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Does A Program That Focuses On Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors In A Rural Community?, Research Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa
Does A Program That Focuses On Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors In A Rural Community?, Research Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa
REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health
Interventions like HeartHealth—that focus on self-care of heart disease risk factors and that are driven by collaboration with the community of interest—are effective in medically underserved, socioeconomically distressed rural areas.
Morgellons Disease, Yaya L. Besong
Morgellons Disease, Yaya L. Besong
Research Symposium
Background: A case of a patient who was been diagnosed with Morgellons disease, a rare disease, and an interesting case because of the uniqueness of its presentation. The analysis of this case is important because it will help to point out some of the characteristics that can be used to identify this disease. My patient in this paper did demonstrate in front of the doctor and myself, foreign material extruding from her skin and inside her mouth. The patient has also suffered severe distress with nonhealing skin ulcerations and excruciating pain. The paper will examine existing literature on Morgellons disease …