Alcohol consumption during pregnancy leads to shortcomings in the development of the fetus. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the most common birth defect caused by teratogen exposure in the early developmental stages. This prenatal exposure to alcohol...

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION1.1 Oral HealthOral health is a vital part of general health and oral cavity is considered as a mirror to the health of individuals and communities.(1, 2) World Health Organization (WHO) defines oral health as "a state of being...

A local board of health can be defined as an administrative body generally concerned with recognizing the health needs of the people and coordinating and implementing health initiatives on either a municipal, county, state or provincial level. The...

Smoking is one of the leading causes to death. It damages nearly every organ of the human body, and some of its harmful effects are immediate. When looking at this ad, one can say that The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation tends to portray the...

Peptic UlcerA peptic ulcer is a sore in the inner lining of the esophagus, stomach or upper small intestine. Ulcers form when the intestine or stomach's protective layer is broken down. When this happens, digestive juices-which contain hydrochloric...

article titled "Dinner rituals that correlate with child and adult BMI" authored by Dr. B Wansink and Dr. E. van Kleef. This article was published in the journal Obesity in 2014. I found this to be a highly interesting and very relevant article...

Did you know that there's cocoa powder in hot chocolate mix? Well of course you do, but do you know that there's Calcium Carbonate in it too? I know what you're thinking, whats calcium carbonate? Well, I'm going to tell you, but first you need to...

Garcinia CambogiaGarcinia Cambogia (also known as Malabar tamarind) is a tropical fruit that grows in the Southeast Asia region. It is mainly popular for its weight loss effects in addition to other benefits such as replacing fat with toned muscles...

Healthy lifestyle is defined as a way of living including behaviours that promote or impair good health and longevity from being affected by any diseases. Healthy lifestyle have an influence on health status (Bellow &Breslow, 1972). Good health...

Interprofessional Teams in the Healthcare SettingAccording to Koch (2014), Members of an interprofessional team can include, "chaplains, nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, physical therapists, physicians, respiratory therapists, social workers, and...