In 2014, the world was horrified when an unknown outbreak occurred and caused a major epidemic worldwide. The world was terrified especially when the outbreak occurred in Guinea and traveled West to the United States and many other countries without knowing what kind of disease that was killing people and infecting our healthcare workers. The […]
The first sign of diabetes was discovered in 1500 B.C.E by the Egyptians. According to one study, ancient Indians were familiar with the condition and had even determined two types of the condition. They called it “honey urine” and tested for it by determining if the ants were drawn to the urine. The first mention […]
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Order nowAbstract In the United States of America there was an outbreak in 2014. Many of the hospitals and staff members were unaware of the symptoms and transmission of this virulent virus until it was too late and it spread among patients and staff members. This paper serves as an overview of the virus, including symptoms, […]
Abstract Clean, safe drinking water is an essential requirement for all life, but not all people around the world have regular access to this important resource. Nearly 70% of the world is covered by water, but only 2.5% of that is available for human consumption. Rising temperatures and contamination of fresh water sources reduce this […]
Abstract Prevalent health problems, in communities, will be addressed by providing health promotion programs (Kumar & Preetha, 2012, p. 5). Health promotion programs have the potential to change participants health behaviors and increase their knowledge about health problems (Kumar & Preetha, 2012, p. 8). Breast cancer is found in women of different ages and ethnicities, […]
Are you 21? The debate over lowering the drinking age has become an ongoing discussion for many decades. “In 1984, Congress passed the Uniform Drinking Age Act, which required states to have a minimum drinking age of 21, for all types of alcohol consumption if they wanted to receive federal highway monies. The legal drinking […]
Baby 800 a month. Abstaining … priceless. Unless one has the financial capability to take care one more person, I would certainly not recommend anybody to procreate. Although having a child might resemble unicorns and also rainbows, the reality is that lot of times having a child takes a considerable deal from your time, cash […]
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 According to the CDC, even though United States is one of the top industrial nations in the world, our nation has the most teenage pregnancies, in the latest statistics “”in 2017 a total of 194,377 babies were born to teenage mothers age 15 to 19 years old. (CDC, 2019). Unfortunately, about 50% of these […]
“This is the real world, and in the real world, you need protection,” – Cherie Richards. Students, specifically teenagers, need correct information and the right resources to learn, help and protect themselves. When students have no knowledge whatsoever, they turn to media or even pornography to get information because their parents aren’t open enough about […]
Adolescents in the United States have an unlimited amount of access to a multitude of the different types of mass media, including television, music, movies, and the Internet practically social media sites. The majority of these adolescents tend to utilize their time focusing on the media rather than the education they receive in the school […]
The raging battle for women’s rights can be found in almost every avenue of American culture. Whether it be in the workplace, in the government, in churches, or within families, females are fighting for their freedom to control their own lives. They want to work in whichever field they desire, to love whomever they want, […]
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide information about sex education policies governed by the state of Florida. Sex education is a controversial topic and has been so throughout history. Florida laws as it pertains to sex education require schools to educate school aged children with basic awareness of sexual abstinence. There are […]
Being responsible for yourself can be hard, so taking care of a baby can be even harder. Being responsible for yourself is hard because you have to make your own decisions and have to make rules for yourself it is even harder with a baby because you have to do the same thing. According to […]
Henrietta Lacks was a thirty-one year old woman that visited Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland in 1951. She was an African-American mother of five. Johns Hopkins was the only hospital in the area that treated African Americans, although the hospital was still segregated at the time. While there, doctors confirmed she had cervical cancer. […]
Abstract This paper discusses the importance of continuous sexual health education in our schools and communities. The ongoing education of sexual health behaviors plays an important role in lowering the rates of sexually transmitted infections and early pregnancies in the adolescent period. Five published articles are referenced to support the great demand for sexual health […]
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 […]
It is found that the estimated new infections that occur globally daily, mostly young women who continue to bear a disproportionate burden. Adolescent girls and young women have higher rates of HIV infection compared to their male peers, this essay will critically discuss understanding gender inequalities, relations, and roles when investigating the impact of HIV/AIDS […]
“There are claims that show there are health status differences and inequalities between both genders, male and female. There are statistics that are pointed out that, rate of men dying is most likely higher than females and more than half a million women die due to miscarriage, pregnancy etc. However, the data’s about health status […]
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 […]
Plague is one of the three epidemic diseases that is still a problem to the International Health Regulations and is reported by the World Health Organization. The bacteria Yersinia Pestis is said to be the agent that causes this disease. This type of bacteria is a zoonotic bacteria that is embedded in small animals and […]
According to HHS.gov, every year out of 100 women using birth control, only about 5 to 9 may become pregnant due to not using birth control correctly. Around 1960, the first oral contraceptive known as Enovid, was approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a use of contraception. (Thompson). In 1968, the FDA […]
Family planning is used by 57 percent of married or in-union women of reproductive age according to a study conducted in 2015 by the United Nations. This displays the impact that contraceptives have worldwide and creates a question of equality within health care, “Is birth control a fundamental right or a privilege?” Even though the […]
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that men and women are created equal (Elizabeth Cady Stanton). In America this has been the basis of what our nation stands for. It is stated that every citizen has the right to equality that shall not be stripped away, in many cases that is not true. Whether […]
They formed alliances with healthcare providers, NGO’s and other health groups in developed countries and argued that the cost of ARV was too high. Activists around the world demonstrated for lowering the price and increasing access to it by poor countries. This led to a revolutionary court case in 2002 against a consortium of 39 […]
Millions have been affected by this disease and numerous people remain unaware that they are HIV positive. This is frightening especially considering how advanced our country is in the medical field. Prevention and education are a major way to slow HIV spreading and increasing awareness will help with the pandemic. As seen with drugs like […]
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attacks the CD4 cells of the body’s immune system and weakens the defense mechanism from protecting against infections and diseases. As the number of CD4 cells decreases the body becomes more vulnerable to all opportunistic diseases and cancers. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection with severe immune […]
Thesis: The Colombian exchange negatively impacted the lives of the Native Americans since it aided infections of many diseases as well as viruses such as smallpox, measles, influenza, among others in which the North American tribes didn’t have any natural cure. Sailors who came in contact with the Native Americans infected them with diseases and […]
Do you know the effect of aids and the impact it has had on people? What makes it different from other STDs ?.Not many know the full extent to this disease or that the virus has actually been around since the 1920’s. But the first recorded person was in 1980’s. It is widely believed that […]
Reflective Assignment #1 HeLa cells have led to the most revolutionary medical advances in society today, they have also led to some of the greatest controversies. This all began with a woman named Henrietta Lacks. A wife, a mother, and a cousin, Henrietta spent her whole life helping others until she was diagnosed with cervical […]
