HSC 440 Let's Write!!!! :) by Amy https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw Post your 5 to 7 sentence summary of your article here, followed by the citation and your birth date without the year. Example: 0703 for July 3. en-us 2016-08-26 14:30:06 UTC 2016-09-02 16:37:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Example: Nelson and Smith (2014) conducted a study to determine. . . .(a paragraph of about 5 to 7 sentences). This is just a summary; it is not an abstract. We will review your summaries in class on Wednesday, so have your paragraph posted to this site by our class period on Wednesday. Please bring your laptop and your article on W & F. You will have about 15 minutes of class time to touch it up, but then we will start reviewing the paragraphs as a group.  If you don't have a laptop, no worries, you can type it on this site at home by class on Wednesday and all will be fine.   amy_m_nelson https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120039102 Nelson, A. & Smith, P. (2014) APA citation      here in correct format. Don't worry about indenting on this site, though. 

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]]> 2016-08-26 14:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120039102 https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120443342 A great resource to help you write your paragraph is the Purdue Owl Website. Click General Writing, Academic Writing, Paragraphs and Paragraphing. See you in class on Wednesday! I look forward to reading your summaries!
Prof. Amy Nelson]]> 2016-08-29 23:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120443342 This article discusses a randomized control trial to determine the efficacy of a home exercise program versus a home exercise program in combination with a robot-assisted intervention to improving quality of life and depression for people suffering after stroke. Both interventions have been delivered via telerabilitation. The HEP group were instructed in a customized program using his/her affected UE for 3 hrs/day, 5 days/week for a total of 8 weeks in a 12-week period. The robotic device and HEP group were prescribed an identical dose of intervention but theres included use of The Hand Mentor Pro robotic device. A device that assists movement of the wrist and fingers. The outcome measures were the SIS (Stroke Impact Scale) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The telerehabilitation consists of weekly phone calls and data from the robot-assisted device that will be transmitted to the Mentor-Home website, allowing the therapist to tweak the settings of the robot to increase the challenge for the participants. The results indicate that both interventions improved QOL and depression outcomes less than 6 months after stroke, but both interventions were very similar outcomes. The paper then goes on to say that clinicians may choose the intervention based on factors such as patient comfort with technology and room for the device.  One thing that I think is a benefit of the robotic therapy is that is provides a lot of sensory and proprioceptive feedback with very little distal movements, which is better then seen in typical HEP. Linder, S.,  Rosenfeldt, A.,  Bay,  R., Sahu, K.,  Wolf, S.  and Alberts, J. (2015). Improving Quality of Life and Depression after Stroke Though Telerehabilitation, American Journal Of Occupational Therapy, 69 (2), 665-589.   amy_m_nelson https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120667561 0101]]> 2016-08-30 18:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120667561 https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120701814 There are several different ways women can discover that they have breast cancer, and this article outlines those detection methods along with how often they were used during the years between 1980 and 2003. The NHIS (National Health Interview Survey) gathered data via in-person interviews in order to gather the population of women surveyed in this study. 17,425 females had participated in the NHIS interview and based on responses, the number was narrowed down to 361 breast cancer survivors. Conductors of the survey then asked these women how their cancer was detected. Detection methods included finding the cancer by accident, finding the cancer by doing a self-examination, finding by doctor during regular exam, found via mammogram, and the option to not respond was also given. Breast cancer detection methods did not vary based on year of diagnosis or race. The detection methods did, however, vary based on age at diagnosis and income. Those women who were older or who had lower incomes tended to detect their cancers by mammography more than those women who were younger or who had higher incomes. Once the data was gathered, researchers found that 43% of women detected their breast cancer through mammogram while the other percentage of women used other methods. Since mammography is often emphasized in breast cancer education programs, researchers were wondered why only 43% of cases were detected by mammogram. The article came to an end when the researchers stated that more research needs to be done to figure out why more cases of breast cancer are not detected by mammogram.

Roth, M.Y., Elmore, J.G., Yi-Frazier, J.P., Reisch, L.M., Oster, N.V., & Miglioretti, D.L. (2011). Self-detection remains a key method of breast cancer detection for U.S. women. Journal of Women’s Health, 8, 1135-1139. doi:10.1089/jwh.2010.2493

0725]]> 2016-08-30 21:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120701814 The research was carried out at Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Nai-Wen examined the effects of an early postoperative walking exercise program on health status in lung cancer patients recovering from lung lobectomy. Nai-wen’s and his group purpose of study was to explore how walking exercise affected and improved the pulmonary function and physical function over time with lung cancer patient after accommodating a surgical treatment. This study will be helpful and useful in the main topic as an international examination for lung cancer patients although it was in a different culture. Lung cancer and other malignant tumors was the main cause of death in Taiwan since 1982. That reason drove a strong desire to know and learn something about their treatment technique after a surgery (Nai-Wen Chang, 2014). mohamedhussien_ali76 https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120716820

Nai-Wen Chang, K.-C. L.-C.-H.-H. (2014). Effects of an early postoperative walking exercise programme on. journal of clincal nursing , 3391-3402. 


]]> 2016-08-30 23:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120716820 https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120721114 In a study by Borowitz et al. (2015) the improvements in weight and BMI (body mass index) of cystic fibrosis patients with the G551D  mutation on ivacaftor were assessed (Borowitz et al., 2015). It is important that the regulation of protein channels opening and closing is normal in order to transport chloride and bicarbonate across the apical membrane of epithelial cells. The G551D mutation affects the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) by not allowing enough ions to transfer across the protein channel to reach the cell membrane. The oral CFTR potentiator, ivacaftor, increases the probability of the CFTR channel opening. Two hundred and thirteen patients were randomized and given either ivacaftor 150mg or the placebo every twelve hours for forty eight weeks. Weight, height, and BMI were taken at day fifteen, week eight, and then every eight weeks thereafter which gave the final result that the nutritional status of the patients on ivacaftor were improved. A better nutritional status is linked to cystic fibrosis patients having an improved lung function although it was not tested in this study.

Borowitz, D., Lubarsky, B., Wilschanski, M., Munck, A., Gelfond, D., Bodewes, F., & Schwarzenberg, S.J. (2015). Nutritional status improved in cystic fibrosis patients with the G551D mutation after treatment with ivacaftor. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 61 (1), 198-207. doi:10.1007/s10620-015-3834-2

1230]]> 2016-08-31 00:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120721114 Multiple Sclerosis https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120727894 This article discusses a study that was conducted over a three year time frame, in which researchers studied the neuropsychiatric status in people with Multiple Sclerosis. The researchers goal was to test the hypothesis that Multiple Sclerosis patients suffer clinical declines and to determine what neurological areas suffer most from MS related injury (Roy, Rodgers, Drake, Zivadinov, Weinstock-Guttman, & Benedict, 2015). Through the use of a variety of self or informant reports and questionnaires they asses different areas such as depression, fatigue and neuropsychological symptoms (Roy et al., 2015).  Compared to the healthy controls, researchers found that MS patients rated higher on tests evaluating decline in physical symptoms but reported very little to no changes in personality. over the three year period. The lack of changes in personality contracted the original hypothesis.

Roy, S., Rodgers, J., Drake, A., Zivadinov, R., Weinstock-Guttman, B., & Benedict, R. (2015). Stable neuropsychiatric status in multiple sclerosis: A 3-year study. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 22(4), 569-574. doi:10.1177/1352458515597570 

0529]]> 2016-08-31 01:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120727894 When babies are born, there are many different tests, grouped together as newborn screenings (NBS), to ensure they are healthy. One test they undergo is screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH). This article focuses on the different ways of screening for CH, how effective they are in diagnosing children with CH, and how well each state follows-up on their patients. They took seven states from the Midwest (Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Indiana) and compared the different types of screening each state uses, how effective they are, and if they need to change their ways of screening. Clinicians and parents of children diagnosed with CH through NBS were asked to participate in this study. This was a long term study because they wanted to see if the screening was effective and also because they used mailed surveys, so responses took time. Children with CH were better helped and diagnosed when there was a follow-up program. Because of these findings, a few of the states implemented follow-up programs to help improve diagnosis and improve the child's health. https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120730427 Wintergerst, K., Gembel, G., Kreipe, T., Zeller, P., Eugster, E., Young, B., . . . Gorman, L. (2014). Congenital hypothyroidism long-term follow-up project: Navigating the rough waters of a multi-center, multi-state public health project. Journal of Genetic Counseling, (25), 464-472. 
dio:10.1007/s10897-9790-8.
0512]]> 2016-08-31 01:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120730427 Asthma in Children https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120739121 The most common chronic illness in children is asthma, and the prevalence has continued to increase along with levels of air pollution (Gasana, Dillikar, Mendy, Forno, & Ramos Vieira, 2012).  The authors of this article conducted a study to determine the association between motor vehicle pollutants and asthma in children. The researchers used 420 meta-analysis studies previously published to determine to which pollutants have been researched the most in relation to asthma and wheeze. The severity of exposure to nitrogen oxides, particulate matters, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and ozone was then studied in relation to hospitalization and asthma diagnoses from physician billing and hospital discharge records. The results of the meta-analysis showed that exposure to higher levels of these pollutants can increase the risk of asthma in children, and it is a real environmental hazard that must be addressed for the safety and health of children.
 
