Essays Tagged: "National Institutes of Health"
Effectively Managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
tain this information.Effectively Managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAccording to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects three t ... cit Disorder (ADD) and the DSM-III-R revised and classified the disorder and ADHD, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). This disorder can be characterized by inattention, impul ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
The Genome project.
Genome Project was a thirteen-year effort that was coordinated by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. The Genome project was originally planned to last 15 years, but due t ...
Subjects: Science Essays
Excess dietary protein and Hypercalcuria. calcium.
wrist, with the cost of treatment estimated at $10 billion to $15 billion a year, according to the National Institutes of Health. It threatens 25 million Americans, mostly older women and men. One in ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry
Sexually transmitted diseases.
pread, their common symptoms, and how they can be treated- is the first step toward prevention. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
The humane genome project
U.S. Human Genome Project is a 13-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. The project originally was planned to last 15 years, but rapid techno ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The Human Genome Project
oject is a 13-year project started in 1990 and coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. The project originally was planned to last 15 years, but rapid techno ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Dylexia
DyslexiaIt was not until the National Institutes of Health began to research in 1980 that a more accurate definition of dyslexia ... o research in 1980 that a more accurate definition of dyslexia was developed. According to the International Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is defined as "a neurologically based, often familially inhe ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Obesity
dards while obesity refers to having an abnormally high ratio of fat to muscle. Mathematically, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) classifies obesity by using the Body Mass Index (BMI) chart, whi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Osteoporosis
, spine and wrist, with the cost of treatment estimated at $17 billion and rising, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It threatens 34 million Americans, mostly older women, but olde ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Human Genome Project
ssess the health effects of radiation. For decades the DOE and its predecessors have developed international standards for the use of advanced medical diagnostic tools and treatments involving radiati ... fits of human genetics research became more apparent, Congress requested that the DOE and the U. S. National Institutes of Health develop a joint genome project. The U.S. Human Genome Project (HGP) be ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology
McDonald's Marketing Plan: Phase III
ad cholesterol," levels, which increases the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, more than 12.5 milli ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Identify a patient from your clinical area who is suffering from cancer and his actual and potential problems - Choose and elaborate on one of these problems
dvances in early detection and effective treatment, cancer remains one of the most feared diseases (National Institutes of Health-State-of-the-Science Panel, 2002). This same panel stated that the mos ... arers with up-to-date information on using plain relieving drugs; and support and encourage carers (National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services, 1986)In this case study, Marco ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Heroin Effects
ple do not know much about heroin. According to a statement made by Alan I. Leshner Director of The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the congressional testimony on November 15, 1999, there a ... imony on November 15, 1999, there are over 810, 000 people addicted to Heroin in the United states (National Institutes of Health). For that reason, it is of much importance for people to learn more a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Insomnia
ion, therapy, restriction, and reconditioning. There also can be changes in sleep behaviors. National Institutes of Health (NIH) states that insomnia is difficulty falling asleep, waking up in ... ion, therapy, restriction, and reconditioning. There also can be changes in sleep behaviors. National Institutes of Health (NIH) states that insomnia is difficulty falling asleep, waking up in ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Human Genome Project
orld for humankind. The Human Genome Project (HGP), which originated in October of 1990, is an international research effort headed by Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, and Francis Collins who ... inos of the Department of Energy, and Francis Collins who directs the National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The purposes of the project are to identity major ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Acupuncture
lternative medicine is based on the idea that the body is healthy and capable of healing itself.The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), established by the National Inst ... led package. Again, the FDA approved acupuncture needles for use by licensed practitioners in 1996 (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2004).Considering the number of people t ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative
Advocacy and disability
of PhoenixBSHS 442Genevieve Damon, MSW, MBADecember 10, 2007Advocacy and DisabilityAccording to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 15% or one in seven Americans has learning disabilities (charit ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights
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among researchers. In Toronto at the June meeting of the Endocrine Society, David M. Harlan of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda noted, "Islet-cell transplantation, which has long been pr ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Anthrax, Cure For Cancer
ect in the making. The man who created this whole theory is named Stephen Leppal, who works for the National institutes of health.Because of Anthrax attacks in our nation, extensive research is still ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Federal Funding of Stem-Cell Research
one on these cells due to the restrictions that were put in place by the by-laws of funding for the National Institutes of Health by the Congressional Appropriations committee. An appropriations bill ... to federal funding for stem cell research. With this presidential approval for limited funding, the National Institute for Health has created a Human Embryonic Stem Cell registry. This registry lists ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology