Health Sciences & Medicine Essays

The author states that the disease causes a lot of rashes on the skin and blisters in the mouth of young children. HFMD is very often confused with foot and mouth disease but foot and mouth disease is predominant in cattle and sheep. This disease is also found in swine and it is also known as hoof and mouth disease.

The article, ‘Our medicines are altering marine biology’ published in Los Angeles Times on February 2008 reports how untreated hormone-altering chemical pollutants contaminate the waters in coastal oceans. The findings validated the earlier claim from a study done in 2005 that discovered that male fish in the ocean was showing female traits

The increasing trend of globalization has led to the movement of people from one place to another imposing greater responsibility on the nations to provide at least basic facilities to the people living in their country which has become very difficult in recent times as most of the citizens do not receive those basic amenities like food, education, health services, housing, etc.

The interplay between insulin, glucagons and circulating glucose reflect the homeostatic mechanism involved in Control of the amount of glucose in the body in a healthy body, glucose production is regulated and the uptake of glucose by the muscles and other tissues. The two crucial mediators in this regulatory process are insulin and glucagon.

Widespread inappropriate and unnecessary care exists side by side with substantial "under care." U.S current patchwork system forces the public to take each target group--men, older women, minorities, children--and fashion separate strategies to fill the gaps and address the special needs of each group.

According to attachment theory, infants during their first year of life develop an attachment with primary caregivers. By the end of the first year of age, attachment figures typically are the center of most infants’ social worlds. The process of forming emotional bonds with attachment figures is proposed in attachment theory to be fundamentally universal.

The past decade has seen an increasing rise in interest and need for resolving the topic of face processing in Williams syndrome (WS). The early findings of the normally developing face-processing module were questioned by studies proposing that WS patients used a different balance of cognitive processing from controls, even when their behavioral scores were in the normal range.

Mass media provide female adolescents with distorted ideals of physical appearance. Consequently, they begin to display great concern about their “non-compliant” physical condition trying to shape their bodies in accord with the distorted image, which leads to an increased likelihood of developing anorexia nervosa or other eating disorders.

Mental health issues have been around us as long as there has been a semblance of civilization. While many of the stigmas and social issues connected with mental health have been overcome by society, a lot remains to be done before we can arrive at a position that provides optimal care for mental health patients without stigmatizing them or lowering their worth.

Although the focus of research in this area is often on genetic influences on health and behavior, the theory is also useful for describing environmental sources of variance that contribute to individual differences. Thus, the label of behavioral genetics is misleading, because the theory and methods are as informative about environmental influences on characteristics as they are about genetic factors.

Various associations concerned with medical ethics also banded together to identify acts violative to medical ethics and stress responsibilities not only by physicians but also managers of pharmaceutical and other medical companies who are enjoined to respect human rights and dignity of subjects of medical experimentations.

The brain is an intricate set of interacting, heterogeneous structures, the functions of which are mediated by an equally intricate set of physiological processes. The process of memory too, which was once thought to be a simple and single unitary faculty has become an interesting and even more complicated subject area of study.

These bacteria live on the skin and nose of a third of the population, who are said to be colonised. There, it lays inactive or dormant without causing harm at all. It could quickly become a problem after undergoing surgery, suffering a serious illness or in cases where a compromised immune system is present.

American children may still be exposed to lead poisoning, a major cause of disability and death. Lead blood levels can be measured and screened in children, and the American Nurses Association (ANA) now supports a threshold of 10 g/dL, given that side effects may be present within this range. Lead can cause harm to everyone.

Hydration required by the human body varies in various situations.  The requirement is different in a normal healthy individual as compared to the one who is sick or requires some medical interventions.  As those individuals who are candidates for some surgical procedures, usually, have to undergo some sort of anesthesia.

The prominent reason for this is emergence of multi-drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis throughout the globe. In an attempt to answer questions as to why particularly this is a problem, researches revealed that despite newer drugs are developed that are effective against tuberculosis, stringent adherence to therapy with baseline drugs offered in a multi-drug regimen is still the best line of therapy, and non-adherence to the regimen with incomplete therapeutic course leads to changes in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the genetic and molecular levels are responsible for this.

