According to the CDC, 50% of African American women, 40% of Mexican women, and 30% of Caucasian women are obese and therefore at risk for development of type 2 diabetes. Improved screening and education strategies are necessary in reversing the trend of this devastating chronic disease. Morbidity and Mortality “In the United States, an estimated 7% of the population, (20.8 million people), have diabetes mellitus; 14.6 million people have been diagnosed and 6.2 million remain undiagnosed. In addition, approximately 41 million Americans have prediabetes, which may eventually lead to a clinical diagnosis of diabetes,” (DISEASEDEX, 2012). In 2009, diabetes was the cause of death in 150 women in Allegheny County alone, (PA Department of Health, 2009).
He took in about 12,000 mg daily of it to ward of disease, and when he was sick or began to feel as though he may soon become sick, then he would increase his daily dose to about 40,000 mg instead. Pauling claimed that because he did this, he was able to delay his prostate cancer by roughly twenty years. Vitamin C is essential to the health of humans for it is “required for the proper development and function of many parts of the body[ webmd.com]”. Vitamin C is most commonly used for treating the common cold, age-related macular degeneration , ulcers in the stomach caused by a specific bacterium, slowing the worsening of osteoarthritis and lowering high blood pressure. It can even be used to prevent atherosclerosis, specific kidney problems, lung infections caused by heavy exercise, sunburn and risk of certain cancers.
This is likely to be due to the effects of cytokines and growth factors delivered by T cells to the site of injury. Such protective immunity was appears to be a general phenomenon, that is homeostatic. (P.A. McCombe, 2009)1 According to population studies of the United States, a little over 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS every year. Almost as many as 30,000 American have the disease at any given time.
Peaking in January and February, Respiratory syncytial virus is the virus causing most common colds, when it is limited to the upper respiratory tract. Unfortunately when the virus aggravates the lower respiratory tract, complications occur, including respiratory distress, pneumonia, bronchiolitis and possibility the development of asthma. Pruitt also states that each year 125,000 children (mostly under 6 months of age) require hospitalization, and of these, about 2,500 die (Pruitt 63). Beyond this age, by about two years old, children have been exposed to RSV and have developed and immunity. If diagnosis of this infection is made through cultures of respiratory secretions, treatment begins immediately.
A nurse will likely have great interaction with infant’s parents. It is their responsibility to communicate any potential problems or issues that newborns are having. Approximately 40,000 low birth weight infants are born annually in the United States. These infants often need many months of care, but survival rates are now 10 times better than they were 15 years ago because of great medical advances and the growing skill of physician and nurse specialists. As with all the nursing careers, the demand for neonatal nurses and neonatal nurse practitioners is expected to increase of the nest ten years when I
This organization, along with other alliances: (patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers) collaborate among each other to advance the standards of pain care through education and advocacy (Partners Against Pain website 1). Purdue Pharma has spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing new forms of analgesics that are resistant to
Holmes and Rahe (1967) were cardiologists who became interested in the relationship between life changes and stress related illness, after noticing that many of their patients more serious illnesses seemed to be preceded by major life events that required a lot of re-adjustment in their lives. They carried out an experiment where they examined the hospital records of 5000 hospital patients and identified 43 Life events that appeared to cluster in the months preceding their illnesses. Holmes and Rahe devised the SRRS, or Social readjustment rating scale, to measure the amount of stress someone faces from life changes. 43 life changes were given a school based on how much stress they cause, known as Life Change Units. For example death of a spouse had the highest LCU of 100, whereas marriage had 50 LCU, and a minor violation of the law scored the lowest, 11 LCU points.
There are more than 75 chapters of Cystic Fibrosis Foundations across the country. These organizations host a variety of special events to raise funds for vital Cystic Fibrosis programs and research. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation accredits 115 Cystic Fibrosis care centers, including 94 adult care programs (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 2010). Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive systems of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. In the past, children born with cystic fibrosis could not live to see elementary school.
I. Introduction a. a. Audience hook: The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2012 there will be 103,170 new cases of colon cancer and 40,290 rectal. Deaths 51,690, totaling 143,000 people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, the 4th most common cancer in both men and women. 1 in 20 men and women will be diagnosed in their lifetime.
Microbiological Profile of Urinary Tract Infection in Pediatric Population from a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Kerala Introduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections seen in children. It is estimated that at least 1% of boys and 3% of girls develop urinary tract infection during first ten years of life. UTI is mainly due to the ascending infection from the urethra. The diagnosis of UTI in young children is important as it may be the marker of urinary tract abnormalities. Early diagnosis is important to preserve renal function of the growing kidney.