 
Gasana, J., Dillikar, D., Mendy, A., Forno, E.,  & Ramos Vieira, E. (2012). Motor vehicle air pollution and asthma in children: A meta-analysis. Environmental Research, 117, 36-45.

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]]> 2016-08-31 03:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120739121 https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120749877 In this article, the aim of the study by Ellis-Hill and Kang (2015) was to see how people, who are affected by Parkinson’s disease, can live their lives successfully. Usually in the case of diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, the value of life is diminished and those that suffer from this disease have a diminished self-efficacy and may suffer from other psychological issues such as depression and anxiety. The study had found that the subjects, whom had more education on the aspect of their disease, had a higher rate of being able to live successfully with their disease. Also those that receive support during their struggle with this disease, are found to have a better outlook on life in general (Ellis-Hill & Kang, 2015). 

Ellis-Hill, C. & Kang, M (2015) How do people live life successfully with Parkinson’s disease?. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24, 2314-2322, doi:10.1111/jocn.12819
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]]> 2016-08-31 05:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120749877 The article I chose focuses on the Zika virus in patients from Brazil. The authors mention that this illness has not been around since the late 1940's, but has made it's recent comeback. The Zika virus originated from mosquito bites. They think this can be the reason why this disease is so widespread. In Brazil, they ran tests on nine people who had the illness and were willing to further their research. Out of these nine, seven were pregnant women. The scientists concluded that this virus affects pregnant women more often that anyone else. So to me, those seven women were probab the focal point of the testing. They would test the urine and saliva of these infected participants because that is where they could detect the Zika particles.                                                                                                  Bonaldo M, Ribeiro I, Lima N, dos Santos A, Menezes L, da Cruz S, Furtado D, de Moura E, Damasceno L, da Silva K, de Castro M, Gerber A, de Almeida L, Oliveira R, Vasconcelos A, Brasil P. (2016) Isolation of Infected Zika Virus from Urine and saliva from Patients in Brazil. doi: 10.1371                                    blake_donnelly https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120751703
0505]]> 2016-08-31 06:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120751703 Cancer- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) taylor_j_nelson https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120855614 Acute Myeloid Leukemia is a very proactive cancer that has many outcomes. Physicians relied on clinical features of the patient and their disease to determine the treatment for each patient. Determining weather the risk is favorable or unfavorable, is based souly on  cytogenetics. Despite the advances they have made with cytogenetics, the room to determine the clinical outcome, with patients with AML , stays limited. Recent years have shown us advances in sequencing mutations in AML. Being able to identify the specific genes is helping them determine prognosis. The methods they will use for this are, patient cohort, genetic analysis, and statistical analysis. Patient cohort created a study looking 197 patients with AML and seeing what their prognosis was and see if they can identify the cytogenetic risk. Genetic Analysis is determining the mutation and cytogenetic risk and ranking these risks. Statistical analysis is using previous data to decide what they think might happen. Results with this show follow-up time was 3 years for people who lived and 1 year for people who passed away, median age was 49 and 55% were males.
Sloan, C.E. & Luskin, M.R. & Bocutti, A.M. & Sehgal, A.R. & Zhao, J. & Daber, R.D & Morrissette, J.J.D. & Luger, S.M. & Bagg, A. & Gimotty, P.A. & Carroll, M. (2016). A modified integrated genetic model for risk prediction in younger patients with acute myeloid leukemia. PLoS ONE,  11(4).

