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not be blamed for their actions; the patients that were hospitalized are not in a prison but are in a hospital and should be treated as human beings, and not as animals” as quoted by Dr. John G. Kerr. According to a study that has been done by “The Lancet” a general medical journal, published by Thomas Wakley, who was also an English surgeon, his studies showed that about 173 million Chinese suffered from a mental health disorder and about 158 million of them have never received the right…

The U.S Institute of Medicine defined global health as “Health problems, issues and concerns that rise above national boundaries and need to address by co-operative actions” (UNICEF/WHO, 2009). Health is very important for everybody and health of each individual depends on the health of others. There is also an ethical dimension to health and well-being of other people and health is closely related to the economic and social development of the country. Therefore, by studying global health it…

Research Analysis Part Two: Nonqualified “Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge it trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in a particular context” (Burls, 2009, p.1). Evidence-based practice in nursing is essential for providing quality care. Health care reform is impacting this delivery. A relevant topic in nursing is how the economics of health care reform effects nursing practice. Searching the following websites listed in the…

that many people started misusing guns. People started using guns to kill innocent people rather than defend themselves and others. Not one day goes by without a gun shooting happening, and we must change that. As stated by Dr. Bindu Kaleson on the Lancet she explains how one in three Americans own a gun illegally or legally. She also states that guns are the leading causes of death. Guns are used to kill oneself, used to kill others, or used in homicides and many more. In other words, guns are…

DROUGHT ADAPTATIONS IN KENYA INTRODUCTION The Lancet commission on Health and Climate change June 2015 list four direct effect of climate change; ’Increase heat stress, floods, drought and increased frequency of intense storms”( The Lancet, 2015). Who. int (2015) describes drought as a period in the climate cycle caused by lack of rainfall that result in lack of water that then leads to food shortages. The populations mostly affected by this climate induced disaster are; people of low social…

Between the middle of the 18th Century and the middle of the 19th Century, Manchester went from being a small town of eighteen thousand people to a large city of over three hundred thousand. The main reason that Manchester had this population boom is because of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolution. Wheelan and Co’s business directory in 1852 proclaimed that Manchester was “the Workshop of the World”(Doc 3). Although the city became one of the major cities of production in Britain, many…

Waist circumference is a subject more commonly discussed in female health context, but research during the last years has made it clear that it is an equally meaningful metric to evaluate male health. It is well-known that excessively large waists generally mean poor health management, an unhealthy lifestyle, or unfortunate genetics, which predispose men (and women) to a number of diseases and lower life expectancy. This is valid for both genders. In matters of health, there's no reason why…

The medical journal, Lancet, created a table displaying the possible obstacles that face this process, and how one could overcome them. The interesting aspect of this situation is how possible it actually is. The first option is simply stimulating the egg into believing it’s…

Pre-term Labor: C-sections Are Not Always Best Mary Walton Jenkins Virginia College Are C-sections really the best choice of delivery for pre-term babies? A cesarean section, or “C-section,” is the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus. One-third of all births in the US are performed by C-sections. Doctors have long assumed that Cesarean sections might be the best choice for babies that will be born preterm. Although, new studies show that…

Components: Implications for Access to Drugs in Malaysia. PLOS Medicine, 4(3), 1,3-1,3. Henry, D., & Lexchin, J. (16 Novembe). The pharmaceutical industry as a medicines provider (Vol. 360, pp. 1590-1595). Retrieved from http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)11527-3/fulltext. Trouille, P. (Jan 27 ). Access to Essential Drugs in Poor Countries A Lost Battle? (4th ed., Vol. 281, pp. 1590-1595). Retrieved from…