Heart disease is a term for any type of disorder that affects the heart. Every year in the US heart disease claims 800,000 people. That’s 34% of all deaths and 2,400 people every day. 80 million (one in three) Americans live with this disease. Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. … Read more
“Television has been a fixture of American culture for more than 60 years. ” (Minnesota Health Department, 2014) From black and white to color, from large box televisions to thin, to smart televisions, they have now. America’s televisions has changed and so have American’s relationship with television. Televisions, in an American culture, has informed and … Read more
SOAPE NOTE (Diabetes Case 2) Subjective: 1. Chief Complaint: CT is a 77 year old African American woman who comes into the clinic for her diabetes. 2. History of Present Illness: CT is coming to clinic today to seek help in controlling her diabetes. Objective: 1. Past Medical History: • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for … Read more
Adolescence, a time characterized by euphoria, independence, and a desire for instant gratification, can often be fueled by poor-decision making and a lack of proper judgement. In these habit-forming years, the simplest of choices, such as selecting a beverage, can have a life-long impact. Constantly driven by their appetite for instant pleasure, along with the … Read more
Obesity is growing vast in America because almost three quarters of Americans are obese. The numbers have continually grown when the start of “fast food” became faster and less expensive. Our food has evolved so much over the years by using generally modified organisms (GMO), Tran’s fat, lard, and fake ingredients. Obesity has become a … Read more
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder that cause the abnormal formation of the hemoglobin protein in red blood cells (Nih). Hemoglobin is an essential protein that resides within the red blood cells supplying oxygen to the entire body. Hemoglobin S causes a mutation in shape of hemoglobin protein causing a group of blood … Read more
The American Diabetes Association is committed to educating the public about how to stop diabetes and support those living with the disease. It is estimated that 300,000 people in Western Pennsylvania have diabetes. This number does not include the number of individuals that are undiagnosed; it is estimated that an additional 100,000 or more people … Read more
Obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible but yet most neglected health issues in America causing an escalating global epidemic of overweight. Also known as “globesity” that is taking over the United States (Controlling the Global Obesity Epidemic). Although, obesity may not be the Black Death, it is still a severe health crisis that … Read more
The second largest organ in the human body is the liver, weighing roughly three pounds. 1 The liver is located on the upper right side of the abdomen beneath the rib cage. 1, 2 It performs numerous functions in the body including energy metabolism, processing of foods into nutrients used for body processes, and removal … Read more
Lilly is stressed. Between a dysfunctional family, hectic school life, fights with friends, and hormone imbalances, Lilly feels like her entire world is crashing down around her. She is sick most of the time now; she has a terrible cough, sore throat, and constant headaches. She is snippy with her parents and complains about wanting … Read more
When Terry Malin’s first baby, Ashley was delivered eight years ago, the hospital weighed her at eight pounds, eight ounces. She had a boundless appetite. As a toddler she’d pop cheese slices straight from the fridge. She loved the burgers and pizza her mom, an office manager in St. Louis brought home on nights when … Read more
December 31, 1999. A day, one would think, that celebrates due to the coming of a new millennium. This, however, is not the case for Dana Niederer. Many people, including herself were scared of this day because of a scare known as the Y2K, or year two thousand, scare. What it was, was a time … Read more
For the human’s heart rate to speed up, decrease, or stay the same, the volume of sound has a high effect on the heart. However, if people will let down the volume of sound, others would not be mannered by the increase in volume managing to the deadly heart attack. Sound within the community, for … Read more
