Angela Hunter-Cole HCS 440 Economics: The Financing of Health Care Week One Discussion Questions ? Most people feel health care is priceless; however‚ health care comes with a steep cost. What factors must be considered when looking at the true cost of care? According to website Cha Cha.com the factors that must be considered when looking at the true cost of health care are price‚ security‚ availability‚ and dependability. Cost is a driving factor in health care‚ how much health care services
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Notes on diseases in Spain Legionnaires Disease Legionnaires Disease broke out in July 2001‚ in Murcia‚ Spain. They had more than 800 suspected cases‚ 449 cases were confirmed to be Legionnaires. This was the world’s largest out break‚ with 16‚000 infected‚ back in this century. Before 2001 no one in Spain knew what Legionnaires Disease was. More recent was in August 2013‚ in Spain‚ when 18 people were infected‚ and 4 became fatal. Spain has shut down many touristy hotels because of this ongoing
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developing countries with poor hygiene practices‚ inadequate sanitations‚ polluted water sources‚ contaminate food and malnutrition to name a few. Children are more susceptible to severe diarrhea as water constitutes a greater portion of children’s body weight and use more water due to their high metabolic rates and low conservation of water by kidneys compared to adults. Diarrhea results in dehydration and was found to be the cause of half of infant deaths in Egypt. With the introduction of ORT
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I know that skeletal disease pertain to the bones in the body. These can be deadly and limit the ability to move around and have a good‚ solid range of motion. I know that skeletal diseases are treated by orthopedics diagnose and treat disorders with bones and orthopedic surgeons operate on the bones. I would like to know what the range of treatments are based upon the diseases. I also would like to know the statistics on skeletal disease and how common it is within America and other countries‚
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Maykenzie Joy Freeman Health Cardiovascular Disease 3/30/2014 Cardiovascular Disease Assignment 1. Trace the path of a drop of blood from the time it enters the vena cava until it reaches your little finger. Be sure to include the types of blood vessels involved. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from superior and inferior vena cava after having been circulated through the body. ----------------------- From the right atrium‚ blood moves to the right ventricle and is pumped through
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Diseases that affect humans are many times categorized into either a male disease or a female disease. In other words‚ the public views the disease as being usually carried by males or by females. Anorexia and bulimia are almost always classified as a disease that affects mostly females. These diseases may also be classified into different categories depending on what their cause is thought to be. Maggie Helwig‚ author of the short story "Hunger‚" believes that "anorexia and bulimia are particularly
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Annotated Bibliography HCS 455 Annotated Bibliography FY 2014 Budget Overview. (2013). FY 2014Budget Overview. Retrieved from: http://www.ssa.gov/budget/fy14Files/2014BO.pdf This article is a good overview of the funds that the president asks for each year to budget Social Security. It gives a breakdown of what amount of money needs to go to fund what. It gives an overview of what they are doing in order to lower running costs. It gives the actual budget of the previous year‚ the
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Health and Resources Presentation Tanyell Greene HCS/212- Health Care Vocabulary Instructor- Coralene Quimby-Worrell December 8‚ 2014 Cancer (Cervical) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Cervical Cancer When cancer starts in the cervix‚ it is called Cervical cancer. This cancer is HIGHLY preventive because there are screenings and vaccinations that ca be taken to prevent the human papilloma virus (HPV) infections that initially causes the cervical cancer. When this cancer is found early‚ it can be treated
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Understanding the functions of the body systems associated with energy metabolism Energy is used for many of the bodily functions including the ability to ventilate‚ respire‚ move‚ grow and repair. The first law of thermo dynamics states that energy can be transformed from one state to another but cannot be lost. Energy comes in many forms‚ some of these are as follows:- Light Sound Kinetic Heat Chemical In accordance with the First Law an example of how energy can transform is when the sun creates
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Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease is a progressive neurological disease; it often attacks the brain tissues causing memory loss of one’s identity and regular behaviors. Statistics indicates that the rate of predicted people to get Alzheimer’s will increase briskly as time goes on. There are currently no cures for such disastrous disease‚ but there are currently approved treatments available that can help people within the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Once the disease is too far along
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