American Diabetes Association
Based on the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet, "8.3% of the population [has] diabetes" . Diabetes is a disease caused by the pancreas's inability to produce insulin . Diabetes is classified by three categories: type 1, type 2, and gestational. The key to leading a healthy life is to learn....
Bioethical and Political Debates Surrounding Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Introduction to Embryonic Stem Cells
When it comes to the area of contemporary biological research, no topic is as debatable and controversial as the infamous Stem Cell. Stem cells are currently the hottest topic under scrutiny in this country. Very few other ongoing areas of biological research h....
Case Study Nocturnal Hypoglycemia
Introduction Diabetes is an epidemic in Counties Manukau. It is no
longer a disease for the 40 to 65 years old, but the youngest diagnosed with
Diabetes Mellitus are 6 year old children. In 2008, an estimate of
$57,000,000 is being spent every year by Counties Manukau District
Health Board for d....
Childhood Obesity can be stopped
Obesity has become increasingly more prominent in American society. The Unites States has even been termed an overweight nation. Some twenty to thirty percent of American adults are now considered obese (Hwang 1999 and Hirsch et al 1997). With this in mind, Americans constantly look around themselve....
Childhood Obesity: "A Growing Epidemic"
Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic
Diabetes, coronary heart disease, cancer, and hypertension are among the many diseases that plague our nation today. These diseases have invaded the lives of people for many years. People who have been diagnosed with these diseases have undergone extensiv....
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive lung disease that results in the decline of lung function. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inheritable disease that affects the bodys ability to produce efficient mucous. The affect of the disease causes the mucous throughout the body to be very thick and sticky, makin....
Diabetes
One of the most mysterious diseases today is Diabetes. It is called the silent killer because it affects it victims seemingly without warning signs and randomly.
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, ....
Diabetes
My brother Nicholas is a very energetic person so when he is really sick you would know. A couple of days before Christmas my brother got a job as a ball boy at a basketball classic. My brother was drinking and urinating a lot but he didnt think anything of it. On December 26, 2004 my brother, ....
Diabetes
INTRODUCTION
My goal is to talk about what diabetes is and how it affects nationally. If not aware it is a
major killer. I chose to talk about this subject because it hits home for me my daddy has
it. Even though he is in his forties it even affects younger people even children. I d....
diabetes
Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism--the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.
After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where it i....
Diabetes
Diabetes
Diabetes is a very serious disease that attacks millions of people around the world. This is a disease that affects the bodys ability to respond or even produce insulin. Without insulin, the bodys sugar is not able to enter the cells and be used for energy. Therefore, there is a la....
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Diabetes is a condition in which the body cannot synthesize the use of carbohydrates to make energy in the body; or the body doesnt make enough insulin in the pancreas. Some of the common problems associated with diabetes are high blood pressure, kidney disease, ne....
Dieting: The Vegetarian Way
Today there are many different kinds of diets to promote a better health for the average living person of today. Diets that is high in protein, diets that are high in fiber, diets that are high in calcium and many more different kinds of diets. But what is the right diet of today that will promote ....
Health
Twenty-five years ago, the great Athenian doctor Hippocrates believed that balance is health and that imbalance is the cause of all illness and pain. For more than three hundred years, this concept has been in disfavour. Now, clinical experiences with Phen/Fen suggest that Hippocrates was right. ....
how should obesity be treated
Many people all over the world struggle with obesity, from the youngest to the oldest person alive. Today, it is found to be that obesity in America and around the world is on the rise and out of control. One should take into consideration the major risks and life threatening diseases that can aris....
Macbeth
Macbeth Paper
William Shakespeare is one of the most widely known and masterful playwrights of all time. Shakespeare is widely known for his plays Julius Ceaser, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth. Shakespeare is known for creating profound and captivating plays, which deeply develop his ch....
MAN AND HIS BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
CONCEPTS OF MAN AND HIS BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
Introduction;
To be able to provide individualized, holistic, humane, ethical, and quality nursing care, it is primary consideration to understand man.
Each individual has unique characteristics, but certain needs are common to all people. The....
Me myself and my diabetes
I guess most adolescent males never believe that their young bodies could be fragile and dysfunctional. Often we punish our bodies never fearing the consequences, whether it is physical, when we push ourselves in sporting activities or mentally as we strive to achieve the right answers to daily ques....
Nutrition
Since we have been learning about nutrition in class, our task was to record a food log. Nutrition requires a well-balanced diet containing nutrient and vitamins like amino acids and fatty acids. Over the past seven days I have been recording and have been looking very carefully at ....
obesity
Obesity as a Disease
I. Abstract
As a health care professional it is our position statement that obesity should be considered as a disease. Overweight and obese adults are considered at risk for developing diseases such as type II diabetes, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, coronary heart dise....
