According to the CDC (2010), asthma is a chronic disease of the lung that affects the airways, making them inflamed, breathing difficult (p. 1), and many Americans seem to feel the effects of asthma. Attacks can be mild, moderate, or serious and in some cases can cause death. As stated in the report “National Surveillance of Asthma: United States, 2001-2010”, 25.7 million Americans were shown to have asthma with 7 million of them being children ages 0 to 17 and a prevalence rate of 9.3% among the
Abstract: The paper discusses reviewed literature on the aspects important for classroom Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). A variety of classroom conditions exist in school buildings which are detrimental to health of children and adolescents which may result in poor performance in their academic endeavors. Several researches on school environments claims that poor IAQ in schools can trigger health effects that directly impair concentration or memory – e.g., neurological effects – or cause other health
17% of children and adolescents are considered to be obese (Barton p. 189). There can be multiple reasons to why children are becoming obese, with a few of the reasons being; health related, diet, family problems, and depression. However, in this paper, we will discuss the short-term, long-term, mental and physical effect obesity has on children from an early age through adolescences, and into adulthood. In today’s society being overweight is perceived as being highly inexcusable, and people who
that sociology is interrelated and interconnected with medicine. In this regard, this paper seeks to present an essay that sociologically analyzes Kristin Turney’s article, entitled: “Stress proliferation across generations? Examining the
I. Once, there was a time where the Earth was healthy. There was an abundance of clean air, many plants and animals thrived, and the temperature was cooler. The Industrial Revolution then came, bringing along with it smoke, greenhouse gases, and a significant increase in the Earth’s temperature. This change in temperature is known as global warming, and it causes an particularly serious problem called climate change. Climate change is mainly caused by the high levels of greenhouse gases in
• Increased possibility of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. • Gallbladder virus like gall stones, fatty liver disease, and gastro-esophageal reflux with some form of cancers • Breathing problems, such as sleep apnea, and asthma. • Psychological stress such as depression and several behavioral problems in both children and adults. • Low quality of life Health Plan and Interventions Obesity is fast wide spreading and it is clear that there is much work to do in order to control
difficult decisions. Ultimately, Dr. Wigand chose the more moral and ethical path which may have adversely impacted his own interests and may have broken the law. Dr. Wigand worked for the tobacco company Brown and Williamson as a Vice President of Research and Development. He discovered that “the company was enhancing the effect of nicotine by the use of chemical elements”
Ashitaba is a plant that is grown on the lush Izu Islands on the Pacific coast of Japan where tha leaves has been consumed as food and medicine for centuries. It’s scientific name is Angelica Keiskei or Angelica Koidzumi. The scientific name Gynuranepalensis DC is a specie of Ashitaba that is grown in the Philippines. It is also called Gynuraprocumbens and Gynuraacutifolia. When you break the ashitaba stalks, you will find the rich golden sap called chalcone, which contains a 20 unique flavonoids
As most of us realize, there is an evolving growth for the use of technology throughout the world. This evolving growth is also playing a large role in the medical field. Telehealth is a term that many are familiarizing themselves with. According to Czar & Hbda (2013), “Telehealth is the use of telecommunications technologies and electronic information to exchange healthcare information and to provide and support services such as long-distance clinical healthcare to clients” (P. 504-505). Telehealth
Plastic has become an important and useful part of our world. In the Great Pacific Ocean Gyre there is six times more plastic than plankton, which is the main food for many ocean animals. By estimation eighty percent of the plastic originates from land; floating in rivers to the ocean or blew by the wind into the ocean. The remaining twenty percent of the plastic originates from oil platforms and ships (Facts). The Great Pacific Garbage Patch should be reduced by the following three ways: reduce