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    A disease of long duration is a chronic disease. Osteoporosis is considered chronic and this paper will discuss what it means‚ what the risk factors and who is affected‚ this paper will address the symptoms to look out for and when to go to the doctor. Nutrition and what proper exercise can do to help prevent or slow down the progression caused by osteoporosis‚ and then the paper will list prevention and treatment options. May is osteoporosis month and this encourages free screenings for those who

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    Introduction Chronic kidney disease is defined as presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for three or more months‚ irrespective of the cause[1]. Persistent damage or decrease in kidney function for at least three months‚ is necessary to differentiate between acute and chronic renal disease. There are different stages of CKD and different diagnostic methods by which it can be diagnosed. Stages of CKD:  Stage1 − GFR >90 mL/min per 1.73 m2  Stage 2 − GFR 60 to 89 mL/min per 1.73

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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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    Kidney Diseases in America Nhia Yang‚ Tour’e Gates‚ Margarita Giannasidou‚ Benjamin Jensen‚ Daniel Olajonlu Advanced Program in Technology and Science Saint Cloud State University July 2013 Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease People usually say “yes‚ yes‚ we know‚ we know” about the diseases‚ but they don’t really know the true purpose behind that. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a disease that makes kidney not as functional. The reason behind this is that it’s either from a long-term course

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    Chronic disease: A disease that persists for a long time. This disease is can last up to 3 months or more‚ by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Chronic diseases generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication‚ nor do they just disappear. 88% of Americans over 65 years of age have at least one chronic health condition (as of 1998). Health damaging behaviors - particularly tobacco use‚ lack of physical activity‚ and poor eating habits - are major contributors

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    Bassett & O’Malley in their article Chronic Kidney Disease in an Alaska Native/American Indian Statewide Healthcare Network when it comes to Chronic Kidney Disease‚ and in particular it’s later stage‚ end stage renal disease(ESRD) Alaskan/Native American Indians are "diagnosed with ESRD more than other ethnic groups (Caucasian‚ African American‚ or Asian)"(2014). The statistics show that "between 6.3% and 9.2%"(2014) of Americans are affected by chronic Kidney disease. These numbers are better put into

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    for Chronic Disease Prevention Hajra Takala Benedictine University Abstract Chronic diseases also known non-communicable illnesses or non-infectious‚ have prolonged duration‚ rarely cured‚ and don’t resolve spontaneously. Chronic diseases are many‚ the most common include heart disease such as angina‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ respiratory disease such chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ infectious disease such

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    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease that makes it intensely difficult to breathe. This disease affects millions of Americans and affects tens of millions of people around the world (Jones‚ 2001). With COPD‚ the tissue where oxygen is exchanged is destroyed due to the thickened and inflamed airways in the lungs. This decreases the flow of air coming in and out of the lungs. When this occurs‚ body tissues receive less oxygen

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    COPD which is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is known as a condition that progressively makes it harder to breathe because the airflow into and out of the lungs is reduced. This usually occurs because the airways and air sacs lose their elastic quality‚ the walls between the air sacs are destroyed‚ the walls of the airways become swollen‚ or if the airways are clogged because they made more mucus than usual. Three main conditions of this disease are emphysema‚ chronic obstructive bronchitis

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