Asthma Research Papers Samples For Students

HYPOTHESIS

Is the peak flow meter reliable enough to measure asthma? Are peak flow measurement variations sufficiently sensitive and specific in cases of occupational asthma, childhood asthma and under other asthmatic conditions?

INTRODUCTION

Asthma is a serious lung condition characterized by bronchial hyper-reactivity, inflammation and mucous plugging resulting in airway constriction. An acute asthmatic attack is usually reversible by rescue inhalers. Asthma affects over 5 % of the US population and is responsible for approximately half a million hospital admissions annually in the US. 1
The Peak Flow Meter is a simple device which is very useful in measuring changes in airway capacity in ...

Asthma is a complex multifactorial disease that affects millions of people worldwide and can occur across any age or ethnicity. In children, boys are slightly more affected than girls, but in adults, women are more affected than men (Fanta 1002). Asthma affects about 300 million people and accounts for around 250,000 deaths each year worldwide (Lv et al. 105; Ober and Yao 11). Asthma can be atopic or non-atopic. Atopic asthma usually starts in childhood or adolescence and is hypothesized to be influenced by genetic predisposition. Non-atopic asthma usually occurs in adults and can result from bacterial or viral ...

Article Review

Article Review

Introduction

Asthma is increasing becoming a national concern in the United States due to its economic and health impacts. In 2010, about 25 million of the population in the USA suffered from Asthma (CDC, 2014). This translates to about 10 percent of the entire population. In 2009, asthma killed nine people on average each day. The USA spends $ 56 billion in treating asthma each year (CDC, 2014). It should be appreciated that asthma is incurable. However, if managed and treated properly, a person with Asthma can live normally. This paper seeks to critique a study by McClelland et al. on Asthma. ...

Abstract

The use of influenza vaccine has both advantages and disadvantages. Its low efficacy rate has resulted to several questions being raised on whether it is necessary to have the vaccine. This paper aims to discuss whether it is beneficial to obtain influenza vaccine in terms of its safety and effectiveness. The topic will also go beyond science by focusing on the cost effectiveness of the influenza vaccine. The study was done by looking for other peer-reviewed sources and doing an assessment of the information presented. The studies have shown several benefits of using influenza vaccine such as efficacy, safety ...

Application: Asthma and Stepwise Management

Introduction
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory disease which is experienced by a large segment of the population of the US (McGonigle & Mastrian 2011, p. 346). Because of the differences in severity and persistence which vary from person to person, it is vital to consider the various treatment options for asthma patients. The best way to do this is with a stepwise approach; the following outlines a stepwise management approach to asthma treatment and management, as well as the advantages of stepwise management in controlling diseases and adverse medical conditions. Stepwise management is shown to be an effective means of addressing treatment ...

The effects of acid reflux on the equilibrium (homeostasis) of the human digestive system vary according to the extent the disease attacks the esophagus. Located in the upper digestive tract of the body, the esophagus tube carries ingested food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach (nih.gov 2013). The physiological effects of acid reflux disease on the digestive system affect its homeostasis by irritating the esophagus causing different symptoms.
When acid reflux disease (GERD) occurs the muscle at the end of the esophagus fails to close properly allowing leakage of the contents of the stomach backing up ...

Abstract

Abstract
Problem/ Purpose: Previous research studies conducted in urban emergency set-ups have identified the barriers and beliefs associated with poor adherence to follow-up with primary care providers after visits to the emergency department amongst children with asthma. The purpose of the study was to develop an emergency department based intervention that incorporated screening of asthma symptoms, a video designed to influence beliefs about primary care physician follow-up, and a follow up remainder that was mailed to the participants, and to measure the impact of the intervention on PCP follow-up rates and asthma-linked outcomes.

Sample: The study enrolled children aged between ...

Comparing Asthma to Emphysema

Asthma refers to a disease, which causes lung airways to narrow and swell resulting to breathe shortening, wheezing, coughing, and chest tightness. On the other hand, emphysema refers to a kind of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD and involves damaging of the air sacs or alveoli that are located in the lungs. This causes oxygen shortage in the body. Emphysema also damages the elastic fibers holding open the minute airways going to the air sacs, and this causes these airways to collapse when breathing out preventing the air in the lungs from escaping (Mayo Clinic, 2011).
The main cause ...

