• Study Resource
  • Explore Categories
    • Arts & Humanities
    • Business
    • Engineering & Technology
    • Foreign Language
    • History
    • Math
    • Science
    • Social Science

    Top subcategories

    • Advanced Math
    • Algebra
    • Basic Math
    • Calculus
    • Geometry
    • Linear Algebra
    • Pre-Algebra
    • Pre-Calculus
    • Statistics And Probability
    • Trigonometry
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Astronomy
    • Astrophysics
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Earth Science
    • Environmental Science
    • Health Science
    • Physics
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Anthropology
    • Law
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Accounting
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Management
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Bioengineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Industrial Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Web Design
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Architecture
    • Communications
    • English
    • Gender Studies
    • Music
    • Performing Arts
    • Philosophy
    • Religious Studies
    • Writing
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Ancient History
    • European History
    • US History
    • World History
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Finnish
    • Greek
    • Hindi
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Persian
    • Swedish
    • Turkish
    • other →
 
Profile Documents Logout
Upload
Screening and Surveillance for the Early Detection of Colorectal
Screening and Surveillance for the Early Detection of Colorectal

... mortality rates might be considerably lower today if the quality of gFOBT testing during the previous decade had been higher.40 While the literature on other CRC screening tests also reveals a range of sensitivities, even in the presence of significant, correctable, quality-related shortcomings, the ...
Essential Medicines List for Emergencies and Disasters in the
Essential Medicines List for Emergencies and Disasters in the

... snake bite, meningitis, acute respiratory infections (ARI) (pneumonia), and acute malnutrition. Mental health problems may also increase following a disaster. Humanitarian emergencies caused by conflict or natural disasters are frequently characterized by the displacement of large numbers of people. ...
The causes of cancer
The causes of cancer

... by women only became prevalent in the second half of the 20th century. While in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, the proportion of women who smoke has started to decrease in recent years, in most industrialized countries this proportion is still increasing [4]. In developing countries, le ...
PDF - Sci Forschen
PDF - Sci Forschen

... Tetanus is a disease led to rigidity and spasm in skeletal muscles whose agent is Clostridium tetani which is a, Gram (+) anaerobe bacteria [1,2]. Transmission occurs via wounds most commonly [3]. There is no specific laboratory test for diagnosis [4]. Demonstration of toxin in body fluids may be tr ...
The Oral Management of Oncology Patients Requiring Radiotherapy
The Oral Management of Oncology Patients Requiring Radiotherapy

... Child cancer patients largely reflect the child population in general since they represent a cross section of the population. They may have untreated dental caries 12 and, since many are under five years of age, a significant proportion may not have previously had a dental examination. The outlook, ...
Ontario Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Clinical Guidelines: The
Ontario Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Clinical Guidelines: The

... prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), in less aggressive-appearing, low-grade tumours, as well as in rapidlygrowing tumours, or because of day-to-day variation (see Section IV). Prostate cancer differs from other types of cancer in that its clinical course can vary widely. In some men, prostate cancers can b ...
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Providing Foot Care Education
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Providing Foot Care Education

... Diabetes is one of the most frequently diagnosed metabolic disorders and is currently at pandemic magnitude. Approximately 1.4 million adults are diagnosed with diabetes each year. According to the American Diabetes Association (2011), the numbers of diagnoses will more than double by 2030. Because ...
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER The report of the parliamentary inquiry
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER The report of the parliamentary inquiry

... increase to 1.2 million by 2040. Yet the outcomes for older women are worse than for other ages, and we need to ask why this is and why this group has not experienced the levels of improved survival from breast cancer that other age groups have seen in recent years. We cannot and must not ignore the ...
Taking Her Breath Away - American Lung Association
Taking Her Breath Away - American Lung Association

... their level of exposure to disease-causing agents, such as tobacco use or environmental toxins; and their personal susceptibility, which depends on genetics, age, overall health status and other variables. The reasons why women face a higher burden of illness and death from COPD than men are a compl ...
Taking Her Breath Away - American Lung Association
Taking Her Breath Away - American Lung Association

... their level of exposure to disease-causing agents, such as tobacco use or environmental toxins; and their personal susceptibility, which depends on genetics, age, overall health status and other variables. The reasons why women face a higher burden of illness and death from COPD than men are a compl ...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Part I
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Part I

... systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional  medicine. Conventional medicine (also called Western, traditional or allopathic medicine) is  medicine as practiced by holders of medical doctor (M.D.) and doctor of osteopathic  medicine(D.O.) degrees and by al ...
Lymphedema - American Medical Technologists
Lymphedema - American Medical Technologists

... No specific diet for lymphedema Reducing water and/or protein intake is ineffective Avoiding obesity is helpful General recommendations are low sodium, high fiber, vitamin rich diets. ...
Key Elements of Integrated Care - National Health Care for the
Key Elements of Integrated Care - National Health Care for the

... Defining Integrated Care Also known as shared care, comprehensive care and seamless care, Integrated Care is a worldwide trend in health care reforms and other new organizational arrangements focusing on more coordinated and integrated forms of care provision. Integrated Care may be seen as a respon ...
Cancer and Complementary Therapies Understanding
Cancer and Complementary Therapies Understanding

