International statistics of cardiovascular diseases. According to WHO estimates‚ 17 million people around the globe die of CVD each year. In 1998 there were 7.3 million deaths from heart attack and 5.1 million from stroke. Another 15 million each year survive minor strokes. 600 million people with high blood pressure are at risk of heart attack‚ stroke and cardiac failure. CVD causes 8.5 million deaths among women annually. It’s the largest single cause of mortality among women‚ accounting for one-third
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Roger S. Blumenthal‚ MD M any studies‚1‚2 but not all‚ have shown that low bone density is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Vitamin D deficiency is common in the elderly and is associated with osteoporosis; however‚ the association of endogenous 25-OH vitamin D (25-OH D) levels with CVD events is controversial.3‚4 CVD rates are higher during winter seasons and at increased geographic latitudes where average serum vitamin D levels are lowest.5 Low 25-OH D levels
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_____. 24. Know signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa? 25. Know valid strategies for weight-management? 26. Know cholesterol profiles that would place someone at risk for heart disease? 27. Identify facts about gender and cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
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Abstract This paper introduces a new approach understanding about the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in African Americans‚ to improve self-efficacy for diet and physical activity‚ and to increase intentions to eat healthier and be physically active. This paper examines the effects of risks associated with being an African American with cardiovascular disease. These changes in behavioral‚ educational and physical activity may reverse the effects of cardiovascular disease. Providing
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Children are increasingly found having hypertension and elevated cholesterol at a very young age.Smoking also tends during adolescence stage that surely affects our body..We can foster our healthy lifestyle pattern to prevent the early development of CVD.
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The Health of today’s Indigenous Australians is burdened with chronic and communicable disease‚ infant mortality and morbidity‚ substance misuse‚ poor nutrition‚ emotional distress‚ increased hospitalization‚ lower levels of access to health care‚ and are at a greater socio-economic disadvantage than other Australians. This has become a national health priority as the decline in health in Indigenous Australians has led to a more than seventeen year gap in life expectancy than other Australians.
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may have a reprobate nature‚ individuals always maintain redeeming qualities. Although his father drinks away any money that comes the family’s way‚ young Frankie explains his love for Malachy. Similarly‚ in her memoir‚ West with the Night‚ Beryl Markham motivates the reader to find a passion in life by portraying the relationship between a pilot and his/her flight tools. The two authors fulfill the duty that Falkner places upon them by using love and pride to place the reader in an uplifted frame
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responsible for gender-role social skills a child acquire (Schwartz & Markham‚ 1985). The gender-role social skills are typically found in toys. These gender-role toys contribute how gender-role socialization skills develop in a child (Chafetz‚ 1974) (as cited in Schwartz & Markham‚ 1985). Apparently‚ girl’s toys are focused on domestication whereas boy’s toys encourage analysis and building (Mitchell‚ 1973) (as cited in Schwartz & Markham‚ 1985). Children enjoy playing with gender-role toys because it
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In both passage I and II‚ the narrator’s indicate the beauty of nature. In the first passage‚ Jay Parini points out his concern about the destruction of nature by mankind. In the other text‚ Beryl Markham describes the sanctuary and endless Serenghetti Plains. People around the globe need to be more appreciative and have a positive attitude toward nature because when it is gone we will be the ones that will feel its absence. Parini’s poem “The trees are gone” is like a long complaint
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cardiovascular system‚ the types of these diseases‚ and will describe a specific type in more details. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are serious conditions that affect the blood vessels and the heart by many ways‚ and some of these diseases can lead to death. As stated in the World Health Organization‚" CVDs are the number 1 cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause." [1]. Also‚ according to the heart foundation‚ " Heart disease causes 1 in 3 women’s deaths each
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