Asthma is a chronic pulmonary disorder. The inflammation of the airways and their hyper-responsiveness is responsible for several symptoms, which include coughing, wheezing, feeling of tightness in the chest area, and shortage of breath. Other characteristics of asthma include increased eosinophils, increased tissue contractibility, and thickened lamina reticularis. Although asthma has an early onset, all age groups can suffer from asthma, and all patients are at risk for acute asthma exacerbation, which leads to high morbidity and mortality rates.
Because asthma is a chronic disorder, drug therapy needs to be controlled and aimed at managing the disorder. A stepwise approach ...

Description of Injury and Treatment Plan

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament of the knee in regards to stabilization (Friedberg, 2013). The ACL originates from the later femoral condyle in the distal femur; it traverses in an antero-medial direction to insert onto the antero-medial part of the tibia, in between the condyles. (Friedberg, 2013) The function of the ACL is to resist anterior movement and medial rotation of the tibia in relation to the femur (Markolf, Mensch, & Amstutz, 1976). A Non-contact mechanism of injury involves a running or jumping athlete with a sudden change in direction. A contact mechanism ...

- Introduction
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are disease associated with obstruction and chronic inflammation of the airway (respiratory tract). Though the two conditions are separate and different, they are so similar to the extent that misdiagnosis of either condition is highly likely. Some scholars have called for a re-evaluation of the two disorders in terms of their symptomatic differences, their coexistence and their overlap. Gibson and Simpson (2009) extensively studied the overlapping diagnosis of COPD and asthma and introduced the concept of the overlap syndrome. The major difference between the two conditions has to do with ...

Asthma is a chronic pulmonary disorder that is characterized by an inflammation and hyper-responsiveness of the airways and causes several symptoms, including coughing, shortage of breath, tightness in the chest area, and wheezing. Although asthma is generally diagnosed early in life, all age groups can suffer from asthma and be at risk for acute asthma exacerbation. Asthma is a serious issue because acute exacerbations can lead to high morbidity and mortality rates.
In 2009, more than 3,000 people died because of asthma (American Lung Association, 2012). Only 37 asthma-related deaths per year occur in children, but the risk for ...

1.0The clinic allergist details are as follows:
1.0.1 Name: Dr. Sai Karlapudi of Alaska Allergy Center. He is practitioner in Asthma, Immunology and Allergy for both adults and children. The doctor is Board certified
1.0.2 Details of the Doctor: She is certified under the American Board of Medical practitioners. She has been in the field for about 20 years serving Alaska Community Service Centre.
1.0.3 Educational Background: The doctor has a Degree in Medical from New South Wales medical college in Australia (1983).She finished her residency in Pediatrics Victoria Hospital in Melbourne in 1988.Her subspecialty in ...

The Hazards of Nicotine and Cigarette Smoking

Smoking and Its Effects: The Hazards of Nicotine and Cigarette Smoking
Background
The Tobacco Industry
Tobacco first came to be known when Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, received tobacco leaves as a gift from American Indians and brought it to Europe in the 1400’s. From that time to the early 1700’s, tobacco became widely popular increasing its value to that of gold and using it even as a medium of trade. The 16th-19th century saw the constant bloom of the Tobacco Industry then only producing and selling cigars. But it was in the early 20th century ...

Background information

According to the United Nations, homelessness has become “an increasing social and public health problem worldwide”. There are various states of homelessness. Absolute homelessness refers to “conditions of persons without physical shelter”. Relative homelessness refers to a state in which one has some form of physical shelter but the shelter does not meet the required health and safety standards. For instance, it has poor sanitation and access to water is limited or non-existent. Estimates reveal that over 100 million individuals are homeless worldwide. In the United States of America, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that about ...

Pharmacokinetics of Levalbuterol

Levalbuterol is the R-enentiomer, which is a β2 –adrenergic receptor that is short-acting and agonist salbutamol. It is branded with various names including Levolin or Axazest (Peterson, 2004). Levalbuterol is a bronchodilator thus used in the treatment of asthma. Therefore, it widens breathing passages and makes breathing easier. The drug is available as a solution that is usedby a nebulizer and as an MDI. (Indra, 2004) The drug has different effects on the patient, which are detrimental in nature, which include anxiety, muscle cramps, weakness and irregular heartbeat. Another unlikely serious side effect that might happen is chest pains or wheezing. The systemic ...

