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Research Paper

Disease

Osteoarthritis Victims of Intimate Violence Laci Peterson

Words: 1534
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Osteoarthritis Victims of Intimate Violence: Laci Peterson and Minh Dang Osteoarthritis refers to the form of arthritis affecting the joints of individuals, especially middle age and elderly members of…

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7 Pages
Term Paper

Disease

Osteoarthritis Is the Most Common Form of

Words: 2570
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis mostly affecting senior citizens progressively with age though trauma-induced osteoarthritis is also observed in younger people. Osteoarthritis occurs at the joints…

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3 Pages
Thesis

Disease

Osteoarthritis Oa According to Medical

Words: 1008
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Thesis

The higher prevalence of gout in elderly persons may also reflect an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome, high rates of diuretic treatment for hypertension and congestive heart failure, and…

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8 Pages
Research Proposal

Healthcare

Osteoarthritis Among Middle Age Females

Words: 3868
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Research Proposal

(Osteoarthritis: The most common form, this disease affects 20.7 million Americans (usually over age 45). Furthermore, if one takes into account that many of these disorders have been attributed…

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2 Pages
Capstone Project

Nursing

Osteoarthritis Diagnosis and Management

Words: 521
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Capstone Project

NR GrandroundsA 75-year old female has pain brought by osteoarthritis in her right knee. She reports tenderness over joint line, pain with activities, and feels like giving away or…

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2 Pages
Research Paper

Disease

Pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid

Words: 648
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Currently, osteoarthritis afflicts almost 1 out of 10 (9.6%) men and 2 out of 20 (18%) women aged 60 years and older (Woolf & Pfleger, 2003). As a result…

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3 Pages
Essay

Nursing

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Words: 976
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

Arthritis is considered as one of the major health conditions affecting a significant portion of the United States population. Even though the condition currently affects approximately 50 million adults…

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8 Pages
Research Paper

Sports

Citizens in the United States

Words: 2671
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Research Paper

This is achieved through the increase of metabolic rates and lean body mass while eliminating excess fat and burning calories. hile the required amount of physical activity differs based…

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Literature Review Chapter

Medical - Nursing

Osteoarthritic Remedies

Words: 2581
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Literature Review Chapter

experts would likely agree with the very general statement that individuals who exercise, or who implement an exercise regime, are much more likely to lose weight and alleviate pain…

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7 Pages
Research Paper

Disease

Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL

Words: 2193
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Research Paper

esearchers believe that incorporating evidence-based prevention methods can decrease the incidence of ACL ruptures, but an understanding of the etiology and mechanisms of sports injury are a necessary to…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Family and Marriage

Health Promotion Strategies and Ideas

Words: 1019
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

health promotion strategies that can be implemented upon the predictive characteristics of the family. My health promotion strategy program will center around a Cuban-American family called the Garcias whose…

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10 Pages
Term Paper

Disease

Arthritic Conditions Found Within the Joints of

Words: 2815
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Arthritic conditions found within the joints of the body: their causes, treatment, current research, and what effect they have on athletic participation. Types of Arthritis Osteoarthritis heumatoid Arthritis Psoriatic…

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4 Pages
Research Paper

Medical - Nursing

Using Systematic Search Strategies

Words: 1698
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Weightloss Counseling and Physical Exercise PHASE II Search Paper Scholarly Project Dana Delatush RN BSN ONC "I pledge my honor that I have neither given nor received inappropriate aid…

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2 Pages
Essay

Health - Nursing

Synovial Joints Like the Knee and Hip

Words: 689
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Synovial joints like the knee and hip are qualified by their possessing a liquid that serves as a lubricant; that liquid is called synovia or synovial fluid. The fluid…

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11 Pages
Chapter

Business - Miscellaneous

Nursing Practise Using Evidence Presented

Words: 2782
Length: 11 Pages
Type: Chapter

Evidence-Based Practice The following is the assessment of AB case, a first time visitor to the writer. The assessment will include checking the pharmacologic treatment, reactions to the drugs…

