.... now plagued by an epidemic of Cholera. As of February 25, 1991, the disease had claimed 90 lives and infected at least 14,000 people. It is the first major outbreak of Cholera in the western hemisphere since early in this century. In Peru, local authorities have moved quickly to stem the epidemic, which is spread by poor hygiene and contaminated water, raw food, and fish. To avoid spreading, health officials in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, have prohibited the importation of uncooked Peruvian food products. Coastal waters have shown a high degree of contamination by testings. In early May .....

.... unique department because it truly looks at the "big picture" and treats a spectrum of patient needs equally. Special attention is given to: Physical needs - this is the first and foremost function. Within hospice you are dealing with a patient that has been given a diagnosis of having 6 months or less to live. For many patients, relieving pain through medication is an important part of hospice care. I have provided you with a list of ways that patients are made more comfortable. A goal of hospice it to help patients use their physical abilities as fully as possible. Social Needs - So .....

.... it. The gene for Huntington's disease is located on the short arm of chromosome four in cytogenetic band 4p16.3. It was first identified in 1993. While everyone posseses this gene, in someone suffering from Huntington's disease, the number of repeats of a certain trinucleotide, cytozine-adenine- guanine (CAG), is much larger than what it is in a normal person. In an average person, the number of repeats is between 9 and 37. But is a sufferer of HD, the repeat count is from 37 to 86. While nobody has found a direct correlation between the number of repeats and the age when symptoms app .....

.... nursing. First, I will explain the increasing need for home health care nursing. Next, I will talk about DRG’s and how this type of insurance guideline determines what type of care a patient will receive. Then I will proceed to explain about what type of experience and qualifications needed for home health care nursing. Next, I will talk about how home health nursing is an independent career and explain safety issues and rules for playing it safe while in the field. Then I will talk about the importance of documentation. It is the key to getting paid. Finally, I will talk about the .....

.... alcohol consumption by adolescents hinders normal development. Alcohol intake by children can result in learning impairment, hyperactivity, and personality and behavior problems, because today's society has accepted the casual use of alcohol (Effects, 1996, 1). Among men, research suggests that greater alcohol use is related to greater sexual aggression (Shalala, 1995, 2). Students living on campuses with higher proportions of binge drinkers experience more incidents of assault and unwanted sexual advances because of their peers' drinking than do students residing on campuses with lower .....

.... rim of the ear, the face, the lips and mouth. It is rarely found on dark skinned people. It will develop into large masses unlike basal cell carcinoma, it can spread to other parts of the body. It is estimated that there are 2,300 deaths from squamous cell carcinoma every year. Another type of this cancer is malignant melanoma. Malignant melanoma is the most harmful. It develops on about 32,000 Americans annually. Every year are estimated 6,800 Americans will die from melanoma. Melanoma like its less aggressive cousins, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, is almost always curable .....

.... actually dont want to die. They really do want to live. On the average, a teenager takes his or her own life every one and a half hours, making about one hundred and thirty deaths a week, making suicide the second leading cause of death among teenagers. Three major aspects of teenage suicide are (1) what causes teens to make this choice to take their own lives. (2) How you may be able to detect if someone you know might be going to commit suicide and (3) and how you could help someone who may be suicidal. First what really are the reasons that make teens choose to pick suicide as an answ .....

.... of female Anopheles mosquitoes as vectors. With the exception of Plasmodia Malariae which may affect other primates, all parasites of malaria have only one host, Homo sapiens. Because some mosquitoes contain substances toxic to Plasmodium in their cells, not all species of mosquitoes are vectors of Plasmodium. Although very specific, malaria still causes disruption of over three hundred million people worldwide each year (Cann, 1996). The life cycle of the parasite causing malaria exists between two organisms, humans and the Anopheles mosquito. When a female mosquito bites a human, she .....

.... she has the right to choose what happens to it. Some people may even be in between both of the sides. This is a very emotional topic and a lot of factors are involved in what people believe. Some factors that might influence whether a person are Pro-Life or Pro-Choice is the individuals up-bringing, personal experiences and religion. I am one of the people who agree, to a certain extent, with both sides. I am mainly on the Pro-Choice point of view, but there are some types of abortion that I do not agree with. I believe people should have a right to choose what happens with their bo .....

.... This could be replaced in incurable or agonizing pain situations with the better and cheaper treatment of death. Next, not all family life is harmonious, and underlying pathology can often be exacerbated by the stresses of a family member's terminal illness bring says an article in Law Medicine & Health Care of 1992. If euthanasia is legalized the family members of a patient could sleep peacefully knowing that they have been "mercied" and died easily and with little pain instead of being kept alive by a machine or dying slowly and painfully from an incurable disease. .....