Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy is a genetic disorder linked to the X chromosome that is caused by a deficiency in the protein dystrophin (Mendell et al., 1995). This disease weakens skeletal and cardiac muscles, and may pose obstacles when sitting, standing, walking, and speaking. Treatment by myoblast transfer showed promising results in animal trials. This method strives to replace dystrophin through...
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Summary This paper’s intention is to deliberate the United States Opioid epidemic that has been going on for quite an extensive amount of years. This paper will also discuss the suggested recommendations to put in place targeting Overtown, Florida. This paper will explain why Overtown, Florida needs the enhancement of the policy, along with various opportunities for growth and bettering...
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The main issue in the image that have chosen which is image 5 is depression problems are rising in the society. Depression is a very common and serious mental illness that may negatively affect people’s life. It is also known as clinical depression or major depressive disorder. This mental illness can affect any ages of people includes adults, children, adolescents,...
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Introduction Drug addiction is increasingly becoming a universal issue, both expense wise, but also the impact it has socially. With an estimated cost to the healthcare of $1 trillion, it is clear why there is a high demand for further knowledge and treatments (NIoDA, 2017). Not only does the cost of addiction put a strain on a country’s economy, but...
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Upon reading Sula, by author Toni Morrison, readers are able to watch the discrimination that forms in the town known as The Bottom; however, as the story continues, readers must focus on how this discrimination perpetuates as they watch how the protagonists of the story, Sula and Nel, must learn to adapt to a society where the neglagance of mental...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a government branch that is responsible for addressing epidemics and other health-related issues. The CDC has provided a collaboration of many real-life stories of people who have struggled with opioid addiction, including Christopher's story. Christopher had an amazing life until he got in a very minor car accident when he was twenty...
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The Child Called “It” is written by David Peltzer and tells the story of his childhood and the abuse that he had to endure from his mother, terrible things from beatings to locking him in a room while it slowly filled with toxic gas. Peltzer talks about how he grew up feeling spite and anger towards people since they got...
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Over the recent years, there has been more cases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) being diagnosed (Teixeira, Pallas-Bazarra, Bolós, Terreros-Roncal, Ávila, & Llorens-Martín, 2018). The characteristics that make up AD are advanced cell death that can result in degeneration of particular brain regions (Teixeira et al., 2018). This can result in deficits that include memory loss and loss in cognitive control...
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Opioid Epidemic Each day, more than one hundred people die in the United States from overdosing on a prescription drug, commonly known as opioids (“Opioid Overdose Crisis”). Opioids are a type of drug that is derived from the opium poppy plant, or that have been man made to match the same chemical structure of said plant. The ever-so-abundant abuse of...
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Cognitive Flexibility. We basically have 2 types of brain cells. There are the actual neurons which are the basic functional units of our nervous system and through which information is passed along. Now next to that there are the lesser-known glial cells who take on a supporting role. There are all types of them microglia, oligodendrocytes, Schwann Cells, and so...
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Introduction Hildegard E Peplau believes that nursing helps a person learn and grow during the time of illness by strengthening the person’s intellectual and interpersonal competencies through the process of nurse-client interactions. This assignment is going to discuss how to apply Hildegard E Peplau’s theory and how this theory could help me in reviewing and developing my own nursing practice....
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Abstract- In the current era deaths due to heart disease have become a major issue. Approximately one person dies per minute due to heart disease. Data is generated and has to be stored daily because of fast growth in Information Technology. The data which is collected is converted into knowledge by data analysis by using various combinations of algorithms. Medical...
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Introduction Injuries are the part and parcel of any sport, whether it is played on court, pitch, mat or field. Where hamstring injuries are being commonest concern of the athletes (Burkett, 1970). Several studies (Malliaropoulos et al., 2011; Junge et al., 2009) suggest that injuries to the hamstring muscle are popular amongst the track and field athletes. Recent evidence in...
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Humans ability to reason and use logic is clouded by the fear of uncertainty. The longing for concrete facts is what has created a world where uncertainty and faith are feared because they have become synonyms of ambiguity. However, this fantasized dystopian world eventually becomes dull and somber. When a person’s health has been compromised, the patient often is looking...