... chance to focus on their spiritual and emotional well-being. They may feel the need for more ‘touch, talk and time’. With that patients can feel more in control of their illness. Others may want help with physical side-effects like fatigue and nausea. Many cancer patients turn to complementary thera ...
The Genetics of Ovarian Cancer
The Genetics of Ovarian Cancer

... Health Care providers managing patients with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) must be fa‐ miliar not only with the diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow-up of this disease, but also with the current knowledge on carcinogenesis, genetics and prevention/early diagnosis. This knowledge is needed in o ...
Lung cancer on Haugalandet, Norway
Lung cancer on Haugalandet, Norway

... After some years work from 1990 as the only chest physician at Haugesund County Hospital the question emerged from a clinical point of view: How are the lung cancer patients doing? Professor Amund Gulsvik kindly invited me to discuss possible research questions, and how these questions could be answ ...
Guide to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in the
Guide to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in the

... (Appendix 1) and the Workers’ Compensation Board of BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (Appendix 2). ...
awareness of breast cancer risk factors and early detection
awareness of breast cancer risk factors and early detection

... In Nigeria breast cancer trends were declining and frequency of hospital attendance has risen, reduced late presentation and this was attributed to several factors; increased awareness about breast cancer , improved early detection methods and usefulness of breast self examination [3,4,5]. The most ...
infection prevention and control
infection prevention and control

... The document from which this is adapted was developed by the Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee on Infection Prevention and Control (PIDAC-IPC). PIDAC– IPC is a multidisciplinary scientific advisory body that provides evidence-based advice to Public Health Ontario (PHO) regarding mult ...
an exploration of comprehensive interdisciplinary models for arthritis
an exploration of comprehensive interdisciplinary models for arthritis

... people may fail to seek appropriate services. There is no cure for arthritis; however, there are treatments that have been shown to prevent disability, maintain function and reduce the pain associated with arthritis (4;9-13). The current management of the disease is focused on controlling symptoms, ...
Inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer
Inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer

... the changing literature evidence base. Given the changing state of knowledge, men should be encouraged to seek up-to-date evidence-based information from their general practitioners about the advantages and disadvantages of screening and treatment of prostate cancer so that they can make active, inf ...
GAO
GAO

... surveillance systems, which monitor the frequency and distribution of health-related symptoms among people within a specific geographic area. Although syndromic surveillance systems are used by federal agencies and departments and in all of the states whose officials GAO interviewed, concerns have b ...
Eurohealth v20 n 4 - WHO/Europe
Eurohealth v20 n 4 - WHO/Europe

... migrants, experiences during migration, high-risk behaviours and patterns of disease in migrants’ countries of origin. 4 In addition, legal restrictions, lack of awareness of rights and entitlements, lack of familiarity with the health system, gaps in health literacy and discrimination can lead to p ...
SIGN 132 •   Long term follow up of... A national clinical guideline March 2013
SIGN 132 • Long term follow up of... A national clinical guideline March 2013

... 15.2 The guideline development group.........................................................................................................................................45 15.3 Acknowledgements..................................................................................................... ...
SYNOPSYS PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECT FOR
SYNOPSYS PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECT FOR

... category, The male – female ratio is 2.6:1, There is an association exist between tobacco smoking and the occurrence of COPD, it is the second largest cause of COPD in INDIA.15 The smoker non smoker ratio is 1.25:10.2 in INDIA 29.4 percentage males and 2.5 percentages of females are current smokers ...
< 1 ... 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 ... 145 >

Preventive healthcare

Preventive healthcare (alternately preventive medicine or prophylaxis) consists of measures taken for disease prevention, as opposed to disease treatment. Just as health encompasses a variety of physical and mental states, so do disease and disability, which are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices. Health, disease, and disability are dynamic processes which begin before individuals realize they are affected. Disease prevention relies on anticipatory actions that can be categorized as primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.Each year, millions of people die preventable deaths. A 2004 study showed that about half of all deaths in the United States in 2000 were due to preventable behaviors and exposures. Leading causes included cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, unintentional injuries, diabetes, and certain infectious diseases. This same study estimates that 400,000 people die each year in the United States due to poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle. According to estimates made by the World Health Organization (WHO), about 55 million people died worldwide in 2011, two thirds of this group from non-communicable diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and chronic cardiovascular and lung diseases. This is an increase from the year 2000, during which 60% of deaths were attributed to these diseases. Preventive healthcare is especially important given the worldwide rise in prevalence of chronic diseases and deaths from these diseases.There are many methods for prevention of disease. It is recommended that adults and children aim to visit their doctor for regular check-ups, even if they feel healthy, to perform disease screening, identify risk factors for disease, discuss tips for a healthy and balanced lifestyle, stay up to date with immunizations and boosters, and maintain a good relationship with a healthcare provider. Some common disease screenings include checking for hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, a risk factor for diabetes mellitus), hypercholesterolemia (high blood cholesterol), screening for colon cancer, depression, HIV and other common types of sexually transmitted disease such as chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea, mammography (to screen for breast cancer), colorectal cancer screening, a pap test (to check for cervical cancer), and screening for osteoporosis. Genetic testing can also be performed to screen for mutations that cause genetic disorders or predisposition to certain diseases such as breast or ovarian cancer. However, these measures are not affordable for every individual and the cost effectiveness of preventive healthcare is still a topic of debate.
  • studyres.com © 2026
  • DMCA
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Report