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2 Pages
Research Proposal

Medicine

Tapentadol IR for Acute Pain

Words: 536
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Research Proposal

Therefore, the research offers reliable data supporting the emerging medication. The sample included 878 patients with low back pain or pain from osteoarthritis of the knee or hip. Patients…

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5 Pages
Term Paper

Computers

Obesity Is When a Person Has an

Words: 1778
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Obesity is when a person has an unhealthy amount of body fat. It causes a person to be overweight in all aspects of the body. There is a lot…

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10 Pages
Research Paper

Healthcare

Rural Obesity The Missouri Example

Words: 3204
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Nanney et al. (2007) state that policies aimed at promoting nutritional awareness in schools and about local healthy food choices would influence the food choices that people make within…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Miscellaneous

Alonso J Banegas J R Graciani A Guallar-Castillon

Words: 1163
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Alonso, J., Banegas, J.R., Graciani, A., Guallar-Castillon, P., Gutierrez-Fisac, J.L., Lopez-Garcia, E., & Rodriguez-Artalejo, F. (2007). Relationship between obesity, hypertension and diabetes, and health-related quality of life among the…

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6 Pages
Essay

Business - Management

Exhaustively Present the Personal and Professional Issues

Words: 1532
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Essay

exhaustively present the personal and professional issues that I have gone through at the moment that I initially started my academic program at the University. I also address fully,…

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7 Pages
Term Paper

Health

Health Effects of Obesity it

Words: 2244
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Oily fish contains a particularly important EFA, which provides protection against heart disease. It can also help prevent osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, cyclic breast pain, skin diseases such as…

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2 Pages
Essay

Anatomy

Alterations Which Can Occur in

Words: 580
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis are complicated conditions. According to the research, muscular dystrophy is a "group of familial disorders that cause degeneration of skeletal muscle fibers" (Carroll, 2008,…

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10 Pages
Term Paper

Sports

Senior Fitness

Words: 3628
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Senio Fitness Descibe the effect of execise on blood suga levels. How will this effect you execise ecommendations fo both insulin dependent and non-dependent clients food intake? Execise cetainly…

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4 Pages
Peer Reviewed Journal

Health - Nursing

Obesity and Health Care Concerns for Nurses

Words: 1197
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Peer Reviewed Journal

Incidence rates of obesity are rising globally, with tremendous impacts to the cost and nature of healthcare intervention. As measured as body mass index (BMI) of 25 or over,…

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2 Pages
Research Paper

Health - Nursing

Links Between Stress and Diseases

Words: 697
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Health Self-Assessment Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system. Neuroplasticity reflects the brain's ability to transform itself. This is an important concept, because it means that the brain…

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5 Pages
Term Paper

Healthcare

Population Assessment of the Elderly

Words: 2453
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Elderly in Monrovia, CA The population of people aged 65 years or greater is steadily escalating, as baby boomers come of age. It is estimated that this age bracket…

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6 Pages
Term Paper

Health - Nursing

Obesity in Elderly Obesity Is

Words: 2155
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Term Paper

In addition, those who are emotionally troubled and who are overweight -- often a contributing factor to emotional difficulties -- do not receive extra counseling time." Seale, Seale &…

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2 Pages
Research Paper

Biology

Enzyme Deficiency Cause Ailments or

Words: 660
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Lipases digest fat and fat soluble vitamins. Enzyme.com reports, "Lipase deficient people have decreased cell permeability, meaning nutrients cannot get in and the waste cannot get out of the…

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6 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Miscellaneous

Born to Be Big Childhood

Words: 2102
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Term Paper

People can exercise their free choice at the grocery store by choosing organic foods, although because of generally higher costs of organic products, this will not be a solution…

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2 Pages
Essay

Healthcare

Food and Policy Discuss the

Words: 731
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

As far as society is concerned, the effects of high obesity rates would include: an increase in health care costs, less productivity and increasing disability rates. This is significant,…

