Health Care Essays and Term Papers

food irradiation, food labelling are technologies which are ruining our foods. These are all creating unneeded health risks because the outcomes are unpredictable. Not that many years ago, consumers were able to go to the local shop or market and…

continually telling me that I shouldn't eat junk foods and should eat healthier foods. I don't see why because who besides some health freak would choose a plate of steamed vegetables over a bucket of hot chips. Well, I have been told in this current…

Hypochondriasis. I have chosen this disorder because until recently hypochondriasis was considered a disorder with no effective treatments and has a very poor prognosis rate. The other reason is that hypochondriasis is usually found in the primary…

light exposure and tanning, but does anyone really know the benefits? Only about a decade ago people were going to the beaches to get burnt. They thought it was the means of a good tan. Today however people now know the risks associated with getting…

that occurred from illegal drug-induced causes. The rising rate that people are abusing illegal drugs is alarming. Illegal drugs are all used for the same purpose, to create pleasure and escape pain. Whether it's an escape from a painful reality or simpl…

to a metered dose inhaler (MDI), but the drug is in powder form. The patient exhales out a full breath, places the lips around the mouthpiece, then quickly breathes in the powder. Note that the technique is different than for MDIs -- dry powder inhalers…

the body, the Achilles tendon connects the gastrocnemius (calf muscle) to the calcaneus bone of the foot. Tendons are rather strong, but not very flexible. Now since its the largest tendon, you can imagine it can be easily injured and can be very…

meaning "nervous want of appetite. Anorexia is a serious illness that effects every one out of one hundred U.S. woman. It is a psychological problem that has many physical effects, including death. I found this topic to be very interesting, …

as a mental illness in which those effected have a split personality or multiple personalities. It is also commonly thought that schizophrenics are psychotic. These common beliefs however are false. Schizophrenia, a disease of the brain, is one of…

defective genes. We remain blissfully unaware of this fact unless we, or one of our close relatives, are amongst the many millions who suffer from a genetic disease. About one in ten people has, or will develop at some later stage, an inherited genetic…