The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention list Nephritis‚ Nephrotic Syndrome‚ and Nephrosis as number nine in the top ten leading causes of death among Hispanic Americans (Hispanic or Latino Populations‚ 2015). Each of these conditions is a type of kidney disease in which the kidneys cannot effectively filter wastes from the blood. Chronic Kidney Disease‚ or CKD‚ can lead to many severe health problems. Because the kidneys filter the blood‚ CKD can cause the body to retain fluid that can lead
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Article Review: Lyme Disease HCS 457 September‚ 2012 Professor Michelle Clemmons Article Review The World Health Organization defines “Health education as any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health‚ by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes” (WHO‚ 2012‚ p. 2). The best weapon in preventing a disease outbreak is community action and education. Articles are published to provide valuable information regarding past
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S alone. Over 200‚000 people live with celiac disease and there are a few hundred people who avoid gluten just because they think it’s a healthier lifestyle. Celiac disease is a serious genetic autoimmune disorder where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It affects about one in one-hundred people worldwide. 2.5 million Americans go without being diagnosed and at risk for long-term health complications. Celiac disease is difficult to diagnose because people
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Rickets are mostly found in young children “…and 1 in every 100 non-Caucasian…” (Vitamin D Council 13). Rickets is a disease where one or one’s child has a severe vitamin D deficiency‚ it can also form softening and the weakening of the bones. Rickets are caused when a child is “…not getting enough calcium or lack of calcium and vitamin D…” (Mayo Clinic 4). Children that do not get enough sunlight or do not eat certain foods can start to develop a deficiency this is because the skin produces vitamin
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Circulatory Diseases Directions: Complete the T-Chart Below. Select 10 diseases from this website: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/organ/circulatory_system.htm List the disease‚ and write a short summary of what the disease entails. |Circulatory Disease |Disease Description | |Heart Disease |Heart disease involves the heart‚ and usually blood vessels. The different types
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Research Paper A vitamin is a group of organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body. Vitamin C is one of the most basic vitamins we humans use and need‚ experts say it’s the safest most efficient nutrient. It helps with protection against immune system deficiencies‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ eye diseases and even skin wrinkling. But where can we find this vitamin? Well‚ many beverages
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2012 Research Article Critique 1 NURS 4922 1. Brodaty‚ H.‚ Ames‚ D.‚ Snowdon‚ J.‚ Woodward‚ M.‚ Kirwan‚ J.‚ Clarnette‚ R.‚ & ... Greenspan‚ D. (2005). Risperidone for psychosis of Alzheimer’s disease and mixed dementia: results of a double-blind‚ placebo-controlled trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry‚ 20(12)‚ 1153-1157. 2. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low dose risperidone in treating psychosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and
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Gluten does not only harm people with gluten sensitivity or coeliac disease (which is an extreme case of gluten sensitivity) but can affect a regular non sensitive person as well. In an article written by the Washington Post‚ Anna Medaris Miller tells her story of a gluten-free diet and how she improved not only her athletic
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Papers on Drugs and Alcohol Related Topics (Page 1) . Addiction : A 9 page research paper discussing the problem of addiction‚ its causes‚ process & evelopment‚ treatment etc; Bibliography contains 6 sources. Addiction # 2 : 5 pages in length. Beginning with an anecdotal introduction‚ paper discusses addiction as it specifically applies to drug and alcohol addiction. The addictive properties of specific drugs are utlined. Childhood Sexual Abuse As A Predictor Of Adolescent Substance
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non-addictive‚ and there have been only a few cases of possible overdose where people ingested extremely large amounts of the drug (Alan et al.‚ 1978; Griggs et al‚. 1977). LSD can be administered a number of ways‚ the most common : orally though paper‚ sugar cubes‚ on a piece of gelatin‚ or by pill ; intravenously or intramu scularly. A standard dose with noticeable hallucinogenic effects is about 100-200 ug. The intensity of the trip is proportional to the size of the dose-- it is interesting
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