Wisdom & Understanding is priceless! PROVERBS4:5-9
Wisdom & Understanding is priceless! PROVERBS4:5-9
Advance directive- Is a document for individuals to communicate their wishes in case they should become incapacitated and are not able to make their own health care decisions, especially near the end of life.
Despite this, it has been reported by a study from 2011-2016 led by Katherine Courtright, MD, MS, an instructor of Medicine in the division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care and the Palliative and Advanced Illness , which reported that
63 percent of American adults have not completed an Advanced Directive. , Health Affairs. This study involved 795,000 Americans who were part of 150 different studies, by the Research (PAIR) Center at Penn.
Living Will- This is a document summarizing a person’s choice for future medical care. It takes effect if the person is terminally ill without chance of recovery and outlines the desire to withhold heroic measures.
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care - is a signed legal document authorizing another person to make a medical decisions on a person's behalf in the event the person can no longer make decisions .
A Power of Attorney (POA) is a document that allows you to appoint a person or organization to manage your medical affairs, financial, or business affairs if you become unable to do so. They give your attorney-in-fact (the person who will be making decisions on your behalf) different levels of control.
A Will is a legal document that is a written request of your wishes regarding distribution of your assets , personal belongings, after your death.
According to CDC:
Approximately 27 million women in U.S. living with a disabling condition of
either the body , mind. It is reported that 50 % of women older than 65 are living with a disability. The most common cause is arthritis or rheumatism.
Heavy menstrual bleeding ( lasting more than 7 days) affects 10 million
U.S. women each year 1 in every 5 women .
Asthma occurs more often in women than men. Older adults, women , and African Americans are more likely to die from asthma.
Women who died from opioid use between 1999- 2010 are nearly 48,000.
The current tally is much greater today with documented reports of an epidemic !
According to Medline plus.gov
Until recently, the common type of diabetes in children and teens was type 1.
It was called juvenile diabetes. With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose,or sugar, get into your cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much sugar stays in the blood.
Now younger people are also getting type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult-onset diabetes. But now it is becoming more common in children and teens, due to more obesity. With Type 2 diabetes, the body does not make or use insulin well.
Children have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes if they are overweight or have obesity, have a family history of diabetes, or are not active.
Children who are African American, Hispanic, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian American, or Pacific Islander also have a higher risk. To lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in children
Children and teens with type 1 diabetes may need to take insulin. Type 2 diabetes may be controlled with diet and exercise. If not, patients will need to take diabetes medicines by mouth or insulin. A blood test called the A1C can check on how you are managing your diabetes. Topic reviewed 6Aug2018, 11 September 2019
FACTS
...SMOKING THE REGULAR CIGARETTE AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES.
E-cigarettes pose potential risks to the population as a whole. E-cigarettes could cause public
health harm if they:
Usage Trends
Between 2011 and 2018, past-30-day e-cigarette use grew dramatically among middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) students. E-cigarettes have been the most commonly used tobacco product by youth in the United States since 2014.
Dual use, or use of e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes by the same person, is common among youth and young adults (ages 18-24).
Among middle and high school students, Non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, and older students are more likely to use e-cigarettes than Non-Hispanic Black and younger students.
Teen Beliefs
Youth tobacco use in any form, including e-cigarettes, is unsafe.
A recent national survey showed that about 10% of U.S. youth believe e-cigarettes cause no harm, 62% believe they cause little or some harm, and 28% believe they cause a lot of harm when they are used some days but not every day.
In 2014, nearly 20% of young adults believe e-cigarettes cause no harm, more than half believe that they are moderately harmful, and 26.8% believe they are very harmful.
Young people who believe e-cigarettes cause no harm are more likely to use e-cigarettes than those who believe e-cigarettes cause a lot of harm.
Source: National Institute of Health on Drug Facts E-cigarettes.Adolescent health brief - Harm Perceptions of Intermittent Tobacco Product Use Among U.S. Youth, 2016
TIC , TAC- TATTOOS . ... part 2.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ARTHUR ... Part 2
Risk factors for arthritis include:
The Mayo clinci
The CDC data revealed on June 2018 data page that lesbian, gay, and bisexual high school students are at substantially more at risk for serious health outcomes as compared to their peers.
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