Energy Drinks   Consumption of energy drinks (such as Redbull®, Monster Energy Drink®, and Rockstar®) among children, teenagers, and young adults has risen in the last decade. Emergency department visits relating to energy drink consumption has also risen (Thorlton, 2014). These drinks contain various vitamins and electrolytes, and other ingredients that alter the body’s fluid […]

Dialysis Safety   Hemodialysis (also known as “dialysis”) is a common treatment for patients with kidney disease. In the United States, more than 468,000 patients are on dialysis (NIH, 2018). Since 1993, hospitalization rates related to the process of dialysis has risen between 47-87% (CDC, 2018).   Many patients seek dialysis care at outpatient facilities […]

Tobacco Usage “On Dec. 20, 2019, the President signed legislation amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and raising the federal minimum age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. It is now illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product—including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes—to anyone under 21.”   Perform […]

Diets and Dietary Supplements Individuals trying to lose weight or increase their energy levels commonly resort to various diets and dietary supplements such as Paleo diet, Atkins diet, Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, and various weight loss/energy marketed supplements. Research the different types of diets and dietary supplements that are marketed to the public and address […]

Select ONE of the following viral agents for your assignment. Human papillomavirus, Influenza A, Hepatitis B, Rotavirus, Norovirus, Varicella-zoster, Ebola, Zika virus, West Nile virus Step 2 Research the chosen viral agent to examine the anatomical structures and diseases associated with it.     Step 3 Using the template below, answer the following:   Where the […]

What makes the covid19 pandemic amenable to various coping styles? Discuss each one in relation to covid19. What (if anything) do you plan to incorporate into your coping “toolbox”? How have you coped with the stressors related to covid19 and what if anything do you plan to change?

Complex ANOVAs, ANCOVAs, and MANOVAs  This week we will continue our discussion of ANOVAs to cover more than one independent variable, a covariate, or multiple dependent variables. We will learn how to analyze and interpret the results from a factorial ANOVA (more than one between-subjects or within-subjects independent variable), mixed-design ANOVA (combination of at least […]

1. What is a goal that you want to set for yourself? Describe briefly. Try to identify a simple, specific goal (e.g. to make sure you vote this November 8th, to start exercising regularly, to get an A on a specific paper/exam/project, to take a trip to somewhere, to spend more time outdoors, to finish […]

As a group we are debating the pros and cons for pharmaceutical pricing caps. I am on the cons side which means I have to have the side where I think pharmaceutical companies should no have a price limit on their medications. My part is going to be about 2-3 min speech on why I […]

a. Discuss your observations about the foundational principles supporting this theory. Choose one or more of the identified principles and speak about how they do or don’t ‘connect’ or make ‘fit’ for you. (e.g. I appreciate that there are ‘patterns’ – or ways of responding or being in relationship that tend to repeat. I think […]