DOTS is just about making sure that the patient is really taking in his TB regimens – like literally swallowing the medicines on schedule. It‚ however‚ is not just as simple as that. DOTS or Direct Observed Treatment‚ Short-Course is the WHO-recommended strategy for diagnosis‚ treatment and management of TB. Since TB is curable‚ the WHO believes that the best way to cure TB is through DOTS. It is a health strategy made up of five important components: Political Commitment for TB Control; Facilities
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Literacy requires special skills to prolifically master the concepts of reading and writing bilaterally. In “How to Mark a Book‚” by Mortimer Adler it is denoted that a person must mark in a book to demonstrate true ownership and efficient reading. According to Adler if a person wants to demonstrate efficient reading and ownership of a book then they should follow the process of; taking notes‚ annotating phrases‚ quotes‚ words and writing thoughts between the lines of a book. After a person completes
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juvenile institutions have some form of treatment program available to juveniles. The most common programs include: counseling‚ vocational and educational training‚ recreational programs and religious counseling. Two community based programs are guided group interaction (GGI) and positive peer culture (PPC). Guided group interaction is a program where a delinquent can acknowledge and solve personal problems with support from other members in the group. Individual members can be supportive and reinforce
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Or‚ writing in them. Dr. Mortimer Adler strives to prove the importance of writing in books in his essay‚ “How to Mark a Book.” Dr. Adler is correct because in order to achieve full understanding of a novel there must be a personal interaction with the author and reader‚ and that is fulfilled by marking up the book pages with thoughts‚ questions‚ and agreements/ disagreements. Only then will the reader truly gain the knowledge that the book has to offer.
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Individual Business Ethics Case Analysis [Women and Health Insurance] [Casanav Simmons] MBA 740: Legal & Ethical Issues in Business Professor: Dr. Joseph A. Petrick 1. Who are the stakeholders involved and how severely are they impacted? Who is harmed and by how much? a. Market Stakeholders: (1) Women: They are forced to pay higher premiums‚ then men (high impact); (2) Men: will be negatively affected by the rate because it would be subsidized if the women’s
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1. Introduction The waste water treatment system in Romania is characterized by a low percentage of the population connected to the saverage and waste water treatment systems. One main problem in Romania is represented by the fact that capital of Romania –Bucharest does not have a modern waste water treatment plant. The old waste water treatment plant started during the Communist period. 2. Waste water treatment in Romania. Projects in waste water sectors
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383. Panchasakara choorna It is an Ayurvedic remedy which is available in powder form. It is used for the treatment of bloating and constipation. The medicine is based on Northern Indian Ayurvedic theories. Take one to two grams with milk or hot water‚ one or two times daily‚ before or after meal‚ or as instructed by the doctor. Over dose of the medicine can cause diarrhoea. Self medication is discouraged. Hypertensive patient should take extra care. It contains ginger‚ shatapushpa‚ senna leaves
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depression is one of the top five global health problems. Luckily‚ there was a research done called Treatment As Usual (TAU) for treating depression in which a correlation of psychotherapy‚ pharmacotherapy‚ and combined treatment was done at an extensive medical center. There were hundreds of randomized controlled trials (RCT) done which clearly showed the productiveness of combined pharmacotherapy (medical treatment by drugs) and psychotherapy (talk therapy) to treat depression related disorders. This research
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College Writing II 13 September 2012 Depression Treatments Depression is a mental illness affecting millions of people‚ not just in the United States‚ but also the world. According to Marcia Clemmitt‚ it’s “loosely defined as a mental and emotional disorder with symptoms of constant sadness‚ lethargy‚ irritability and a loss of interest and pleasure” (575). Depression can be linked to stressful life events‚ such as family issues‚ sexual assault‚ or losing a loved one. Liubov Kavaliauskienė
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The Best Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Psychology 2 / Mr. Terrell Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral syndrome characterized by inattention and distractibility‚ restlessness‚ inability to sit still and difficulty concentration on one thing for any period of time states Lotha (2006). She also explains the numbers of the diagnoses are increasing annually and according to the Issues & Controversies Database (2005)‚ “Most experts estimate
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