Should plain tobacco packaging policies be applied in all nations based on its past success?

The use of tobacco products, especially cigarettes, has led to the rise in many diseases. In the United Kingdom itself, smoking has been the largest cause of smoking, nearly 15% of cancer-related cases stemming from it. Apart from the many different types of cancers, smokers have suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma as … Read more

Atherosclerosis

Smoking tobacco renders itself as a significant issue to health because of the numerous negative effects it has on the body, including coronary artery disease (CAD). Atherosclerosis is the buildup of plaque in arteries; coronary artery disease is atherosclerosis in the arteries that supply the heart with blood and over time can increase the potential … Read more

Revolutionizing Healthcare in the Age of Control Societies

Revolutionizing Healthcare in the Age of Control Societies: From Disciplinary Institutions to Strategies of Self Quantification and the Influence of Visual Cultures. “Discipline is, above all, analysis of space; it is individualization through space, the placing of bodies in an individualized space that permits classification and combinations.” – Michel Foucault, Incorporation of the Hospital into … Read more

Preeclampsia and fetal lung maturation

Generally speaking it has been the understanding that preeclampsia has a beneficial influence on fetal lung maturation. This, however, has been questioned by recent studies suggesting no positive effect of preeclampsia on fetal lung maturation, which form the basis of this paper. From the multiple studies analyzed in this paper a big disagreement is found … Read more

Hip implants

Hip implants are a crucial piece of medical design that helps patients regain painless movement at the hip joint. Hip implants were first introduced in 1960 and as of 2008, 80,000 hip replacements occur each year in the UK (National Joint Registry, 2008). There are two main types of hip replacement, metal-on-metal hip resurfacing, where … Read more

Studies on the impact of social media on mental health

Any platform that allows social interaction is considered a social media site, including social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. These programs offer today’s youth a portal for entertainment and communication and have grown exponentially in recent years. For teenagers in the modern-day social media has become the primary form of communication between … Read more

What impact does social media have on the mental health of teenagers?

Oxford Dictionary defines social media as “the websites and software programs used for social networking”. Studies carried out on teens’ usage of social media show that more than 90% of teenagers use social media, and by the age of 17, three-fourths of teenagers have at least one active social media account. Social media has a … Read more

Before I go to sleep – Anterograde Amnesia

Abstract Before I Go to Sleep is a film that embarks on the idea of Anterograde Amnesia and its effect on the life of Christine. To understand just how Anterograde Amnesia effects Christine one must first explore all the topics that are encompassed in this condition including the different types of Amnesia, Retrograde and Anterograde, … Read more

Breast cancer nobel combination therapies

Introduction Breast cancer is a major health issue and the most common cause of death among women worldwide. [Ed: I don’t think it is – see here.] In 2018 reported, estimated 2.1 million new cases of breast cancer were diagnosis and overall 6270000 women death from breast cancer disease. This number expected to increase to … Read more

Leprosy transmission

Abstract Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium leprae. This mutilating and highly stigmatized disease is mainly characterized by dermatoneurological signs and symptoms. The upper respiratory tract is considered the main portal for entry and exit of M. leprae. Nevertheless, there is still a lack … Read more

Managing change in the implementation of the Childhood obesity programme

The importance of managing change and evaluation in the implementation of the DoH’s ‘Childhood obesity; a plan for action’ programme. Executive Summary The childhood obesity epidemic is one of the major public health concerns facing the 21st century (WHO, 2019). For successful policies and project a key component is the effective management of change and … Read more

Program to promote sexual health care

Priority Population & Key Health Issues Denton, Texas is a city north of Texas being the most diversified city compared to other cities. Denton population is mainly made up of Caucasians, the white population being the largest and American Indian being the least populated in Denton, Texas. The population in Denton is 1292% higher in … Read more

Oral leukoplakia (OL)

Introduction Oral leukoplakia (OL) is the most common potentially malignant disorder of the oral mucosa. [1] Leukoplakia may occur anywhere on the oral mucosa and its prevalence varies from 0.2% to 5.2% of the Indian population. [2] The tobacco chewing habit both in smoking and smokeless form is the most common cause for oral leukoplakia. … Read more

Community belonging and HIV-related stigma

1. Introduction According to AVERT, “South Africa has the biggest and most high profile HIV epidemic in the world, with an estimated 7.2 million people living with HIV in 2017” (AVERT 2018). South Africa accounts for a third of all new HIV-infections in southern Africa and the year 2017 counted 270,000 new HIV-infections. That year … Read more

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (liver cancer)

Epidemiology Liver cancer in adult men is the fifth most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide, and is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. The number of deaths per year in HCC is virtually identical to the incidence throughout the world, underscoring the high case fatality rate of this aggressive disease (Jemal et … Read more