Over the course of the preceding decades digital technology has spread relentlessly and become increasingly embedded in our lives. We use it for work, for school, to figure out directions, for communication and as a source of entertainment. For many parents, technology is a way to entertain children while they are too busy to engage […]
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, more commonly known as ADHD, is an inheritable, meaning that it can run in families, developmental disorder. ADHD falls into a broad spectrum of neuro-developmental disorders and is typically characterized by hyperactivity, learning difficulty, inability to focus and/or sustain attention, and impulsiveness. Typically, ADHD is diagnosed around age 7, but it […]
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Get help with your assignmentSevere mental disorders, such as bipolar disorder, have become more prevalent in children and adolescents over the last few decades, leading scientists, doctors, and parents to question whether medicating developing minds in adolescents is an effective and safe way to treat these disorders (Gaviria, Sayers, Hentoff, Wright, & Lyman, 2008). This topic has remained controversial […]
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mental illness that causes shifts in mood and energy and interferes with the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. All types of bipolar disorder have an unknown cause but researchers know that there is a relationship between genetic and environmental factors. It is suspected that people […]
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that can affect everyone of each race, age and gender. This mental illness is known as a mood disorder that causes uncontrollable shifts in moods from excited to severely irritable. Those suffering with bipolar disorder experiences episodes of mania or depression. Individuals that are diagnosed with bipolar disorder can […]
Bipolar Disorder is a disorder that affects over 2.5 million people in the United States. Bipolar Disease causes mood swings in the person making them feel really, really good, but can change quickly to make you feel really, really, down. The mood swings can last for days up to months. Most of the time, however, […]
Bipolar disorder is a condition that affects everyone differently. There are two types of bipolar disorders, and manifestations are not usually the same in different genders. The disorder is inherited in families that are affected by it, but it is not primarily acquired by the family. Bipolar disorder can also present itself in individuals with […]
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According to the National Institute of Health approximately 5.7 million adults in America are diagnosed with some form of Bipolar disorder every year, making up 2.6% of the population. At least 25% of patients diagnosed with Bipolar disorder will attempt to or will commit suicide in their lifetime (NIH, Jamison,2017). Bipolar disorder is a mental […]
There are many countries around the world that are affected by the HIV epidemic. Two countries in particular are Africa and Russia. Nowhere in the world is the HIV/AIDS epidemic been more devastating than the continent of Africa. For South Africa, political chaos and a long history of government denial of the disease fueled […]
Background / Overview: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attacks the CD4 cells of the body’s immune system and weakens the defense mechanism from protecting against infections and diseases. As the number of CD4 cells decreases the body becomes more vulnerable to all opportunistic diseases and cancers. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection […]
In 1952, more than 3,000 people in the United States died due to the polio virus (Beaubien). Because of the polio vaccine, it has not originated in the U.S. since 1979 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). We have one person to thank for this: an African-American woman named Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta’s immortal cells – […]
Throughout time there has always been different perspectives on whether you learn more from failure or success. They always say if you fail to always keep trying until you succeed, but once you succeed what happens next? I disagree with the scientist’s statement because Skloot’s account of the story does not support it. The […]
In February 2010, author and journalist Rebecca Skloot published a book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” which included the stories surrounding the HeLa cell line as well as research into Henrietta Lacks’ life. In 1951 a poor young black women, Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer and at the time was treated in […]
Problem Throughout pregnancy, during delivery and even postpartum, there are several pathways by which an HIV-infected mother can infect her child. This mother-to-child transmission of the virus, also referred to as vertical transmission is a public health issue that begs mitigation. Health care researchers have worked towards the goal of fully suppressing the incidence of […]
HIV and AIDS impacts the entire world in different levels. In developing countries, like Swaziland, HIV has a higher prevalence rate than in developed countries like the U.S. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV is an incurable virus and will eventually progress to AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and cause fatality. HIV is transmitted […]
In the year 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist, distributed an article in a global mental health journal that recommended a connection between the MMR immunization and the advancement of autism. Based on his assessment of 12 individuals, Dr. Wakefield and partners revealed that patients could create intestinal manifestations and may be mentally unbalanced […]
Introduction: MEMORIZED Attention getter: At the beginning of the 20th century, the most serious threat to human life and well-being was infectious disease. Outbreaks of diseases such as diphtheria and pertussis were common, and mortality was significant; 160 of every 1000 children born at the turn of the century died of an infectious disease before […]
Modern vaccines have been around for over a century, with the idea of vaccinations going back to ancient China and India. Most credit Edward Jenner for creating the first smallpox vaccine in the early 1770’s; however, he is simply the first to do a scientific experiment and document the process. Louis Pasteur’s work would pave […]
Vaccinations are deemed as one of the most essential and practical achievements in epidemiology to date by nearly eradicating and counteracting several diseases that were once prevalent and killed hundreds of thousands in the past centuries. Despite its efficacy in substantially reducing certain diseases, the only vaccine discontinued because the disease was permanently eliminated from […]
The History of Vaccines The history of vaccines goes back much farther than one might believe. Even with minimal technology scientists were still able to create effective treatments for many diseases through the scientific method. Scientists have had centuries to perfect the methods of vaccination. Stern and Markle assert that even in the past obstacles […]
The book The Boy From Hell by Alison Thompson (2013) tells her story as a mother raising her son Daniel. Daniel’s mother explains, as a baby Daniel was irritable, moody, and inflexible. As a young child Daniel’s mother describes Daniel as having a lot of energy, noisy, and destructive. When Daniel was a toddler him […]
Article Review Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder which disrupts attention and concentration among children affecting normal growth and development. According to the article, the disorder affects about 10% of high schoolers in the US (Cho & Blair, 2017). The article evaluates the extent of various interventions in preventing problem behaviors and improving […]
There is a lot of evidence to point towards a link between ADHD and entrepreneurship. The scientific article I picked is called Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) And Entrepeneurship by Kevin M. Antshel of Syracuse University. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic condition in which a person is very inattentive, hyperactivate, and even impulsive. The […]
Sarah’s day starts out normal, she wakes up and heads to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face, but her feet are cold, so she goes and puts on some socks and then heads to the kitchen to make breakfast. Afterwards, she sits down at her laptop and realizes she has a […]
Growing up, I have heard the phrase ADD / ADHD tossed around in mundane conversations to describe just about anything and everything one may find to be boring or distracting. The normalization of the phrase convinced me that this in fact was another made up thing to justify absent mindedness. Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder […]
ADHD is a mental disorder that’s hyperactive, it causes teenagers and children to behave badly. They often don’t pay attention and its hard for them to control their impulses. ADHD drugs should not be used as study drugs. The medications are sometimes used by teens and children to boost their grade. Doctors should be aware […]
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD is a chronic neurological disorder that usually presents during childhood with symptoms including hyperactivity, inattention, impulsivity, and easy distractibility. It can have a drastic effect on a person’s quality of life, however many people either don’t believe it is a proven medical condition, or believe that it is not worthy of […]
Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder that involves a pattern of inattention, impulsiveness, or hyperactivity. These traits may prevent those affected from functioning or developing properly throughout life. Individuals with ADHD often just have one of these traits though it is possible to have more than one. In the younger population the […]
Introduction The following case study consists of 50 outpatients diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type 1. It focused on some patients who took their medications regularly and some who decided to treat their disorder non-pharmacologically. Some people prefer a spiritual or a finding of one’s self approach for treatment. Overall this case study was performed to […]
