Cases of obesity and diabetes are exploding‚ especially amongst our younger generation. Cancer‚ heart disease and stroke are the county’s three leading causes of death‚ yet billions of money are spent to cure these diseases. One in three of us suffer from chronic diseases. Could there be a solution to this epidemic? Forks over Knives takes us through a health-related research about chronic diseases by two researchers‚ Dr. T. Colin Campbell‚ a nutritional scientist from Cornell university‚ and Dr. Caldwell
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Suicide Prevention Each year‚ suicide in the United States is the cause of more deaths than homicide. Approximately 30‚000 people each year commit suicide. Suicide is the third highest cause of death in ages 15-24. In children younger than 15‚ 1-2 out of every 100‚000 will commit suicide (Caruso). Every year‚ approximately 750‚000 people attempt suicide; failed attempts often result in permanent damage requiring long term permanent care (“America’s Mental Health Channel”). Suicide is relevant
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Response/treatment column‚ give a general explanation of how you would care for a child who becomes ill or injured at your setting. Highlight circumstances that might require urgent medical attention Condition/illness/allergy/ circumstance Signs and symptoms Response/treatment according to role Asthma MAY REQUIRE URGENT ATTENTION Difficulty breathing Keep child calm and help them take medicine. Phone parent and if it worsens call 999 Sickle cell anaemia MAY REQUIRE URGENT ATTENTION Fatigue
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Exotic disease management has changed over the past 100 years in the US in many ways. In 1904 an exotic blight was transported from Asia. The disease‚ known as the American Chestnut Blight‚ moved an average of fifty miles per year. Most of the spread was due to the lack of knowledge about tree disease and the spread. Loggers contributed to the spread by tracking mud on their shoes and tools through the woods. There were not any forms of disease prevention or management practices that helped reduce
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up to 30% of cases of acute kidney injury may be preventable and the best ’treatment of AKI is prevention.’ [3]This can mainly be done by identifying patients most at risk as early as possible. This would involve constant monitoring of urinary output and serum creatinine levels for the high risk patients. However in general‚ all hospitalized patients with acute illness should be monitored for any symptoms of AKI. In addition minimising the patient’s exposure to nephrotoxic drugs and iodinated contrast
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PG REVIEW HEART DISEASES IN PREGNANCY MODERATOR: PROF SUNIL AGARWAL STUDENT: ANKIT KUMAR SAHU INTRODUCTION Heart disease is the second most common cause of maternal death in Western countries‚ suicide being first1. According to CDC‚ heart disease is the leading cause of death in women who are 25 to 44 yrs old2. Maternal cardiac disease in a pregnant woman can present challenges in cardiovascular and maternal-fetal management thereby leading to significant non-obstetric
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Pertussis Prevention Kyla Peyton-Buzi Herzing University- Madison‚ WI Pertussis Prevention Bordetella pertussis‚ commonly referred to as whooping cough‚ is a “highly contagious infection with an 80% transmission rate in susceptible close contacts” (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2010). Generally speaking‚ infants and adolescents act as the reservoirs for this disease‚ but it can also be found in adults. Often‚ the symptoms of this disease may be mistaken for an upper
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ARMED CONFLICT BANE OF AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: CAUSES AND PREVENTION By Colonel JJ OGUNLADE NIGERIAN ARMY INTRODUCTION 1. The end of the Cold War between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America (USA) was expected to usher in relative peace‚ security and stability globally. The corresponding calm was to facilitate meaningful economic and technological growth in most nations of the world. Unfortunately‚ these expectations have not been realised‚ as
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become brain diseases cause Hemorrhage Quick Bits Timely detection and treatment of any disease should be. Some diseases can cause deteriorated Hemorrhage brain a day. Type-1 diabetes becomes insulin inside the body stops. Brain Hemorrhage these diseases and have the potential to be blind. More Whatever the illness‚ it should be timely detection and treatment. But many diseases are such that if not treated at the right time of identification or if they could prove fatal. Some diseases that are similar
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Nutrition: 5(1A)‚ 231–237 Cardiovascular diseases in the developing countries: dimensions‚ determinants‚ dynamics and directions for public health action K Srinath Reddy* All India Institute of Medical Sciences‚ Ansari Nagar‚ New Delhi – 110 029‚ India Abstract The global burden of disease due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is escalating‚ principally due to a sharp rise in the developing countries which are experiencing rapid health transition. Contributory causes include: demographic shifts
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