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    Graves Disease

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    Graves’ Disease Hyperthyroidism and Treatments 0 comments Graves’ disease is the leading cause of hyperthyroidism. Complications can include hypertension‚ cardiac arrhythmias and thyroid eye disease but treatments are available. Jim Lowrance Posted on Aug 7‚ 2009 Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition affecting the thyroid gland that results in abnormally high levels of thyroid hormone to be released into the body causing hyperthyroidism. There is no cure for Graves’ but progression of

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    Kuru Disease

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    to a new disease called Kuru. Kuru was a disease spreading within the Fore people of Papa New Guinea. Kuru is also known as the laughing sickness‚ or the trembling sickness because the disease caused its victims to tremor‚ laugh uncontrollably‚ loose their balance and lose control of their motor movements. Victims eventually lose the ability to talk‚ chew and swallow and Kuru inevitably leads to death. The tribes being affected by Kuru were very spiritual and believed this awful disease that was

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    Disease and Globalization

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    areas where they possess a comparative advantage. However‚ when it comes to the spread of disease it is quite evident that globalization has had a negative impact. Historically and presently‚ globalization has been a strong catalyst for the spreading of disease. Over the course of humankind‚ a time period that spreads thousands of years‚ as the world has become increasingly global‚ every transmittable disease has followed in the footsteps. Trade routes carried smallpox‚ caravan routes spread the

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    Chronic Diseases

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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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    infectious Diseases

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    Infectious Diseases: Disease Transmission Symptoms Treatment Common Cold Colds are considered a viral infection‚ meaning they are caused by a virus. Colds are considered a viral infection‚ meaning they are caused by a virus. The only means of recovery is rest and drinking a lot of fluids. Taking cold medications will only help relieve the symptoms. Hepatitis‚ Viral Hepatitis can either be acute or chronic. That means‚ it can either be a temporary illness‚ or it can be a permanent condition

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    Disease P

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    References: (Billings D M Halstead J A 2009 Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty)Billings‚ D. M.‚ & Halstead‚ J. A. (Eds.). (2009). Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty (3rd ed.). Philadelphia‚ PA: W.B. Saunders. (Choa I T Saj T Hamilton D 2010 Using collaborative course development to achieve onlinecourse quality standard)Choa‚ I. T.‚ Saj‚ T.‚ &

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    Dutch Disease

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    Today we present our paper on a phenomenon called “Dutch Disease‚” that tries to explain changes in growth of an economy in the presence of a favorable shock. While it most often refers to natural resource discovery‚ it can also be extended to include "any development that results in a large inflow of foreign currency‚ including a sharp surge in natural resource prices‚ foreign assistance‚ and foreign direct investment."[1] The term was coined in 1977 by The Economist to describe the decline of

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    The Wilson's Disease

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    The Wilson’s Disease The Wilson’s disease is a genetic disorder of the thirteenth chromosome. This disease is an inherited disease and it is mostly likely to be in all of the offspring if a parent had it. It is the unnecessary increase of copper in the liver and brain. This is cause by a defect in the transport of copper. Wilson’s disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the copper transport resulting in the copper buildup. It is also known as Hepatolenticular Degeneration as the

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    arrow of disease

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    The Arrow of Disease Many of the greatest tragedies throughout human history have been caused by lethal diseases such as smallpox‚ flu‚ tuberculosis‚ malaria‚ plague‚ measles‚ and cholera. They are all potentially infectious diseases that originated from viruses in animals. When Christopher Columbus and his successors invaded the Americas‚ the most potent‚ powerful‚ and deadly weapon they carried was their germs. In 1492‚ the European conquest of the Americas began with Columbus voyage. It was

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    heart disease

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    likely to decrease the following health issues‚ like heart disease and stroke. Heart disease has controllable risk factors like‚ hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ diabetes tobacco use‚ obesity and poor diet. It is important for one to address these risks early because only then he or she can prevent the problems of cardiovascular disease. A poor diet that consists of high fat‚ high cholesterol and excess salt can add to causes for heart disease. The chemicals in cigarettes harm ones’ blood cells‚ and

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