Living with a Chronic Illness such as Multiple Sclerosis SOC 313 Social Implications of Medical Issues July 8‚ 2013 Abstract Multiple Sclerosis better known as MS is a disease people live with for 30 to 40 years. This is a long time living with such a painful disease. Many people do not know about Multiple Sclerosis and its effects on the individuals with this debilitating disease. More insight will be given on the cause‚ prevalence‚ racial disparity treatments research funding and future
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Chronic Conditions- Diabetes By: Rachel McGee Today‚ diabetes are becoming more common and becoming a big problem for people. This chronic condition‚ a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time‚ has three major types: type 1‚ type 2‚ and gestational diabetes‚ which none have a cure for it. Diabetes‚ also called diabetes mellitus‚ is a long term condition that causes high blood sugar levels. Physically‚ people are
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Janni Puente April 15‚ 2013 Chronic Disease Risk After taking my health risk assessment of my choice (stomach cancer) I not only learned what it consisted of‚ but also what I could do to continue the derision of developing the disease. Stomach cancer‚ is not different than any other kind of cancer types‚ such as: breast cancer‚ prostate cancer‚ lung cancer‚ brain cancer‚ skin cancer‚ colon cancer or even ovarian cancer. Cancer is cancer. With stomach cancer is can be described as a gastric
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commonalities‚ culture and religion values. Despite the fact that Appalachia is well-known for coal mining‚ agriculture‚ art‚ music‚ love and hospitality‚ the dwellers seem to experience a great share of “acute and chronic diseases‚ disability and mortality”(Robin et al ‚ 2007‚ p. 83). The chronic disease that will be addressed in this research paper is cancer. According to Nancy‚ Christina‚ Jenna‚ Eliza and Elwanda (2013)‚ cancer has claimed
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medicine‚ acupuncture was developed over 3‚000 years ago in China. Used to treat just about everything from nausea to pain‚ acupuncture has become one of the most popular‚ and most intriguing‚ medical treatments at the moment. If you’re suffering from chronic pain‚ you might be considering trying this ancient‚ and often effective‚ practice‚ but first‚ you may be interested in finding how and why it works. How Acupuncture Works Acupuncture is based on the traditional Chinese medicine belief that the universe
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Chronic Multitasking In a world of multitasking and constant distractions‚ most human beings feel a certain satisfaction from accomplishing tasks at a faster rate; however‚ in actuality‚ multitasking can cause stress and result in poor quality of work. From a young age we continue to develop tactics to improve everyday tasks such as homework‚ chores‚ and socializing. Most live by the sayings‚ “life is short” and “live life to the fullest‚” so as a result multitasking has created a psychological
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This case study talks about an issue that is becoming more and more chronic and alarming. For our culture‚ for the youth and for the future generation. We often hear the elders or adults say that “Today’s age is very different from what we have been through and experienced during our time.” And it is true. Together with the fast evolution of technology‚ so did the youths change. And what was that? It’s premarital sex. Is it ok to have premarital sex? That is a common question among teens and engaged
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Stress can become a major problem when it is a constant in daily life (American Heart Association‚ 2011). When stress becomes chronic it can steal the pleasure and productivity from your life. Chronic stress can lead to many major health problems because it disrupts almost every system of the human body (Smith‚ Segal‚ Segal‚ 2013). One of the many side effects of stress is weight gain and that in itself can have meant unhealthy side effects (Nelson‚ Kocos‚ Lytle & Perry‚ 2009). I find that I am experiencing
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I have seen the issue of homelessness over and over whenever I travel to busy cities‚ but never gave anything a second thought. I have researched the extent of the issue and discovered many Americans live in a condition called “chronic homelessness.” Reading many articles about this saddened me and has driven me to think about what plan of action I am going to take in the future to prevent homelessness from being such an issue. I am hoping to hold a canned food drive at my school
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intense‚ long-term pressure will aquire chronic fatigue syndrome. Chronic fatigue syndrome‚ in addition to body constitution or different physical habits‚ may be genetic. The research team at the University observed 50 patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome genome‚ found that certain genes in patients with the same age and same gender healthy human gene there is a difference. Which of the following‚ if true‚ best support the findings apply to chronic fatigue syndrome diagnosis and treatment
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