Essays on Public Health Issues

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Substance Abuse Impact on The Family

1 page / 661 words

Substance abuse has detrimental impact on the functioning of the family depending on the severity of the abuse. Many individual are living in families where one or both family members abuse drugs and thus do not focus on the underlying important family values that need...

Drug Addiction Drugs Substance Abuse

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The Importance of Breastfeeding and Its Relation to The Intelligence

3 pages / 1220 words

Breastfeeding in connection with intelligence has long been a study of scientists in psychological professions in the years succeeding a 1929 study on the subject. Argumentation has gone back and forth, with some arguing that breastfeeding affects children’s general intelligence—intelligence as measured by a variety...

Breastfeeding Feed

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Unprotected Sex and HIV

2 pages / 800 words

Unprotected Sex and HIV Several occasions that sex partners go unprotected sex Alcohol Consuming alcohol prior to sex is a major factor of unprotected sex in partners. A research has predicted that Probability of having sex increases as participants consume any amount of alcohol and...

HIV

479

Report on The Measles Disease and Vaccination

2 pages / 745 words

The survey used in this study directly assessed parent’s declarative knowledge of the measles disease and vaccination by asking about the symptoms and complications of measles. Analysis of the demographic characteristics of the parents participated in the present study showed that the majority of the...

Vaccination

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The Ethical Theories and Issues Surrounding Vaccination in America

1 page / 574 words

Ethics Theories Part One Based on rights ethics, every citizen in the American population has the right to be vaccinated against the pandemic. However, the vaccine is only able to sustain and cover seventy percent of the population. From an ethical standpoint, such a scenario...

Vaccination

481

The Prevention and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

2 pages / 1103 words

Anorexia Nervosa is a mental illness, an eating disorder and a life threatening sickness that is often responsible for the people who do not receive enough nutrition for their bodies (National Eating Disorders Collaboration). This mental illness also causes people to be preoccupied in thinking...

Anorexia Eating Disorders

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Parents Should Be Aware of The Dangers of Fast Food Restaurants

3 pages / 1531 words

“Fast food chanins must bear some of the blame for the antion’s weight problem” (Goode 427). Corporations are not the cause of he growing obesity epidemic among children is caused by irresponsible parents not properly taking care of their children, not companies that are trying...

Fast Food Junk Food Obesity

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The Issues Surrounding Vaccination and Its Importance

2 pages / 843 words

Introduction Vaccination refers to administering of an antigenic material mainly aimed at stimulating an individual’s immune system. This stimulation develops an immunity to particular pathogens that tend to cause harm to the body. Studies regarding vaccination suggest that the practice bears fruit in preventing of...

Vaccination

484

Role of Food Advertisements in Fast Food Industry

4 pages / 1743 words

“Fast-food chains and food manufacturers must bear some of the blame for the country’s weight problem (Goode, 426).” All over America, people are surrounded by TV commercials and advertisements for the tastiest, cheapest and unhealthiest food you can find. With so many people being targeted...

Fast Food Junk Food Obesity

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The Borrowed Disciplines of Epidemiology to Understand Human Diseases

1 page / 462 words

Introduction The investigation of the various determinants of human health as well as illnesses is dependent on various disciplines that range from a tripartite blend of scientific classes: biomedical sciences, clinical sciences, and public health sciences (Ahrens, & Pigeot, 2005). According to MacMahon and Pugh...

Epidemiology

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The Relation Between Drug Addiction and Crimes Among The Youth

1 page / 611 words

The problem of drug consumption is widespread among teenagers and teenagers, the main consumers of drugs. Drug addiction not only leads to important physiological changes, but also changes the behavior of individuals, especially teenagers. Drug addiction also increases the risk of juvenile delinquency. In fact,...

Drug Addiction

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An Examination of The Genetic Risk Factors in Drug Addiction

2 pages / 1009 words

Introduction Drug addiction is a widely misunderstood condition. The timeless nature versus nurture debate is often brought up when discussing drug dependence. Is addiction a mental illness or a consequence of poor lifestyle choices? Are some people more susceptible to becoming addicts than others? The...

Drug Addiction

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The Use of Vaccines in Modern Medicine and The Vaccination Delimma

2 pages / 1005 words

Vaccines have been integrated into modern medicine to eradicate the presence of deadly diseases. Vaccines are said to be the cause of decline of deaths of infectious diseases. Herd Immunity is a concept in which protecting a whole community from a disease by providing vaccines...

Vaccination

489

A Study of Eating Disorders in Judaism and The Impact of Patriarchal Values and Pressures

3 pages / 1258 words

Introduction Numerous religious and ritualistic celebrations in Judaism center and revolve around food and eating as a community. Throughout the year, Jewish observances provide the time for family and friends to gather and experience these holidays together. Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Tu B’Shvat, Passover/Pesach, and Tisha...

Eating Disorders Judaism

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An Argument in Favor of Using Vaccines

1 page / 352 words

Vaccines have been around for already a few centuries and they virtually have never caused harm to anybody, which is why I believe vaccines are essential to one’s health as it has been used for such an extensive amount of time, prevents harmful diseases, and...

Vaccination

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The Correlation Between Social Media and The Development of Eating Disorders

3 pages / 1291 words

There was once a time where the percentage of teens with problems such as, eating disorders and low self-esteem was much lower than what it currently is in our modern lives. Two big forces which helped to push an “epidemic” of eating disorders and low...

Eating Disorders Effects of Social Media Social Media

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Childhood Obesity Causes & Consequences

1 page / 637 words

Childhood obesity is becoming an ever-larger issue in today’s society, not just in the UK but many others such as the U.S and Canada one marvelling statistic that proves such a thing truly is an issue is that the obesity rate in children has almost...

Childhood Obesity Obesity

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HIV Medicines Adverse Side Effects and Complications

2 pages / 954 words

Yes, just like any other medicines, HIV medicines also cause side effects. People with HIV who manage the severity of their HIV symptoms with HIV medicines for them to continue living with HIV a little healthier and with a little bit of comfort, already have...

HIV

494

My Experience of Morbid Obesity

1 page / 645 words

Like most parents, my parents were keen on providing good food for us as we grew up. My siblings and I grew up with different types of cuisines since my father was a chef. He always made a point of preparing at least two different...

Obesity