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are scarce. To try to prevent dementia, Brazil offers free health care. They are able to receive free of charge treatment if dementia is mildly or moderately severe. According to, “The Lancet”, In Sao Paulo, Brazil, all patients 65 plus and selected patients are treated with anticholinesterasic drugs. “The Lancet”, also includes that there more needs to be done, “clinicians need to be trained in diagnosis of dementia, health-service workers need to be trained in the long-term management of…

The Code of Hammurabi was written by the sixth king of Amorite, King Hammurabi. He was the king from 1792-1750 BCE. Hammurabi used political maneuvers, military campaigns, created new alliances, tricked the Amorites into fighting with one another and then conquered them after they used all of their resources. The kingdom blossomed over time and they even created the first ever wheel which was a big advancement for man. The law code of Hammurabi contained 282 clauses regarding legal issues. The…

During the seven months period from 01/01/15 to 07/24/2015, there were 5 outbreaks of 183 measles cases reported in 24 states of America and the District of Columbia. Individuals who got measles in these cases were unvaccinated (3). In 2014, there were 23 measle outbreaks, including one large outbreak of 383 cases, occurring in the unvaccinated Amish communities in the state of Ohio (4). Three out of 11 outbreaks in 2013 had more than 20 cases and one outbreak had 58 cases (5). The symptoms of…

” suggest that there is not a defined “right time for therapeutic intervention due to obstacles in defining the right population” (The Lancet, 2011). The article also provides valuable data and suggests that “the lack of an effective treatment beyond some alleviation of symptoms make Alzheimer 's disease an urgent research and public health priority” (The Lancet, 2011). While researching the relation of the parts of the brain that are affected by the Alzheimer’s…

In 2003, Raj Patil was a normal ten-year-old living in Mumbai, India. But in the next year, a consecutive series of disastrous family situations left him in a critical emotional state. In 2010, Raj’s father finally realized that his son was mentally ill, and he acquired prescribed drugs, leading to Raj’s gradual recovery. However, six months later, their financial condition worsened, and the family could no longer afford Raj’s medicine. In 2012, Raj’s family started locking his bedroom door and…

Both committed the same crime but didn’t receive the same punishment which makes it unfair. The unjustness continues in law 215 - if a surgeon has operated with a bronze lancet on the body of a free man and saves his life, he shall receive ten shekels of silver, but in law 218 it says if a surgeon has operated with a bronze lancet on a free man and has caused his death, the surgeon’s hands shall be cut off. This is unjust because the patient could have been beyond helping and the surgeon could…

Gun sales and gun control Name Institution Guns and crime tend to be used synonymously. But are the two different aspects really associated? Do guns really cause crime and if they do are there laws governing gun sales, usage and control? These are some of the questions that pop up when tackling the issue of gun sales and control. The debate on the same topic is not something new. In 1924, Robert La Follete, who was a presidential candidate, stated that it was the American people’s…

schedule is crucial. While the author suggests many are still insisting research continue after haven continuously proved that vaccines are not associated with autism, another frame goes back to the Lancet study previously mentioned. “In fact, one of the few “studies” to find a link is still the original Lancet study, published by Wakefield et al. It was a glorified case series of a handful of children…

will not only be affected, but health risks could be seen also (The Lancet). The authors of this article believe greenhouse gases caused by humans have to do with climate change and cause warming of the earth’s surface (The Lancet). So far there has been very little research exploring if climate change over the past 3 decades has caused health problems, but stress, floods and infectious diseases have been the most noted (The Lancet). In another online article, “Health Effects”, the Centers of…

Melanoma: Be Aware The human body is a very complex system that often malfunctions. Many people believe that numerous diseases are natural reflections of the body aging and cannot be avoided. Fortunately, for us, that is not always true. The goal of my paper is to change this perception and demonstrate that healthy eating and an active lifestyle can result in a healthy body, at any age. Skin, which is the largest organ in the body and part of the Integumentary System, functions as a…