fa...

Community Health and Epidemiology Program Entry Statement of Intent

In five pages this paper discusses various statements of intent to gain admission into an epidemiology and biostatistics graduate ...

Adolescents and ADHD

This paper consists of fifteen pages and provides a process overview involving Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adolesc...