Obesity
"Obesity"
I dont understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open or put them on powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs for the rest of their lives. --Dean Ornish, M.D.
In the Theory of Leisure ....
obesity
The Deviant Nature of Obesity
Obesity has become increasingly more prominent in American society. The Unites States has even been termed an overweight nation. Some twenty to thirty percent of American adults are now considered obese (Hwang 1999 and Hirsch et al 1997). With this in mind, American....
Obesity and Children
Every summer I go out and buy a pass to the local amusement park so I can enjoy the many water rides it has to offer. Over the past few years I have noticed a common trend; children are getting bigger. Everyone in fact is getting bigger but children are the ones who don't know how to keep themselves....
Pancreas
Name and FunctionsThe part I researched, which has only one name, is the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ that produces digestive juices necessary to break down food. It also produces insulin and glucagons. Insulin and glucagons are two hormones needed to break down sugar and to regulate our metab....
Physical Activity and Weight Control
Regular physical activity is an important part of effective weight loss and weight maintenance. It alsocan help prevent several diseases and improve your overall health. It does not matter what type ofphysical activity you perform--sports, planned exercise, household chores, yard work, or work-relat....
Plumpy nut: Nutrition Facts
In Africa the main killer is starvation. One person dies every six seconds from starvation a day in Africa (Real). A man named Andre Briend from France created a product to help those malnourished human beings in Africa. The product is called Plumpynut. It has been called a lifesaver, and could en....
Problem: Diseases around the World
Do you want diseases affecting you? Is it hard to cure? What can we do to prevent it from happening? HIV Aids, Diabetes, and the most common cancers are Skin cancer, Breast Cancer and Lung cancer. Diseases in this world can affect people in severe ways by not knowing whats happening around you....
Sexual Response Cycle
When Masters and Johnson (1966) did their research studies, they did find that there are similarities between the sexual response cycle for men and the sexual response cycle for women. Masters and Johnson to used the term, "sexual response cycle" to describe the changes that occur in ....
Sleep Deprivation
Unconscious Frustration
A normal day in the life of a college student: waking up early for class, skipping out on the most important meal of the day, breakfast, continuing on with activities, and then going to bed after midnight. According to Adriel Bettelheim, graduate of Case Western Reserve Uni....
Stem Cell Research
"Embryonic stem cell research offers both great promise and great peril" 
(Bush, George. Televised Speech. 9 August, 2001).
Stem cells are the simplest form of a cell that has the ability to divide indefinitely into a wide variety of cell types. This ability they have has bee....
study on type1 diabetes
Type I Diabetes: A study of 'Mr James Longley' with emphasis on anatomical, clinical, pathophysiological, psychological, and social aspects of the condition.
Introduction to scenario
31 year old design engineer, James Longley, who lives with his girlfriend, has been feeling very thirsty and tire....
Sugar
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Although a lot of people do not realize that every single gram of sugar decreases the healthiness of the product by a large percent. From the moment infants first taste lactose in the milk, humans seem to find sweetness alluring. The refined sucr....
Sugar Rush: Check the Red-Diabetes
Sugar Rush: Check the Red
The world today relies on prejudged notions, rather than factual evidence tested and researched extensively. Most children, and some adults, believe that a person acquires diabetes by eating too much sugar. This is a false statement and scientific research has proved this....
The Decision for use of Embryonic Stem Cells for Research
Stem Cell Research
The Decision for use of Embryonic Stem Cells for Research
Bridgette Rutherford
University of Phoenix
Com112 Utilizing Information in College Writing
Com112
Catrina Poe
12/18/2005
The Decision for us....
The Laboratory Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Coma
Diabetes is any disorder of the metabolism which causes excessive thirst and the production of large volumes of urine. A coma is a state of unrousable unconsciousness. (Martin (2002)) There are two types of diabetes:Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is a rare metabolic disorder, the symptoms of which are t....
urinary tract infection
UTI - A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that begins in your urinary system. UTIs limited to your bladder can be painful and annoying. But serious consequences can occur if the infection spreads to your kidneys.
Women are most at risk of developing a UTI. In fact, half of all women wil....
Why post- obese individuals find it hard to keep weight off
Why do post-obese individuals find it hard to keep weight off?
Obesity is in the main determined through Body Mass indexing (BMI), where an individuals weight in kilograms is divided by the square of his/ her height in metres. With over 61% of the US population classed as overweight or obese ....
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