The importance of Nutrition, and Exercise Many students today ask why they are so tired all the time. It also seems that people in college become stressed out either because of grades or because of work. All people need to do is get the right amount of sleep, eating well, and exercise in order to f...

Are babies that are breast fed healthier than babies that are bottle -fed with formula? Over the years this has been a great debate. Human milk has been referred to as a complete food that is able to meet the nutritional requirements of the newborn and older infant. Health experts say that breast...

Crohn's disease is a chronic, nonspecific, idiopathic gastrointestinal inflammatory disease first reported by Dr. Burrill Bernard Crohn in 1932 (Chen, 2000). Crohn's disease can attack any part of the digestive system from the mouth to the anus (Figure I), but most commonly affects the lower porti...

SMOOTHIESA Smoothie is a cool, thick and creamy drink, blended with real fruit and juices and nutritional supplements available in over 50 flavors, 40 of which contain less than 1g of fat that's made fresh to order, and come in tons of different flavors. To produce the cool, thick and creamy texture...

Vaginitis Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina characterized by discharge, irritation, and itching caused mainly by hormonal imbalance, infections, and irritants to the vaginal region. "The cause of Vaginitis cannot be determined solely on the basis of symptoms or a physical examin...

The term arthritis comes from the Greeks meaning "inflammation of the joint", and is normally a reaction to injury or disease resulting in swelling, pain, and stiffness (Serot). Several million Americans experience this pain and the many restrictions arthritis confines them to daily. Tho...

Alcohol does many different things to your body. While drinking might make you feel good, abusing alcohol may lead to serious complications. It effects the body both mentally and physically. Alcohol will slur your speech, increase your reaction time, make you lose co-ordination, and causes impot...

Importance of Immunoglobulins at BirthThe development of animals requires a sterile environment, and with mammals we call this place the womb. But after birth, the newborn enters a world with millions of bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that may cause disease or even death. It is important t...

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (1992), there are two reasons to investigate connections between alcohol, HIV infection, and AIDS: alcohol may have a negative effect on the immune system, and alcohol may trigger high-risk sexual behavior. Human immunodefi...

LOVE YOUR SERVITUDE Pharmacologists are producing a great many wonder drugs where the cure is almost worse than the disease. Every year a new edition of medical text books contains a longer and longer chapter on what are called iatrogenic diseases, that is to say, diseases caused by doctors. --...

By further highlighting events that occur during sleep, those that do not happen will simultaneously be highlighted on as well. Humans show a marked surge in growth hormone (hGH) production during the early part of sleep, making it the greatest natural release of this hormone over twenty-four hou...

Conjugated Linoleic Acid: Fat Versus FunctionConjugated linoleic acid, otherwise known as CLA, is a slightly altered isomer derived from linoleic acid; both are classified as omega-6 polyunsaturated acids and both are considered EFAs. So what is it about CLA that sets it apart form the rest of the p...

Barth SyndromeBarth Syndrome is a genetic disorder that only effect males. It is an X-linked ressive genetic condition. A mother that carries the genetic code for Barth Syndrome will never show signs or symptoms of it. She will always pass it to her daughters, and will have a fifty- percent chance o...

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome also known as AIDS is a group of many different illnesses that together make the characteristics of a disease. AIDS begins with attacks on the immune system caused by an infection called the human immunodeficiency virus known best as HIV.In patients who have acqui...

Typhoid Fever essay: Introduction: Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection of the intestinal tract and occasionally the bloodstream, and is from the Salmonella species. Risk of infection is greatest for travellers to developing countries who will have prolonged exposure to potentially contaminated fo...

Organic food is grown using the practices and philosophies of organic agriculture. No synthetic pesticides are used. Choosing organically produced foods lowers the risk of getting various forms of cancer and other illnesses. Children are more prone to the harms of pesticides than adults are. Ing...

The word steroid can start all types of discussions good and bad. Topics fromthe way this substance is abused in the sports world to the way it can help achild with asthma. Each side brings up a good point, both have their side effectsand their benefits. In the medicine field the benefits outweig...

Katz 1Lauren KatzHonors English 10Mrs.SchweitzerDecember 2000THE AIDS OUTBREAKWho would have ever thought that a disease, possibly brought to America by infected African monkeys, would affect the country forever? This is exactly what happened in the late nineteenth century when the Acquired Immune D...

Silicon is an essential element in humans, found in significant concentrations in hair, bone, epidermis and dental enamel. It is also the second most abundant element on the earth's crust, constituting about 28% by weight.(cite) Many foods and beverages, including certain vegetables, grains, rice,...

Katz 1Lauren KatzHonors English 10Mrs.SchweitzerDecember 2000THE AIDS OUTBREAKWho would have ever thought that a disease, possibly brought to America by infected African monkeys, would affect the country forever? This is exactly what happened in the late nineteenth century when the Acquired Immune D...

Katz 1Lauren KatzHonors English 10Mrs.SchweitzerDecember 2000THE AIDS OUTBREAKWho would have ever thought that a disease, possibly brought to America by infected African monkeys, would affect the country forever? This is exactly what happened in the late nineteenth century when the Acquired Immune D...

Katz 1Lauren KatzHonors English 10Mrs.SchweitzerDecember 2000THE AIDS OUTBREAKWho would have ever thought that a disease, possibly brought to America by infected African monkeys, would affect the country forever? This is exactly what happened in the late nineteenth century when the Acquired Immune D...

"If liberals and politicians really want to do something to get rid of AIDS, they should start with the gays and their activities. Most sane people know homosexuality is indecent, immoral, and unethical." (Kubler-Ross, 125)Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is a lethal disease. It brings t...

Understanding the Issues of Women and HIV/AIDSRachel Seldin,Colgate University, Hamilton NY 13346ABTRACT:Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) had emerged as a major health problem for women in the United States. Family physicians can play an important role in the detection and care...