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    heart disease

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    heart. Heart Disease Certain things increase a person’s chances of getting cardiovascular/heart disease. Doctors call these things risk factors Some of these risk factors a person can’t do anything about‚ for instance being older and having other people in the family who have had the same problems. But people do have control over some risk factors such as smoking‚ having high blood pressure‚ being overweight‚ and not exercising can increase the risk of getting cardiovascular disease. How they can

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    Alzheimer's disease

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    Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. It’s the most common cause of dementia a group of brain disorders that results in the loss of intellectual and social skills. These changes are severe enough to interfere with day-to-day life. In Alzheimer’s disease‚ the connections between brain cells and the brain cells themselves degenerate and die‚ causing a steady decline in memory and mental function. Current Alzheimer’s disease medications

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    Cardiovascular Disease

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    Chapter 14: Critical Care Nursing (Pg 338-366‚ 412-437) Chapter 15: Cardiovascular Disorders Coronary Artery Disease Description and Etiology The biggest contributor to cardiovascular system- related morbidity and mortality is coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease that affects arteries throughout the body. (CAD) Risk Factors for CAD 1. Age‚ Gender‚ Race (non-modifiable) a. More common in men than women b. Higher in women over 75 years of age 2. Family History

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    Celiac Disease

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    containing products that people without coleiac disease‚ take for granted. Although deemed as normal for most‚ these simple foods are not as nutritious or beneficial to people who have Coeliac disease. Coeliac disease pronounced (see-liac) is intolerance to wheat products‚ whereby gluten fights against the immune system causing damage to the lining of the intestines. According to (Coeliac UK 2001)‚ 125‚000 in the UK are faced with this condition. The disease is fatal in most cases and can have an

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    Cardiovascular DIsease

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    Maykenzie Joy Freeman Health Cardiovascular Disease 3/30/2014 Cardiovascular Disease Assignment 1. Trace the path of a drop of blood from the time it enters the vena cava until it reaches your little finger. Be sure to include the types of blood vessels involved. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from superior and inferior vena cava after having been circulated through the body. ----------------------- From the right atrium‚ blood moves to the right ventricle and is pumped through

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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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    Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease: The Disease of the Century Estimated about fifteen million people worldwide have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Some scientists believe that almost ninety percent of all Alzheimer’s disease is sporadic. Sporadic Alzheimer’s is a type of Alzheimer’s that either men or women of all ages can be affected‚ although most cases occur in people over 65 years of age. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal disease of the brain that affects brain functions such as memory

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    Communicable Disease

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    Communicable Disease HCS/457- Public and Community Health Jeffrey Rhoades November 26‚ 2012 Communicable Disease Communicable disease is defined as an infectious disease transmissible (as from person to person) by direct contact with an affected individual or the individual’s discharge or by indirect means (Merriam Webster‚ m-w.com). A communicable disease can be transmitted through fluid exchange or by a vector. Hepatitis B is a known communicable disease still affecting the United States

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    Heart Disease

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    Heart Disease Kayla Tusa Adelphi University Abstract This paper is aimed to view heart disease and show the effects that it can have on the person who has it. The points made in this paper will show what heart disease does to the body. It shows symptoms and treatments that are used with this disease. It mainly shows the facts about heart disease. The illness in my family that I feel poses the greatest threat to me is heart disease. Heart disease has been in my father’s family for a

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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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