Parkinson disease is a disease of the nervous system that affects movement. The disease is characterized by progressive loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic cells due to a dopamine deficiency. Brain cell connections degenerate and die causing memory loss and destroying other important mental functions. Researchers are still unsure as to why the disease develops. A combination of genetic and environmental factors are thought to contribute to the risk of getting Parkinson’s‚ says Catherine Kopil‚ PhD
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A very good morning to my English teacher‚ Mr Lee and all my fellow classmates. Today‚ I am going to give a speech about how to live a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle is one that allows you to enjoy more aspects of your life in a more fulfilling way and is very important in our lives. The most basic way of living a healthy lifestyle is to exercise. Physical activity is essential to healthy living‚ it stimulates the body’s natural maintenance and repair systems to give us strength to stave
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Communicable Disease HCS/457 August 30‚ 2010 Rachaline Napier Communicable Disease What is a communicable disease? A communicable disease is an infectious disease that can be transmitted from one person to another either directly by contact or circuitously by fomites and vectors. HIV/AIDS is one of the many communicable diseases in the world. Throughout this presentation‚ a detailed analysis will be given on HIV/AIDS. I will also recommend different ways a community can educate
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EATING HEALTHILY WITH A BUSY LIFESTYLE CONTENT 1.0 Introduction………………………………………………….………………..1 2.0 Why eating healthily is important? …………………………………………..1 2.1Balanced Diet………………………………………………………….2 2.2 Choose a wide variety among the food group……………………...…2 2.3Moderation for every food including calories intake………………….3 2.4 A healthy diet lowers risk of disease……………………………….....3 2.5 Stay healthy and fit…………………………………………………....3 3.0 Preparing healthy meals ………………………………………………………4 3.1 Preparing
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Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases The McGovern Institute claims‚ “Brain disorders are among the most serious health problems facing modern society” (“Neurodegenerative Diseases and Brain Injury”). The term neurodegenerative refers to the progressive breakdown of nerve cells (Mandal). Due to the aging population‚ the demand for a definitive cure is on the rise. To date‚ a cure for this condition has not been discovered. However‚ research has revealed preventative measures that decrease a
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As a teenager‚ being “in love”‚ or in a relationship‚ or just getting over someone is pretty difficult. For me‚ getting over someone is the hardest part to recover from. Others tell me I deserve better‚ but I think otherwise. Teenagers only accept the love they think they deserve because some are scared to get hurt and others see only their flaws. Some see their flaws and that’s all‚ they begin to believe that they don’t deserve much. And me? I’m one of those kids. I don’t see anything others see
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Cardiovascular disease is a common chronic illness in our society and it causes over half the deaths in the US each year. It affects all aspects of the heart. It affects the arteries that supply blood to the heart‚ the valves which pumps the blood and the heart muscles‚ itself. People who don’t take care of themselves can develop cardiovascular disease‚ which can cause heart attacks‚ congestive heart failure or strokes. A patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease increases if they smoke
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Heart Disease Stephanie Rodriguez CHCP Abstract According to the World Health Organization‚ cardiovascular disease is the most common death in the U.S. These heart attacks and strokes are responsible for more than 15 million deaths worldwide each year. Doctors assure that every day nearly 2‚500 people in many other countries around the world die from heart diseases. In my opinion‚ the heart is a major important
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and Health Care of Japanese-American Elders‚ Tanabe). Individuals at high risk for this disease would include those who are overweight and/or obesity‚ smokers‚ and those who are physically inactive (Gelber‚ Petrovitch‚ Masaki‚ Abbott‚ Webster Ross‚ Launer‚ White‚ 2011). Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and healthy behaviors at a young age has shown to be of great importance in prevention of this degenerative disease. The Japanese religion of Shintoism emphasizes purity and cleanliness (Gelber et al
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Typical Teenagers It’s safe to say‚ that society in America can get better. It is not at the worst‚ but it’s not at the best. When young kids grow up and hit their young adult phase‚ their curiosity and thirst for knowledge increase. Most likely‚ they have created their own experiences and start to form their own opinions‚ different from those who raised them. Teenagers commonly grow bitter of both the world they live in and growing up because it’s natural‚ and it was stated before. Society in American
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