Borderline personality disorder (Dr. Haley Peckham case study)

Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness that is categorized by ongoing patterns of varying moods, impulsive behaviors, suicidal thoughts and poor self-image. These symptoms have the effect of often damaging inter-personal relationships sometimes due to the impulsive actions. People with borderline personality disorder also have episodes of depression, anxiety and anger that can last … Read more

The pandemic of diabetes

The pandemic of diabetes represents a major public health problem worldwide. (1) This modern epidemic is rather surprising considering that diabetes has been around since thousands of years and represents one of the world’s oldest disease. Ancient civilizations such as Egyptians, Indians and Persians have documented diabetes. (2, 3, 4) Diabetes prevalence increased by 50% … Read more

Oral teicoplanin as a potential therapy for primary sclerosing cholangitis

Introduction Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic disease of the liver that is characterised by persistent and progressive inflammation and fibrosis of biliary structures, as well as liver cirrhosis.1 Liver failure is common in end-stage PSC necessitating liver transplantation.1 To date, there is no effective medical therapy for PSC, with liver transplantation being the … Read more

Harmful consequences of drug abuse and addiction

Addictions are caused by many unfortunate factors resulting in becoming an uncontrollable disease. Following scientific research, addiction is known to be a disease that affects both the brain and  behavior. Many of the biological and environmental factors were identified and the search for genetic variation that contributes to the development and progression of the disease … Read more

Effects of drugs on the brain and behaviour

Addictions are caused by many unfortunate factors resulting in becoming an uncontrollable disease. Scientists are investigating the effects of drugs on the brain and behavior. They use this information to develop programs to prevent drug abuse and to help people recover from addiction. Further studies are helping to put these ideas into practice in the … Read more

Intervention and Evaluation Plan – lung cancer

The overall health condition that will be assessed is lung cancer in Hamilton County, New York, of adults aged 45 through 64. The behavioral factor that will be inspected is smoking cigarettes. As of January 2019, the intervention will be implemented in Hamilton County, New York for six months, followed by an evaluation that uses … Read more

Are chronic diseases mostly caused by  lifestyle choices? (Annotated Bibliography)

Fernstrom, Madelyn H, et al. “Communication Strategies to Help Reduce the Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases: Proceedings from the Inaugural IFIC Foundation Global Diet and Physical Activity Communications Summit.” Nutrition Reviews, vol. 70, no. 5, May 2012, pp. 301-310. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00480.x. The article is introduced by giving a few statistics from the World Health Organization on … Read more

Anorexia Nervosa overview

Anorexia Nervosa, often called anorexia, is classified as an eating disorder categorized by weight loss or an abnormally low body weight. An individual with Anorexia has a very intense fear of gaining weight, which is often due to not getting enough calories. There are times where the fear is not shown, but their tenacious behavior … Read more

Is Perceptual Learning an Effective Treatment for Amblyopia?

Abstract Introduction: Perceptual learning has become a topic of interest as an alternative treatment for amblyopia in many recent studies. This literature review aims to analyse the research currently available and evaluate the effectiveness of perceptual learning as a treatment in situations where traditional occlusion therapy is contraindicated. Methods: Online databases such as EBSCOhost and … Read more

Eating Disorders and Occupational Therapy

Position Statement: Eating Disorders and Occupational Therapy (2017) ____________________________________ The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) acknowledges the knowledge, skills and expertise that occupational therapists have to fulfill their roles in providing client services regarding the recovery process from eating disorders to encourage long term recovery in order to prevent relapse. Occupational therapists are an … Read more

Conflict between nurses, physicians, doctors etc

Name:  Course:    Professor:      Institution: Abstract Health care practitioners such as nurses, physicians and doctors, work in stressful environments often prone to conflict. Positive outcomes may be witnessed as a result of some of these conflicts. However dysfunctional conflicts negatively impact delivery of quality healthcare services to patients in addition to employee satisfaction. It … Read more

The violation of patient confidentiality

The violation of patient confidentiality is a significant global challenge to the provision of adequate medical services. The breach of patient confidentiality involves the unauthorized access of third parties to confidential patient information. While some of the challenges of this nature stem from weak structural systems that manage medical records in the health facilities, there … Read more