Epidemiology of Influenza As we welcome the winter season every year, we also welcome the possibility of various communicable diseases that are prone to present during the winter season. Diseases such as pneumonia, measles, chickenpox, and influenza are some of the diseases that make their annual debut during the winter season. These diseases affect certain parts of the body in which compromise ones health in one way or the other. Influenza is a communicable infectious viral disease which
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Insomnia, schizophrenia, and high blood pressure, doing drugs can lead to all of these. Drugs are very bad for you and your body, I don't think that a lot of people know the side effects of the drugs they are taking because they are so focused on the high. Three drugs that are very well known are marijuana, meth, and ecstacy, these all have effects on your body that not a lot of people know about or consider when taking these drugs. The more that people know about side effects, the more they will
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Unit 7- sociological perspectives for health and social care P1 – Explain the principal sociological perspectives Sociological Perspectives | Main Points | Criticisms | Functionalism | Functionalist believe that just as the body functions through the efficient interrelationship of major organs and has disease, so the different institutions in society each have particular contributions to make. They work together and use methods of social control to deal with deviant members or groups, to ensure
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Briefing Paper 2 Poli 3256 Area Studies: Russia November 3, 2010 By: Zac Gore The Health of Russian Society and a look into Healthcare Summary It’s the end of 2007 and there are still many issues to address when it comes to the health of Russians and health care itself. HIV/AIDS continues to hover at epidemic levels, alcoholism is a country wide problem and death by alcohol poisoning is still on the rise in some areas. Over half of the deaths in Russia are caused by heart problems but the
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Child abuse came about in the twentieth century. There are multiple types of child abuse such as physical, abuse, abuse, and neglect. Studies show child abuse recognized more in economically developed countries than in developing countries. Children, however, have been beaten and abandoned for many thousands of years, based primarily on the belief that children are the property of their parents. Children have always been susceptible to abuse by their parents or other adults for many centuries because
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Nick Sylvester English 110 Dr. Christopher 11/4/2013 Tobacco Use Is it possible to place a given value on time? According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, smoking a single cigarette removes an estimated fourteen minutes from the average person’s lifespan. It should be obvious that time is precious and should not be thrown away after every cigarette. However, forty-three million people in the United States still make the decision to smoke habitually. In the modern American
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Air Pollution Smog hanging over cities is the most familiar and obvious form of air pollution. But there are different kinds of pollution, some visible and some invisible, that contribute to global warming. Generally any substance that people introduce into the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered air pollution. Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is the main pollutant that is warming Earth. Though living things emit carbon dioxide when they breathe
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stimulating brain cells to release the chemical dopamine. Consequences – reduced coordination, anxiety & panic attacks, memory loss, dizziness, sedation, blood-shot eyes, increased appetite, lower blood pressure, increased heart rate, coughing, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema, problems with your immune system, and increased risk of cancers involving the head, neck, lungs, mouth, and respiratory & gastrointestinal tracts. Withdrawal Symptoms – headaches, shakiness, sweating, stomach pains
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can drink it three times a day. Comfrey- comfrey’s roots and leaves are the most useful out of this plant. This herb is excellent for wound healing. Comfrey is used to heal gastric ulcers, hernias, and hemorrhages. This herb can also help with bronchitis or with a terrible cough, because it will sooth and reduce irritation. This herb can be
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The health benefits of lavender essential oil include its ability to eliminate nervous tension, relieve pain, disinfect the scalp and skin, enhance blood circulation and treat respiratory problems. The Latin name of lavender is Lavare, which means “to wash”, due to its aroma which has a particularly clean aroma. Lavender oil is extracted mostly from the flowers of the lavender plant, primarily through steam distillation. Lavender French Essential Oil Latinname: Lavandula officinalis Synonyms:
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