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13 Pages
Term Paper

Anatomy

Marfan Syndromme Is a Multisystem

Words: 3574
Length: 13 Pages
Type: Term Paper

This became more so with the advancement of molecular iology Tests. Subsequently a group of clinicians met in Ghent elgium and came up with the current diagnostic criteria known…

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3 Pages
Reaction Paper

Healthcare

2009 TFAH Report Ready or

Words: 947
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Reaction Paper

The obesity crisis is, I believe, even more important than problems surrounding food safety-borne epidemics. Despite the recent attention given to obesity in the popular media, obesity is in…

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2 Pages
Business Proposal

Business - Miscellaneous

Child Advocacy Group Children's Defense

Words: 598
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Business Proposal

Our fund also seeks to raise awareness of the degree to which corporate food culture has infiltrated the school system, and strives to ban vending machines dispensing unhealthy foods,…

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10 Pages
Thesis

Death and Dying  (general)

Sandwich Generation Caregiving and Alzheimer's

Words: 3114
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Thesis

A driver came to the house and picked Robert up five days a week at 7:30 and brought him home at around 4:00 P.M. The couple received a grant…

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3 Pages
Essay

Anatomy

Judge N L 2007 Assessing and

Words: 843
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

While less than a full page is devoted to actual diseases and conditions and specific mention of diagnostic methods and treatments of these conditions, over three pages are given…

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6 Pages
Thesis

Genetics

Genes the Last Two Decades

Words: 1751
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Thesis

Charges are oftentimes leveled that geneticists are playing the role of God. One can only wonder if the geneticists are genetically disposed towards acting that way, and if so,…

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4 Pages
Research Proposal

Anatomy

Dehydration Water Is More Important

Words: 1117
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Research Proposal

" (Klotter, 2001) Additionally, salt functions as an extraction agent for excess acidity in the body which are in the form of "hydrogen ions, and oxidants from ATP production"…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Miscellaneous

Obesity Is a Subject That

Words: 920
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Effects The effects of obesity are numerous and include both physical and psychological factors. The physical effects of obesity include heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol levels, hypertension, respiratory issues,…

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1 Pages
Term Paper

Healthcare

Disease Control and Prevention Cdc

Words: 357
Length: 1 Pages
Type: Term Paper

3. BMR stands for basal metabolic rate. It generally refers to the body's metabolism at stasis: while doing nothing. The BMR is the basic energy level needed to sustain…

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4 Pages
Term Paper

Anatomy

Skeletal System Purpose and Functions

Words: 1351
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Calcium is needed in blood clotting, stability and permeability of the membrane, nerve conduction, muscle contraction, cellular secretion, enzyme activity, and cell growth. Magnesium is needed for the metabolism…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Miscellaneous

Researching a Call for Action

Words: 1208
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

com. (2006) Nutritional information database retrieved 13 Dec 2006 at Fitday.com. (2006) Nutritional information database retrieved 13 Dec 2006 at < http://fitday.com/> Severson, Kim. (13 Dec 2003) "New York…

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8 Pages
Essay

Business - Miscellaneous

Childhood Obesity Problem and Solutions

Words: 2831
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Essay

197). Further, Robinson and Sirard posit that applying a "Litmus Test" helps to identify the specific research questions, study designs, and methods that will most likely contribute to improving…

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2 Pages
Term Paper

Healthcare

Community Organizing for HP2020

Words: 671
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Community Organizing Clips: Citizen Film (2010). Maquilapolis - Promotoras. Retrieved Dec 1, 2011 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWsBVoSGdo [VIDEO Community Advocacy Program (2009). Beyond Medicine: Removing Legal Barriers to Health. Retrieved Dec…

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2 Pages
Term Paper

Health

Healthy People 2020 Nutrition Physical Activity and

Words: 863
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Healthy People 2020; Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity The Healthy People 2020 initiative looks at a n umber of different health issues which face the American population and sets…

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18 Pages
Term Paper

Chemistry

Child Obesity and Its Affects on Their Self-Esteem Learning and Development

Words: 7029
Length: 18 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Childhood Obesity and Its Affects on Self-Esteem, Learning and Development Childhood obesity has reached alarming proportions in developed nations of the world and its prevalence is continuously rising from…