Abstract

This research presentation consists of an in-depth study into a community public health problem derived from two separate epidemiological approaches. It is also written in two parts; namely Part I and I1.The goal, primarily, is to demonstrate the fundamental community health nursing skills involved in describing a population’s health problem using appropriate descriptive epidemiological straxtegies. Secondly, it encompasses applying statistical interpretations and Healthy People 2020 objectives. Thirdly it embraces analyzing the development of health problems integrating epidemiology and theoretical models for explanations. Fourthly, it affords community health practitioners the opportunity to identify levels of prevention when applied to the chosen ...

1. The chemical name of salbutamol is α1-[(tert-Butylamino)methyl]-4-hydroxy-m-xylene-α,α’-diol; α1-[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1,3-benzenedimethanol;CAS Reg. No. 18559-94-9. The molecular formula of Salbutamol is C13H21NO3. It is a white or almost white, crystalline powder and is odorless (World Health Organization 2006, p.845). It belongs to the category of antiasthamatic drug. The generic name is Salbutamol (Elling, Jackson & Jackson 2007, p. 121). The Australian trade name of Salbutamol is Albuterol (AMH, 2011).
2. a. Salbutamol is specifically indicated in the following conditions:

Asthma(acute)

Reversible obstruction of airways (Including COPD) and other similar conditions and maintenance asthma ...

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Abstract

Asthma and allergic reactions result in inflamed and swollen lung airways. Asthma is of two types, atopic and non-atopic. The asthma symptoms include excessive production of mucus, coughing, tightness in chest, wheezing, and difficulty in breathing. The triggers for atopic asthma are allergens and the hyper-responsiveness of IgE immunoglobulin. Genetic factors are involved in non-atopic asthma that relies on the propensity of developing asthma and hypersensitivity of airways. Epithelial cytokines, macrophage, eosinophils, and T cells collectively influence the fibroblast production resulting in muscle mutagenesis and bronchial ...

The Effects of Climate Change on Allergies and Asthma Cases

Since the discovery of global warming or climate change, scientists have been warning the public of the possible implications this phenomenon could bring. They highlight erratic and severe weather patterns, changing ecosystems and the persistence of diseases that cannot easily be treated. While skeptics remain ignorant over these warnings and governments trying to make amends over their national policies, statistics show that these warnings should be taken seriously especially with regards to respiratory diseases such as asthma and allergies. However, it is a question as to what impacts climate change has towards the prevalence on allergies and asthma cases ...

Section 1. The Problem

Asthma is a chronic airway condition affecting 6.3 million children or 8.6% of the population younger than 18 years (CDC, 2016). School-age children spend 6-7 hours of each day in school for 171-182 days per year (NCES, 2011). As such, the school is a suitable environment for asthma prevention and management. For instance, there are schools which have implemented asthma programs to educate students about asthma and self-management, develop asthma action plans, and create safe environments for learning (CDC, 2015).
The chosen setting is a school district in a county in a northcentral U.S. state. It is composed of ...

Proposed solution

The development of suitable asthma education programs that involve self-efficacy, self-management as well as self-monitoring behaviors and other health promotion strategies for asthma tailored to the pediatric population is the proposed solution or intervention that could be used in addressing the issue of childhood asthma. More importantly, this intervention could help in optimal asthma management as well as foster the involvement of children in daily activities like school, sports as well as play and reduce exacerbation of the disease among pediatric patients.
As such, the proposed solution is in agreement with the available evidence on the topic whereby various ...

Quality improvement (QI) is a persistent effort to analysis performance and systematic efforts to produce better patient outcomes (Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], n.d.). As healthcare continues to evolve, as more research and evidence comes available, it is important that the organization makes such changes to improve patient care. QI is a tool that identifies the need for those changes and ways to eradicate patient harm by reducing technology and human errors (HRSA, n.d.). This author, identified the ineffectiveness on educating the existing strategies for diagnosing and managing asthma at home as a practice issue. This author will discuss the six ...

Capstone Project Milestone 2

Asthma is the most common cause of in-patient admissions in acute care hospitals. Poor education and training of patients with respect to self-care and symptom management has led to an increase in the number of asthmatic patients reporting to the emergency department (ED) or acute care hospitals. It is empirical to understand the cause or trigger factors that relate to acute exacerbations of asthma. Some of the common triggers that causes asthma include exercise, infections, allergens, smoking, infection, gastric problems, hear burns, and indigestion. Based on current evidence, food allergens are considered as the most common form of allergens ...

