healthcare systems are experiencing (Social Finance US, 2013). The use of mobile vans to provide intensive sampling to collect measurements of indoor and outdoor toxic particulate matter along with chemical components, ozone, endotoxins, pollens, spores, nitrogen dioxide and environmental tobacco smoke have been used with success as they gather thorough data for exposure models to estimate valley children’s daily exposure to air pollution (The Great Valley Center, 2008). The enormous impact…
Because marijuana is a drug, by definition, it changes the way the human body works. It gives users an altered perspective on reality. 1 Corinthians 10:29 says “For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks?”. The legalization of marijuana is a battle the world has been facing for many years. It is time to give the people their freedom to smoke marijuana legally. Although Marijuana legalization could increase the cost of addiction treatment of those introduced to heavier…
It is important to know as both the cosmetologist and the client to know the risks that are in the salon. Accidents happen, people become lazy and try to make it easier on them, then clients or even the cosmetologist could both be affected. Although some diseases that are introduced in the salon are not contagious there are other diseases that are very serious to people’s well being. Skin diseases especially on the hands, affect one in five hairstylists. In fact, skin diseases are the number one…
Ranked fifth in worldwide production amongst other fruit crops and often considered the “king of fruits”, the mango is well known for its delicious, succulent taste and many nutritional qualities. It is classified within the genus Mangifera belonging to the Anacardiaceae family which includes the cashew, pistachio, and other edible fruits. The Mangifera species can be found in abundance in the islands of Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, Indochina, and the Philippines (Litz 2009). In particular,…
Throughout history, numerous societies have dealt with many struggles and conflicts. Global pandemics and climate change are just two of these struggles that society still deals with today. History, particularly the historic backgrounds of ancient, medieval, and modern times, can educate people on solutions to these problems. First, Jared Diamond explains how climate change influences lifestyles of the ancient Maori and medieval Greenland Norse. Second, Richard A. Muller addresses the dangers of…
India; Methylene Blue , Qualigens, India; Oil emersion, MERK, India; Christal violet, Techno phermachem, India; Safranin, Lobachemie, India; Covacs Indole reagent, Himadia, India; Vogusproscure, Himedia, India; MIU Mdeum, Himedia, India; Biological spore srip, Himedia, India; Lactophenol cotton blue, Himedia, India. Microbial testing of parameters…
In the summer of 2008 Canadian healthcare professionals noticed an irregularly high incidence of listeriosis cases (“Listeriosis outbreak timeline”, 2009), the disease associated with infection by Listeria. This concern was disregarded until people in a nursing home fell ill and sandwich meat from the same place tested positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes (“Listeriosis outbreak timeline”, 2009). On August 12, 2008, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency launched an investigation of…
E. aerogenes is a non-spore forming organism with 1.2-3 μm in length by 0.6-1 μm in diameter and belong to the Enterobacteriaceae Family. E. aerogenes have capsule with flagella which enable them to be motile. They are facultative anaerobes which mean they are able to survive…
Thousands of people die every day around the world from infections acquired while receiving Healthcare. Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission during Healthcare. Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent Healthcare-associated infections. Any health-care worker, caregiver or person involved in direct or indirect patient care needs to be concerned about hand hygiene and should be able to perform it correctly and at the…
1. Provide a concise summary of the film. From its inception around 2000 years ago in Northern China, Tofu has evolved to be a vital part of the Chinese cuisine [1]. The art of making tofu spread to eventually reach the south western parts of the Chinese mainland and has become an integral part of the food culture of areas such as the Yunnan province. Making varieties of tofu, such as the hairy tofu has also become an art as it requires the mastery of microorganisms. For the Mongolian nomads in…