Essays on Illness

Those suffering from the chronic condition of diabetes are amongst many people in the United Kingdom. If the diabetes condition is not managed correctly in can affect the quality of life which affects both children and adults and can effectively be taken looked after with…

Colostrum is the special form of milk that mammals create for the first few days after giving birth. It contains essential vitamins, minerals and protective materials for survival. The purpose of colostrum is to provide all of the valuable nutrition and antibodies for a new…

Cannabis or marijuana is nature’s gift that keeps on giving. The naturally occurring substance has multiple positive health benefits on the health and it can be used to cure or alleviate symptoms. CBD, which is one of the 104 compounds that can be found within…

The condition known as Tinnitus, pronounced as /TIN-ih-tus/ is the scenario where patients suffering from other lying issues like hearing loss, various types of ear injuries and circulatory system malfunction would begin to suffer from a repeated ringing or noise in their ears. This is…

Bites and stings topic is considerable for every individual because everyone can deal with stings or bites. Bites and stings of insects, animals, rodents and other species happen at least once with everyone. Bite is a bite in skin to feed self. Sting is more…

Internal bleeding is one of serious injuries emergency that may occur with a person, and person would not even know about it. Internal bleeding is bleeding inside the body, so individual cannot see it, or even notice it immediately. “Upper GI bleeding involves bleeding from…

Life of every person is unique, and every person wants a long and healthy life. However, each person needs to know how to provide first aid and identify type of emergency. The first aid provider is a person, who knows how to give first aid,…

Herbal based products have gained an increasing amount of popularity over recent years due to its availability and natural origin. Ayurveda, an alternative medicine practice with roots from India, has been used for over thousands of years and is still widely used today in the…

Health teaching is a valuable aspect in today’s nursing profession. Nurses play an important role in educating self-management for patients for delivering safe and accountable quality of care within the contemporary healthcare setting. A critique of an educational material was selected from the Canadian Diabetes…

On November 10 – 14, I had the opportunity to attend APHA 2018 in San Diego, CA and it was a great learning experience. I have attended three presentations and sessions while at APHA, including: obesity and income inequality among older adults in the US,…