HEALTHY LIVING (BY ROSELINE ONWUKAH‚ ABSUTH) Health as defined by World Health Organization is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Many factors affect your health. Some you cannot control‚ such as your genetic makeup or your age. But you can make changes to your lifestyle. By taking steps toward healthy living‚ you can help reduce your risk of heart disease‚ cancer‚ stroke and other serious diseases. For example‚
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about 12 Filipino women die from cervical cancer and for five years‚ more than half of women population diagnosed with cervical cancer die. Cervical cancer is caused by a virus called Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). This is acquired bywomen who had physical contact with a person who have HPV too. Women‚ 30 years and above‚ are most likely prone to cervical cancer. But according to Dr. David‚ she had a patient who got pregnant at the age of 26 and consulted her. She discovered that she had it and
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your newborn child‚ the baby may suffer permanent harm or death. What Causes STDs? STDs include just about every kind of infection. Bacterial STDs include chlamydia‚ gonorrhea‚ and syphilis. Viral STDs include HIV‚ genital herpes‚ genital warts (HPV)‚ and hepatitis B. Trichomoniasis is caused by a parasite. The germs that cause STDs hide in semen‚ blood‚ vaginal secretions‚ and sometimes saliva. Most of the organisms are spread by vaginal‚ anal‚ or oral sex‚ but some‚ such as those that cause
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The most common STDs include Chlamydia‚ Gonorrhea‚ Syphilis‚ Trichomonas’s‚ Genital Herpes‚ Hepatitis B‚ HPV‚ and HIV. Chlamydia is recognized in women by discharge or vaginal bleeding from the vagina‚ or abdominal pain. Men experience a white drip from their penis and swollen testicles. It is easily cured with antibiotics but becomes more difficult to cure
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given to a child. There’s a variety of types of vaccines out there that doctors believe children should have‚ but should all vaccines be given out. Should parents have a say in what their child should be ejected with? Parents that deny vaccine‚ like HPV‚ Hep B‚ Hep. A ‚etc. are they doing better than harm or more harm than good? Vaccines that help prevent the spread of contagious diseases
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biomacromolecules (e.g.‚ proteins). As a result‚ they are promising candidates for peptide-based vaccine delivery platforms. Herein‚ we established a synthetic pathway to conjugate a human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 protein-derived peptide antigen to a star-polymer to create a macromolecular vaccine candidate to treat HPV-related cancers. These conjugates were able to reduce tumor growth and eradicate E7-expressing TC-1 tumors in mice after a single immunization‚ without the help of any external adjuvant.
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Individuals will often try shaving warts‚ especially when the growths are on their faces. Doing so can spread the warts to healthy skin‚ as well as potentially scarring your skin. Is Shaving Warts an Effective Way to Get Rid of Them? Is It Safe to Shave Off the Warts on My Face Or Legs? Your warts are spreading. You’ve noticed that they’re worse wherever you’ve shaved. Could that have something to with it? If so‚ what can you do about it? You have to shave. You also want to get rid of the ugly
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of Cancer. (2005). Thomson Gale. Retrieved from http://www.answers.com/topic/cervical-cancer Medical and Health Encyclopedia (Deluxe ed.). (2000). (pp. 435-436). Chicago‚ IL: Furguson Publishing Company. Pruthi‚ S.‚ M.D. (2009‚ January 17). How Does HPV Cause Cervical Cancer? Retrieved August 1‚ 2010‚ from Mayo Clinic Web site: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cervical-cancer/AN00386 Society Web site: http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CervicalCancer/DetailedGuide/cervical-cancer-what-is-cervical-cancer
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A mother and father come in with her 15 year old son named Tatum. He requires a physical every year to play football and baseball.They believe that that the HPV vaccine that Tatum took earlier in the year‚ maybe causing him to have seizures. Tatum’s past medical history is fine‚ nothing has been seen in his blood or found when he went to the hospital.Tatum passes his sports physical‚ lung sounds normal‚ eyesight is good‚ growing well‚ everything seems normal. His abdomen is not rigid or tender‚
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CAPSTONE COLLEGE OF NURSING General Guidelines for Developing the DNP Scholarly Practice Project A. Purpose B. Policy 1. The project is related to advanced practice in the nursing specialty and benefits a group‚ population or community rather than an individual patient. It often arises from practice and is usually completed in partnership with another entity such as a clinical agency‚ school‚ health department‚ church‚ government‚ voluntary organization or community
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