Background of the problem

Childhood asthma is among the major widespread chronic illnesses affecting the pediatric population. According to CDC, about 6.3 million children in the United States have asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Essentially, childhood asthma is mainly characterized by the inflammation of the lungs as well as the airways due to exposure of children to certain triggers that include respiratory infections and inhaling of airborne pollen. Pediatric asthma is associated with various bothersome symptoms that usually interfere with engagement of children in the daily activities such as sports, school and play. In addition, asthma contributes to incidences of ...

Evaluation is one of the most essential aspects in EBP projects that helps in determining the effectiveness of the intervention. In addition, evaluation of the EBP project helps to identify the relevant modifications that can be made to enhance the effectiveness of the intervention so as to foster optimal patient outcomes (Moch et al., 2015). As such, this emphasizes the need to develop a comprehensive evaluation plan so as to assess whether the objectives of the project are achieved and the impact of the intervention in regard to behavioral changes as well as the outcomes of the target population.

Methods used in collecting outcome data

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As afore-mentioned, knowledge deficit is a major problem facing the management of pediatric asthma. Asthma management cannot be optimal devoid of a proper understanding of various self-efficacy and asthma monitoring skills. This explains why an asthma education program for this patient population is quite promising in terms of addressing the problem. Imparting this new knowledge (knowledge on asthma management and self-efficacy) can be viewed under the lens of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory by Everett Rogers. This theory is pretty relevant and in line with this EBP project since it essentially seeks to transmit new ideas or new knowledge ( ...

COPD is a medical condition that is characterized by alteration in lung parenchyma, bronchitis, emphysema and narrowing of the respiratory passages. It occurs as a consequence to chronic inflammation reaction involving the respiratory tract. The mucous secretion and fibrosis associated with chronic inflammation, can cause blockage and narrowing of the airway. Bronchitis refers to inflammation of the inner lining of the lung, while, emphysema is a clinical condition that occurs following the long term destruction of lung parenchyma. Bronchitis and emphysema are both characteristic features of COPD. Destruction of lung parenchyma causes loss of alveolar attachment and decreases the ...

Research paper

Abstract
The research paper deals with correlation of asthma risk among adults in Finland as a result of infant RSV bronchiolitis and reduced respiratory health-related quality of life after RSV pneumonia. The research includes the patients participated in different kinds of clinical study such as measurement of lung function, skin prick test, doctor examination, etc. The research group stated the problem to follow up the sequelae of the respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection (RSV LRTI) from infant age with asthma, atopy, and lung function in adulthood. The researchers used several tests to give the statistics for the ...

Health Care

Health Care Expenditures Attributable to Smoking
In the United States alone, there are about 440,000 individuals who die annually of smoking related diseases (Pubmed). According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, recent studies linked cigarette smoking to a numerous other diseases to include abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myeloid leukemia, cataract, cervical cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, pneumonia, periodontitis, and stomach cancer. “These are in addition to diseases previously known to be caused by smoking, including bladder, esophageal, laryngeal, lung, oral, and throat cancers, chronic lung diseases, coronary heat and cardiovascular diseases, as well as reproductive ...

Section 1: Introductory Concepts

1. Discuss the roles of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in the provision of drugs.
The role of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is to assess the therapeutic goods available in Australia, monitoring them and measuring the standards in which they are being made (PBS, 2011). Furthermore, the TGA ensures that therapeutic advances are made accessedible to the public quickly but safely. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is a scheme that enmakes sures that Australians throughout the country are provided access to the medicines that they need, through the administration of health care ...

Glossary

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-COPD
Air pollutants- the particles that pollute air
Asthma- This is a chronic lung ailment, which causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways.
Biomass-this is a biological material that is obtained from living organisms, particularly plant-based
Particulate matter- this term refers to the assortment of solid particles and liquid drips found in the air
Introduction
Air pollution refers to the introduction of biological molecules and other dangerous materials into the globe’s atmosphere, causing diseases and eventual deaths. In addition, the damage is extended to other living organisms such as crops. Most ...

Is there an increased risk of respiratory disease in U.S. Military post-deployment
Is there an increased risk of respiratory disease in U.S. Military post-deployment
Infections of the respiratory system are the commonest cause of acute communicable disease in the United States of America’s grownups. They are as well the leading cause of outpatient diseases and a key cause of 25 to 30 percent of communicable disease hospital admissions in the military personnel of the United States of America. Due to the packed conditions of living, working environment that is stressful, as well as contact with the respiratory ...

