Papers on Health and Medicine
Herbal Extracts And Hormones
Words: 1618 - Pages: 6.... in homes, for more than just spicing the sauce or glazing the chicken.
Herbs are being used as an alternative for medications as well. In the coming
years, we may see the introduction of newer and better medicinal herbs as
scientists Mowry pgs. 26-27 continue their search for the cures of all
aches and pains.
In past years, herbs were used for pains and aches. These herbs are
making a comeback because they have fewer side effects than regular medicine.
An example is willow bark Mowry, pgs. 43-49 which is being used instead of
aspirin. Aspirin was made from the active ingredient in willow bark. However,
people are using will .....
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Asthma
Words: 701 - Pages: 3.... for months or even years before it’s realized that they are asthmatic. Interestingly enough, asthma symptoms are most severe at night, while we’re lying down our airways narrow as a result of gravity changes. Also our lungs do not clear secretions as well at night, which leads to mucous retention, and that can increase the obstruction to air flow. Furthermore, at night our bodies produce smaller amounts of certain chemical that help to decrease airway spasms and keep airway tubes open. All of these factors add up to a greater chance of symptoms worsening at night.
An asthma attack begins when the smooth muscles in the walls of the b .....
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Restraints On Alzheimer Patients
Words: 1132 - Pages: 5.... physical and Chemical; increased monitoring, including the use of sitters; and nonspecific supportive treatment such as clear communication are all common methods of treatment for the confused patient (p.65).
At that time in my nursing career in the mid-90s, I was a new graduate nurse; I had minimal experience dealing in the clinical setting with confused patients and the use of restraints. However, I have had theory on the subject "restraints", and was familiar with the types of restraints, such as; physical, chemical, manual and mechanical, but I was unfamiliar with the proper use of these devices. I decided to educate myself further .....
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Reasons To Be Fit
Words: 546 - Pages: 2.... enjoy. The rewards and benefits of fitness can all be reaped, if you
work at it.
There are many benefits to fitness. The main one is health.
Research has shown that people who are in shape and fit are less prone to
disease such as coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, frailty, diabetes and
conditions like obesity than the people are not. Fit people also tend to
live a longer life. Doing aerobic and weight exercises such as running,
walking, swimming, weight lifting etc. and a healthy diet is important in
preventing or treating the above diseases or conditions.
When you are fit, you feel energized and want to be active. Un .....
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Biofeedback
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psychophysiology began with the study on homeostatic mechanisms. The human
organism insures its survival through the maintenance of homeostasis. In
order to control or altar behavior, a person must have information that is
available through the senses.
In biofeedback, the client obtains information about his
biological state from feedback from the sensors. Margolin and Kubic (1944)
conducted an early example of this kind of feedback. They used a subject's
amplified respiration and heart beat to induce a hypnotic induction. Even
though the subjects were not told to adjust these physiological functions,
the feedback of their biological .....
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Down Syndrome Report
Words: 415 - Pages: 2.... carry an extra
chromosome 21, the condition is a type of Down syndrome called mosaicism.
Because of the extra chromosome 21, children with Down syndrome often
have some characteristic physical features, such as a small head, a flat face,
slightly upward slanted eyelids, skin folds at the inner corners of the eyes,
small nose and mouth, and small hands and feet. Most of these characteristic do
not interfere with the child's functioning, a doctor primarily uses the
characteristics for diagnostic purposes. These physical features are variable,
and children with Down syndrome are usually more like other children than they
are different.
Indi .....
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Depression And Its Effects
Words: 1416 - Pages: 6.... Rosenhan & Seligman (1995) state that, " there are two kinds of depressive disorders; Unipolar depression in which the individual suffers only depressive symptoms without ever experiencing mania, and bipolar depression in which both depression and mania occur" (Cited in Rosenhan & Seligman, 1995, p 352). Furthermore, Rosenhan & Seligman (1995) go on to say that, normal depression differs in the degree of symptoms to unipolar depression. Both have similar symptoms but, unipolar differs in the severity, frequency and duration.
Depression and Sociodemographic Groups
Blackman (1995) points out that depression is a disease that afflicts .....
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Depression
Words: 3079 - Pages: 12.... unfortunately
relatively common.
What is depression?
The term "affect" refers to one's mood or "spirits." "Affective disorder" refers
to changes in mood that occur during an episode of illness marked by extreme
sadness (depression) or excitement (mania) or both. Depression is a disorder of
affect. Affective disorders are predominantly disturbances of mood that are
severe in nature and persistent despite the influence of external events.
Depression is characterized by severe and persistent low mood, which is often
unresponsive to the efforts of friends and family to cheer the sufferer up.
Patients who suffer with repeated episodes of dep .....
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East Of Eden
Words: 277 - Pages: 2.... was rejected as a child and then she
grew up with resentment in her creating evil. The resentment never went
away so the evil just built up. This is a step in the direction of crime
and guilt.
Revenge is pursued when a person is rejected by others. With
revenge comes more evil and crime. "I am sure my self that there would be
fewer jails"(Steinbeck p.355) Revenge causes people to do bad things
which gets them into trouble. When revenge takes over the person becomes
obsessed and they tend to go physco." I think that if rejection could be
amputated, the human would not be who he is. Maybe there would be fewer
crazy people"(Steinbeck .....
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The Grieving Process
Words: 647 - Pages: 3.... process.
Shock or disbelief may come first. Many people have a very difficult time
recognizing the loss in their lives. Many efforts are made to push the
feelings out of their mind. This is normal because the thought of the loss
is too overwhelming for them to handle. However, this disbelief or shock
will diminish as you begin to express and share your feelings about your
loss with others.
Following feelings of shock or disbelief, you gradually be¬ gin to realize
that the loss is real. Then you begin to ex¬ perience deeper and deeper
implications of the loss. Anger or depression usually follows. This is a
frequent response to a perceptio .....
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