of all ages to maintain health and prevent disease. As an alternative exercise‚ Tai Chi has drawn increasing research interest‚ with accumulating evidence showing the therapeutic value of Tai Chi to overall health and well-being. The goal of this paper is to summarize current research findings with a particular focus on geriatric populations‚ discuss findings with respect to their practical implications‚ and highlight future research directions. Overview of Research Findings A number of excellent
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Medical Surgical I Disease Process of Hypertension By Ms. Margarita Minor‚ LPN Pathophysiology The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines hypertension as an abnormally high arterial blood pressure that is indicated by an adult systolic blood pressure of 140mm Hg or greater or a diastolic blood pressure of 90mm Hg or greater. The cause is unknown but may be attributable to a preexisting condition that result in thickening and inelasticity of the arterial walls of the left ventricle
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so much about some diseases or other risks‚ influenza is one thing you actually should worry about. It’s terrible; it’s also far too common. Influenza‚ commonly called the flu‚ spreads easily. You can catch it from someone who coughs‚ sneezes or even talks to you from up to six feet away. You can infect others a day before you show any symptoms‚ and up to a week after becoming sick. Children can pass along the virus for even longer than that. Influenza is not a reportable disease‚ so its prevalence
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Do you think that even if your immune system is the healthiest of all‚ you won’t get influenza? Well‚ you are totally wrong. Anybody can get the flu. The best way to prevent it is getting the flu vaccinations. You should never take risks for infections. The most common reasons people don’t get the vaccinations are because they think they are totally healthy‚ they think that they never got the flu so they won’t ever get it‚ they are tough‚ the flu shot made them sick‚ and last but not least‚ the vaccinations
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The issue being discussed in this paper will be “the issue of the ‘graying’ of the American prison and parole population and the unique problems that elderly prisoners face while incarcerated and subsequent to release” (Stojkovic‚ 2007‚ pg. 98). Incarceration of elderly criminals is a highly debated topic in criminal justice. The definition of elderly criminal in this case will be a person 60 years or older that commits a criminal offense. This is not a new topic; however‚ there is not a lot of
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The Spanish Flu of 1918 was an influenza that swept the globe killing more people then World War One‚ World War Two‚ the Korean War‚ and the Vietnam War combined. The virus’s victims were between the ages of nineteen and twenty eight‚ an unusual range compared to expected ages of deaths from a normal flu. The Forsete‚ a ship that set sail from Norway’s northern coast‚ was hit with an outbreak of the Spanish Flu on September 21‚ 1918. Within the next two weeks‚ seven people died‚ and were buried in
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The Neglect of the Elderly With the growing number of senior citizens in our expanding society‚ abuse and neglect of the elderly is a widespread issue in our society. Neglect can come in many ugly forms and can be quite horrifying when actually investigated. When we as a society fail to meet the needs of our senior community we are only creating a perhaps dreadful prelude to our own inevitable destiny. Elder neglect is the failure to fulfill obligations to a senior citizen. According
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Elderly Care In the Hispanic tradition‚ “family” has always been a central part of their identity and culture. The parents would take care of the children‚ and once the parents became too old to fully care for themselves‚ the children would take care of them. In fact‚ long ago‚ it was traditional that the youngest daughter would bear the responsibility of caring for her parents until their death. This would mean that she would more than likely have to give up her own desires for marriage. Although
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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Christy Lilly Grand Canyon University - NRS 427V Jen Costello June 6‚ 2015 Epidemiology of Tuberculosis World travel has become more commonplace and people are no longer destined to remain on a single continent. Travel’s ease and affordability have made the spread of disease easier. One of those diseases that is spread worldwide is tuberculosis (TB). Description of Tuberculosis Since ancient times tuberculosis has been present‚ it was also known as Consumption. Despite
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Descriptions Influenza Virus (Bird-Human) transmission Influenza viruses have viral envelopes covering their protein capsids. The virus envelopes are derived from host cell membrane and viral glycoprotein. Functionally‚ viral envelopes are essential for entry into host cells. lipids are involve in attachment ‚signaling‚ replication and budding processes. During transmission even if the virus transmit from eukaryotic to eukaryotes cells the attachment of virus to the host cell may be different
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