0221]]> 2016-08-31 15:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120855614 Multiple Sclerosis  https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120872106 This article is about a study that was conducted to see if there is a correlation between cognitive functioning and daily functioning for people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). For this study researchers found people diagnosed with MS and people without MS for a control group. Both groups had participants with varying levels of education and in differing states of physical shape. The researchers tested both groups cognitive and daily functioning through different tests that measure both cognitive and physical functioning. The results showed a correlation between cognitive functioning and physical functioning for those with MS and no or little correlation for those without MS. These findings supported the hypothesis that cognitive functioning issues do tend to affect physical daily functioning in people diagnosed with MS. Although the findings were pretty clear cut, there were limitations. Those limitations were the lack of other studies similar to this one to compare results with.

Goverover, Y., Chiaravalloti, N. & DeLuca, J. (2016). Brief international cognitive assessment for multiple sclerosis (BICAMS) and performance of everyday life tasks: Actual reality. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 22(4), 544-550. doi: 10.1177/1352458515593637

1204]]> 2016-08-31 16:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120872106 Crohn's Disease       The article I chose is about emergency surgery that can be needed for people who are diagnosed with Crohn's disease. The study in question involved 38 patients and it states within the article that 17 of those 38 had to undergo emergency surgery for the disease. Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the intestines, more commonly the small bowel along with the beginning of the colon. Symptoms can include chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and rectal bleeding.               https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120872180
Hefaidh R., Miloudi N., Smida M,. & Zaibi R. (2016) Emergency surgery for Crohn's disease. Tunis Med Pubmed. 94 (3). 210-215

08/25]]> 2016-08-31 16:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120872180 Obesity in Healthcare https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120872700 In this article, the purpose of the study was to provide research on the measures of external costs of obesity and the form of publicly funded health-care expenditures, and how this cost changes when the distribution of obesity in the population changes.  During the past five decades in the United States, total medical expenditures and the proportion of medical expenditures financed with public funds have both increased significantly. From the years 1960 and 2010 the prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States increased from 13.4% to 35.9%.  The estimated public cost equates to an
average marginal cost of $27 per year, per adult for a one-unit increase in BMI foreach adult in the U.S. population. The evidence presented here suggests that obesity accounts for a significant fraction of public medical expenditures and that annual expenditures
would increase by $6.0 billion if every adult gained one unit of BMI.

MacEwan, J. P., Alston, J. M., & Okrent, A. M. (2014). The consequences of obesity for the external costs of hublic Health insurance in the United States. Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, 36(4), 696-716. doi:10.1093/aepp/ppu014

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]]> 2016-08-31 16:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120872700 Breast Cancer gretchy_27 https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120872899 Breast cancer screening has become increasingly important, especially for places such as Belgium, who has the highest incidence of breast cancer in Europe. The article stated that social inequalities do take affect. They conducted a study to see what percentage of Belgium women have had a breast screening in the past two years. The researchers took into account the women's
educational level and had this as a variable.  The authors emphasize that the less educated individuals should have more public awareness on the importance of breast cancer screening.

Renard, F., Demarest, S., Van Oyen, H., & Tafforeau, J. (2014). Using multiple measures to assess changes in social inequalities for breast cancer screening. European Journal Of Public Health, 24(2), 275-280. doi:eurpub/ckt116

0427]]> 2016-08-31 16:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120872899 Type II Diabetes myles_ching https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120873213 A study was conducted to test the effect of two time efficient high intensity exercise interventions on exercise capacity, glycemic control and other cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes. 21 people with type II diabetes were assigned to low volume high intensity interval exercise or extremely low volume sprint interval exercise three times a week for 12 weeks. The study showed that lower than recommended exercise guidelines and greatly improve aerobic exercise capacity, however it did not improve glycemic control in those 12 weeks.

Revdal, A., Hollekim-Strand, S. M., & Ingul, C. B. (2016). Can Time Efficient Exercise Improve Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes? A Pilot Study. Journal Of Sports Science & Medicine, 15(2), 308-313.

0208]]> 2016-08-31 16:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120873213 Obesity in the workplace: Impact on Cardiovascular disease, Cost, and utilization of care.                                                          Although there are various health diseases and illnesses that impact United states communities, there is one disease that can be the culprit to various conditions. Obesity is known to be the underlying cause to conditions like cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension and diabetes. Considering this condition, there are many ways in which obesity not only creates stress in a person’s life physically but also financially. Throughout this article, it is discussed how obesity can make an impact in the workplace environment throughout the united states. The study was done at a supplier company that has various manufacturing sites throughout the country. Employees were given a health risk assessment and then evaluated to measure the amount of ‘Episodes” or treatments for a certain illness (cite). The cost of the total amount of payments for the treatment was also evaluated. The main purpose of the study was to examine the cost of illnesses in the work place and confirm that obesity should be a focus of prevention(cite). After assessing the results of the study, it was concluded that  employees that were considered obese, had a higher cost for their health treatments. This due to the fact that obesity is a key risk factor for various other conditions. The cost for employees health treatments and health care visits showed  significantly higher than employees that maintained a normal-average body weight (cite).  In conclusion, the focus on preventing obesity will not only improve the physical lives of hundreds of employees across the country, but also decrease the cost of care for each individual.  https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120874409    Colombi, M.A., & Wood, C. (2011). Obesity in the workplace: Impact on cardiovascular disease, cost, and utilization of care. American Health and Drug Benefits, 4 (5), 271-277. 

0530]]> 2016-08-31 16:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120874409 https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120876020 This is article is an analysis of several studies previously conducted in England, Sweden, and the United States. It focuses on the idea of hypertension and diabetes mellitus’ having a direct effects on verbal memory later in life.  Focusing on the chronic illness of diabetes, these longitudinal population studies included subjects that were diagnosed in mid- and late-life. The abstract points out, the Swedish data could be inaccurate due to the medication being limited to those with lower-education and were earlier-born (Kelly et al., 2016). Unfortunately, after reading the article there was more valuable information about the treatment styles in the other countries.

Kelly, A., Calamia, M., Koval, A., Terrera, G. , Piccinin, A., Clouston, S., Hassing, L., Bennett, D., Johansson, B., & Hofer, S. (2016). Independent and interactive impacts of hypertension and diabetes mellitus on verbal memory: A coordinated analysis of longitudinal data from England, Sweden, and the United States. Psychology & Aging, 31(3), 262-273. doi:10.1037/pag0000078

]]> 2016-08-31 16:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120876020 This is article is an analysis of several studies previously conducted in England, Sweden, and the United States. It focuses on the idea of hypertension and diabetes mellitus’ having a direct effects on verbal memory later in life.  Focusing on the chronic illness of diabetes, these longitudinal population studies included subjects that were diagnosed in mid- and late-life. The abstract points out, the Swedish data could be inaccurate due to the medication being limited to those with lower-education and were earlier-born (Kelly et al., 2016). Unfortunately, after reading the article there was more valuable information about the treatment styles in the other countries.                                                                                                                                Kelly, A., Calamia, M., Koval, A., Terrera, G. , Piccinin, A., Clouston, S., . . . Hofer, S. (2016). Independent and interactive impacts of hypertension and diabetes mellitus on verbal memory: A coordinated analysis of longitudinal data from England, Sweden, and the United States. <i>Psychology & Aging, 31</i>(3), 262-273. doi:10.1037/pag0000078 https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120876138 1225


]]> 2016-08-31 16:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120876138 Breast Cancer  sydney_harris https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120880431 This article discusses the difference in survival rate and quality of care for those diagnosed with breast cancer and living in poverty in United States verses Canada. The study was done over several years, 1996 through 2011. The two areas studied were California and Ontario. It was hypothesized that Canadian women with breast cancer who live in such high-poverty neighborhoods with experience better care and survival rates compared with their counterparts in the United States (Gorey, K. M., Richter, N. L., Luginaah, I. N., Hamm, C., Holowaty, E. J., Guangyong, Z., & Balagurusamy, M. K., 2015). Several different methods were used to compare findings such as sampling the historical cohorts of both areas. Women with malignant breast cancer were randomly selected from three geographic areas in Ontario and California between 1996 and 2000 and compared the health records of the patients selected. It was found that the survival rate among the women in Ontario (78.5%) seemed somewhat better than that of women who were uninsured or publicly insured in California (70%) (Gorey, K. M., Richter, N. L., Luginaah, I. N., Hamm, C., Holowaty, E. J., Guangyong, Z., & Balagurusamy, M. K., 2015). Although it was found that early diagnosis in both areas were roughly the same, 64.5% in California and 65% in Ontario, who were privately insured, Ontarian women were 12% more likely to be diagnosed early than were the uninsured or publicly insured women in California. Overall, with all the findings in this study it was found that women living in poverty with breast cancer receive better care and are more likely to survive in Canada than in the United States (Gorey, K. M., Richter, N. L., Luginaah, I. N., Hamm, C., Holowaty, E. J., Guangyong, Z., & Balagurusamy, M. K., 2015). 
 
