one-half of those who die do so within 1 hour of the start of symptoms and before reaching the hospital”. A heart attack happens to a person when the blood flow and oxygen supply to heart muscle is blocked‚ and it is mostly caused by the Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). CAD occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle (coronary arteries) become hardened and narrowed. It often causes irregular heart beat or rhythm by blocking blood stream. The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute suggest
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Running head: Inherited disease The Possibility of Inherited Diseases SC235-03: General Biology I – Human Perspectives Professor Frank Jenkins The Possibility of Inherited Diseases Our bodies are made up of cells and within those cells hold our unique DNA and genetic make-up called genes. Genes are made up of strings of DNA and contain the directions that our bodies use to make the millions of proteins our bodies use (Ireland‚ 2010). Our genes are further organized into something
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Halperin‚ Ian. (2009). The Final Years of Micheal Jackson Unmasked. Canada. Transit Media In Halperin’s depiction of the end of Michael Jackson’s life in his novel he recounts the major events towards the end of his career including; his 2005 child molestation trials‚ early allegations of child abuse‚ the mystery behind the mother of his child Blanket‚ his addiction to pain medications‚ his many illnesses and what really lead to the death of Michael Jackson. Halperin claims that he believes that
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Short essay on The Bhopal Gas Tragedy JAYAPRAKASH KAKADA By all accounts the Bhopal Gas leak on the night of 2-3 December 1984 is the worst chemical disaster in history. It took a heavy toll of human lives. People started dying within hours and more than 2000 lives were lost in the first few days. According to Dureja and Saxena one of the earliest of the ’Rescue Teams’ to reach Bhopal when panic was at its peak at major hospitals of the city‚ the patients could be graded symptomatically into four
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Alex Tovar March 29‚ 2013 Professor Levitt Informative Speech Assignment Brain Aneurysm Purpose: To inform my audience about Brain Aneurysm Thesis: I will speak about some facts on Brain Aneurysm. I will speak about the causes‚ symptoms‚ the treatment‚ the issues with it‚ the symptoms and the outcomes or results of it. I.Brain Aneurysm A. I had a friend who recently passed away about 6 months ago she had brain aneurysm. She didn’t know that she was getting it‚ according to her boyfriend who was
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Sjogren’s syndrome is a disease that causes dryness in your mouth and eyes. It can also lead to dryness in other places that need moisture‚ such as your nose‚ throat and skin. Most people who get Sjogren’s syndrome are older than 40. Nine of 10 are women. Sjogren’s syndrome is sometimes linked to rheumatic problems such as rheumatoid arthritis. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease. If you have an autoimmune disease‚ your immune system‚ which is supposed to fight disease‚ mistakenly attacks parts
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Coronary heart disease (CHD)‚ also known as ’ischemic heart disease’‚ is the most common form of heart disease. There are two major clinical forms – heart attack (often known as ’acute myocardial infarction’ or AMI) and angina. Coronary heart disease is the term that describes what happens when your heart’s blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries. Over time‚ the walls of your arteries can become clogged
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States (US) is heart disease; it is also the leading cause of disability among women. Currently‚ “8 million women in the US are living with heart disease; 35‚000 are under the age of 65” (Women’s Heart Foundation‚ 2011). Among American women in 2005 over 36 million were age 55 or older increasing their risk of coronary heart disease (Garvin‚ Moser‚ Riegel‚ McKinley‚ Doering‚ & An‚ 2003). . Coronary heart disease claims the lives of over 200‚000 females yearly. The disease more significantly impacts
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Botany online 1996-2004. No further update‚ only historical document of botanical science! Gibberellins In 1926 studied the Japanese E. KUROSAWA a rice disease that is known as the ‘foolish seedling’-disease in Japan. The plants grow extremely fast‚ look spindly and pale and break off easily. KUROSAWA detected that the reason for this abnormal growth is a substance that is secreted by a parasitic fungi (Fusarium moniliforme = Gibberella fujikuroi). It was termed gibberellin. During the thirties
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Clinical Manifestations 1. The nurse anticipates that Loren will describe her diarrhea as: A) Bloody. Feedback: CORRECT Clients with ulcerative colitis may experience as many as 10-20 liquid‚ bloody stools per day. B) Green and frothy. Feedback: INCORRECT This description is not associated with the diarrhea of ulcerative colitis. C) Gray with observable fat. Feedback: INCORRECT This describes stool often seen in pancreatitis. D) Clay-colored. Feedback: INCORRECT Clay-colored
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