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4 Pages
Case Study

Health

Nursing Case Study Family Nursing Diagnosis Is

Words: 1192
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Case Study

Nursing Case Study Family nursing diagnosis is a holistic process that involves a thorough and complete family assessment to establish both curative and preventive concerns in a given family.…

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8 Pages
Essay

Anatomy

Dehydration Impacts on Human Metabolism In This

Words: 2238
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Essay

dehydration impacts on human metabolism. In this sense, a short introduction in the issue of deficient water input is followed by delimitating the notions of metabolism and dehydration in…

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3 Pages
Essay

Education - Mathematics

Groups Control and Treatment for Change in

Words: 784
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

groups (control and treatment) for change in mobility of the women with osteoarthritis (OA) over 12 weeks with the results of F (1, 22) = 9.619, p = 0.005.…

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2 Pages
Research Paper

Business - Miscellaneous

Why Obesity Is'so Difficult to Treat

Words: 597
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Obesity Why Obesity is so Difficult to Treat Determination of obesity Proper definition of obesity Obesity in perspective of the World Health Organization (WHO) Historical trends Health and Economic…

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5 Pages
Essay

Health - Nutrition

Role of Nutrition in Health

Words: 1891
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

Role of Nutrition in Health Nutritional Assessment is a detailed evaluation of objective as well as subjective data, relating to an individual's food intake, along with giving due consideration…

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8 Pages
Research Paper

Sports - Drugs

Affect of Tylenol Overdose on the Cardiopulmonary System

Words: 2649
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Tylenol Overdose Health Sciences 101 The Health Impact of Acetaminophen Overdose Acetaminophen (APAP) is a common over-the-counter (OTC), antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic that is more commonly known as Tylenol®, a…

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10 Pages
Term Paper

Sports

Senior Fitness

Words: 2521
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Term Paper

* The effects on normal aging and metabolism is that after the age of forty, metabolism usually decreases by about 5% every ten years. That does not mean that…

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7 Pages
Term Paper

Health - Nursing

African-American Female Obesity

Words: 1847
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Obesity is a serious social problem in America. The effects of obesity in childhood are well documented in both the social science literature and medical journals. During the last…

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5 Pages
Research Paper

Business - Miscellaneous

Impact of Societal Forces on Education

Words: 1673
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Societal Forces on Education Childhood obesity is a serious social problem in America. The effects of obesity in childhood are well documented in both the social science literature and…

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2 Pages
Research Paper

Psychology

Obesity Can Be Defined as a State

Words: 740
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Obesity can be defined as a state where surplus body fat is accumulated to the point that turns out to create an unfavorable consequence on an individual health. According…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Medicine

Pharmacutical Industry What Do You Think the

Words: 1057
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Pharmacutical Industry What do you think the pharmaceutical Industry will look like in 10 years? Why? What do you think the pharmaceutical industry will look like in ten years?…

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4 Pages
Term Paper

Healthcare

Healthcare Trends

Words: 1742
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Strategic Management of a Healthcare Facility in St. Louis In the late 1800's and early 1900's St. Louis was a major center for automotive and other heavy manufacturing but…

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10 Pages
Term Paper

Recreation

Obesity Is a Health Issue in Britain

Words: 2607
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Term Paper

health issue of obesity is gaining attention from diverse groups in society nowadays. For some years now, the many cases of health problems resulting from obesity have been the…

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3 Pages
Research Proposal

Death and Dying  (general)

Actual Mechanisms Behind the Changes Associated With Aging

Words: 1178
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Research Proposal

Physiological Changes Associated With Aging Aging is the complex and inevitable process of tissue and organ system degeneration. Though largely influenced by genetics, aging is also dependent upon a…

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4 Pages
Essay

Not Specified

Program Design for Childhood Obesity

Words: 1348
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Essay

Program Design on Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has become a very serious epidemic today, it is estimated that about 16.3% of children all over the world are obese.in the…

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