The treatment and diagnostic method known in medicine as PhotoDerm is actually based on a concept in physics known as photometric stereo, which gives the ability to estimate local surface orientation by using several images of the same surface taken from the same viewpoint but under illumination from different directions.

The biomedical model provides a clearly articulated scientific framework for understanding the disease process and mechanisms of remedy, and it excels at treating infectious diseases and acute or traumatic injuries. The Biomedical Theory analyzes symptoms ad produce a diagnosys, that is need to be treated.

In the field of mental health care, the self is one of the most powerful and creative tools that nurses possess for the delivery of positive interventions and outcomes. In understanding the concept and the factors that contribute to its effectiveness, nurses can develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable them to practice the therapeutic use of self.

Failure of the United States to enact a national health insurance system is not synonymous with a lack of national health care reform. The author of this paper will make an earnest attempt to identify three examples of federal health legislation enacted since 1960 which had a major impact on health policy in the United States.

A lenient approach is being adopted in this critique for the simple reason that only once we have more data/publications the world over in the same area of research, can there be a concrete establishment of the actual prevalence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of patients who are co-colonized by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

The essay examines how organopathy first came about and who were the main contributors to it. It also examines the underlying principles with further analysis of its similarities and contradictions with the principles of homeopathy where homeopathic practitioners are supposed to have also used some in treating patients. Emphasis is further put on the everyday applications of these principles.

About 60% of infertility causes are connected with inadequate ovulation, cervical factors, and/or blocked fallopian tubes. About 42% of infertility is connected with male problems such as bad sperm functioning, abnormal structure of sperm, and inadequate sperm counts. But there are more serious reproductive abnormalities that can lead to infertility and than to a long period of treatment.

The relevance of this learning and research to the future midwifery practice could be reflected on and I will discuss several issues related to standards of practice in control of hemorrhage and the use of vitamin K specifically in newborns. I would use clinical evidence as well as theory and research studies with a review of literature and background to support the discussion.

This essay will examine how Conservative thought ought to resolve the ethical dilemmas involved in stem cell research; more specifically, this essay will examine the religious dimensions of the debate and whether Conservative thought can be reconciled with stem cell research

On the health care provision side, the National Health Service (NHS) admits lack of workforce and, what is even more important, insufficient quality of service and targets to effectively rectify these problems though the improvement initiatives are perceived by many as barely achievable in the timescale set by the government

There has been a lot of interest in the group of disorders termed “work-related upper limb disorders” or WRULD because it is thought to be increasingly prevalent in the workplace. Research conducted into this disorder tends to be occupation-specific. Radiographers play a very important role in the delivery of healthcare in many countries. 

Obesity is a multidimensional disease that is increasing in prevalence, especially in the Western countries, including the United States and United Kingdom (Flegal, 2002). Many factors have been observed to be related to its etiopathogenesis. One such factor is stress. Stress is thought to influence human eating behaviour.

In Britain, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), lost earnings that individual workers and their dependents suffer as a result of health and safety failures alone total between 3.7 and 6.4 billion pounds (HSE, 2000)  The total figures, provided by the HSE for 1995/96 are (not including state benefits and compensation paid through employers’ liability insurance). 

There are several other problems linked with a low carbohydrate diet. These diets often lack vitamins and are low in fiber. A low-fiber diet can result in constipation and can increase the risk of colon cancer (The National Academy of Sciences 2002). Low-carbohydrate diets tend to replace carbohydrates with fat and protein, which is another problem  

The author states that this process causes damage to the red blood cell membrane and sometimes the red blood cells get attached in blood vessels. This attachment or adherence of the red blood cells deprives the tissues of oxygen causing ischemia and infarction. The disease is chronic with periodic painful attacks, damage to internal organs.

Generally, since the subject of universal healthcare became the rallying point for big government ideologues during the Clinton administration, the subject has been alternately pushed onto the media front pages and then allowed to suffer from the lack of adequate medical attention required to keep it alive.

The molecular mechanism due to which the nerve cells (neurons) involved in memory store information are only partly characterized but in appears that, in response to new 'signals', neurons change chemical and structural properties to reach a new homeostatic 'set point' which contains information'.

