On 14th November this year on World Diabetes Day we witnessed an amazing talk by the keynote speaker Dr. Ronny Bell at the University of Florida. The title of the talk was ‘Challenges and Opportunities in achieving diabetes health equity.’ He spoke about important issues that often get lost and not given too much importance […]
In 2017 Mental Health American, a clinical research program created to study mental health reported that 11% of teenagers in the United States had reported having symptoms of either depression or anxiety. (Mental Health America, 2017) With suicide being the third leading cause of death in the United States, it is very important to study […]
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Order nowAs a treatment of different cancer diseases, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used on patients. Unfortunately radiotherapy may cause dangerous effects. Investigating these effects and determinations of risk reliable research. It is shown that IR’s most dangerous effect in cells are DBSs and that monitoring ?-H2AX focus numbers were useful biomarker to detect the invidual ionizing […]
Abstract Alcohol Dependence which consists of an individual being dependent of Alcohol can lead to Alcoholism that can have devastating consequences and often leads to severe health, social, economic problems. From affecting the human body along with having long term impacts to loved ones, friends or the community, this is a disorder doesn’t discriminate to […]
Imagine waking up as a sixteen-year-old girl, and having to rush into the restroom with morning sickness. Your head is hung over the open toilet lid, and your heart is racing because you have missed a period. As you sneak out to the nearest drugstore and shamefully purchase the pregnancy tests, you pray that no […]
INTRODUCTION Each and every day across the world people fail to perceive the effects /out-turn of alcohol abuse may have on their lives as well as their beloved. Alcohol abuse comes with many different motives in attribution of negative energy / influence. It may result to harsh consequences that may sabotage individual’s bright future. Alcohol […]
Webster’s Dictionary defines sex education as the “”instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive health, reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence”” (Merriam Webster). In 1964, Dr. Mary Calderone, medical director for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, […]
Medical imaging is an important method nowadays. It is used for the visualization & interpretation of diseases. There are different types of diseases, in which medical imaging becomes very useful like blood, brain, heart, skin etc. For this purpose, nowadays powerful instruments are available for detecting, storing, transmitting, analyzing & displaying medical images. This has […]
Leukemia is defined as the general term to refer to a specific group of malignant disorders. These malignant disorders affect the blood and blood-forming tissues of the lymph system, bone marrow, and spleen. Most often, leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells, but some specific types of leukemia start in other blood cell […]
Opioids have been well-known drugs for the treatment of pain for nearly a millennium, though their clinical use has markedly increased in popularity within the past decades in the United States; however, just as quickly, opioids are being reevaluated for chronic pain treatment due to compounding consequences to patients and the nation as a whole. […]
Children’s obesity has tripled during recent years, and twenty-five percent of the people affected by it are under nineteen years of age, and that’s according to a study made by Green Planet (the largest independent publishing platform that focuses on sustainable food, animal welfare issues, environmental protection, and green living and the biggest plant-based food […]
As fast food businesses continue to flourish the way that the food is being made hse become more and more unhealthy to the consumer as well as to the workers who work in the factories and the animals themselves as well. As the conglomerates continue to make close ties with political figures they can get […]
Before the 1930s cannabis wasn’t seen as a harmful drug. As a matter of fact the Declaration of Independence was drafted out of hemp, along with the sails that pushed the founding fathers ships toward the colonies they later invaded. Cannabis quickly became vilanized when president Hoover was sworn into office. Hoover appointed Hary Jo […]
Many states all have some form of law regarding the use of marijuana. There are 21 states that allow marijuana for medical use and 10 states have adopted legalizing recreational use of marijuana. I feel that the nation as a whole should be able to have access to at least medical marijuana. I feel that […]
“The use of medical marijuana to cure or reduce the effect of select disorders has been occurring for years until the 1900, but this year the plant is starting to become legal throughout the United States(Oberg). There are thirty-three states as well as the District of Columbia and Canada that have openly legalized the use […]
Marijuana legalization has become topic of relevance in the United States as recent changes in various state legislations fuel the controversial issue relating to its effects on society. With more than thirty states legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreationally uses, the once taboo topic has reemerged into the spot light for policy makers to consider […]
Medical marijuana is the prescription of cannabis prescribed by a doctor to alleviate pain or to help improve a medical condition. It is most frequently given to patients in the form of a pill, but there are alternatives such as inhaling or smoking it. Marijuana has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times for […]
Research ethics is specifically interested in the analysis of ethical issues that are raised when people are involved as participants in research. It is research that involves human subjects or participants raises unique and complex ethical, legal, social, and political issues. The primarily important part of ethics is to protect their participants. The second objective […]
The role of a healthcare professional is to not only to care for those that are sick, but to also promote healthy lifestyles and choices to those in our community. In order to accomplish this task, healthcare professionals must be willing to research and understand the benefits and risks of certain healthcare practices. One such […]
Marijuana’s image is not one of the best, as most people think of hippies, drug-crazed teens, and addiction. It is the exact opposite. It is a fact medical marijuana has multiple, powerful healing properties. It can help with pain, soreness, and can sometimes even be more powerful than some opioids. In fact, it can even […]
Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation, of and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or other purposes. Following a plant-based diet can have a lot of benefits for our body and our planet, but often happens that following a very […]
Introduction Scientist are warning people living in tropical climates, especially pregnant woman about a mortal life-threatening virus that once affected subtropical forests in Africa. It is said that climate change influences the spread of zika virus. A virus like dengue fever, yellow fever, and west Nile virus. Analysis of Evidence The mode of transmission of […]
The truth behind medical marijuana is actually not surprising at all. Although medical marijuana has not always been a hot topic due to government laws, it is something medical researchers should be able to look into. Referencing “”Historical Timeline – Medical Marijuana”” (2017) it states that in 2700 BC, Chinese Emperor Shen Nung ordered his […]
Binge drinking is not a new phenomenon and continues to be a significant public health concern. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above. This primarily takes place when drinks of 5 or […]
There is a need for continued education on what binge drinking is and the detrimental effects that it has. The grant that we want to apply for would allow for the Shepherd University Health Center to provide resources, assistance, and education to help serve the group of 18 to 34 year olds that are on […]
Binge drinking continues to be a rising problem affecting college students across the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), describes binge drinking as “drinking 5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women in about 2 hours, or a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings BAC, blood alcohol […]
ABSTRACT Too often today’s headlines bring news of yet another alcohol-related tragedy involving a young person, a case of fatal alcohol poisoning on a college campus, or a late-night drinking–driving crash. Binge drinking is an increasingly important topic in alcohol research. The present review summarizes findings and viewpoints from multiple different sources. INTRODUCTION Binge drinking […]
In 2001, college drinking was associated with approximately 600,000 injuries, almost 500,000 instances of unprotected sex, 97,000 sexual assaults, 700,000 physical assaults, and over 1,700 deaths (White & Hingson, 2014). Furthermore, these statistics are increased for those affiliated with the Greek system. With approximately, nine million students currently members of a sorority or fraternity in […]
Did you know eating just about anything you want can destroy you physically and mentally? Many don’t stop to think and realize that whatever they put in their body has many effects on them. I understand, it can be hard in the beginning or even through the whole process, but they have to decide what’s […]
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century (Sahoo, Choudhury, Sofi, Kumar & Bhadoria, 2017). It affects all aspects of a child’s life; most significantly by contributing to poor health and negative social perceptions by society (Greco,2008). Obesity is caused by a number of factors such as diet, […]
