Chronic Diseases SCI/163 May 16‚ 2013 Chronic Diseases There are many chronic diseases plaguing our society. One of the most notable diseases is cancer. Cancer affects many different organs and tissue throughout the body‚ thus there are many different types of cancer. Recently‚ cancer and the treatments for cancer have directly affected my life; therefore I chose to take the health risk assessment on breast cancer. After discovering in October 2011 that my mother had breast cancer I started
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CHRONIC DISEASES A chronic disease is an illness that is prolonged in duration‚ does not spontaneously resolve‚ and is usually not cured completely. Examples of chronic diseases are rheumatoid arthritis‚ lung cancer‚ and heart disease. Heart disease is an illness that involves the blockage or narrowing of the blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death in the US with approximately 81.1 million people‚ or one in every three adults living with heart disease. The illness causes swelling in feet
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Chronic inflammation has been shown to be a consistent pre-cursor to many metabolic diseases‚ such as obesity‚ fatty liver disease‚ atherosclerosis‚ insulin resistance‚ type II diabetes‚ degenerative disorders such as dementia‚ airway disease and some cancers.1 The relationship between diet‚ and more specifically refined carbohydrates‚ and chronic inflammation has been of high interest in the media in recent years. This interest could have a lot to do with the alarming rate that these metabolic
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insomnia‚ ranging from transient (sleep problems that last days to weeks) acute or chronic (sleep problems that last months to years)‚ varying on the frequency and duration of the symptoms. This paper will be mainly be focusing on primary chronic insomnia however there will be mention of chronic insomnia as a manifestation of another illness. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the causes and effects of chronic insomnia as well as including some possible treatments and a further discussion
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The Infectious Bronchitis Virus‚ commonly known as IB‚ is an extremely contagious virus which is transmitted through aerosols‚ contaminated feed and water and contact with animals or material (Spc‚ Inc) IB infects chickens through the respiratory tract‚ kidney‚ gut and reproductive system (Encyclopedia of Life‚ 2013). Infectious Bronchitis can only infect chickens and is largely responsible for significant financial loss within the poultry industry (Encyclopedia of Life‚ 2013). By examining this
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Improving hand motor functions in patients with chronic stroke: Modulation of somatosensory input into non-affected hemisphere Dissertation der Fakultät für Informations- und Kognitionswissenschaften der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.)
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SCI/163 Chronic Diseases Lung Cancer Chronic diseases such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. In this essay we will describe a chronic disease that affects thousands of people every day and that is the lung cancer. We will discuss the risk factors‚ treatment options and the daily choices we can make to reduce the risk of lung cancer. Lung is the essential respiration organ
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Associate Level Material Chronic Disease Risk Assessment The Life Resource Center (LRC) is a valuable free tool available to University of Phoenix students. Taking some time to explore its website to discover some of the many topics‚ resources‚ and tools available is a great way to find information to enhance and support health and wellness. Complete the following assignment: Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment‚ write
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half of the cases. Predisposing factors include poor hygiene‚ anemia‚ malnutrition‚ and a coexisting infectious disease burden (parasites‚ mycobacteria‚ acquired autoimmune deficiency syndrome)‚ or any other factors that decrease immune function. Chronic osteomyelitis is defined by the presence of residual foci of infection (avascular bone and soft tissue debris)‚ which give rise to recurrent episodes of clinical infection Symptoms of Osteomyelitis Some of the most common symptoms of osteomyelitis
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Cari story a smoker Cari’s story Felecia Williams ITT-Tech Cari a chronic smoker for years‚ who is developing a cough that is getting worse as the days go pass‚ she doesn’t realize that the cells in her body is slowly getting sicker by the day. Cari’s story An infection in Cari’s nasal passage and pharynx can spread to her sinuses because her sinuses open into the nasal cavity and the throat. The cough reflex makes a coughing response
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