Reduced oxygen consumption was observed when mitochondria were incubated with linoleoyl CoA and carnitine. The patient’s blood levels of carnitine are lower than normal and an acylcarnitine derivative is present in blood and urine. Mass spectrometry analysis of urine identifies this acylcarnitine. How might you treat this disorder?

Health care delivery system endeavors to provide two essential rights: the right to access to care and the right to quality in services delivered.

The GAO has worked together with international non-government organizations such as Oxfam and Food First. In 1999, it received the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the alternative Nobel Prize. Despite this and several other initiatives, Cubans have lived through food insecurity for over forty years and are likely to remain in this situation

Cardiac health is one of the most urgent concerns in medicine. It has become such a concern that the United Nations (UN), through the World Health Organization (WHO) is now approaching the fifteenth year of its efforts to promote better cardiac health care and rehabilitation (1993). As one who is exposed to the field of health, this is not a new concept.

According to scholars who have written regarding the topic of mechanical bowel preparation - Gordon and Nivatvongs; Colwell, Goldberg, and Carmel, Delaini and Nicholls, Kumar and Bellamy, Guenaga, Matos, and Willie-Jorgensen - its method usually involves a three-day regimen that consists of a low-residue or clear liquid diet that are combined with purgation through the use of laxatives and enemas.

The clinical response was rapid and sustained and did not differ between age groups. Etanercept was well-tolerated. The overall reactions, headaches and other types of adverse events were comparable in both groups. Etanercept was a new treatment option for older patients with RA and has a substantial benefit and comparable safety regardless. 

Genital warts can also cause problems during pregnancy especially difficulty in urination. During childbirth, genital warts can hamper the ability of the vaginal tissues to fully stretch. A mother with a genital wart can pass on the virus to the baby’s throat, necessitating surgery to prevent airway obstruction. 

Gone are the days when people could take time off to exercise or play in their spare time. Life has become so competitive that students and adults alike find little or no time to care for their health. Less healthy children will end up being lesser healthy adults. Physical inactivity leads to illness and diseases that could truncate development.

Improvement efforts at the central and state levels point to nursing's social mandate to assist serve society's wellbeing in the areas of health and sickness mind. since ethics in nursing has traditionally restricted themes of reformation of institutional and expert values, responsibilities, relations, and power by means of a goal of assuring patient welfare.

The essay outlines the AIDS problem in Botswana. Second only to Swaziland as the hardest hit country with adult AIDS prevalence rate of 37.3%, life expectancy in Botswana has gone down from 65 years in 1990-1995 to 39.7 years in 2000-2005. AIDS is a worldwide epidemic that continues to spread its specter of death and destruction without hesitation or let-up.

This is of particular relevance in the UK, as the burden of mental health is estimated to cost 77 billion pounds annually. Losses associated with lost work is 23 Billion pounds/annum and the estimated state benefit losses amount to 9.5 Billion pounds /annum.

Motivational enhancement therapy uses motivational approaches for the patient in order to obtain sobriety, achieved by the patient recognising and using their inner strengths to sustain sobriety. Motivational therapy explores all aspects of behaviour, general satisfaction with life and assisting the person to prepare for change.

In a study about yeast, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found out that aging is a potent carcinogen. Gottschilling states: While yeasts don't get cancer, they do have one of the major hallmarks of malignancy, which is genetic instability, we found a similar thing in yeast that has been seen in humans

Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed. Over 144000 such surgeries have been performed in the US alone. One of the most feared complications of this surgery includes post-surgical bleeding. About 1% -4% of patients are reported to have complications related to bleeding after tonsillectomy. As the bleeding causes obstruction of airway passage, tubulation is indicated.

Most of the Americans that do have health insurance have it through their employer because it seems to be cheaper in the long run. Understanding health policy and health care administration and the need of these professionals to be politically savvy has become a near necessity.

It is easy to forget that just over fifty years ago there was no universal healthcare system in place in the United Kingdom.  The availability of health care was mostly reserved for the rich.  Even then, services were often concentrated in certain areas, inadequate in others, or nonexistent in many rural and/or poor localities.  Societal demands began to equate quality health care with an advanced culture. 

The author of the following article has defined malaria as an overtly dreadful disease. Describing the victims in the introduction provided a perfect description of how badly the disease had afflicted Africa. The numbers showed how its people had been dying; were aware of it but still they remain unarmed.