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    Fall Assessment: The Impact of falls in the Elderly Grand Canyon University: NRV433V-1030 Date: November 01‚ 20013 Falls and its related injuries is alarming problem with the elderly population that needed prompt attention of authorities and society‚ impact on the elderly population is serious. In the article many aspect of falls and its impact in the elderly population is studied. It is important to reduce the associated risk factors of falls in the elderly. Falls continued

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    Prevention Strategies of Communicable diseases Methods of Control Communicable diseases occur only when the causative agent comes into contact with a susceptible host in a suitable environment. Prevention and control efforts for communicable diseases may be directed to any of these three elements. Communicable diseases affect both individuals and communities‚ so control efforts may be directed at both. Treatment of persons with communicable diseases with antibiotics typically kills the agent and

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    Prevention Of Atheromatous Heart Disease By O.P. Agarwal‚ M.D.‚ F.I.C.A. Angiology‚ Vol 36‚ Number 8‚ August 1985 Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting‚ American College of Angiology and 26th Annual Meeting‚International College of Angiology‚ November 5‚ 1984. Abstract Five thousand patients of atheromatous heart disease‚ presented as angina pectoris‚ were studied over a period of five years. After adding the “Husk of Isabgol” and “Aloe vera” (an indigenous plant known as ghee-guar-ka-paththa)

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    Illegal Drug Use Prevention in The United States By Elizabeth R. Vaught Crime Prevention in America CJ334 Damon Simmons October 27‚ 2013 Abstract In this paper I am investigating the effects of prolonged use of meth‚ what the effects will be on our bodies and why some continue to use. What are the police doing to stop this epidemic of drug abuse? What programs are they using to help cut down on the use of these drugs? I will give some historical statistics on the drug problems in

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    Height Falls Working at height Introduction All construction activities are potentially hazardous. However‚ the largest number of accidents occurs with operatives who are working at a height. Falls can cause injuries to the back‚ neck‚ head arms and legs. This can result in temporary and permanent disabilities or death. Over the past ten years or so‚ falls from a height have accounted for between 34 and 59% of all fatalities in the construction industry. It should be noted that many falls involve

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    Chagas Disease – The Deadly Kiss Introduction: My wife and I are in the process of planning our next vacation. We agreed to travel back to Belize‚ since we’ve been there before and really enjoyed it. After doing some research on where we were going to stay‚ I came across a website that contained information about a common disease that has been getting much more attention lately. It is known as Chagas Disease and it is a silent killer. I love Belize… but not to death. I. What is Chagas

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    [pic] Falls Risk Guide Falls The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) 2005 National Patient Safety Goals requires hospitals to assess and periodically reassess each patient’s risk for falling. At Methodist Hospital the total number of reported falls in 2005 was 197 and it is increasing every year‚ Out of these 80 had reported injuries‚ 3 had root cause analysis (RCA) completed and 1 was a reportable event. Through RCA we identified that

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    1 One social impact of falls to a person is when he or she is unable to socialise with other people in the community such as attending church services. Example of this is when the person who used to be very active in the church community may not be able to join anymore because the fall caused the person to become unstavle when mobilising. The person may not be able to go the church every week. 2 The fear of falling again can cause the person to feel isolated. By isolating themselves‚ they feel

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    Congresswoman Linda Sanchez is now funding the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act. Furthermore‚ some citizens are wanting to prosecute people who are cyberbullying. People who cyberbully should be prosecuted so that way it can discourage people from doing it in the first place. Cyberbullying has become a serious problem. First of all‚ 81% of victims of cyberbullying think that the cyberbully thinks that it is funny. This is a problem because they probably have no clue about what they are doing

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    As no specific method of prevention of breast cancer has yet been discovered‚ early detection remains the first tool in the arsenal of breast cancer support. Everyone has probably heard the recommendations that women have annual or bi-annual mammograms‚ undergo routine physical examinations‚ and provide self-examinations monthly. While the safety of too many mammograms is under debate‚ their effective use in detecting the cancerous property of a tumor is undeniable. The most common treatment for

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