Fast Food Leads To Chronic Diseases Reading an article on the front page of a prominent newspaper caught my eye‚ “Fast Food Leads To Chronic Diseases”. Recently‚ media coverage show how people are very fond of fast food and how they fail to realise its detrimental effects on their bodies. I wondered what it was that made fast food bad. Well‚ it’s like the name suggests it’s made quickly and contains sugars‚ fats‚ salts and the cooking processes have no beneficial effects on our body. Therefore
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the patient. Primary healthcare providers can reduce further lung damage and COPD exacerbations through early diagnosis‚ pharmacological‚ and rehabilitation interventions (Bauldoff‚ 2012). Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program in which a team of healthcare professionals help manage and treat the problems caused by COPD‚ resulting in a reduction of symptoms and an improved quality of life. It typically combines exercise‚ breathing therapy‚ nutritional counseling‚ and other forms of patient education
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Lebanon: A Brief Cultural Overview Lebanon’s rich history has been shaped by many cultural traditions‚ including Phoenician‚ Greek‚ Roman‚ Islamic‚ Crusader‚ Ottoman Turkish‚ French‚ and recently American. The resulting culture is distinctively Lebanese‚ a combination of East and West‚ past and present. Music Folk music and dancing have a long tradition and are very popular. The national dance‚ the dabke‚ is an energetic folk dance that has influenced many European and American folk dances
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INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: A VISION WITH ITS STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS Dr. A. SELVARAJ* ABSTRACT The future of Indian pharmaceutical sector looks extremely positive. Indian pharma companies are vying for the branded generic drug space to register their global presence. Several Indian pharmaceutical companies have acquired companies in the US and Europe and many others are raising funds to do so. The Indian Pharmaceutical industry
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Marques Johnson September 16‚ 2014 “Skepticism about Weakness of Will” Summary By: Gary Watson In this essay Watson argues that there is no fundamental distinction between weakness of will‚ akrasia‚ and compulsive behavior. Watson said that when a person knowingly acts against their better judgment that is a weakness of their will. In particular‚ he challenged the common view that the weak-willed individuals are unable to resist‚ while a person who acts compulsively cannot resist their
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INTRODUCTION : I hereby present to you a case study on pulmonary embolism( PE)‚ in which includes details of the patient ‚ current problems and management taken place while caring for the patient . Present compalints: A 65 year old female with chest pain‚ acute shortness of breath‚ cough and swelling on the surgical limb. Detail history of presenting complaints: Mrs Blue‚ a 65 year old female who presents with chest pain and shortness of breath‚ underwent bilateral total knee replacement
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation has Positive Effects on Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Amy Butler Boise State University Abstract Symptoms of anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are known to worsen patient-centered outcomes and quality of life. Evidence supports the use of pulmonary rehabilitation to effectively manage psychological morbidities in COPD. This
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TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE Tuberculosis is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacteria tuberculosis. One third of the world’s population is thought to have been infected with M. tuberculosis with new infections occurring at a rate of about one per second. In 2007‚ there were an estimated 13.7 million chronic active cases globally‚ while in 2010‚ there were an estimated 8.8 million new cases and 1.5 million associated
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understand the present and predict the future there by enable them to make well informed decision. One of the most powerful statistical software is SAS. SAS is an abbreviation for statistical analysis system . In this short article I will try to view in brief what SAS software is and its advantage over the other leading statistical software SPSS. According to the official web site of SAS‚ the software developed in 1976 by one of the independent software vendors SAS institute of Cary in North Carolina
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PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG THE AGED IN CAPE COAST METROPOLITAN OVER LAST FOUR YEARS Introduction This paper charts a brief history of Ghana’s chronic disease burden over the last five years‚ focusing on prevalence‚ risk and illness implications in relation to aging. Two arguments are made. First‚ chronic diseases in Ghana constitute public health and developmental challenges‚ requiring the same intellectual and financial commitments afforded to communicable and infectious diseases. Information
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