Occupational Respiratory Disease Colton Brooks- 3380602 Health 505 September 21‚ 2013 Abstract The root cause‚ specific diseases associated with‚ symptoms‚ and diagnosis of occupational respiratory disease will be examined. Past policies and practices to reduce the prevalence of this disease will be examined along with potential future developments that are currently being researched. Pros and cons of these methods to reduce the prevalence of occupational
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Crohn’s disease was dated as early as between 460-370 BCE during the Greek era. However‚ they did not know what it was and what to call it until two doctors that researched the disease and also named it Crohn’s disease after Dr. Burrill Crohn. It is a family member to ulcerative colitis which also deals with the inflammatory bowel disease. It is when the body thinks it has bad bacteria in the body and it tries to fight it but in reality‚ it’s good bacteria. This is a non-curable disease. However
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Ménière’s disease‚ also known as endolymphatic hydrops‚ is a disease that causes problems with hearing and balance. It most commonly starts between the age of forty and sixty and people suffering from Ménière’s disease may encounter problems such as vertigo‚ tinnitus‚ which is hearing a buzz in you ear at all time‚ and hearing loss. Fifteen to one hundred and fifty seven cases of Ménière’s disease are seen per hundred thousand people and 10% of these patients will have Ménière’s disease in both ears
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Gene therapy for disease (: Most of us‚ don’t think there are many cures for a lot of diseases and types of medical treatment we didn’t think was possible basically that is what gene therapy is in a nut shell; with its potential to eliminate or prevent diseases such as cystic fibrosis and hemophilia. It could even find a cure for AIDS‚ cancer‚ and heart disease. Gene therapy could be a medical life saver. What is Gene therapy for disease? Genes are what make you ‚ you. We get half of our genes
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Heart disease in the United States is responsible for the death of five times as many women than is breast cancer yet many women are not aware of this fact. In addition‚ over four million Americans have congestive heart failure that costs the health care system over $10 billion annually. Regardless of the high risks of heart disease and failure which are reported‚ researchers have found that exercise and other preventative methods can reduce the risk of heart disease by 50 percent and exercise applied
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In the article “Is Obesity a Disease?” author Carey Rossi takes a firm position that obesity is a disease that can have many causes. She states that obesity can be caused by endocrine or genetic disorders. She then asserts that obesity is mostly caused from inactivity and overeating and that it can directly affect your emotions very easily. She also sees the other side of the debate with the words of a doctor‚ Marianne Legato. Dr. Legato states that obese patients need to be counseled because of
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Anatomy & Physiology Gerald McGraw January 27‚ 2012 Addison’s Disease A disorder that takes place when your body produces an insufficient amount of certain hormones that are produced by the adrenal glands is called Addison’s disease. With Addison’s disease‚ the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and often times an insufficient amount of aldosterone as well. Doctors sometimes refer to Addison’s disease as the illness of chronic adrenal insufficiency‚ or also called hypocortisolism
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Alzheimer’s disease impacts the lives of millions of Americans every year. This disease is a type of dementia that affects the neurological and physical capabilities of an individual. Alzheimer’s disease does not just affect the patients with it‚ but also affects the loved ones and caregivers that love and care for those with the disease. Currently no cure for Alzheimer’s exists‚ but many new and experimental treatment options to help slow the progression of this disease are being researched and
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of Celiac Disease Simply put‚ celiac disease is an absorption disease that occurs when the body is unable to digest gluten and has an autoimmune response (Green & Jones‚ 2010‚ p.2‚ 19). Gluten is one of the many different proteins found in large quantities in wheat and other members of the triticum family - durum wheat‚ kamut‚ spelt‚ and einkorn. Barley and rye have a close relation with the triticum family and also contain gluten (Wangen‚ 2009‚ p.26). In order to have celiac disease‚ one must
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Communicable Disease Paper Communicable disease‚ “is an infectious disease transmissible‚ (as from person to person) by direct contact with an infected individual or the individual’s discharges or by indirect means (as by a vector)” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2011‚ p. 1). Understanding how communicable diseases are spread is important in reducing the significant affliction of disease in low income communities across the United States and increase prevention‚ awareness‚ and safety. The objective of this
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