Hepatitis

chinense has a strong hepatoprotective effect. It stimulates the production of bile, normalizes the biochemical composition of bile, and increases the resistance of the liver cells to the toxic effects. It also helps to regenerate cells after suffering hepatitis. Thoroughwax has an aphrodisiac effect on the stomach and pancreas, increases the acidity of gastric juice and alters the composition of bile. In addition, it has an antipyretic, sedative and antifebrile action. Furthermore, it’s…

chemicals, metabolizes drugs and produces bile that line the intestines. Alcoholism can cause many problems to the liver such as inflammation, steatosis, alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Steatosis is when the liver is infiltrated with fat because of the change in metabolism caused by the alcohol in the system. Alcoholic hepatitis is when the liver is inflamed because of excessive amounts of the alcohol over a short period of time. Fibrosis is the formation of large amount of scar…

ABOUT LIVER TRANSPLANTATION What is a liver transplant? A liver transplant is a procedure performed to replace a diseased liver with a healthy liver from another person. During the liver transplantation surgery, the surgeon removes the diseased liver and replaces it with a healthy one. The surgery generally takes 4 - 12 hours to perform, and patients stay in the hospital for up to 3 weeks after the surgery. Most patients return to normal or near-normal activities 6 - 12 months following the…

Introduction 23 is a lot of times to be repeatedly poked by a stranger with a needle but, “a child may receive up to 23 shots by the time he or she is 2 years of age” (Giving Multiple Vaccines to Children is Safe, 2009, p. 1). Vaccines may have been useful in the past to prevent life-changing diseases such as smallpox, but in the current day, there is no need to inject children with harmful substances, such as mercury, which can lead to permanent brain retardation, just to prevent diseases that…

HIV and AIDS With the use of descriptive epidemiology we can explore public health problems that affect individuals and communities. Observational studies focus on assessing the health status of communities and evaluating the outbreak of a new disease or occurrence (Chamberlain University, 2018). One public health problem that has been since the 1980s is HIV/AIDS. This virus is said to have crossed from chimps to humans in the 1920s and is now affecting millions of people all over the world.…

genetically modified evolution. So, all in all, I do agree that the genetic sculpting of organisms will better our society in ways we never could have achieved. Gene drives can arguably be the biggest advancement in cures for cancer, Downs Syndrome, Hepatitis, ADD, ADHD, and a range of other diseases that effect today’s society. The “Crisper-Cas9” technology discussed in the On-Point interview gives us the knowledge to understand that gene editing is possible. The study done on Crisper-Cas9…

What is an athletic trainer. An athletic trainer can be a best friend, a go to for immediate care or a gateway to success. Athletic trainers are usually first on hand in sports related injuries. They’re highly qualified, multi skilled health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide emergency care clinical diagnosis therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation. When it comes to be a qualified athletic trainer they can deal with about any muscle or any type of body related…

Introduction Unit managers are men or woman who manage and lead in a nursing unit. Unit managers have many responsibilities of which scheduling, prevention of absenteeism as well as maintaining a cross infection free environment is just a mere few of them. In this assignment I will learn in detail about the above mentioned topics. PART A Guidelines used to ensure fair scheduling of nursing staff Scheduling Scheduling can be defined as the way in which shifts and divisions of shifts are…

Are you aware that approximately 25,000 people are killed due to drunk driving? In addition, alcohol is the number one factor in traffic deaths.(Gottfried 51) Not only teenagers, but adults, too, and even babies. Is drinking and driving still a problem for teenagers? That is a question most adults worry about, especially if their child(ren) is involved in a terrible car accident. That is one thing a parent does not want to go through. Many teens do not know how this effects people both…

Improper nutrition, unsanitary living conditions, and excessive labor made slaves more susceptible to diseases than their masters. Death rates among the slaves were significantly higher due to diseases. “Many slaves suffered from tuberculosis, hepatitis, measles, chickenpox, cholera, whooping cough and influenza, among others”(Weatherspoon). Slaves were treated very badly, so they got lots of diseases. These infections and illnesses resulted in death for many slaves. Slave masters often tried…