Incidence

Everyone has probably known someone who has been affected by cancer. Watching someone you love suffer from cancer is a terrible thing. Wishing that there is a cure or a preventative for it is everyone’s dream. It is now a known fact that Cuba has created a vaccine for lung cancer that is called “CimaVax”. This vaccine can help people that are suffering from lung cancer live longer. Lung cancer affects a lot of people around the world. In fact “lung cancer is the most common cancer in the Western…

comparatively low TB incidence, there is a rising concern for TB resurgence. For the past 30 years, the Singapore government has been striving to eliminate TB in Singapore through improvement of healthcare facilities and the implementation of Singapore Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (STEP). Epidemiology of TB in Singapore Figure 1: Incidence rate of tuberculosis among Singapore residents, 1960-1980 and 1987-2013 The efforts successfully brought down the TB incidence…

When I had children no one brought up genetic testing for anything to see the incidence that our genes together could possibly produce a child with a genetic defect. Knowing, growing up, would make things much easier to address. No one wants a child with defects. Knowing the possibility that could increase the incidence of these would give the individual a sense of control over the situation. Knowing your child has certain genetic disorders will assist…

Incidence measures the number of new cases of a disease that develops in a population during a specific time frame, whereas prevalence is the total number of cases in the area and can be measured at any given point in time (Fos, 2011) The census records information…

 Question 1. Can you think of some diseases that are of public health importance? There are many public health concerns, including but not limited to tuberculosis, heart disease, HIV, cancer, and diabetes. Perhaps some mental health disorders could be included, since they are a big problem in today’s society such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.  Question 2. Can you think of some risk factors that are of public health importance? Risk factors of public health importance are obesity…

ABSTRACT The French paradox is an observation that showed that French people, although having a diet rich in saturated fats, appearing to have lower incidences of coronary heart diseases. This occurrence led to the many researches and studies done on the factor that was hypothesised to be related to the paradox. It was found that the high alcohol consumption in France was the factor to this paradox, therefore, resveratrol which is one of the compounds found in red wine, is extensively studied…

Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most common complications after spinal anesthesia. Postdural puncture headache is defined as a headache that begins 24–28 hours after spinal anesthesia with frontal or neck pain and grows over approximately 15 minutes after the patient sits up. Often, it is observed in combination with nausea and neck rigidity, and sometimes with photophobia, or defective hearing. Rates of PDPH varies by diameter and architecture of the needles used [1-3]. In…

In high schools today the incidence of concussions is a prevalent issue, particularly in athletes that participate in contact sports. With increasing concerns, there are a number of areas to focus on in regards to concussions. Our goal for our Healthy People 2020 group project was to prevent unintentional injuries and violence and reduce their consequences, with a focus on concussion awareness and prevention. Our hope was to provide information about concussions to high school students in an…

infections (CAUTI) can be a problem with many patients that have catheters. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urinary tract infections rank at the top of most common healthcare associated infection. Seven west has an increased incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infections. The director has asked for education to address the problem. The care plan and education targets two areas. First, educate staff on the importance of having catheters in place only when…

The novel “Incidence in a Life of a Slave Girl” contains many emotions such as pain, desperation and an overall cry for help for slaves. “Incidence in a Life of a Slave Girl” is also a novel that many historians believed its author was an abolitionist named Linda Brent. However many historians were wrong for believing that this particular novel was written by a white abolitionist instead of a slave. Many slaves were able to read and write, although many historians were not aware of their…