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Genelyn Garma Professor Van Eijk Anthropology 474 25 October 2014 The Spectrum of Race Medical knowledge has become a powerful tool to exploit differences within individuals in our society. The differences among individuals on the basis of social characteristics and qualities, known as social differences, are perceived through research and studies in a negative manner. Gender, race, socioeconomic status, and income are one many examples of social differences that exist. Through articles that we…

The trends in teenage sexual activity have not only advanced, but have become more of a focus when it comes to how this generation chooses to express one’s self. For this topic, the age range goes from thirteen to twenty-four and does so due to the brain development and personal sense of identity still progressing around these ages. Talking and discussing certain contents such as STD’s, sexual harassment, teen pregnancy, and even masturbation are also very important key topics when going over…

patients with rheumatoid arthritis,” (Abelson). Her statement provides statistics supporting the idea that individuals with rheumatoid arthritis are at a much higher risk of developing septic arthritis than those who do not. Someone with untreated gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, can potentially allow the gonococcus bacteria to spread into the bloodstream and into a joint causing an infection. Anyone who abuses drugs through intravenous injections are at risk of developing this…

adversity does not stop there. After that I night I fell very ill with what I thought was strep throat. I know something was wrong when the antibiotics did not work. So I went to the doctors for an S.T.D check. My test all came back positive for gonorrhea and chlamydia the most two common but nothing could prepare me for what the doctor told me next " I'm sorry honey.." I knew what was coming next was going to change my life "... but it seems your test results have come back positive for herpes…

Case Study Two: A Complete Physical Assessment Shannon A. Lewis University of Mississippi Medical Center N 610 A 52-year-old female comes to your office today for a physical exam. She states that she enjoys good health and believes she is active for her age. She states she has been feeling well but just decided it was time for a complete check-up. She sees a local health care provider annually at the health department for refills on her prescriptions but has not had a “real”…

This essay will bring an understanding of the need for cultural awareness and competency in nursing practice in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait people, known as Indigenous people of Australia. Different factors responsible for chronic illnesses in Indigenous population will be explained and how nurses can help in conquering the gap between Indigenous and non Indigenous population in relation to health. Emphasis will be on how ethnocentric human nature can affect health adversely. It…

Over the years there has been a huge dispute across the country about whether to teach students about contraceptives or to teach them about abstinence only. The reason for this is that people cannot determine which option will bring the most benefits to the students. Abstinence-only education focuses on teaching students how to abstain from any type of sexual activity until after marriage. However, sex education courses focus on teaching the students how to use different contraceptive methods…

Prostitution is historically considered to be the oldest profession in America. During the colonization of the country, most early settlers were male. Fears that these men would marry and thus, reproduce with the Native Americans developed, which led European governments to send over convicted prostitutes for them instead. Such females, however, discovered that the selling of sexual services offered more independence than being in arranged marriages upon their arrival to the colonies (Grant 2).…

warrant adverse and possibly mortality. However, for patients with a secondary or uncertain reaction, not rendering penicillin may perhaps be withholding the first result of effective treatment.(“Penicillin Allergies.”) Penicillin is the treatment for Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. (“Penicillin Allergies.”) The treatment of penicillin is a first line defense encountering some infectious agent that can lead to peril in one 's life. The first line defense is nothing else…

diseases. When men have sex with prostitutes and sexual slaves they are bringing these diseases home to their wives. This begins a cycle of sexually transmitted disease which can lower the health of our society. These diseases include chlamydia, HIV’s, gonorrhea, etc. Human trafficking can affect our community by increasing the violence and murder of women when they are seen as objects to the men they are sold to. With the buying and selling of women comes a lot of substance abuse between the…