Osteoporosis Jennifer Moss Sam Houston State University KINE 4392 Abstract The purpose of this research is to examine the physical troubles that come along with being diagnosed with osteoporosis and to investigate current medications to reverse/stop the process of this silent disease. The reader will gain knowledge of how over the years physicians have gained a better understanding of Postmenopausal and Senile Osteoporosis through varied studies in both
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people of all ages to stay physically active. THE (FEMALE) MENOPAUSE Estrogen‚ which regulates a woman’s calcium‚ starts to drop and continues to do so until after the menopause; levels never come back up to pre-menopausal levels. In other words‚ calcium regulation is much more difficult after the menopause. Consequently‚ women need to be especially careful about the density and strength of their bones during and after the menopause. The following steps may help reduce post-menopausal osteoporosis
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Introduction: What is breast cancer? Breast cancer will strike one in every eight American women. This makes it the most common cancer in woman. Approximately 200‚000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Of that number‚ 40‚000 will die from breast cancer each year. (Journal of Environmental Health 2003) Breast cancer is just one type of cancer. Cancerous cells are cells that grow without the normal system of controls placed upon them. Breast cancer develops from the
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I will be explaining the physical and psychological changes which may occur within people as they are ageing. As most people start age their inner and outside bodies start to age and become in some cases stronger but mostly weaker. This would all be linked to the psychological changes being made and how the elderly are able to handle the ageing they go through. These are the physical changes that are associated with ageing throughout life: Skin‚ bones‚ joints and muscles When babies are
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that there are possible negative side effects. The idea is that doctors believe that the results of the medical treatment are worth any potential side effects. By “treating” conditions such as menopause‚ we are not only risking the health of women for the comfort of men‚ we are perpetuating the idea that menopause is mainly a negative and uncomfortable life event (Elliott 2010). Delaying the natural aging process in this manner puts many a person at the mercy of the medical industry (Elliott 2010). Bio
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Depression is invading people’s lives all over the world. Just until recent years‚ the diagnosis of depression did not exist‚ and treatment was not possible because depression was not considered an illness‚ simply something demonic. Researchers have paved a hefty path towards the discovery of depression‚ its symptoms‚ and possible treatments; following the first sighting of depression with Job and Saul in the First Testament. The understanding of this illness is still incomplete and will continue
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of the disease symptoms such as memory loss to her forgetting to take out the trash. Menopause- the time of natural cessation of menstruation. On the popular television show 19 kids and counting‚ the mother had went to her doctors office questioning whether or not she was able to have more children. The doctor had went trough numerous questions‚ one of which included whether she has gone through menopause as this would indicate that her body is not able to carry any more children. Cross-sectional
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(Mayo Clinic Staff‚ 1998-2013) “The leading cause of osteoporosis is a lack of certain hormones‚ particularly estrogen in women and androgen in men. Women‚ especially those older than 60 years of age‚ are frequently diagnosed with the disease. Menopause is accompanied by lower estrogen levels and increases a woman’s risk for osteoporosis.” (William C. Shiel Jr.‚ MD‚ FACP‚ FACR‚ 2013) A patient with a small bone frame serves as a higher risk candidate for osteoporosis because they already have low
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Factors that may cause migraine HORMONAL CHANGES Hormonal changes are known as a trigger. In some people‚ mograines occur without an actual reason‚ and for others they only experience migraines when they are exposed to a trigger. A trigger for one person will sometimes not be the same for another. In this case females who experience migraines‚ may experience hormonal changes as a trigger and only get attacks during their period‚ although there are others who have multiple triggers and this could
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disabilities of middle-aged and elderly individuals. These diseases include: obesity‚ atherosclerosis‚ hypertension‚ diabetes‚ cancer‚ autoimmune disorders‚ and metabolic immune depression. Two other diseases‚ depression and menopause although not fatal‚ also occur regularly with age. (Menopause is included by Dilman as a disease‚ because he describes disease as “any permanent violation of internal constancy).” (Ward Dean‚ MD/2003) This theory explains the complicated network of biochemical that govern the
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