Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that affects all different types of people. It occurs when a person gets caught in a cycle of obsessions or compulsions but many times both. According to Columbia University Research more than 6 million Americans suffer from OCD. Obsessions can be categorized as unwanted, thoughts, images … Read more

Production of fluoridation water

In the United States, more than two thirds of the population have fluoridated public water. Water Fluoridation is the process of adding the chemical compound fluorine to water that several Americans are drinking at a daily basis. Another important fact about fluorine is that it is the most reactive element on the planet. According to … Read more

Horizontal gene transfer and resistance to antibiotics

Bacteria refer to a large area of prokaryotic microorganisms. A gram of soil can possibly contain up to forty million bacterial cells. Bacterial microorganisms can be found nearly anywhere and can adjust extremely well to surrounding conditions. (Christian Nordqvist (2009) ) Not all bacteria are harmful. By recycling nutrients bacteria become a valuable resource for … Read more

Mechanisms related to the initiation of puberty

Puberty is a milestone in a child’s development on a mental and physical level. The onset of puberty can be influenced by genetic, nutritional, environmental, and socioeconomic factors (Teles et al., 2008). Due to the many factors that play a role in the initiation of puberty, the study of the mechanisms involved in puberty onset … Read more

Green Spaces and how they affect the community

Introduction This paper will discuss the green spaces in Hallett Cove.  The aim is to discuss how the green spaces improves the health of the community and how it reduces the risks of developing CVD and obesity.  The paper also aims to discuss how the physical and mental well-being of a patient is affected by … Read more

Assess different psychological approaches to study

Unit 8: Psychological Perspective in Health and Social Care M1: Assess different psychological approaches to study In this essay I will be discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each psychological approaches to health and social care. The first approach I will be discussing is the Behaviourist approach of Psychology. The Behaviourist approach of psychology is … Read more

Cardiovascular disease and treatment

1. Introduction 1.1 What is cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general term that describes as heart and blood vessel disease — also called heart disease — includes numerous problems, many of which are related to a process called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a condition that develops when a substance called plaque builds up in the walls of … Read more

Ectrodactyly, or split hand or split foot malformation

Description: Ectrodactyly, or split hand or split foot malformation is a birth defect that involves the absence of some fingers or toes, and the fingers or toes beside the missing fingers are fused together. It is a rare limb malformation. The term “ectro-“ means loss or absence, while the term “dactyl” refers to a digit … Read more

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) (human herpes virus 5)

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) otherwise known as human herpes virus 5 is a highly host specific virus of the Herpesviridae family1. CMV was isolated in three laboratories simultaneously in 1956. Margaret G. Smith recovered the virus from the submaxillary gland of a dead infant1 while Weller named it as cytomegalovirus owing to its characteristic cytopathic effects2. … Read more

Microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria in pregnant women

Patients and Methods: This study was done on 110 pregnant women attended the department of Obestatric and Gynecology, Sayed Galal University Hospital in the period from 4/2014 to 5/2015. From those 110 cases, 4 did not accept to be included in the study and another 6 cases were excluded due to history of significant liver … Read more

Weight gain management in pregnancy

Introduction: The essay is focused in the woman’s needs and aims to explore the evidence related to the risks factors, as well as to support the advice we are giving. In order to put the woman at the center of care, first we will provide her with evidence-based information about the risks and reassure her … Read more

Nervous system’s physiology and diseases

The nervous system is made up of all the nerve tissue in one’s human body. This nervous tissue is composed of two classes of cells: neurons and neuroglia. Neurons consist of a cell body, dendrites and an axon. Within the cell body is located the nucleus, most of the cellular organelles, as well as the … Read more

Analysing the article ‘The Science of Aging Well’

The Article “The Science of Aging Well” construes different mechanisms in which you can apply to your life in order to prevent age-related diseases, or in other words, to age gracefully.  The article gives a rough estimation on how the elderly demographics will escalate within a few decades. “Globally, the 65 plus demographic is estimated … Read more

Adrenal incidentaloma

An adrenal incidentaloma is an adrenal mass that is generally 1 cm or more in diameter that is found incidentally during abdominal imaging done for reasons other than suspicion for an adrenal mass3, 4. In a review of 25 studies looking at a total of 87,065 autopsies, adrenal adenomas were found at a rate of … Read more