We always hear on the news and in the papers about children catching diseases and sicknesses and often dying from them. Why is all of this happening when these diseases can be easily prevented? Parents can easily go and get their children immunized. Some parents think it is healthier for their children. Is it really that much safer for children to not get immunized and what about all the other children they are around? Immunizations should be given to children because‚ it is healthier‚ it is safer
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“walk in/walk out” surgery and emergency centers to handle patients in a more efficient manner. I do believe that creating these emergent care centers are better for the patients for minor issues‚ such as a child with fever that turns out to be strep throat or a minor laceration. Both of the above kinds of illnesses can bring someone to the emergency room where they would have to potentially wait for hours to be seen because of other major problems that come in. These emergent care and surgery
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Kennedy Pieken‚ a girl who was just four years old when she began battling the effects of anorexia. Doctors at the Omaha Children’s Hospital suggest that her eating disorder was triggered by changes in her brain that occurred after she suffered strep throat. It was suspected that the trigger was present through genetics because her mother‚ Jodi Pieken‚ spent years battling anorexia herself. By the time Kennedy was seven‚ she had been in and out of the hospital more than three times because her symptoms
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Concept Test Map/Study Guide Test 2 will include chapters 36‚ 38‚ 49‚ 50‚ 53 To prepare for Test 2 please review the following: Communicable diseases (CH38) April 2 a. Stages * Invasion of organism * Incubation period * Prodromal period * Clinical manifestations (S/S) * Convalescent period * Return to wellness b. Immunities * Active immunity naturally acquired – already exposed
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Breastfeeding: Numerous Benefits for Mom and Baby Parents care for a child should begin from the moment of conception. For Every child that is born‚ the mother has the choice to bottle feed or breastfeed her baby. The benefits of breastfeeding are not just in the first year; many of the benefits last a lifetime. However‚ many parents do not know how beneficial breast milk is for a child. These days‚ mothers use busy schedules as an excuse not to breastfeed their baby. For years‚ doctors and specialist
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Kidney Disease- The kidney is a very vital organ to a human’s healthy existence. The pair of bean shaped organs are responsible for many important functions‚ they aid in the Urinary system as was as the Endocrine system. Their main functions are to filter wastes from the blood and secrete hormones. Due to the fact that the kidneys are responsible for maintaining regulation of the body ’s salt‚ potassium and acid content‚ they also play an important role in maintaining a proper homeostasis. According
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Breastfeeding versus Formula Feeding Your family is expecting a newborn baby within the next couple of months. This event in someone’s life will change their lives forever and can be a very exciting and exhausting change. Although you may be excited and impatient for the baby’s arrival‚ this event can cause a lot of stress on the family. While your lives are completely changing; there are things you need to do to prepare yourself and there are many important decisions that need to be made. Decisions
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Data Mining DM Defined Is the analysis of (often large) observational data sets to find unsuspected relationships and to summarize the data in novel ways that are both understandable and useful to the data owner Process of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it into useful information A class of database applications that look for hidden patterns in a group of data that can be used to predict future behavior. DM Defined The relationships and summaries derived
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INFECTION CONTROL Pathogen- Infectious agent Colonization- If microorganism is present or invades host‚ grows and/or multiplies but does not cause infection. Communicable disease- if infectious disease can be transmitted from one person to another. -Symptomatic-if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs/symptoms. -Asymptomatic- if no s/s are present *CHAIN OF INFECTION: 1. An infectious agent or pathogen 2. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth 3. A portal of exit from the
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Frank Buonomo Readings in American History: Colonial to 1815 Fall 2010 Book Review of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich`s A Midwife`s Tale A Midwife`s Tale is a meticulously researched‚ highly readable analysis of an eighteenth-century life in context. To understand eighteen-century America through one woman`s eyes‚ historian and author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich spent eight years working through Martha Ballard`s massive dairy. Twenty seven years worth of seemingly mundane jottings. The author`s goal
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