Lifestyle or medication Hca/ 240 March 9‚ 2012 Itta Aswad Lifestyle or medication The gastrointestinal disease that I chose is gastritis. This is a disease that I am at risk for. I use aspirin‚ coffee‚ tobacco‚ and alcohol. I have used these for many many years‚ and have no plans to stop now. This is generally accompanied by stomach pains and hematemesis. None of these symptoms I have had yet. People can cut out all of the irritants that can cause gastritis. Such as tobacco‚ alcohol
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depression as antidepressant medication. The aim of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of psychotherapy in relieving depressive symptoms‚ and reducing relapse in depressive disorders when compared to pharmacological interventions. PICOT Question In adult patients with a diagnosis of depression‚ how effective is psychotherapy when compared to antidepressants in preventing depression relapse 12 months following initiation of treatment? Currently‚ antidepressant medications are the most popular treatment
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Kelly Marie Limbert -Unit 80 Support the use of medication in health & social care . 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social-care settings There are : The Medicines Act 1968‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH‚ the Mental Capacity Act (2005) the Access to health records Act (1990)‚ the Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality
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Wedra 1 Whitney Wedra ENG 111/Jones 7 October 2014 Prescription medication: necessary or wanted? Summary “We Love Them. We Hate Them. We Take Them.” by Abigail Zuger discusses the sensitive topic of prescription drug abuse by doctors. She claims in her essay that drug advertisements have become so persuasive and aggressive‚ that doctors are feeling the need to prescribe them to patients‚ even though they don’t necessarily need them. Zuger uses a personal experience from her life to illustrate
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Effects of Television Violence on Children and Teenagers Does violence on television have a negative effect on children and teenagers? The violence shown on television has a surprisingly negative effect. Television violence causes children and teenagers to become less caring‚ to lose their inhibitions‚ to become less sensitive‚ and also may cause violent and aggressive behavior. Television violence causes children and teenagers to be less caring‚ to lose their inhibitions‚ and to be
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Thomée et al. BMC Public Health 2011‚ 11:66 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/66 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Mobile phone use and stress‚ sleep disturbances‚ and symptoms of depression among young adults - a prospective cohort study Sara Thomée1*‚ Annika Härenstam2‚ Mats Hagberg1 Abstract Background: Because of the quick development and widespread use of mobile phones‚ and their vast effect on communication and interactions‚ it is important to study possible negative health
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Vioxx Medication (Rofecoxib) Vioxx (Rofecoxib) medication is a class of drug called nonsteroidal and inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Vioxx was introduced on May 20‚ 1999 by Merck & Co. It has been used by over 20 million Americans since it was put on the market. Vioxx works by reducing substances that cause inflammation‚ pain and fever in the body. Vioxx is used to reduce pain‚ inflammation‚ and stiffness cause by osteoarthritis‚ rheumatoid arthritis and certain forms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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Misdiagnosing and Overprescribing ADHD Medications Miriam Valdez HSM 210 Melissa Ellison January 31‚ 2010 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that millions of children across America are being diagnosed with and put on drugs for. Being the most common childhood disorder in the United States and around the world there are millions of children taking psychotropic drugs to treat ADHD. With so many conditions that imitate ADHD and so many risks
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Quantitative Studies on Medication Adherence Maleah Perdue University of South Alabama Introduction Medication adherence is a significant issue in the health systems of today. Low medication adherence can unnecessarily increase cost of health care and the amount of admissions. According to Conn et al.‚ inadequate medication adherence may account for up to 10% of older adult hospital admissions and may cause up to $100 billion in annual health care cost (2009). Increased medication adherence is likely
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Reducing Medication Administration Errors: A Teaching Plan Rosemary Lantigua Sacred Heart University Reducing Medication Administration Errors: A Teaching Plan This paper provides an overview of a teaching plan of a single class during fundamentals of nursing course of a traditional BSN program. The subject of the class is on reducing the amount of medication administration errors in health care. The goals and objectives of the class will be provided as well as methods‚ resources
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