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Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease that is the “second leading infectious disease cause of death in adults worldwide (only HIV/AIDS exceeds it).” (“Tuberculosis History”, n.d) Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that has been known to us since ancient times. Some genetic studies have suggested that tuberculosis has been present for at least fifteen thousand…

Diabetes is becoming a worldwide epidemic. It is one of the biggest health challenges that the United Kingdom (UK) is facing today with one person being diagnosed with diabetes every 3 minutes (Diabetes UK, 2009). The latest data indicates that there are now 2.8 million of people with diabetes in UK and nine out of…

Definition of nursing care delivery system is how work is organized, how nursing staff are deployed and who will provide nursing care. Delivery system identify who has the accountability for nursing clinical outcomes and this system will provide the organization, rules and structure that define responsibility and accountability. Registered nurses work in several different settings…

Anja Bialas Jörn Janssen Alice Temitope Olude Table of content 1 Obesity as the major health risk for the population of the Republic of Nauru –Causes and Impact ………………………………………………………………. 3 2 Possibilities and constraints of health protection policies in Nauru …………….. 4 2.1 Assessment of the requirements of adequate health policies in Nauru ……… 4…

The increase in obesity has been identified as a major public health threat. It has been predicated by the Government Office for Science Foresight that without taking action nearly 60% of the UK population will be obese by 2050, which would have serious financial consequences for the NHS and the economy.1 The causes are complex…

This essay will look to explore, critique and interpret the existing literature relevant to Multiple Sclerosis within physiotherapy practice. The author will research pathophysiology, physiotherapy assessment, treatment and wider implications of living with a neurological disease. The major cause of neurological disability in young and middle ages adults is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (Stokes & Stack,…

The purpose of this paper is to first discuss the public health impact of STIs, followed by the approaches to their control/prevention in the UK. Unfortunately the public health impact of STIs is negative as it causes or contributes to ill-health. In the UK and other parts of the world, STIs pose enormous challenges for…

Secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity – a case of severe dry eyes Authors: Dina Christina Janse van Rensburg, MD 1, 2 Catharina Cornelia Grant, PhD 1, 2 Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, MSc 1,2 Pieter Roelof Cronjè, FC Ophth, MBChB 3 Thelani Catharina Grant, BSc Agric (Hons) 1, 2 Abstract Patients with Sjögren’s syndrome…

Human obesity is a serious public health issue that presents detrimental physical, social, and mental health consequences. There are many cultural, economic and political factors that all have association to the relationship between the built environment and its influence on obesity. The prevalent rise in obesity has been linked to a variety of direct and…

Despite major advances in the understanding of the molecular pathophysiology and control and management of the inherited disorders of hemoglobin (haemoglobinopathies), thousands of infants and children with this disease are dying. As a result in heterozygote advantage against malaria the inherited hemoglobin disorders are the commonest monogenic disease. Population migrations have ensured that haemoglobinopathies are…