Cardiovascular Disease Information “Cardiovascular disease is the commonest chronic illness in our society‚ and I think in the world” (Lewis‚ 2013). Many people suffer from cardiovascular disease there are times where it is too late to do anything about it. Suzanne Hughes‚ MSN‚ RN states that some risks factors of cardiovascular disease that we cannot change are “being a man early in life and our family history”. Some other causes of cardiovascular disease that can be prevented are the type of
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Obesity Is Not a Disease Kevin Moore BCOM/275 7/01/2013 Dion Williams Obesity Is Not a Disease On June 18 the American Medical Association voted to categorize obesity as a disease‚ moving the condition above its past designation as a major health concern. I disagree with this decision. The AMA said in a memo that more widespread recognition of obesity as a disease “could result in greater investments by government and the private sector to develop and reimburse obesity treatments. (American
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Communicable Disease/Hepatitis Francois Drof HCS/457 March 18‚ 2013 Lindsay Cogan Communicable Disease/Hepatitis B The communicable disease I have chosen for this paper is Hepatitis. Hepatitis B is a liver disease that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This virus can cause infections that can last a life time. These infections include cirrhosis of the liver (scarring)‚ liver cancer‚ liver failure‚ and ultimately death. Hepatitis B is highly contagious and this disease affects one
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Equine Diseases I have had pretty much every “farm animal” except a horse. I’ve always liked riding my uncles house and I think it would be nice to understand some of the different terms and diseases in horses. They are different from the hogs and cattle we’ve had and they seem like they need more care to stay healthy. I always hear different terms that I’m not exactly sure what they mean. One of them is “cribbing”. This is a fairly common issue in horses that are kept in a smaller area. It’s
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Heart Disease Stephanie Rodriguez CHCP Abstract According to the World Health Organization‚ cardiovascular disease is the most common death in the U.S. These heart attacks and strokes are responsible for more than 15 million deaths worldwide each year. Doctors assure that every day nearly 2‚500 people in many other countries around the world die from heart diseases. In my opinion‚ the heart is a major important
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Celiac Disease Celiac Disease is an auto-immune disorder that sucks to have. Once diagnosed you have to stay on a gluten free diet for the rest of your life. Gluten is a protein found in wheat‚ rye‚ and barley. These grains are in many foods that we eat today and it is an extremely hard diet to be on. If you aren’t diagnosed and eat gluten regularly you are pretty much screwed and have a greater chance of dying earlier than you would of a normal person. 1 in 133 people have Celiac disease. This essay
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Stargardt disease is an inherited disease that leads to blindness. This disease occurs around 1 in every 10‚000 children and is an autosomal recessive disease‚ therefore only being able to trace which parent has it‚ once the child has been confirmed whether or not to have this disease. It is caused by mascular degeneration‚ which eventually leads to blindness. Mascular degeneration is where the mascular part of the retina‚ where there are the most light-receptors‚ rods and cones (that are used for
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Cardiovascular disease is a common chronic illness in our society and it causes over half the deaths in the US each year. It affects all aspects of the heart. It affects the arteries that supply blood to the heart‚ the valves which pumps the blood and the heart muscles‚ itself. People who don’t take care of themselves can develop cardiovascular disease‚ which can cause heart attacks‚ congestive heart failure or strokes. A patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease increases if they smoke
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INSERT INTRO Although contrary to popular belief Lyme disease is very easily prevented. The easiest way to do this is when outside where long clothing that covers up almost all of your skin. This makes it harder for ticks or any other insects carrying the disease to burrow into your skin and use it as a shelter. Another very easy prevention for Lyme Disease is to avoid areas that are known to have insects that carry this disease. The most common places to find these insects is rural or suburban
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Unit 4222-264 The principles of infection prevention and control Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the preventiont and control of infections 1.1. Explain employee’s roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. Infection is a major cause of human suffering. Even relatively minor infections can become more serious‚ leading to major infection and can‚ in some cases‚ lead to patient death. In addition to patient suffering‚ infection causes
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