PPER REPORTER: Mom is using meth‚ marijuana‚ pills and sometimes drinks in front of the child. Mom is out all hours of the night and has Jaxen with her. He is taken around gang bangers and it’s unfit; it’s not a lifestyle to live. The boyfriend sleeps all nights and works during the day at Fair Propane. He doesn’t know what’s going on. He is a good guy. Mom sells meth and pills; it’s unknown if it’s manufactured. Reporter believes mom was busted for meth in Lee Park. The drugs are accessible to the
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The Epidemic of Concussions in Professional Hockey Anthony Leotta DeVry University Why is there an epidemic of concussions in the Professional Hockey? (National Hockey League) What is being done within the sport to minimize head injuries? The current epidemic in professional hockey is evidence that hockey needs better prevention in addition to better treatment. Fallen Stars Pittsburgh Penguins Center Sidney Crosby has been at the center of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) concussion debate
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HIV/ADIS epidemic statically by educating a girl. Educated females will know how to treat and prevent HIV/ADIS. According to a study conducted in Uganda‚ each additional year of education for girls reduces their chances of contracting HIV by 6.7 percent and that the disease spreads twice as fast among uneducated girls. If I was raised in poverty my life would have been a little different. I may have never graduated high school. The mental effects of poverty could have effected
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epidemiology Review of the article Understanding of swine flu Submitted by Review of the Article UNDERSTANDING OF SWINE FLU In the first section of the article author Henry I miller discuss about the extent and impact of swine flu which is epidemic. It is originated in Mexico and spreads rapidly too many countries and parts of us. The epidemiology of such disease outbreak is like a jigsaw puzzle. Within short period of time many number of cases reported in many countries. These events demonstrate
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Childhood obesity is said to be a modern epidemic in the developed world‚ the prevalence of which has never before been experienced. In medical terms obesity is defined as an abnormal accumulation of body fat‚ usually 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight. (WHO‚2016). It is a condition of excess body weight‚ caused by an imbalance between the amount of energy entering the body through food and drink and the amount leaving it through physical activity. Tackling obesity has become a public
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The United States has had an excessive increase in the number of individuals who have abused the prescription that is being prescribed by providers. The article "There is a prescription painkiller abuse Epidemic” touches the topic of the drug effects after abusing these dangerous narcotics. It also provides excellent examples of individuals who depend on these medicines and have passed away from them. Thomas notes‚ when persons take these drugs in excess quantities they end up addictive medicines
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At this point of in the new school year‚ it is likely that many of us are starting to complain about being tired and not getting enough sleep. Unfortunately‚ it’s an epidemic that will last until the end of the year. Many of us understand what it is like to spend our entire day sleepy and unable to focus very well: we don’t pay as much attention in our classes‚ unable to focus on any of our school work‚ and likely notice that our test grades aren’t as high as they typically are. It’s a natural occurrence
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The Black Death was one of the few epidemics that greatly affected demographic catastrophes. Researchers noticed that the 11th-14th centuries were distressful times with this assassinating disease that had spread throughout many continents around the world by the lives of the people‚ population and societal developments. The Black Death is known by many names such as “the blue sickness‚” la pest‚ “the great mortality or it’s scientific name Yersinia pestis (Benedictow‚ 2013). The Yersinia pestis
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likely overweight? That child in the group is at risk of health problems. Studies now show that the rate of overweight children has tremendously increased to one in five children between the ages of 6 and 16. Childhood obesity has become a growing epidemic with many health risks associated with childhood obesity. Families today‚ are now spending less time focusing on healthy lifestyle. While unhealthy foods have become more convenient‚ more effort in healthy eating will help prevent childhood obesity
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Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Matt Vogel University of South Dakota Introduction: Would you like to super-size this meal for an extra $.39? That is a question far too many Americans hear everyday. People in this country are getting fatter and fatter. "In a study conducted by the independent Institute of Medicine (IOM)‚ the prevalence of obese children age 6 to 11 is three times as high as 30 years ago‚" (Arnst and Kiley‚ 2004). Additionally‚ 31% of the total U.S. population is classified
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