Definition of Lifestyle disease Lifestyle disease: A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include atherosclerosis‚ heart disease‚ and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Regular physical activity helps prevent obesity‚ heart disease‚ hypertension‚ diabetes‚ colon cancer‚ and premature mortality. ‘Lifestyle diseases’ such as heart disease‚ some cancers and diabetes‚ which are no longer
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In one to three percent of Huntingtons Disease patients‚ have no family history of HD (HuntingtonsDisease1). Huntington’s disease is a very inconvenient and frustrating disease‚ scientists are trying to create treatments and a cure for Huntington’s disease. The one problem with finding a cure is the lack of funding‚ with your help though‚ there is hope. HD dose not have a cure‚ but knowing what it is‚ the history‚ current treatment‚ may help scientists find a cure and provide more funding for research
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understood‚ and sometimes morally flavored term. Alcoholism is described as a primary‚ chronic disease with genetic‚ psychosocial‚ and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations . This is a disease‚ which has destroyed many people and families‚ and is a constant burden on our society. For many years alcohol has been the most widely abused substance in America. Alcoholism is a disease with many possible causes‚ and several detrimental effects on the alcoholic and those around
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Citrus Diseases Citrus Canker Citrus canker is a highly contagious bacterial infection of citrus trees causing yellow halo-like lesions or scabs on the fruit‚ leaves and twigs of citrus trees. Severe infections can cause leaf loss‚ blemished fruit‚ fruit drop and die back. The canker bacterium spreads easily and quickly on air currents‚ insects‚ birds and on humans by means of clothing and infected implements. There are a variety of sprays designed to protect against infection including using
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Pathophysiology J. Dobrzyn May 31‚ 2013 Hodgkin ’s Disease In 1832 Thomas Hodgkin described a progressively fatal condition characterized by enormous lymph node swelling that he believed to be one disease. Characteristic cells involved in this disease were identified microscopically by Sternberg and Reed in 1898 and 1902‚ respectively. The identification of these cells‚ now known as Reed-Sternberg cells‚ allowed for the initial classification of Hodgkin ’s disease. In the past two decades advances in histology
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There is a constant dispute amongst the medical and psychological community as to whether alcoholism is‚ in fact‚ a disease or just a state of mind. Many of the researchers have classified alcoholism as a disease (Peele 1). Dictionary.com has defined "disease" broadly as an "involuntary choice made by the individual" (5 entries 1). This definition does not comply with alcoholics because they can‚ like any other human being‚ determine that drinking has many unwanted consequences behind it. But an
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Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a hereditary neurological disorder of the central nervous system that causes progressive degeneration of cells in the brain. This degeneration causes the affected person to slowly loose the ability to move‚ communicate and think. People are born with this disease‚ but won’t develop symptoms until between the ages of 30 – 50. Although Huntington’s disease can be traced back to the Middle Ages‚ it was first described by American physician George
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Anatomy & Physiology Gerald McGraw January 27‚ 2012 Addison’s Disease A disorder that takes place when your body produces an insufficient amount of certain hormones that are produced by the adrenal glands is called Addison’s disease. With Addison’s disease‚ the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and often times an insufficient amount of aldosterone as well. Doctors sometimes refer to Addison’s disease as the illness of chronic adrenal insufficiency‚ or also called hypocortisolism
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CHAPTER 6 Smallpox: A Primer Brenda J. McEleney Smallpox‚ is a virus that plagued humanity for millennia. It was the first and only disease ever intentionally eradicated from the face of this planet‚ a scourge defeated in a remarkable‚ never-before-attempted campaign of generosity and cooperation by the nations of the world. Its eradication was a triumphant symbol of science and dogged persistence winning over nature. Moreover‚ its eradication was a gift of man to all mankind. Yet‚ is it possible
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Excessive intake on the quantity and quality of food could result to an increase in weight and obesity. Individuals are less likely to suffer from heart disease‚ diabetes‚ stroke‚ some cancers‚ and other chronic diseases if they consume foods which are rich in fruits and vegetables (http://www.uwec.edu/Watershed/research/upload/HealthyEatingPoster2012-2.pdf). Research also shows that children in poor diet contributes to overweight by eating on fast food restaurants including
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