The treatment for Crohn’s disease does not cure it‚ but the main goal is to relieve some of the symptoms and control inflammation. Health care providers give the options of surgery and medication. All people suffer differently‚ so treatment received depends on the severity of the disease and the symptoms (NIH‚ 2014). For some with the disease‚ the symptoms are treated solely with medication and surgery can be avoided. But for others‚ if chronic symptoms are not relieved with the medication prescribed
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Coronary Artery Disease Coronary heart disease (CHD)‚ also called coronary artery disease‚ is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. This plaque is made up of fat‚ cholesterol‚ calcium‚ and other substances found in the blood. When plaque builds up in the arteries‚ the condition is called atherosclerosis‚ the buildup of plaque occurs over many years. Over time‚ the plaque hardens which causes your coronary arteries
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ill or dead because of this disease. Fruit bats are considered to spread the disease without getting infected by it. Spread by air has not been observed till now by scientists. Once transmitted to humans‚ it can be spread by any form of contact with infected person like physical contact‚ blood transfusion‚ through male semen. It can also occur in places like crematoriums where people come in contact with the body of the deceased person who had suffered from this disease. Also if one is travelling
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Respiration diseases What is a cardiovascular disease? Cardiovascular disease or heart disease is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. Cardiovascular diseases are very deadly. It remains the biggest cause of deaths worldwide. Cardiovascular disease refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system‚ principally cardiac disease‚ vascular diseases of the brain and kidney‚ and peripheral arterial disease. The causes of cardiovascular disease are diverse
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A solution to Heart Disease By: John Palsson Heart diseases have emerged as a big problem today and the biggest contributor to this increment has been the increase in rate of obesity. Heart diseases are fatal and they can also impair the other parts of the body. Hence knowing about the problems and solutions related to heart diseases are vital as they can also help you to combat them and retain good health throughout your life. Information on these heart diseases is vital because knowing more about
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Lifetime Disease Risk When we ask people for their birthdays‚ some reasons may be because we are wondering how old they are‚ when we should buy them gifts‚ or we have a plain curiosity about what their zodiac signs are. Most of us do not intend on figuring out how their birth months might predict the kinds of diseases that they could develop over their lifetimes. However‚ in an online article on Discover Magazine‚ written by journalist Carl Engelking‚ called‚ “Your Birth Month Influences Your Risk for
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There are many different types of heart diseases. Coronary seems to be the main form. A Heart disease is a disorder of the blood vessels of the heart that can lead to a heart attack. The disease is not curable‚ which means that the person will always have to live with their condition (Mayo Clinic.) With that being said‚ there are surgeries that can be provided to help better the condition. Some heart diseases can’t be prevented‚ which are called heart defects. People are born with those (The Heart
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“Alzheimer’s ... it is a barren disease‚ as empty and lifeless as a desert. It is a thief of hearts and souls and memories” Nicholas Sparks Alzheimer’s disease causes brain changes that gradually get worse. It is the most common cause of dementia‚ a group brain of disorders that initiate progressive loss of intellectual and social skills. The disease comes on gradually‚ as two abnormal protein fragments called Plaques and Tangles accumulate in the brain and kill brain cells. All of this
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Hunter Sattler Ms. Mooney Pre-AP English C 27 January 2013 Racism: The Great Pestilence Many vectors transfer the usual disease‚ some of them being: Ignorance of culture‚ adherence to code‚ and the fear of losing power‚ all of which are blights of civilization. Just as a mosquito feeds off of the blood of the host‚ and transmits malaria‚ the scourge of racist points of view settles over the consciences of good honorable people like a nebulous cloud of acid rain. After reconstruction‚ many
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daunting journey. However‚ it is an even bigger feat to live with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system recognized as muscular rigidity‚ and slow‚ imprecise movement‚ mainly affecting middle-aged and elderly people. It is associated with deterioration of the basal ganglia of the brain and a lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine. To live your best life with this disease one must not succumb to the temptation to hide away in their home. Also‚ you may
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