There are no jobs going begging for people who have little education, less experience, perhaps an addiction or mental-health issues, once you are in poverty it is very hard to get out of. In my opinion the way to fix the problems of poverty is not to change people who are poor but to understand the benefits not just to society but to our economy by getting
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Adam Klein Klein 1 WRT 102 Naomi Edwards 11/28/12 Medical Marijuana Legalization The debate over whether marijuana should be legalized has long troubled many American citizens. There are many political aspects that have to be taken into account when making a big federal decision such as this. However, long before America was even an idea, many cultures
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air conditions affect everyone, but especially those with pre-existing problems, such as chronic lung conditions," said Neighborhood Hospital Emergency Department (ED) physician James Gordon, MD. The unrestrained wildfire outbreak in the community brought a significant increase in the number of patients being seen and admitted to the hospital. Patients with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema and asthma were experiencing significant complications and even exacerbation related
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Holman, M.D. Stanford University School of Medicine ABSTRACT THE MEANING OF SELF-MANAGEMENT Self-management has become a popular term for behavioral interventions as well as for healthful behaviors. This is especially true for the management of chronic conditions. This article offers a short history of self-management. It presents three self-management tasks—medical management, role management, and emotional management—and six self-management skills—problem solving, decision making, resource utilization
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*The Evolution of Cannabis:* a Recreational drug transition*ing to a medical remedy approved by* Americans. Cannabis has been a recreational drug and medical remedy since the herb was known to exist but, today cannabis has been researched, approved by legislators to be used only for applications. People have opposed the consumption of marijuana for medical and recreational use. The herd known as cannabis indigo is the # l drug and the hottest issue coming to the surface of social issue for Americans
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have suffered. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of big tobacco companies is my beloved uncle. He tragically passed away three years ago from gun disease. My uncle Anthony had been an avid chewer since he was 16 years old. At a very early age he had become a slave to his addiction to chewing tobacco, this addiction ended his life. With the passing of my uncle I began to wonder why it is legal for any company to distribute such a harmful and potentially deadly product. Upon further
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daughter. This simulation provoked the need to prioritize nursing assessments and interventions for a patient presenting with a heroin overdose and alcohol toxicity. Genetic and genomic considerations were taken into account regarding substance addictions. By evaluating the life of another, personal strengths and weaknesses were discovered. Twelve minutes… The time spent lying on the bathroom floor. The patient was found unconscious. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) occurred and Narcan was administered
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CONDITION | SYMPTOMS | DURATION/HISTORY | DIAGNOSIS | TREATMENT | COUNSELLING/LIFESTYLE ADVICE | Common cold (URTI) | * Sore throat * Sneezing * Rhinitis and congestion * Postnasal drip * Cough * Headache, mild fever | Usually resolves after 1 week, may take up to 2 weeksRefer to GP if it’s been longer | Caused by rhinovirus, very common, symptoms are in response to invading pathogen(Differentiate from influenza, which typically only occurs in winter) | * Treat symptoms, not actual
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microscope. TB bacterium under the microscope. TB is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It affects the lungs mostly but can cause symptoms in your skin or other organs. TB is passed on from coughs and sneezes where the bacterium is carried in the air, a third of the population of the world is infected with the tuberculosis bacterium but only one in 10 of these people will go on to develop the disease thanks to your body's immune system, which fights the infection
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1990s through to 2010 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has now placed itself as the 3rd most common cause of death. Most deaths occurred in low income groups and since the middle of the 19th century the analysis of mortality rates has helped health professionals get a better insight of the causes of the illness.(Burney,2015). According to (R Beaglehole, D Yach 2003) the burden of illness will be dominated by non-communicable diseases by 2016 and the future burden of diseases such as smoking which
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