Health essays

Abstract Anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists helps treat and prevent thromboembolic diseases and prevent strokes in atrial fibrillation. There is a a risk of bleeding due to a narrow therapeutic range, food and drug interactions and the need for regular monitoring renders treatment complicated. Target specific oral anticoagulants (TSOACs) allow for fixed dosing without the … Read more

This section provides an overview of the effects of maternal environment on in utero programming. In utero development is influenced by native and environmental substances found in the maternal uterine environment and adverse conditions could lead to NCDs later in life. These harmful stimuli can be life style choices such as diet, smoking, drugs and … Read more

Strep throat is a common bacterial disease that effects people all over the world. Teenagers and young children are mostly likely to develop the disease. Usually the bacteria which causes strep throat, scatters around the throat and nose areas. When children sneeze, cough, and even touch each others hands, the infection can spread very easily … Read more

Caffeine, also chemically known as 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine, is one of the most popular central nervous stimulant that is used and studied by people all over the world. It is estimated that the average American consumes about 300 mg of caffeine daily. Caffeine is found in tea, cocoa, chocolate, and coffee. The influence of caffeine on the … Read more

This essay will present the works of various research articles on the Ebola virus, focusing on the traditional, geographical and political circumstances that contribute to the prevalence of the virus in the researched areas, as well as influence the way locals perceive the virus. After the various views have been presented, a conclusion based on … Read more

In this study DHEA (one of the androgens) was used to induce PCOS causing metabolic disturbances as increase in plasma glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides levels. This pointed out by Iuhas [20] who reported that both insulin resistance and hyperandrogenemia contribute to this abnormal lipid profile, where androgen decreases lipoprotein lipase activity in abdominal fat cells, … Read more

One of the most common causes of drug failure is drug-induced liver injuries (DILIs). The majority of these failures are idiosyncratic reactions, which occur in small patient populations (between 1 in 1.000-10.000) in an unpredictable manner.1 The underlying mechanism of this type of DILI is very complex and still not completely understood.2 However, recent data … Read more

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and chronic neurodegenerative disorder among the aging population. Dementia is a syndrome characterized by progressive illnesses affecting memory, thinking, behavior and everyday performance of an individual. Dementia affects older people, but 2% of people starts developing before the age of 65 years (Organization 2006). According … Read more

The world Health Organization (WHO 2014) recognises that engaging in risk behaviours, puts you at greater exposure of mortality and morbidity. A risk behaviour has been defined as something that intentionally or unintentionally puts that person at greater risk to themselves, of injury or disease. This essay will look at the risk of smoking in … Read more

INTRODUCTION Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease with a global prevalence of more than 200 million. It is a heterogeneous disease identified by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and inflammation. Treatment of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and/or combination of long acting ??-agonist (LABA) may deviate in dosage depending on the measure of severity among … Read more

Due to the heterogeneous condition of BPD, the disorder most commonly co-occurs with mood disorders with a prevalence of 70 to 90% (Zanarini et al., 1989;). The weight of evidence suggests that there are core atiological features that point to BPD being a distinct disorder (Zanarini et al., 2005). BPD, as with all Cluster B … Read more

The albumen gland has an almost identical histological appearance in the families of the Basommatophora. The albumen gland is a white opaque mass, ovoid in shape mass lying dorsal and just posterior to the pericardial cavity, consists of large number of tubules separated from one another by a thin layer of connective tissue (Fig. 1). … Read more

Introduction Encephalopathy is a term used to describe general brain dysfunction due to edema and neural degeneration. This disease can result from alcohol hepatitis, an alteration in blood chemistry, particularly electrolyte imbalance, and an increase in toxic chemicals that affect the central nervous system (CNS). A category of viruses, the arboviruses, can also cause encephalitis. … Read more