HOW STRESS WORKS
MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAV1ORAL RESPONSES
A person faced with a particular situation assesses it to determine whether it calls for anything special—that is, he or she interprets the event. These mental responses lead the individual to take the action the situation requires. This behavioral response may be calm or, if the situation is perceived [...]

The normal human heart has two major coronary arteries, so named because, together with their branches, they surround the heart like a crown (or corona). From its branch off the aorta, the left main coronary artery quickly divides into two vessels: the left anterior descending artery and the circumflex artery. Another vessel, the right coronary [...]

The dihydroxyacetone (DHA) still reacts with the proteins of the top layers of the skin to create brown color that process continues to be reliable. The problem always has been on the application side because if you apply too much DHA to an area of the skin you can get the orange look. Or if [...]

As a Dental Hygienist, you’ll serve two major functions. You’ll provide direct patient care to improve oral hygiene, and you’ll educate patients and groups about dental health. You may decide to specialize in education, research, administration, dental product sales, or in a single clinical area. Dental Hygiene practice provides a variety of avenues for employment [...]

Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes is a set of related diseases in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. It can be caused by too little insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar), resistance to insulin, or both. Glucose levels in blood are [...]

Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein, winners of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the LDL-receptor and its role in regulating cholesterol, speculated on a drug therapy that could increase the number of LDL-receptors, simultaneous with a lesser demand for dietary regimens. They predicted (with good humor) “_it may one day be possible for [...]

In the EU, the infant nutrition industry is undergoing a shift as a result of various market forces. In the clinical nutrition segment, rising rates of premature birth are driving increased demand for products. In the baby milk segment, however, ongoing lobbying from industry groups and organizations promoting breast milk are constraining growth as some [...]

VP1 is the most suitable region for use in the identification of enterovirus. Although VP1 sequencing methods may vary, it is necessary to agree on a common strategy of sequence analysis. Identification of a strain type may be achieved by three different approaches: pairwise sequence alignment, multiple-sequence alignment, and phylogenetic inference. Other methods are also [...]

A Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases met in Geneva from 28 January to 1 February 2002. The meeting was opened by Dr D. Yach, Executive Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO, on behalf of the Directors-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...]

A Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases met in Geneva from 28 January to 1 February 2002. The meeting was opened by Dr D. Yach, Executive Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO, on behalf of the Directors-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...]

Many of us have little or no time for a traditional workout. Given the demands of family, work and school, the thought of spending time at the gym or outside jogging can seem like a fantasy. But even the busiest people can find ways to stay fit by changing their daily routine.
Fitness experts recommend a [...]

There are reports of current nurse shortages in all but a few OECD countries. With further increases in demand for nurses expected and nurse workforce ageing predicted to reduce the supply of nurses, shortages are likely to persist or even increase in the future, unless action is taken to increase flows into and reduce flows [...]