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Wendy C. Alcalá Jon Sigmon SOC 134 04/25/2016 The Good and the Bad in Sports Sports have existed for so long that it seems impossible to imagine a world without them in society. The principal purpose of sports in American society was social entertainment and a source of exercise. As time has passed they have become even more important; they now play a bigger part in society and teach different values to those that are somehow linked to them, whether it’s being a part of sports or being the…

Over the past several decades, eating disorders have been a major health issue, especially among young women in High School and College. In fact, a recent article on USAToday.com states that according to The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 25% of college students have eating disorders. The story also points out that the same percent of college women report managing weight by binging and purging, stating that students suffering from these eating disorders are not easily…

It is shown in the study that many factors that occurred during the lifespan may affect whether a person continues having challenges with eating disorders. “Adult roles such as marriage and parenthood were associated with significant decrease in eating disorders later in life.” (Keel, et al., 2007, p. 1). When parenting roles begin, there is a greater focus on others rather than his or her appearance. When women and men are looking for a mate they tend to care more about their looks. They become…

It is in the hands of businessmen, basic white girls, and sleep deprived moms. Coffee brewing started hundreds of years ago in ancient civilizations and has continued until today with shops like Starbucks ever increasing in popularity and sales. There is no debate about whether or not coffee gives people energy, but scientists are in a constant dispute over weather it is healthy overall. Coffee, like any food or beverage has pros and cons health wise, but overall when consumed in an appropriate…

• Introduction : Congestive heart failure (CHF) is specifically known as congestive cardiac failure (CCF) in the scientific papers. The term ‘’CHF’’ describes a debilitating condition in which the heart 's function as a pump is unable to deliver an adequate amount of rich-oxygen blood to the rest of the body and the fluid builds up in the body and other organs making the heart congested. CHF results from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that weakens the pumping ability of the heart,…

Before the earthquake in 2010, Haiti’s health care system was finally making a step forward. However, the earthquake quickly destroyed the small infrastructure Haiti had. The country lacks sufficient number of trained nurses, doctors, and medical staff. Haiti is trapped in a period of disease, disability, and poverty, (Redmond, n.d.). Although dozens of organizations bring medical relief work over to Haiti, it simply isn’t enough to reinstate the infrastructure of Haiti. The problem with the…

and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food and feeling a lack of control over these episodes. This binge-eating is followed by behavior that compensates for the overeating such as forced vomiting, excessive use of laxatives or diuretics, fasting, excessive exercise, or a combination of these behaviors” (NIMH). Symptoms of this disease typically include sore throat, swollen glands, dehydration, decaying teeth, intestinal irritation, and other dangerous side effects. Unlike…

Teenage Depression Suicidal behavior and depression can ruin the life of teenagers and young adults. In the USA, teenage suicide ranks first among the causes of death of young people and adolescents. Statistics show that every year 500,000 teens attempt suicide and 5,000 of them brought their attempts to death. These data are reminiscent of the epidemic. Problems in the family, loss of a loved one, failure at school, or persistent failure in personal relationships, all of which can cause…

Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) Ball & Bindler (2008) describes this condition as an opening in the ventricular septum, which causes an increase in pulmonary blood flow. VSD is a hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart (AHA, 2016). The blood is shunted from the left ventricle artery, across the open septum into the pulmonary artery without any impediment (Ball & Bindler, 2008). The opening may cause a higher pressure in the heart or reduced oxygen to the body (AHA, 2016)…

Athletes and Performance- Enhancing Drugs Performance- enhancing drugs are pharmaceutical products or illegal drugs that are used by sports people to gain a competitive advantage over those who do not use them. Performance enhancing drugs commonly used include anabolic androgenic steroids, testosterone, human growth hormone, erythropoietin and other androgens (Grace & Baker, 2012). These drugs for example anabolic androgenic steroids imitate the activity of natural testosterone and lead to fast…