Discuss the roles of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in the provision of drugs.
Therapeutic Goods Administration is one of the major Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing branches and it focus mainly on helping the government to regulate various forms of therapeutic goods such as the medicines, medical equipments, implants, vaccines and haematological products. The importance of their role to the community is that those goods are something that people use every day. The goods are used in the management of different major medical conditions (Australian Government, 2011).
The ...

Introduction

Doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel have a series of duties that they must attend to, and one of them is dealing with patients’ medical grievances. Many of these complaints are quite common, ranging from the mundane to life-threatening. However, it is the job of these medical personnel to pay attention to these complaints, as these are the symptoms and underlying causes of the true medical condition of the patient. Knowing what these complaints mean will prove to be useful in a patient’s diagnosis. In some cases, this can mean the difference between life and death because some ...

George Washington University

Joon Young Jung
Electronic cigarettes are amongst many products that are meant to promote a smoker to be able to quit. E-cigarettes are similar to ordinary cigarettes in appearance; however, they lack the tobacco ingredients that compose the traditional cigarettes. The e-cigarettes are made up from a metal tube and a battery-like structure that produces a lot of heat to cause vaporization of liquid nicotine. The propylene glycol fluid contains other chemicals that produce the vapor (smoke) that people inhale or exhale (Kaplan, 2015). While the e-cigarettes may appear to have certain short-term or intangible benefits such as lack ...

Introduction

People put different things into their bodies every single day, and people are even less concerned about what the food they eat is made of; nutrition is nutrition. The artificial dye content in food is a cause for concern, there are some people that are clueless as far as what artificial food dye is harmful. There are many kinds of artificial dyes that are found in foods such as Red 40 Allura Red, Citrus Yellow and Blue along with Green. These artificial dyes are very dangerous, and have been known to trigger different reactions within people. Some have been known ...

Clean air is one of the most essential needs for the life of a human being but unfortunately the air is heavily polluted and it is causing a number of serious problems to the health of the people and also it is hampering the environment badly. Air pollution is a severe menace to the residents, animals and environment of the New York City. The problem has been causing health related problems to the residents of the city and recently it has been revealed that air pollution is responsible for more than six percent deaths per annum in the New York City. The ...

Introduction

Globalization is the practice of integration among different peoples, companies, and governments of different countries in the world. This occurs through the process of international investments and trade and is assisted by the increasing penetration of information across countries globally. Globalization encourages free movement across borders, which is good for international trade but presents a challenge to global health. National governments cannot be able to deal effectively with the complex challenge to health that globalization presents. It is important for international organizations to step in and to assist in the process of monitoring and maintaining global health.
Pursuing good ...

Northampton community, Virginia is usually regarded as a small town which has invested in sustainable rural development. Northampton County forms the gateway to the Chesapeake Bay, and it is the southernmost county in Virginia's Eastern Shore (Mitchell & walls, 2013). The county is characterized by beaches, marshes, tidal creeks, woodlands, historic villages, farms and a variety of marshes. In addition to the natural and cultural assets, the county has a diverse home for over 250 species of birds, fish, and wildlife. One of the most saddening facts is that the county is among the poorest in the entire Virginia state. ...

A goal of this paper is to identify the episodes from the life of travelers that affect their future outlook and personality formation. The first film is «Diarios de motocicleta», shot in 2004 by Walter Salles (Diarios De Motocicleta), and the second one is «Sin dejar huella», filmed in 2000 by María Novaro (Sin Dejar Huella).
Mainly it is necessary to investigate the factors that influence the change of orientation of the main characters. You can affirmatively say that the basis for the change in the mood of the characters is the class division, especially if you take ...

Executive Summary

The results of the recent studies among U.S. pregnant women prove that fish consumption during pregnancy benefits the cognition of the offspring in infancy but at the same time, high levels of mercury that fish contain have adverse effects on the cognition of little children. So, it is recommended to pregnant women to look for the fish species with a low level of mercury.
The issue whether pregnant women harm their babies or on the contrary benefit the child’s brain development while consuming fish is ambiguous. There has been a great quantity of researchers who have been studying ...

