Essays on Health

Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which a person becomes insulin resistant, this means that the person is able to produce enough insulin, but their cells do not respond well to it. Type 2 diabetes is different from that of type 1 diabetes and...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is one of the main global public health issues and the prevalence of it is in an increasing trend year by year. It is predicted that the cases of T2D worldwide will rise to approximately 552 million by the year 2030...

Introduction Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus has taken the lead among other causes to several deaths in the world as a whole and the case of the United States in general. These cases are however due to pregnancy related causes, generic factors, pathophysiological reason and other...

Introduction Skin cancer is an uncontrolled growth of skin cells. Skin cancer is one the most common type of cancer in the United States and its rates have increased 3% annually. Avoidance of irregular sunburns and indoor tanning can reduce skin cancer risk 50% to...

Introduction Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S. This type of cancer usually begins in the form a tumor which most of the time these tumors are benign and do not spread. Three major types of skin cancer, from benign...

Abstract This paper addresses the demand for an intelligent and rapid classification system of skin cancer using contemporary highly-efficient deep convolutional neural network. CNNs use convolutional layers to perform image processing on input images and learn to perform classification tasks. In order to take advantage...

Introduction Tanning outside or inside can have perilous outcomes. While regularly connected with great wellbeing, the ‘sparkle’ of a tan is the extremely inverse of sound; its proof of DNA damage to your skin. Tanning harms your skin cells and accelerates unmistakable indications of maturing....

Chiappelli, Iribarren, Neagos, and Prolo described post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a mental disorder derived from an individual experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening occurrence (2005). However, the continued study of PTSD has redefined the definition to an individual involved in any type of trauma. Back,...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is just another affliction where people who have been in disastrous events or have been sexually abuse and physically abuse cannot forget about their past events. It is known that PTSD usually happens to the people that have lived the moment...

If you look around the room or even to the person sitting right next to you, chances are you will not assume right away that they have been through or have yet to go through a traumatic event in their given lifetime. Many are not...

Introduction The human skeleton is composed of roughly 206 bones. The axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton together make up the adult skeleton. Bones are active tissues that are being broken down and rebuilt all the time. Bones have an enormous variety and due to this...

Osteoporosis, or porous bone is a common bone disorder. It is characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue as a result of bone resorption exceeding bone formation. The deterioration of bone tissue and low bone mass leads to fragile bones and...

In a society with higher rates of older population and longer life span over time, the prevalence of multiple degenerative disease is increasing. Nowadays, there is a high incidence of osteoporosis compared to other common disease states, such as: heart attacks, strokes, cancers, etc. The...

Successful government institutions attribute their accomplishments to great governance which entails monitoring the public affairs and standard maintenance of public resources. Finance is the most crucial resource in all public institutions and the best way to ensure it is put into use meaningful use is...

Introduction A challenge condition of the work environment may cause temporary pain or long-term disability. Also, a poorly constructed work environment will lead to lower efficiency work, and a decrease in production, which will result in the company losing profit and an increase in workers’...

Introduction The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) was formed in 1994 with a mandate to reduce accidents and fatalities, to promote safer workplaces and safer working practice. EU-OSHA collects data in order to monitor existing problems, as well as thinking ahead...

Lupus, Latin for wolf, was the term chosen by physicians in the early 19th century to describe a relatively rare condition characterized by a distinct rash on the face. Erythema, or redness, was combined with the wolf description to coin our current term for the...

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that damages any part of the body such as skin, joints or any part inside the body. Autoimmune disease means that our immune response cannot differentiate foreign invaders and the healthy tissue in the body. Thus the body creates...

Having the feeling of pain and/or swollen joints, unusual hair loss, extreme fatigue, especially if you are college student), etc can be really uncomfortable for someone. Well, some people have to deal with those symptoms. These symptoms can be a sign of LUPUS; this disease...