Essays about: "chronic illnesses"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words chronic illnesses.
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1. “I Wish Everyone Would Understand How Isolating being Chronically Ill Can Be” : A Qualitative Study on Teenagers’ Experiences of Everyday Life with Dysautonomia
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema BarnAbstract : “Dysautonomia” or a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, affects approximately 70 million children and adults worldwide. Despite this, a small fraction of studies focus on the experiences of children and teenagers' living with conditions related to dysautonomia. READ MORE
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2. Hysterical Bodies: A socio-legal and feminist policy analysis of gender bias in the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the US, UK, and Canada
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : This thesis is an exploration of gender bias in the treatment of chronic illnesses by analysing the relationship between gender, feminism, and ableism in regard to power relations within a human rights healthcare-focused framework. Through a combination of feminist theory and critical disability theory, this thesis aims to answer how gendered cycles of inequality are perpetuated within healthcare systems specifically in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. READ MORE
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3. THE ABSENCE OF THE ROLE OF UNITED NATION IN MIDDLE EAST PRISON AND VICTIMIZATION, HOW THIS AFFECTS PRISONERS HEALTH
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)Abstract : The absence of the United Nations in the Middle East countries has resulted in the victimization and violation of human rights in prisons. People imprisoned for opposing the government are detained and tortured unlawfully. READ MORE
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4. Performance of SpheriCal® standards as calibrants for IgG glycopeptide analysis using MALDI-MS
University essay from KTH/Tillämpad fysikalisk kemiAbstract : I dagens samhälle finns alla möjliga sorters sjukdomar - alltifrån den vanliga säsongsinfluensan till mer allvarliga infektioner och kroniska sjukdomar som cancer och Alzheimers. Därför finns även ett stort intresse för att kunna ställa rätt diagnos samt söka möjliga behandlingar och att bota dessa sjukdomar. READ MORE
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5. Is omega-3 from algae a good substitute to fish oil – in human nutrition?
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Polyunsaturated fatty acids have been proven to be important for human health, especially the omega 3 and 6. Humans cannot synthesise these fatty acids by themselves and need therefore to get them from external sources. Omega-6 is found in many different foods, such as flaxseeds, walnuts, and vegetable oils. READ MORE