Health Essays

In this article (Brown 1996) the author has reviewed various dimensions of telemedicine like – different enabling technologies, programs, advantages, barriers etc. One can notice a clear bias towards technology and telemedicine in this article. There can be no doubt that telemedicine is based on application of advanced telecommunication technologies, …

Select Reviews of Literature This dissertation will be based on a literature review that will aim to gather a full range of ideas, examples, and existing practice from the heath care industry, focusing on homes that provide care for adults.  It is anticipated that the major input to the information …

Alcohol related mishaps and accidents remain the largest concern of society and in response to this more and more sectors of society have been implementing rules to curb the negative effects of teenage drinking.  There is no doubt that society has seen the negative consequences of teenage drinking.  In a …

Introduction Teenage alcohol and drug abuse in America is not a new phenomenon, nor did it begin with the counter-culture of the 1960s. It is a pernicious problem and has been around for likely as long as society has permitted such drugs to be readily available. Teens do not manufacture …

To establish and maintain a Safe, Healthy, Learning Environment Functional Area 2: Healthy Goals: •Maintain indoor and outdoor environments that promote wellness and reduce the spread of disease. •Helping children develop habits that promote good hygiene and nutrition. •Recognize and reporting child abuse and neglect Activities: I understand that it …

Magnetic Therapy has risen greatly in popularity in the last three decades. As part in the general attention given to alternative medicine and drug-free palliative care, Magnet therapy (or magnotherapy) has blossomed into an industry worth an estimated five billion US dollars in 1999.[1] It is safe to assume that …

Teen suicide rates is an alarming trend in the United States today as more and more adolescents are getting victims of their own situation. Report says in 1995, 9.9 per 100,000 American youth committed suicide. This figure even rose to 11.0 somewhere between 1998 and 1994 but it dropped to …

            Recent statistics indicate that suicide in Japan has been on the rise and more so cutting across all demographic groups. A 2003 report indicated that over 100 suicides are reported daily. Most have been quick to blame this menace on the recent economic slump claiming that the economic changes …

INTRODUCTION Roses are red, my love, violets are blue Sugar is sweet, but not as sweet as you.. So sang Jim Reeves from the perspective of a teenager in 1960s, as there was romance in the air. Gone are those days and now the type of songs makes rounds in …

“If the Liberals’ law is passed, will sex education in the schools, including elementary grades, include the same portrayals of sexual activity which presently exist in heterosexual instruction? Will there be the same presentation of homosexual activity? Of course there will.” Stockwell Day Sex education, also known as sexuality education …