Medical & Health Sciences

Research Papers/Topics Medical & Health Sciences

OBESITY: CAUSE,EFFECTS AND TREATMENT.

AbstractObesity is an epidemic disease that threatens to inundate health care resources by increasing the incidence of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and cancer. These effects of obesity result from two factors: the increased mass of adipose tissue and the increased secretion of pathogenetic products from enlarged fat cells. This concept of the pathogenesis of obesity as a disease allows an easy division of disadvantages of obesity into those produced by the mass of fat and those prod...

THE ROLE OF NITRIC OXIDE IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

ABSTRACTNitric oxide is produced in high amount from the break down of arginine by a group of enzyme called nitric oxide synthase. Nitric oxide is an intercellular messenger that has been recognized as one of the versatile player in the immune system. Cells of the innate immune system such as macrophages, neutrophil and natural killer use patterns recognition receptors to recognize the molecular patters associated with pathogens. The specific role nitric oxide plays depend on the place o...

EFFECTS OF FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF BANKERS IN UMUAHIA NORTH

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NUTRITION AND CEREBRAL PALSY

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Drug Abuse

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Phonological Sound of Children

ABSTRACTThe lack of culturally appropriate norms for assessing the speech and language status of children has been an ongoing issue. At present, there are no normative data against which to assess the phonological skills of children. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of phonological awareness (PA) training with typically developing preschool children in a classroom setting. The study used sample of 50 preschool children through the guidance of their teachers. Qu...

Research Paper on 2014 Ludian Earthquake in China

AbstractOn August 3, 2014, the Ludian County of Yunnan Province in southwestern and northeastern Yunnan Province, China, was struck by an MS 6.5 earthquake at 16:30 (Beijing Standard Time). That was another destructive event after the MS 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, MS7.1 Yushu earthquake in 2010, and MS 7.0 Lushan earthquake in 2013. The earthquake which was very strong occurred on the margin of the Tibetan plateau in a rural area of Ludian county.The epicenter (103.3° E, 27.1...

The influx of pornographic materials and its consequences on youth

This seminar paper examines the influx of pornographic materials and its effect on youths. Two major and broad factors responsible for the widespread of pornography are identified and fully examined. These include the technological and sexual revolutions. While the former facilitated the ease with which pornography could be accessed, the latter liberalized the attitude toward pornography. How these were fully done are systematically explained in this paper.   The paper also examines...

The cause of infertility amongst women of child bearing age

line-height:107%" align="center">ABSTRACT 107%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin">  mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin">Background "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin">Infertility is a major medical condition that affects many married couples in Africa and the world at large, as such associated with several social ...

THE IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE FINANCING ON NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH

ABSTRACTThe way a country finances its health care system is a key determinant of the health of its citizenry. Selection of an adequate and efficient method(s) of financing in addition to organizational delivery structure for health services is essential if a country is set to achieve its national health objective of providing health for all. Health care in Nigeria is financed by tax revenue, out-of-pocket payments, donor funding, and health insurance (social and community). However, achievin...

WATER

line-height:normal"> mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Water is very important for life. We need water to drink, to wash our hands, to cook, to water plants and many other things. What other important uses for water do we have? line-height:normal"> mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Without water, the plants would die and people and animals would go thirsty. line-height:normal"> mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Did you ever wonder why water was so important...

Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacteria Isolates in Neonates at a Children Hospital, Nigeria

Blood-stream infection is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality. Neonatal septicemia is a commoncomplication for neonates in neonatal intensive care unit around the world. The aim of this study was to isolateand identify the bacteria responsible for neonatal septicemia and to determine the susceptibility pattern ofisolates in Outreach Children’s hospital in Festac town, south-western Nigeria. 432 blood samples werecollected for this study. The samples were processed in accordance ...

PERCEIVED MANAGEMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN SELECTED HEALTH CARE CENTRES IN OSUN STATE.

INTRODUCTIONStress has been defined in different ways over the years. Originally, it was conceived of as pressure from the environment, then as strain within the person. (Michie, 2002). According to Mojoyinola (2008), Stress is derived from the word “stringi”, which means “to be drawn tight”.Stress can be defined as a physical or psychological stimulus that can produce mental tension or physiological reactions that may lead to illness. According to Sauter (1999), Occupational stress i...


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