Outbreaks were also reported in children who had been given one dose of vaccine. In 1989, it was recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians to implement a second dose of vaccine to children in all grades by 2001. With this second dose required of school age children, the United States declared endemic measles eliminated. (xxxxx, 2014) Measles is currently on the rise in the U.S. for the first time since the U.S. declared it eliminated. From January to May 2014 there have been 288 confirmed cases of measles.
Animal Experiments Organized efforts to improve humane treatment of animals began in the nineteenth century in England and the United States. The early goals were to prevent cruelty and oppose experiments on animals. The first US animal rights organizations originated in the 1970s. Their actions and activities were much broader and included both political and social objectives. The close ties between humans and animals go back many centuries.
Veterinarians diagnose and treat diseases and dysfunctions of animals. Specifically, they care for the health of pets, livestock, and animals in zoos, racetracks, and laboratories. Some veterinarians use their skills to protect humans against diseases carried by animals and conduct clinical research on human and animal health problems. Others work in basic research, broadening our knowledge of animals and medical science, and in applied research, developing new ways to use knowledge. Most veterinarians diagnose animal health problems, vaccinate against diseases,
Scientists use animals to learn more about health problems, and to assure the safety of new medical treatments. In order to obtain this, medical researchers need to understand health problems before they can develop ways to treat them. Some diseases and health problems involve processes that can only be study in living organisms. In the United States every person has benefited from the results of biomedical research. According to the World Health Organization life expectancy in the United States has improved from an average of 49 years around the 1900s to 69.3 years in 2004.
Running head: The Medicated Child The Medicated Child Abstract In this report, I am going to place my views on a PBS television documentary called Frontlines, The Medicated Child. The documentary show the large increase in children who have the diagnosis of ADHD that are believed by many doctors to be misdiagnosed and indeed thought to have bipolar disorder. I will express my viewpoint on prescribing anti-psychotic medications and my disbelief on the parents of these children. The Medicated Child The video on the Medicated Child made me mad and quite sad that there are parents in this world that are so willing to give their children anti-psychotic medications with little or no knowledge on what they are putting in their bodies. It was stated several times that these anti-psychotic medications are used to treat adults with bipolar disorder and their side effects have never been studied in children, so these parent are using their children as what I would call a “lab rat” some sort of science experiment, unbelievable!
Sexual Liberation in the 1970's Name HIS145 Date Instructor Sexual Liberation in the 1970's It could be said that the introduction of the birth control pill to the public in 1960 started the sexual revolution. Over the past 50 years, “the pill” has gone through many changes. The first pill was effective but dangerous. It was later found that the dose was 10 times too high and caused life threatening blood clots. In 1965 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Comstock laws that banned female contraceptives.
Two hundred of the chemicals are poisons and at least 69 cause cancer and other diseases (Tobacco Smoke Pollution). Smoking is especially dangerous to women during pregnancy. The chemicals and toxins go into a woman's bloodstream, her baby’s only source of oxygen and nutrients (Smoking During Pregnancy). Another danger of smoking is smoking before surgery. “Smoking before surgery puts you at a higher risk for postoperative heart attacks, blood clots, pneumonia and even death,” says general surgeon Kevin El-Hayek, MD.
HOW TO FIGHT ANIMAL CRUELTY? Did you know that beside the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Organizations, you too can help stop animal cruelty in your community? Here are just a few ways we can all help: 1. Know who to call to report animal cruelty. 2.
In 1976 smallpox disease were eliminated in 80%of the world (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002). In 1966 the World Health Assembly developed ten years eradication plan and approved $2.4 million budget for smallpox eradication, which encouraged global commitment in smallpox eradication (Hopkins, 2013). The proposal to eradicate smallpox originated from deputy minister of Russia, who proposed WHO to undertake the global smallpox eradication program. WHO started its actions by initiating its intensified vaccination campaign against the disease. More than 80% of all vaccine was produced in developing countries (Henderson, 2013).
Having human trials for the vaccine would take too long for any defects (An example would be Thalidomide, which caused birth defects in the 1960s because of incomplete animal testing by today’s standards. US regulations have expanded on what conditions a drug must be tested under due to the incident [Gauvra, 2011]) to show and not having trials is not an option when it comes to the flu. Should the vaccine be unavailable, a significant portion of the population would fall ill every year, and the number of deaths from just the flu would skyrocket. As well, there would be a sharp decline in the quality of life for humans. Many companies use animal trials to test out the safety of new drugs, pesticides, medication, food additives, packing materials, and anything else with chemical ingredients.