 Gorey, K. M., Richter, N. L., Luginaah, I. N., Hamm, C., Holowaty, E. J., Guangyong, Z., & Balagurusamy, M. K. (2015). Breast cancer among women living in poverty: Better care in Canada than in the United States. Social Work Research, 39(2), 107-118. doi:swr/svv006
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]]> 2016-08-31 16:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120880431 Obesity https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120961073 This study was based around whether asian american college students have a difference in obesity from other Americans. In order to study this they gathered several hundred asian college students from multiple locations in the United States. The research conducted did not prove that there was a correlation between different ethnicities and the how obese they are. However, we must keep in mind that different cultures may have differences in obesity that further research could prove.

0823]]> 2016-08-31 20:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120961073 Parkinson's Disease https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120983679 The article begins with a description of Parkinson's Disease (PD) as a whole. PD is a neurological disorder of the central nervous system. Many of the signs and symptoms develop and progress slowly over time. These include bradykinesia, tremors, and rigid movement. PD is believed to be caused by the dopamine producing nerve cells within the brain dying prematurely. This causes the brain to ineffectively communicate with the muscles of the body. Treatments for PD include Carbidopa-Levodopa, deep brain stimulation (DBS), and exercise. Carbidopa-Levodopa is typically an oral tablet taken three or four times a day. DBS is a treatment used when oral medication is ineffective. It is a surgery in which the brain is stimulated with different electric currents in an effort to make PD have less effects on the patient. Finally, exercise has been shown to improve symptoms of PD significantly for patients who exercise.

 Parkinson's disease. (Cover story). (2016). Mayo Clinic Health Letter, 34(9), 1-3. doi:  117288039 
0420]]> 2016-09-01 00:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/120983679 Hypertension katy_bergenske https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/121003859 Hypertension is the leading risk of premature death, stroke and heart disease around the world (Joffres, Falaschetti, Gillespie, Robitaille, Loustalot, Poulter, McAlister, Johansen, Baclic & Campbell, 2013). The authors of this article conducted this study to compare hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in England, the USA, and Canada. The study shows the correlation that hypertension has with stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality rates. It was conducted through non-institutionalized population surveys over the years 2006-2010 from an age range of 20-79; England was surveyed in 2006, the USA was surveyed from 2007-2010, and Canada was surveyed from 2007-2009. England and Canada used automatic oscillometric devices in their surveys and the USA used mercury wall sphygmomanometer models to measure blood pressure. The prevalence of hypertension is lowest in Canada (19.5%) and higher in the USA (29%) and England (30%). Hypertension awareness is close to 80% in the USA (81%) and Canada (83%) and lower in England (65%). England also has lower levels of hyper- tension treatment (England 51%; the USA 74%; Canada 80%) and control (England 27%; the USA 53%; Canada 66%) (Joffres et al., 2013). 

Joffres, M., Falaschetti, E., Gillespie C., Robitaille, C., Loustalot, F., Poulter, N., McAlister, F. A., Johansen, H., Baclic, O. & Campbell, N. (2013). Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in national surveys from England, the USA and Canada, and correlation with stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality: a cross- sectional study. BMJ Open, 1-9. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013- 003423 

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]]> 2016-09-01 04:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/121003859 Great work, everyone! I appreciate everyone's willingness to try this site with me! In class Friday, September 2, work in pairs to critique each other's entries and choose two other entries to critique together. Write down at least three errors for each article; I'll collect these after class! Thank you! amy_m_nelson https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/121133265 2016-09-01 16:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_m_nelson/x04csjdqywgw/wish/121133265