The objective of this topic is to discuss weather autism is an epidemic. By analyzing the articles provided‚ it is evident that the cause of autism has yet been found. Many psychologists and scientists have indicated the high increase of autism since the 1980’s. Autism is a developmental disorder that is not an epidemic. Over hundreds of year‚ the definition of autism has transformed‚ and the criterion for autism has developed‚ indicating that the prevalence of autism has obviously increased. Instruments
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Kelsey Borders Jane Picknell USEM 101- Summary 3 25 November 2012 The American Obesity Epidemic Yves Engler‚ a Canadian writer and political activist‚ claims obesity is an epidemic in America caused mostly by corporations. He declares that obesity is the biggest health crisis in America‚ and that America is one of the most over weight and obese countries in the world. Engler pronounces that 127 million adults are now overweight and 60 million are obese. He believes that corporations such
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November 30‚ 2011 Aids – The Duty to Warn The AIDS epidemic began in the early to mid-1980’s and since it’s recognition in America it has become a very heated and debated topic among health professionals‚ the gay community‚ and most of all for the ones that are carrying the virus. The real debate is not over the virus itself but‚ rather about the infected individuals and whether or not they should be made morally obligated to tell their sexual partners if they are in fact infected. Both sides
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HIV/AIDS in CAMEROON Abstract Almost three decades after its discovery‚ HIV infection remains the number one killer disease in Sub-Saharan Africa where up to 2 million people are still living with the virus. In Cameroon‚ a health survey carried out in 2004 estimated the national prevalence at 5.5% with women and youths being predominantly infected. Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) from HIV/AIDS have been on the rise in recent years. This high prevalence rate is also due to the country’s lack
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WOMEN Sbusiso Msomi If you could put a face to Poverty‚ Aids‚ and ill-health‚ malnutrition what would it look like? Thinking of these words of misery‚ I always see a face of a ‘woman’. Why? I wonder! Gender‚ poverty and health are intimately related. Health and AIDS disease are not simply biologically determined phenomena. The chances of becoming ill are frequently related to a person’s social circumstances. That is to say‚ illness and AIDS disease are not simply associated with physiological changes
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World Aids day Since 1988‚ the World AIDS Day is held on December 1 every year. It is an international day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS around the world. On this day‚ besides raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection‚ memorials are held to honor persons who have died from HIV/AIDS. Government and health officials also observe the event‚ often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995‚ the President of the United States has made an official
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A GLOBAL OBESITY EPIDEMIC Introduction Globalization is instrumental to an overall improvement in the standards and quality of living across most nations all over the world‚ especially in the ‘western countries’. As a result of the reduction of food prices‚ the number of people ingesting more calories compared to that of our ancestors is increasing remarkably. Many people have been influenced by westernization and are now taking western diets‚ which accompany modernization and wealth. Many people
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PEPFAR: President Bush’s War on HIV/AIDS The legacy of former President George W. Bush is seen as an ominous cloud rather than a beam of sunshine‚ especially due to the number of Americans who continually blame President Bush for many of their woes or current state of lament hardship. Regardless of your opinion concerning the former President’s legacy‚ President Bush does have some positive marks. In 2003‚ President George W. Bush initiated the greatest effort to combat any disease in history
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tade aid notes about energy and cliate changes chapter in chritopher. The EU Budget 5 – 11 – 2013 Collegium Civitas TAP MA Course First‚ Some questions... How big is the EU budget? What are its sources? Which states do you think contribute the most to it? And which states are net-recipients? What is the common budget spent on? Is it larger than a state’s budget? How does it compare? Why has the budget and its negotiation become so controversial? Current budget negotiations highlight
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The first polio epidemic in the United States broke out into the public in June of 1894. However‚ a wall carving in Egypt assumes Polio has been around since the Egyptian empire. Finally‚ in the early 1900s‚ with the rise of living standards and the decline of other diseases such as diphtheria‚ typhoid and tuberculosis‚ Polio reached epidemic potential. This epidemic became one of the most devastating in the world. Poliovirus is a viral infection that attacks the nerves in the spinal cord which
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