Topic: Health Science

Found 10 articles
America's Growing Problem: Increasing Levels of Childhood Obesity
03/11/10 - 1935 words
These ever-increasing percentages have been labeled as reaching epidemic status by the surgeon general. According to Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, and William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, in their article Caloric Imbalance and Public Health... Go to Article »
Using Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Technologies to Treat Parkinson's Disease
03/10/10 - 3883 words
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a progressive neurodegerative disorder most prevalent in the elderly and for which there is currently no cure, selectively targets nigrostriatal Dopaminergic (DAergic) projection neurons in the... Go to Article »
Mitochondria (the Powerhouses of our Cells) and Brain Disease
03/05/10 - 1531 words
Mitochondria are eukaryotic, membrane-enclosed, 1-10um sized organelles, described as “cellular power plants” as they are responsible for the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and oxidative phosporylation... Go to Article »
Is Fat-Phobia Forever?
12/23/09 - 1344 words
Author Susan Bordo has said, “fat is the devil, and we are continually beating him” (48). When considering this statement, and others like it, it is important to consider the ways in which we are also turning that... Go to Article »
Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions to Support Functional Hypothyroidism
12/15/09 - 7207 words
Hypothyroidism is an unsuspected illness of epidemic proportions in western civilization unrecognized by the modern medical community (Starr xix). The affects are far-reaching and pervasive. The purpose of this research is to... Go to Article »
The Methamphetamine Crisis in American Indian and Native Alaskan Communities: Toward a New Research Agenda
12/03/09 - 5599 words
The prevalence of methamphetamine (ME) use among American Indians and Native Alaskans (AI/NAs) is strikingly high in comparison to other ethnic groups in the U.S. (Iritani, Dion Hallfors & Bauer, 2007). However, few datasets... Go to Article »
Wake up and smell the condoms: An Analysis of Sex Education Programs in the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, France, and Germany
11/09/09 - 5189 words
The ability to control one’s sexuality and make informed, responsible decisions about one’s sexual health is a basic human right. The Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, France and Germany protect this right by providing... Go to Article »
The Relationship Between Stockholm Syndrome and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Battered Women
11/05/09 - 5289 words
Every year, 10-50% of women suffer intimate partner violence (Bargai, Ben-Shakhar, & Shalev, 2007). It is important to understand what conditions affect these battered women and how any resultant conditions interact with... Go to Article »
Understanding Differences Between Holistic, Alternative, and Complementary Medicine
10/21/09 - 3049 words
The terms holistic medicine, alternative medicine and complementary medicine have often been used interchangeably. In fact, alternative medicine and complementary medicine are different and holistic medicine is a term which tends... Go to Article »
Controlling and Preventing HIV in Southern Africa
10/17/09 - 31 words
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) originated in Africa. According to current estimates, the disease first infected humans in the 1930s, spreading outward in its formative years to the world beyond.[6:1] It was nevertheless... Go to Article »