29:209-2 14 (1 996) Chronic Lung Disease Secondary to Ammonia Inhalation Injury: A Report on Three Cases Rafael E. de la Hoz‚ MD‚ MPH‚ Donald P. Schlueter‚ MD‚ and William N. Rom‚ MD‚ MPH Inhalation of highly hydrosoluble toxicants‚ like ammonia‚ can be associated with chronic lung diseases‚ which have been partially characterized. We present the cases of three patients who were evaluated 2 years after massive exposure to ammonia in occupational settings. They presented with chronic dyspnea‚ and clinical
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Demographic Trend The demographic trends that will have an influential impact on the needs of human services in the future will be growth and change in the populations of seniors. Person 65 and over is expected to double in size within the next 25 years in the United States population. According the (U.S. Census Bureau‚ 2009)‚ Hispanic older adults is likely to go from 2.2 million in 2004 to over 15 million by 2050. It is expected to be the largest minority amongst older people by 2028. Some
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Chronic illness is a term applied to a broad range of diseases that is long lasting in its effects and that vary greatly both in their essential characteristics and the ways in which they affect a family system and its adaptive functioning. Every family is a balanced system and after learning of a member’s chronic illness‚ a family will experience some loss of equilibrium. The illness can cause emotional distress throughout‚ impair the ability to properly support the member and particularly if each
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Behind the Scenes Sixty percent of deaths worldwide come from chronic illnesses (“Reducing Chronic Diseases”). No news can be more disheartening for a parent than finding out his or her child has been diagnosed with a chronic illness. For the child‚ it’s a loss of his or her health‚ quality of life‚ and dreams. For the parent‚ it’s a loss of mental and emotional stability‚ a normal life‚ and hope for a promising future. For the siblings‚ it’s a loss of time‚ love‚ and support from their parents
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2/11/2013 Demographic Transition Demographic Transition Demographic Transition |3 • Demographic transition (DT) refers to the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system. • This is typically demonstrated through a demographic transition model. The theory is based on an interpretation of demographic history developed in 1919 by the American demographer Warren Thompson
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History of wellness 3 1.1 Development of wellness and spa 3 1.2 Development in the last 50 years 4 2 Main activities undertaken in the spa/wellness sector 5 3 Influence of seasonality 7 4 Most famous and popular areas for wellness tourism 8 5 Main target groups and their characteristics 10 5.1 Target groups in the Netherlands 10 5.2 International target groups in the wellness sector 10 6 Spa/wellness in the tourism industry 12 6.1 Tourism industry 12 6.2 Spa/wellness industry
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Asking why wellness is truly a way of life change? Well we should investigate a late practice concentrate on that was directed. The study reasoned that practice can help individuals who might customarily come up short at stopping their smoking propensity‚ figure out how to in the long run quit smoking. Yes‚ that is right‚ practice can be utilized as a vehicle to offer an individual stop some assistance with smoking. What’s more‚ here is the purpose for it. As we all know the ills of life can get
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1 T HE IMPORTANCE OF WELLNESS F O R CHILDREN with an emphasis on Foster Children Counseling for Wellness Term Paper # 2 ! ! Webster’s dictionary defines wellness as‚ “The condition of good physical and mental health‚ especially when maintained by proper diet and exercise. (Webster’s II 2005) ! Armed with this definition and my love for children who are not recognized for their importance or meaning‚ it is my sincere desire to find a way to make wellness a part of the “must haves”
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yoga. Hatha yoga‚ unknown when and how it originated‚ is one of the most practised types of yoga around the world. This type of yoga uses poses and conscious breathing in combination with mental focus to develop awareness‚ relaxations‚ flexibility‚ and strength. Hatha yoga helps with the strengthening of the heart and the slowing down of respiration. Studies have shown that Hatha yoga is beneficial in the treating of certain conditions such as heart disease‚ arthritis‚ hypertension‚ depression
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Promoting wellness: Integrating community and positive psychology Journal of community psychology (2006) by ….. BRIEF SUMMARY WHAT IS WELLNESS ? It is a multifaceted (has many faces and meanings) concept that integrates signs of well-being with the ability to function well. Put simply : wellness = doing well (functioning‚ adapting) + living well (enjoying life‚ being satisfied). It is not the absence of illness or distress; it is the presence of positive characteristics such as positive emotions
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