Abstract

In this paper, I will explore the effects of fast foods on children in relation to their mind and body. Children today love consuming fast food, and this is not a new habit. Fast food has been in vogue since over a century, and they are advertised in a very appealing manner which makes children want to eat them. This paper explores how fast food causes addiction and why many parents and children like to consume it mainly because of its taste and price. There are many negative effects associated with fast foods as well such as obesity, heart ...

Introduction

Homeless people live under environmental stresses in groups, crowds and poor situations resulting in upper respiratory tract and lungs infections (Homelessness, 1988). The most common form of homelessness is related to dermatologic conditions. 30% of the people suffer from mental illness, in which 50-60% homeless women suffer from mental issues. Due to the external exposure, limited access to water, inability to follow homely routine and social isolation combined with financial downfall leads them to numerous diseases of all form (Donohoe, 2004). In U.S. and Canada, an observed pattern of health with different diseases is observed due to overcrowding. A ...

Enjoying food is an important constituent of the good life. The possibility to enjoy various dishes makes people feel satisfied. However, sometimes, people are deprived of pleasure from food because of allergies.
Usually, immune system is a functioning in a befitting way, complicated mechanism. This amazing nature miracle is able to protect the body from numerous invaders. Immune system identifies infected cells as well as cells, which is going to be tumors. However, it is not works that good. Allergies are the effects of immune system’s mistaken functioning.
Food allergy - a state of organism, characterized by hypersensitivity ...

Introduction

Nebulization is the most effective method for delivering medications to patients suffering from respiratory disease. Nebulizers do not require special inhalation techniques; therefore, hospitals utilize a variety of nebulizer designs for medicinal delivery. One of these devices is called AeroEclipse, which can be operated via one of two different modes. The breath actuation mode generates aerosol only during the patient’s inspiration while the other mode allows for the continuous generation of aerosol particles regardless of the patient’s inspiratory and expiratory efforts. Also, the AeroEclipse has two different patient interfaces: the facemask and the mouthpiece. The hypothesis of this ...

Introduction and Background Information

Climate change occurs as one of the topics that have generated immense debate across various settings all over the globe. This can be accredited to the threats that climate changeposes on the environment and health of the populations. The most worrying concern with regards to climate change is the fact that a significant proportion of the populations are not aware of the detrimental effects that climate changes poses to them. While much has been hypothesized regarding the implications of climate change, it is of the essence to note that the effects posed by climate change are dependent on a wider array ...

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Abstract

The present review is aimed at providing an understanding on how the workplace contributes to the development of skin cancer. Five reviews (3 epidemiological data reviews, 1 meta-analysis, and 1 article) obtained from PubMed, involving a total of at least 3479 mortality and morbidity in skin cancer. These studies agreed on the initiating role of the workplace in the development of skin cancers, both malignant mesothelioma (MM) and non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), due to chronic exposure to carcinogens such as asbestos (Rushton, 2012; Boffetta, 2004; Romeo, 2004; ), mineral oils (Rushton, 2012), solar radiation (Rushton, 2012; Hannaford-Turner, Elder, Sim, Abramson, ...

Largely, due to its regulatory framework, cottage-industry structure and dysfunctional compensation, the healthcare sector has dejectedly underinvested in ICT. Without these essential tools and technologies, many healthcare providers do not have the capacity to transform the expanding stream of therapeutic and diagnostic advances in medical science into affordable and high quality healthcare especially in the care of the chronically ill. Technologies that enable predictable effective therapy and precise diagnosis are those that have the capacity and full potential to transform healthcare through disruption.
Christensen argues that there are two key technological enablers of disruptive innovation in healthcare. One ...

Air pollution

Introduction
Air pollution can be defined as the introduction of particulate matter, chemicals or biological materials into the atmosphere that cause diseases, discomfort or even death to human beings and also cause damage to the other living organism like the food crops and the microorganisms. The atmosphere is a composite and dynamic gaseous system which is very crucial in supporting life on the Earth planet. The stratospheric depletion of the ozone layer that is caused by air pollution has been classified as a threat to the health of human beings and the ecosystems of Earth. According to the report on ...

The paper deals with comparing and contrasting health care reform data for the two states of Minnesota and Arkansas.

Lack of Health Insurance
According to the last data recorded, Minnesota had 7 percent of its total population without any private health insurance, neither their employer nor the government has it for them (State Public Health Statistics, 2016). This percentage has decreased only by 0.9% in last one decade. For Arkansas, it is the state that ranks 35 when it comes to having health insurance for the state’s population. 13.9% Arkansas population lacks health insurance, privately, through the government or the employer (State Public Health Statistics, 2016).
Lacking health insurance privately put people in having difficulties accessing the ...

