Inflammatory Bowel Disease/ Crohn’s Disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often IBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease but may be referred to as colitis‚ enteritis‚ ileitis‚ and proctitis. Ulcerative colitis causes ulceration and inflammation of the inner lining of a couple of really bad places‚ while Crohn’s disease is an inflammation that extends into the deeper
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able to decide on the top five most harmful and debilitating diseases to the brain; depression‚ Parkinson’s‚ Alzheimer’s‚ stroke‚ and autism. After doing extensive research on each disease‚ they hope to use the research learn how to prevent and treat these diseases as well as use them to better understand the way that the brain functions and controls the body. This article explores not only what goes wrong in the brain when these diseases occur‚ but it compares the treatments practiced by doctors
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Today‚ noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)‚ mainly cardiovascular diseases‚ cancers‚ chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes represent a leading threat to human health and development. These four diseases are the world’s biggest killers‚ causing an estimated 35 million deaths each year - 60% of all deaths globally - with 80% in low- and middle-income countries. These diseases are preventable. Up to 80% of heart disease‚ stroke‚ and type 2 diabetes and over a third of cancers could be prevented
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Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. The disease can be treated but there is no cure for it. As it progresses it gets worse and will eventually lead to death. It develops differently for everyone but the symptoms are similar. In the early stages‚ short term memory loss is the most common symptom. As it progresses the symptoms include irritability‚ confusion‚ aggression and long term memory loss. Following that the persons bodily functions deteriorate
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Exercise Health and Lifestyle. Written Report on Lifestyle Factors Lewis Wilson Physical Activity – When it comes to keeping fit and having a healthy lifestyle‚ physical activity is vital to maintain those factors. Whether its just walking or having a full session at the gym‚ any fitness is good. However‚ men aged 18-39 are recommended to have at least 150 minutes (2 hours 50 minutes) of physical activity every week‚ and mostly its recommended
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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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CSEC BIOLOGY SUMMER RESEARCH PAPER DISEASE & ITS IMPACT ON HUMANS This research is aimed at informing the reader on different types of diseases and the impact it has on humans. Enclosed herein are details on the types‚ treatments‚ transmissions and descriptions of different diseases in the region and around the world.
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The Meaning of Disease: Kleinman and Porter Over the years the terms illness and disease have gone hand and hand as they have changed definition over time. Arthur Kleinman defines these words in his work The Meaning of Symptoms and Disorders and how the two words come into affect with patients and physicians throughout the world. To him‚ illness is a collection of the symptoms and sufferings that a human may experience‚ and disease is the medical term used to diagnose these symptoms and sufferings
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Paper Topic: Role of family in health and disease Role of family in health and disease The good health of an individual primarily increases the longevity of an individual ’s life . The sphere of health has increased far beyond the concept of health system of the previous generation ‚ including exercise and well-being . In this context ‚ autonomy means the right of the patient to choose the treatment that he believes is best for him . The intimate knowledge of the family regarding the individual
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Dercum’s Disease Imagine waking up‚ with painful bumps on your body‚ questioning how and why this was happening to you‚ the feeling of your skin clutching with pain from globs of fatty tumors forming beneath your skin. Robbing your energy and strength. This is a rare condition called Dercum’s Disease. This abnormal disease is characterized by multiple‚ fatty lipomas that occur primarily in postmenopausal‚ obese women in their middle age. Although 20 times more common in women than in
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