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    Alcoholism is a Disease

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    Eng. 101 Alcoholism is a Disease In the U.S alone over 15 million people are currently affected by alcoholism. Alcoholism is a chronic and progressive disease that includes problems controlling your drinking‚ being preoccupied with alcohol‚ continuing to use alcohol even when it causes problems‚ having to drink more to get the same effect (physical dependence) or having withdrawal symptoms when you rapidly decrease or stop drinking. Alcoholism is a chemical disease because it breaks down differently

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    Kidney Disease

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    Chronic Kidney Disease BIO 105‚ sec M02 Prof. Palanca Ayo Powell (Term Paper) 3/25/12 The Kidney is one of the most important organs in the human body. Its primary function is the removal of waste & toxins from the blood stream. So if the kidney stopped working correctly and is no longer able to properly function that would lead to serious problems. Blood is no longer being cleaned. The waste and the toxins aren’t being removed. Instead it’s all building up in the blood stream causing

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    Celiac Disease

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    Literature Review Aida Vega El Paso Community College March 8‚ 2013 Aida Vega Professor Kathleen Bombach English 1302 March 8‚ 2013 Everyone that has phenylketonuria or celiac disease knows that this is something serious and it will affect them. Emily Meyers is a mother of a child with phenylketonuria; she says it was the hardest thing. Because not only does she have to give her baby a diet. She knew that if she didn’t take her of her health‚ her daughter could be affected with

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    When speaking of cardiac disease there are many risk factors‚ Some of the factors are genetic‚ but there are several that are able to be controlled. Some of the major controllable risk factors would include your activity level as well as your weight. After that diet choices including high grain and low fat will make a big difference in your life. Also foods high in saturated fat that can raise your cholesterol should be avoided. Hypertension is another risk factor that can be controlled and

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    Alzheimer's Disease

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    Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease is a progressive neurological disease; it often attacks the brain tissues causing memory loss of one’s identity and regular behaviors. Statistics indicates that the rate of predicted people to get Alzheimer’s will increase briskly as time goes on. There are currently no cures for such disastrous disease‚ but there are currently approved treatments available that can help people within the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Once the disease is too far along

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    Alzheimer Disease

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    Alzheimer’s disease Senile dementia - Alzheimer’s type (SDAT); SDAT Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Alzheimer’s disease (AD)‚ is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory‚ thinking‚ and behavior. Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors You are more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease (AD) if you: * Are older. However‚ developing AD is not a part of normal aging. * Have a close blood relative‚ such as a brother‚ sister

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    Communicable Disease

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    Communicable Disease HCS 457 June 4‚ 2012 Communicable Disease A communicable disease is a bacteria or virus that can is transferred from person to person‚ or from animals or the physical environment to individuals by a variety of ways. For example air and water‚ to contaminated articles or fomites‚ insect and animal bites (Reigelman‚ p. 210‚ 2011). The spreading of a communicable disease is easily transferred and can range from a common cold to anthrax making the disease contagious. I

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    Neurologic Diseases

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    Pathophysiology and Etiology * Prenatal Factors (Most Common) 1. Infection (rubella‚ toxoplasmosis‚ herpes simplex‚ and cytomegalovirus) 2. Maternal anoxia‚ anemia‚ placental infarcts‚ abruptio placentae‚ malNx. 3. Prenatal cerebral hemorrhage‚ maternal bleeding‚ maternal toxemia‚ Rh or ABO incompatibility 4. Prenatal anoxia‚ twisting or kinking of the cord 5. Genetic factors 6. Miscellaneous – toxins‚ drugs‚ radiation * Perinatal Factors 1. Anoxia from any cause a

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    Parkinson’s Disease

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    What Is Parkinson’s Disease? What Causes Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects how the person moves‚ including how they speak and write. Symptoms develop gradually‚ and may start off with ever-so-slight tremors in one hand. People with Parkinson’s disease also experience stiffness and find they cannot carry out movements as rapidly as before - this is called bradykinesia. The muscles of a person with Parkinson’s become weaker and the individual

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    and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs‚ but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough‚ sneeze‚ or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air. Most infections are asymptomatic and latent‚ but about one in ten latent infections eventually progresses to active disease which‚ if left untreated

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