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Palliative care improves the quality of life and diminishes symptoms for individuals diagnosed with a serious illness. Also, it assists patients to understand all of their choices for medical treatment. It is useful at any stage of the illness, but is most effective if provided from the point of diagnosis. It can be provided to the patient along with curative...
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Nursing Care Plan for Patients with Edema The patient being discussed in this nursing care plan will be referred to as Mrs. Eileen Sparks. She is 80 years old, of German decent, speaks very little English, and currently resides in the Richmond, Vancouver area. Mrs. Spark’s husband, Ian Sparks, died five years ago. They had met in Berlin and immigrated...
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Abstract Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem disorder that originates in the respiratory system of individuals. It is caused by a malfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor protein (CFTR). Improved understanding of the CFTR gene has opened doors to better understand the disease itself through research and experimental procedures. Understanding the pathophysiology of the CFTR gene itself has also...
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’Immortality is eternal life, being exempt from death, unending existence. ’ Wikipedia, 2003. Human immortality is humans being able to live indefinitely and overcome death. In the 1800s, the average life expectancy was only 25 years. This has increased dramatically as we are now able to live longer, with an average life expectancy of 82 years. This is because of...
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Introduction Nutritional issues, especially Malnutrition has been an ongoing challenge for the Long-Term Care industry. During the 20th century, the United States witnessed an 11-fold increase in the elderly population, summing it up to 33 million (Crogan & Evans, 2001). Out of the 33 million, an estimated 5% of the people aged 65 years and above reside in nursing homes...
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Introduction Ebola is a haemorrhagic fever that is formally known as Ebola Virus Disease. According to the Wold Health Organization, Ebola causes a severe, serious illness which is often deadly if left untreated. Stats from WebMD show that Ebola kills up to 90% of infected people. “Ebola is a deadly disease caused by a virus. There are five strains, and...
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In 1976, the Ebola virus was first exposed. It happened in the areas in northern Zaire and southern Sudan when two outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever occurred (Cenciarelli et al, 2015). Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is the origin of hemorrhagic fever and said to be one of the most severe viral disease with 40-50% high case-fatality rate (Cenciarelli et al, 2015)....
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Identify and discuss health policies that apply to the topic. (This requires approximately 600 words and is to be supported with evidence and in-text referencing). Throughout this review on the health issue of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) explore and examine the policies and guidelines applied to the health problem. According to Mayo Clinic (2018) that Sudden infant death Syndrome...
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What is cognitive dissonance? Cognitive dissonance, coined by Festinger (1957) refers to an unpleasant psychological state in which an individual's beliefs and knowledge do not align with their actions. Cognition refers to people's ideas and knowledge about the external world, their immediate environment, and aspects about themselves which include attitudes, emotions, behaviours and beliefs. Persons seek to reduce unpleasant states...
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Problem Overview - Magnitude, Scope and Population Affected On October 16th, 2017, the United States Government stated that the American opioid epidemic was now a national health crisis (Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 individuals had died from a drug overdose, making...
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Introduction The emergence of the Ebola virus as a global health threat has necessitated a worldwide commitment to prevention and control strategies. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the hubs of international travel and commerce, has proactively engaged in initiatives to prevent the outbreak within its borders. Despite the UAE's geographical distance from the traditionally affected regions, the rapid...
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Thesis: The opposition to vaccination was cultural and built upon societal value in money which resulted in the spread of mass religious hysteria, propaganda, and falsified data. Smallpox is a disease where small blisters pop up on the face, arms, and body. These then fill up with pus and customs develop a rash. It’s a deadly disease. Vaccinations and the...
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For this summative piece, I have decided to look at 'What is the impact on parents when having a child on the autism spectrum disorder.' I believe this to be an important topic worth discussing due to the focus usually being on the child rather than their parents. This leaves the parents feeling neglected that they do not have the...
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Hepatitis C: HCV is a viral contamination causing aggravation of the liver. It is transmitted from individual to individual through unscreened blood transfusions just as debased needles and instruments utilized for inking and body penetrating. Sharing sullied individual consideration things, for example, razors and having unprotected sex are less normal methods of getting the infection. Hepatitis C infection causes both...
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Introduction The spring break of 2020 was unlike any other due to the unprecedented challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Traditionally a time for rest and travel, the pandemic forced a reevaluation of what a break means in the context of a global health crisis. Many students, including myself, were faced with the abrupt shift from anticipated vacations to...
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