He believes that reasonable drinking behavior might help decrease 40% the risk of heart attack and stroke. The professor also claims that alcohol raises good cholesterol named HDL and reduces the blood clots‚ which are a main reason for illnesses mentioned above. On the other hand‚ it is clearly said on the passage is that alcohol can be a primary cause of cirrhosis of the liver‚ heart issues‚ strokes‚ and different cancers such as mouth‚ liver and breast cancer. Second‚ the speaker says that reasonable
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According to Gui Bin and Eun Cho (2015)‚ more than 50% of stroke patients suffer from depression and exhibit many mental problems such as apathy‚ anxiety‚ with limited physical and recreational activities available to them. A study on the effect of VR on stroke patients was conducted with two forms of intervention‚ a well-known training method called MOTOmed and a virtual reality training program. They were separated into two groups‚ an ergometer training group and a virtual reality group. For a
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feels confident‚ judgement and movement impaired‚ visual attention impaired‚ possible loss of consciousness and even death. * Intoxication risk Road accidents‚ suicides 2. Long term effects * heart damage * high blood pressure and stroke * liver disease * cancers of the digestive system * other digestive system disorders (eg stomach ulcers) * sexual impotence and reduced fertility * increasing risk of breast cancer * sleeping difficulties * brain damage
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for a couple of weeks. J.D. has 17 brothers and sisters. All of his siblings are living except for two sisters and two brothers. One brother died from lung cancer while the other passed away from a heart attack. One of his sisters suffered from a stroke‚ and the other was diagnosed with polio before succumbing to the disease. His mother also passed away from a
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in the following table: 1. 20.16%; 28.4%; 14.83% 2. 0.3889; 2.571; 0.1512 3. 7.68; 1.44; 9.12 A cohort study is conducted to assess the association between clinical characteristics and the risk of stroke. The study involves n=1‚250 participants who are free of stroke at the study start. Each participant is assessed at study start (baseline) and every year thereafter for five years. The following table displays data on hypertension status measured at baseline and hypertension status
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for cancer of the mouth. Tobacco smoke can also cause gum disease‚ tooth decay and bad breath. The teeth become unsightly and yellow. Smokers may experience frequent headaches. And lack of oxygen and narrowed blood vessels to the brain can lead to strokes. Lungs and Bronchi Moving down to your chest‚ smoke passes through the bronchi‚ or breathing tubes. Hydrogen cyanide and other chemicals in the smoke attack the lining of the bronchi‚ inflaming them and causing that chronic smoker’s cough. Because
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Coronary heart disease (CHD)‚ also known as ’ischemic heart disease’‚ is the most common form of heart disease. There are two major clinical forms – heart attack (often known as ’acute myocardial infarction’ or AMI) and angina. Coronary heart disease is the term that describes what happens when your heart’s blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries. Over time‚ the walls of your arteries can become clogged
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Competitors who blood dope believe this is best way they can compete at their finest. Although this shows a much higher performance throughout competition there are major consequences that put athletes at risk such has suffering from a heart attack‚ stroke‚ blood clots. There are 3 different types of blood doping‚ Injections of erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone that the kidney produces. Erythropoietin injections helps to stimulate the productions of the red cells throughout the body. This may be used
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launched not long after Franklin Delano Roosevelt succumbed to a massive stroke‚ the result of runaway blood pressure‚ at a time when cardiologists in the United States numbered fewer than 400 and heart disease was the nation’s number one cause of death. The study asked 5‚209 citizens of Framingham‚ Massachusetts‚ 2‚336 were men and 2‚873 were women from the town of 28‚000‚ who over ate‚ smoked‚ and suffered heart attacks and strokes to the same extent as the rest of the United States to undergo biennial
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something is something a strong healthy person would never even imagine happening to them. They have accepted what has happened and became accustomed to this new‚ isolated‚ solitary lifestyle. “You can visit the woman you love‚ slide down beside her and stroke her still-sleeping face.” After reading this line‚ I can assume that the main person in this story is most likely a male. The person is imagining themselves doing all these wonderful things‚ things he couldn’t even do if he wasn’t paralyzed from head
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