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Effects of Stress

stress, which causes fluctuating levels of neuro-endocrine responses (Taylor, Repetti and Seeman, 1997). To understand this concep...

After Chancellorsville: Letters from the Heart

a Rebel and as such Dunn did not receive any letters from her for awhile. It was also at this time that he became wounded severely...

Where the Heart Is

position. This superstition is very important in both the novel and the film from the beginning and is clearly seen in Walmart. Sh...

Does Stress Cause Depression

This report investigated the question of how stress contributes to depression in some people and not in others? One of the results...

First Respondents and Handling Critical Incident Stress

like chest pain, weakness, dizziness, vomiting, twitches, fainting, confusion, nightmares, suspiciousness, anxiety, panic, grief, ...

Historical Significance of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad II

In five pages the twentieth century relevance of Heart of Darkness is considered in this historical perspective of Joseph Conrad's...

Analysis of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

a flash of lightning in the clouds. We live in the flicker--may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was...

Managing Stress

In ten pages this paper examines stress and stress management in terms of how cumulative stress can be prevented. Five sources ar...

Health Benefits Of Red Wine

consuming a drink and lower risk of heart disease (Mukamal and Rimm, 2001). That same controversy tends to surround what is refer...

Money Can't Buy Happiness

this one from the Chief Medical Health Officer of Vancouver Island (Canada), relates low income to significant health problems: "....

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Studies

At the same time, it is also the case that Black women...

Stress and Health

run away. There is an increase in adrenaline and a condition of high stress that allows the individual, or the animal, to have the...

Lesson Plan : Seniors And Smoking

[There will be a variety of responses, like taking medication, calling and e-mailing loved ones, etc.] Short discussion about the ...

Firefighter Deaths

(FoxNews, 2007). Apparently, according to the study cited, firefighters experience the same poor health conditions seen in...

Cardiomyopathy

number of heart attacks is that heart disease is associated with the wide scale accumulation of gunk in the walls of the arteries ...

Reevaluation of Causes of Heart Disease

In six pages this paper considers heart disease in terms of the investigation into its root causes and includes the identification...

Powerlessness and Coronary Heart Disease, A Concept Analysis

perception of powerlessness is a condition that can affects virtually all individuals at some point in their lives (Dryer, 2006). ...

Kidney Failure and Treatment

chronic disease. A medical dictionary, available online at http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com, indicates that the ter...

Congenital Heart Disease and Blood Disorders

this disease impacts a much larger segment of the population than one might suspect. Congenital heart defects occur in approximat...

An Article Review on Coronary Artery Disease

greater activity levels than those with PTCA (r=0.306, p = 0.014). * Perceived benefits had a high positive correlation with barri...

Healthy People 2020

who have these risks. They are: inactivity, 39.5 percent; obesity, 33.9 percent; high blood pressure, 20.5 percent; cigarette smok...

Nutrition and Heart Disease

to reduce heart disease by many medical and nutritional practitioners for the past 50 years is the very diet that causes it!" He ...

Overview of Hatha Yoga

In seven pages hatha yoga is presented in an overview that discusses its various uses including management of pain, stress, and di...

Overview of Hyperlipidemia Condition

In nine pages this paper presents an overview of the condition known as hyperlipidemia in a consideration of its diagnosis, treatm...

Past and Present Heart Disease Medical Technology

not advanced enough to include such contemporary developments as fluoroscopy, phonocardiography or angiocardiography by cardiac ca...

'Unraveling the Mystery of Health' by Aaron Antonovsky

events in life. Antonovsky suggests that a sense of coherence is an essential factor in the maintenance of health. In his "salu...

Nursing Homes and Safety Programs

In twenty eight pages this paper discusses nursing homes and the importance of safety programs with OSHA's role, health considerat...

Heart and Niacin

In five pages niacin and its benefits in terms of reducing high cholesterol levels and elevated blood pressure, along with fightin...

Human Body and the Impact of Smoking

But in recent years, it has also been noted that while nicotine is introduced into the blood stream, other chemicals also bombard ...

Sample of a Community Health Assessment

As well, a full seventy-five percent of low-income citizens lack even the most basic of medical screenings, having typically gone ...