Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) showed that more Filipinos have hypertension‚ high fasting blood sugar and high cholesterol and triglyceride levels‚ which are risk factors to cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes and other lifestyle-related diseases. The NNHeS II showed that one in every four Filipino adults (25.3 percent) has hypertension or a blood pressure (BP) reading equal to or higher than 140/90 millimeter mercury (mmHg). The prevalence of hypertension
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A REPORT ON HEART DISEASE Contents ACKNOWLDGEMENT 3 METHODOLOGY 4 INTRODUCTION 5 Heart 5 Heart Disease 5 CAUSES (RISK FACTORS) 7 Uncontrollable Causes: 7 Controllable Causes 8 EFFECTS 13 PREVENTIVE MEASURES 16 SOME DATAS AND FACTS ABOUT HEART DISEASE 20 CONCLUSION 22 REFERENCES 22 ACKNOWLDGEMENT It is a great pleasure for me to express gratitude to the people who have been influential and supportive in the successful completion of this assignment. First and foremost‚ I would
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assessment of available treatment technologies for infectious hospital waste: A case study for Southeast Asia Abstract Over the course of time various treatment technologies have evolved and are used to treat infectious hospital waste all over the world. The implemented and future treatment practices for infectious hospital wastes are discussed in current paper. It presents a review of the total hospital waste generated‚ and the percentage of infectious waste to be disinfected on a regular basis. Also
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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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Drop out risk factors in high school students Tyrone Galimore Parent‚ Child‚ and School Psychology 133A-AMEA Professor Melissa Harwin Tyrone Galimore Parent‚ Child‚ and School PSY 133A-MEA Professor Melissa Harwin Fall semester 2012 10/11/2011 Introduction The purpose of this Life Arts Project (L.A.P.)was to review the benefits of family involvement for children. For the purpose of this L.A.P. I am going to summarize some of the expectations that families
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Risk Factors that Increase Stress in Modern Day Adolescents Adolescence is a time of growth and development. It is a transitional stage between the dependency of childhood and independency of adulthood. Thus‚ it is not surprising that adolescence is noted to be a juncture of high distress. Risk factors and causes of stress in adolescence must be determined first and foremost‚ so that appropriate coping strategies can be developed to deal with this issue. Stress is defined as conditions or events
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HCA/240 Disease Trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services This research project will discuss how demographics disease trends affect the delivery of health care. We will begin with the current age of the United States Population and how changes will and our occurring within the next 10-20 years. Second‚ we will identify factors that support our environment and the demographic trends that are changing. We will provide examples of relevant disease and how the aging trend will increase
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Heart Disease By : Nhia Moua Research Question How do you have heart disease when your all healthy? What is Heart Disease? ○ Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. What cause Heart Disease? ○ begins with damage to the lining and inner layers of the coronary (heart) arteries. Several factors contribute to this damage. They include: smoking‚high blood pressure How can you have Heart Disease? You have heart disease by smoking. And doing some other stuff like having
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Q1: How strong is the scientific evidence that fluoride in water supplies is a cause of adverse health effects? What are the proven and suggested health risks? How strong is the evidence for each? There are a number of recent studies have confirmed that water fluoridation can reduce the prevalence and incidence of dental caries among children in the majority of fluoridated areas (Armfield‚ 2005; Jones‚ Burt‚ Petersen & Lennon‚ 2005). More specifically‚ recent Australian research has demonstrated
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Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases The McGovern Institute claims‚ “Brain disorders are among the most serious health problems facing modern society” (“Neurodegenerative Diseases and Brain Injury”). The term neurodegenerative refers to the progressive breakdown of nerve cells (Mandal). Due to the aging population‚ the demand for a definitive cure is on the rise. To date‚ a cure for this condition has not been discovered. However‚ research has revealed preventative measures that decrease a
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