Andy Jones is a 30-year-old IT worker who has been suffering from increasingly severe diarrhoea for about 3 months. Taking loperamide (Imodium) has had little effect. Andy looks unwell and has lost weight since the last consultation, and though the previous microbiology results of stool cultures were negative, the GP decides to repeat the investigation and request a full blood count. Full blood count: haemoglobin, 10.5g/dl [normal range (for males): 13.0-17.0 g/dl]; total white blood cells co...
II-Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered as the fourth leading cause of death globally. COPD is defined as a lung disease which obstructs the air flow entry as a result of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The occurrence of this disease is increased by cigarette smoking, second-hand smoking, exposure to occupational dust and genetic factors. As for this disorder, cigarette smoking is the main factor held for 90 % of developing COPD. In addition, a deficiency...
A person becomes diabetic when his body is unable to make proper use of the insulin in it and as a result the blood sugar levels in the body increase. This leads to further complications like renal failure, blindness and so on. Among the top diabetes medicines sold in the market today, insulin is the most preferred medicine. There are different types of insulin meant for short term, intermediate and long term use. There is also what is called rapid action insulin. This type of insulin is sold...
Cigarettes are very common nowadays and most of the people use it to release stress and do not care about its harm. Cigarette is not only harmful to the smoker but also causes non-smoker to have some health problems too. Besides, it creates financial problems for the smoker and environmental problems especially pollution. This is why the production and sale of cigarette should be made illegal. It is a known fact that tobacco smoking has many negative effects. Cigarette usually causes smokers ...
I have recently been hired as a new Health and Safety Manager for ABC Plastic Products Limited. I have recently conducted an inspection of your company and have outlined a detailed report of the changes that need to take place in your company in order for you and your employees to stay in business. I would like to enlighten you of changes that are required in order to stay in business. I would like to advise you of the issues and concerns that I have identified while conducting the inspection...
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. The prevalence of obesity has risen so dramatically worldwide that the World Health Organization has called it a 'global epidemic'. Singapore is no exception. 10.8% of Singaporeans are now considered obese, compared to only 6.9% in 2004. A sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet are to responsible for the rise in obesity rates as the Health Promotion Board (HPB) commented. Initially, obesity wa...
Many cancers metastasize to bone specifically breast, prostate and Multiple Myeloma. Bisphosphonates and other systemic agents that inhibit osteoclast activity can prevent, reduce, and delay cancer-related and treatment-related skeletal complications in patients with both early and advanced malignancies [1]. Patients with metastatic cancer are at substantial risk for skeletal complications from bone metastases and bone loss (osteoporosis), which is often treatment-related. Skeletal complicati...
The place where action is taking place is point of action. Where the energy is converted into work that place is point of power transmission for example axle on motor. Any action between first two stages is counted as area of moving parts. These types of hazards are usually found at the point of processes. Hazards which could cause by these include drill bit, injuries from hand centrifuges, and injuries from welding and other serious blood injuries. Moreover these hazards could cause damage t...
Color blindness Color blindness is when a human being is blind to different colors. The human eye sees by light only. Many people think that people who have color blindness only can see black and white, like on television or when you're watching an old movie. People with normal color blindness and color vision are able to see only the colors red, green, blue, and sometimes yellow. In life normally no one is blind to all colors. Red and Green color blindness is by far the most common one; abou...
Most cardiovascular events are attributed to high blood pressure. Therefore, antihypertensive therapy means reducing considerably the risk of developing cardiovascular complications that cause a high mortality rate in the patients with hypertension [1]. Many drugs belonging to different classes are commonly prescribed for the treatment of hypertension. Non-peptidergic angiotensin II receptor antagonists (AT1 blockers, ARBs, sartans) were the last additions to the antihypertensive treatments. ...
