How Healthcare Reform Will Impact Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management ASCs. (2013, June 17). Retrieved February 1, 2015, from http://www.beckersspine.com/spine/item/16364-how-healthcare-reform-will-impact-spine-orthopedic-pain-management-ascs.html 5. Dyrda, L. (2013, April 1). 10 Big Healthcare Policy Trends for Spine Surgeons to Know.
Genetics and Lupus Introduction Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects up to two million Americans[1]. The number of Americans actually affected may be much higher than this, because so many cases are mild and often misdiagnosed. As modern tracking methods were developed, patterns began to be evident. Most of the individuals who develop lupus are women, most are African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans, most present with lupus between the ages of 15 and 45[2]. With lupus diagnosed at the rate of approximately 16,000 cases per year, this disease had created a serious health problem in the United States and research into possible causes, risk factors for, treatment, and cures were developed.
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Measles Outbreaks 2014 Measles in the United States. Retrieved August 13, 2014, from http://pediatrics.about.com/od/measles/a/measles-outbreaks.htm Kutty, P., Rota, J., Bellini, W., Redd, S., Barskey, A., & Wallace, G. (2013). Chaper 7: Measles. In VPD Surveillance Manual (6th ed.). [Adobe Digital Editions version].
MS is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system, which contains the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. The symptoms of MS vary from numbness of limbs to paralysis or loss of vision. MS is known to be an unpredictable disease since the progress, severity and specific symptoms are different for each person. (About MS) In the case of my father, he has a progressive form of MS that has resulted in the steady loss of nerve and motor functions
Introduction One of the most challenging community and public health issues facing the United States today is childhood obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the past thirty years overweight children in the US have more than double in children and tripled in adolescents (“Childhood obesity facts”, 2013). The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced similar concerns and reported nearly one third of children and adolescents are overweight, and committed to an $8 million dollar commitment aimed at reversing this epidemic by 2015. The Healthy People 2020 objectives have shown convincing science supporting a healthy and nutritional diet lifestyle. These objectives are focusing on the health risk
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