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Traditionally, the dental profession and the medical profession were perceived as two separate entities, however, this bifurcated health system has created an epidemic in oral disease with our aging population (Nagro, 2016). In 1840, when the first dental school in the world opened, it was suggested that dental courses should be added to the medical curriculum, however, this proposal was rejected. This reminds us of the ongoing disparity between the medical and dental profession (Beck, 2017).…

Introduction The responsibility to protect human rights has seen extensive and exhaustive debate throughout history. Since the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the tension between state sovereignty and international intervention in pursuit of human rights protection has been contested. Over three centuries later, and the United Nations Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine has codified human rights protection in a global political commitment of the highest order. Following the international…

Brief Historical Perspective of Child Abuse Child abuse and neglect is a historical subject that goes back to the roots of human history. Mistreatment of children was common in the earlier centuries as corporal punishment was condoned and in some cases encouraged. Children were exposed to cruel treatment and were offered no protection from mistreatment; they were considered insignificant and had little or no rights. Historically, parents have used their children for profit. In England and the…

Psychological Stress Test The acute psychological stress test we used was a ten-minute version of the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) (Gronwall, 1977). This has been shown to reliably perturb both the cardiovascular system and salivary cortisol levels (Phillips et al., 2005, Phillips et al., 2006, Phillips et al., 2009) and demonstrate good test-retest reliability (Willemsen et al., 1998). In this task, the participants were presented, via a compact disc player, a series of single…

Ebola virus disease (EVD) causes major illness in humans, which leads to death; this virus is the most lethal virus that has infected primates. The appeared originally in areas of Sudan and Zaire in the year of 1976. It is believed that the natural reservoir of the virus comes from fruit bats. Ebola is part of the Filoviridae family. The virus is mostly transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids such as saliva and blood. Ebola can be difficult to detect in the beginning due to its…

Just For The Health of It! The increasing incidence of chronic diseases is approaching epidemic levels. Cancer, heart disease, and stroke are becoming the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, yet billions of dollars are spent to cure these diseases. One in three Americans suffers from chronic diseases. Could there be a solution to this epidemic? Forks over Knives takes the viewers through a research about chronic diseases by two researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional scientist…

result in death within several hours of onset 13 PITFALLS HIV RNA viral load testing can detect HIV 11-12 days after acute infection, but HIV antibodies usually take approximately 21 days to detect; therefore, viral load testing should be repeated with ELISA within 4-6 weeks of acute infection…

Background: Francisella tularensis (F.tularensis) is the etiological microorganism for tularemia. There are different forms of tularemia such as respiratory tularemia. Respiratory tularemia is the most severe form of tularemia with a high rate of mortality; if not treated. Therefore, traditional microbiological tools and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) are not useful for a rapid, reliable, accurate, sensitive and specific diagnosis. But, DNA microarray technology does. DNA microarray technology…

going to vote, like how Donald Trump posted a post which about all Islam are terrorism on Twitter to get more supporters and a lot of vote in the election. According to a article, “News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2016”, Jeffrey Gottfried and Elisa Shearer showed that 62% of American read the news on the social media. In America, a lot of people have a social media profiles. According to “U.S. Population with a Social Media Profile 2016 | Statistic”, it claimed that seventy-eight percent…

3.5. Factors influencing smear microscopy3.5.1. Gender Difference Although the literature on Indian women and TB is scanty, several factors such as self-image, status in family and society, access to resources, and social stigma clearly have different effects on health-seeking behavior for TB among women and men. TB affects women mainly in their economically and reproductively active years, and the impact of the disease is also strongly felt by their children and families166. Chapter III The…