Menlo Park is a city on the eastern side of San Mateo County, San Francisco Bay Area in the State of California. The city was founded in the 1850s by Dennis Oliver and D.C. McGlynn who bought a 1,700 acre piece of land and placed a wooden arch with the name “Menlo Park” as the name of the property. The current town grew up from a railway station under the same name and it became popular with businessmen in San Francisco. The city was incorporated in 1874. It borders Redwood City, Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, North Fair ...

Just as a car engine requires tuning to achieve maximum efficiency, the human body also requires physical fitness to perform to its full potential. Parizkova (2012) described physical activity as the capacity of the human body to function without undue instances of fatigue and getting tired. Before the industrialization age, physical fitness was a great aspect of human life, but this change as different inventions made things easier. The invention of the car and train reduce the amount of time people spent walking; therefore reduced physical activity (Parizkova, 2012). The increased number of technological developments in the twenty-first century ...

Introduction

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that 18 out of 100 US adults who are 18 years or older are currently smoking cigarettes. CDC states that an approximate 42.1 million American adults are cigarette smokers. According to last year’s report on Smoking of the Surgeon General, more than 3.5 million of middle school and high school students in the United States continue to smoke cigarettes. “The burden of smoking-attributable disease and premature death and its high costs to the nation will continue for decades unless smoking prevalence is reduced more rapidly than the ...

Introduction

Smoking ban refers to the prohibition of smoking as part of public policies for occupational safety and health regulations in office buildings and public places like bars, restaurants, city parks, college campuses and even public beaches. The rationale used for introducing smoking ban was to prevent second hand smoking. It has been estimated that the number of deaths caused by second hand smoking in USA is more than 42,000 people every year including infants (CDC #1, 2014). Since the implementation of this ban has made it a troublesome for smokers to smoke freely in places of their choice, many ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as a health condition that makes it difficult to inhale and exhale which has resulted in many deaths as noted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). As the fourth cause of deaths among Americans resulting from long-term inhalation of pollutants, it is imperative to develop a long term management plan, establish standards and best practices that can lead to effective and efficient managing of the situation, and establish clinical standards based on evidence-based practice regarding the management of the health challenge

Developing overall case management plan

In developing the overall case management plan, it is relevant to factor in some ...

Introduction

Over the years, research has been uncovering more and more rare diseases, especially genetic disorders. Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is one of such rare disorders of the blood that causes a disfiguring swelling of a part of the body, particularly the face, larynx, extremities, abdomen, and genitalia. It may range from a simple painful swelling of an extremity to asphyxiation from laryngeal involvement. Diagnosis and prognosis of this condition depends on a heightened sense of awareness of the symptoms of the disease by the managing clinician and the availability of effective interventions.
HAE is known to occur in people with a deficiency of a particular ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or else known as chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD, is a form of obstructive lung disease categorized by persistently reduced airflow and it is typical for this situation to get worse over the years. The key symptoms comprise of shortness of breath, cough, and mucus making . It is not uncommon for individuals with bronchitis to show symptoms of COPD . Smoking is considered one of the main factors in causing COPD along with other important causes including air pollution and genetics. Nowadays, and especially in Third World Countries, insufficient cooking and ways of heating are a key ...

Nowadays, many of the world’s countries are suffering from pollution. There are numerous kinds of pollution all over the world namely noise pollution, air pollution, water pollution and much more. These pollutions are affecting human lives in various parts of the world. I will evaluate air pollution with particular emphasize on prevailing air pollution issue in Hong Kong in this paper. In addition, I will focus on associated health effects and recommendations that need to be implemented to minimize the air pollution issue.
Air pollution occurring due to vehicles and industries is also affecting important layer known ...

Description of Disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is a progressive illness due to which the sufferer is not able to breathe easily. In this connection, progressive means that this disease worsens with the passage of time. In COPD, the patient’s coughing produces mucus in large amounts, puffiness, breath shortness, tightness of chest, and similar other symptoms (Currie, 2011).
There are two major conditions in COPD i.e. chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Emphysema refers to the condition whereby damage of the walls between several air sacs occurs. Consequently, the air sacs become flaccid due to the shape loss. Such damage also ...