Reye syndrome is a disease that can cause irritability‚ confusion‚ loss of consciousness‚ and brain damage. It is a disease that can most often affect children ages 6 to 12 years old. If not addresses reye’s syndrome can lead to swelling in the brain and liver damage. By looking at the cause for this disease experts were able to provide a intervention. In this paper we will examine how public health research help to serve as an intervention for reyes syndrome. Winter was the most prominent time
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Early discovery is key when fighting a disease like Turner’s syndrome. In 1938 a gentleman named Henry Turner diagnosed the first set of patients with he believed was‚ “Turner’s syndrome” (Turner Syndrome Society of the United States‚ n.d.). At this time Mr. Turner was looking to explain why these‚ seven‚ people had been suffering from dwarfism and a developmental defect sexually. Unfortunately‚ there were probably thousands of people who were not diagnosed‚ and lacked the information needed for
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that had something to do with my family and myself. That is why I chose to do Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (POCS). My mum has this condition and it is thought that I have it as well. I know that mum does not know much about this condition‚ only the symptoms. As I grew up I had found that I was starting to get dark patches on my skin‚ I thought this was normal as my mum also had these patches. I got a little older and my mum explained to me what was really happening. She explained what she had and how
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1101 K 11/26/13 Vulnerability and the Myth of Love: Stockholm Syndrome in Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont’s “Beauty and the Beast” From the 1700’s to today‚ many fairy tales have grown‚ changed‚ and taken on different meanings. Children are most commonly told the Disney versions because they do not contain the violence‚ sexualization‚ or the objectifications that the original versions had. The versions that were originally told contained all three of those characteristics. In every fairy
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Research Paper Abstract Sudden Infant Death Syndrome remains the leading cause of post-neonatal mortality (under the age of one) in developed countries. The causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome have been puzzling and research is being conducted to solve this catastrophic problem. Having a child under the age of one makes me very concerned‚ along with any other parent(s) that the possibility of SIDS could affect any infant at anytime‚ SIDS does not discriminate
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heart condition known as‚ Long QT Syndrome. Long QT Syndrome is a condition that causes the heart to have fast or chaotic heartbeats. The fast and chaotic heartbeats can trigger fainting spells and seizures. If the heart beats erratically for too long it can cause sudden death. Dana Vollmer began swimming at very young age. At age twelve‚ Dana became the youngest person to be in the Olympic swimming trials. She was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome at age fourteen after experiencing
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Tourette’s disorder. (2005). Harvard Mental Health Letter‚ 21(12)‚ 4-5. This article tells of the history of Tourette syndrome and defines what Tourette syndrome is. It informs the reader the several common motor and vocal tics. These tics includes sniffing‚ throat clearing‚ rapid eye blinking‚ twitching of mouth and nose‚ and in some cases performing obscene gestures or words. This disorder is often diagnosed in children and adolescence‚ with the first symptom at about six years old. According
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Asperger’s Syndrome “John Robison has longed to connect with other people‚ but by the time he was a teenager‚ his odd habits—an inclinations to blurt out non sequiturs‚ avoid eye contact‚ dismantle radios‚ and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother in them)—had earned him the label “social deviant’”( Robison‚2007). John Robison was diagnosed as having an Asperger’s Syndrome. People living with Asperger’s Syndrome have varying complications from the syndrome. Some complications people
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It is estimated that 27- 34% or 1 in 5 Americans are living with Metabolic syndrome. Understanding it is a condition‚ not a specific disease‚ assessing for and identifying Metabolic syndrome can be difficult for a health care provider. After reviewing these suggested websites‚ or other evidenced based journals or websites related to Metabolic syndrome‚ please answer the following questions: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ms/ http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More
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Asperger’s syndrome and the adverse effects of stigmatization 2 INTRODUCTION The Center for Disease and Control estimates that‚ “1 in 88 children has been identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder” and shows a 78% increase since 2007 (CDC‚ 2012). However‚ many children with Asperger’s are often misdiagnosed with mental illness‚ such as bipolar disorder or ADHD. A man named Sean Honeysett was misdiagnosed for nearly two decades‚ was prescribed anti-psychotic drugs‚ and was in and
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