kidney disease? Not everyone with diabetes develops kidney disease. Factors that can influence kidney disease development include genetics‚ blood sugar control‚ and blood pressure. The better a person keeps diabetes and blood pressure under control‚ the lower the chance of getting kidney disease. What are the symptoms? The kidneys work hard to make up for the failing capillaries so kidney disease produces no symptoms until almost all function is gone. Also‚ the symptoms of kidney disease are not
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Homosexual lifestyle is extremely harmful A question many people have is‚ what harm is it to allow same-sex couples the same benefits married heterosexual couples have? Or what harm is there in allowing gays to fill authoritative positions in society who act as role models for our children? The answer is that it is extremely harmful to our children and society as a whole. If our children have role models who are gay‚ they will think being gay is something that is acceptable by society.
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Name Professor Class Date How to Live a Healthier Lifestyle Leading a healthy lifestyle is a common goal among most people today‚ but few have ever committed and succeeded. Unless you’re one of the few that have attempted to try and live a healthier lifestyle at one point or another and succeeded‚ continue reading to become a healthier you. Living a better and healthier lifestyle isn’t as difficult as it may seem. It’s about breaking bad habits‚ developing a better diet‚ and becoming
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Notes on diseases in Spain Legionnaires Disease Legionnaires Disease broke out in July 2001‚ in Murcia‚ Spain. They had more than 800 suspected cases‚ 449 cases were confirmed to be Legionnaires. This was the world’s largest out break‚ with 16‚000 infected‚ back in this century. Before 2001 no one in Spain knew what Legionnaires Disease was. More recent was in August 2013‚ in Spain‚ when 18 people were infected‚ and 4 became fatal. Spain has shut down many touristy hotels because of this ongoing
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Diseases that are caused by the lack of some particular nutrient in a person’s diet are called deficiency diseases. Nutritional diseases are diseases in humans that are directly or indirectly caused by a lack of essential nutrients in the diet. Nutritional diseases are commonly associated with chronic malnutrition. Additionally‚ conditions such as obesity from overeating can also cause‚ or contribute to‚ serious health problems. Excessive intake of some nutrients can also cause acute poisoning 1
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Etiology Lyme disease is an illness that is caused by a spirochete bacterium‚ Borrelia burgdorferi‚ which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. Ixodes dammini‚ which is the deer tick‚ is located in the northwest and Midwest region of the united states‚ are commonly known to infect humans. They are found in grassy areas (including lawns)‚ and in brushy‚ shrubby and woodland sites‚ even on warm winter days. They prefer areas where some moisture is present. The tick has
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Amanda Fallon Professor Jed Wolfson Anatomy and Physiology 1 October 27‚ 2011 Rhabdomyolysis: Disease of Muscular Breakdown Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of damaged muscle tissues resulting in the release of muscle fiber contents into the bloodstream (Patel M.D.). This disease occurs when there is damage to the skeletal muscle. The breakdown products of damaged muscle cells‚ such as myoglobin‚ are harmful to the kidneys and frequently result in kidney damage or even kidney failure
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Heart disease Stress symptoms: Effects on your body‚ feelings and behavior By Mayo Clinic staff Stress symptoms may be affecting your health‚ even though you might not realize it. You may think illness is to blame for that nagging headache‚ your frequent insomnia or your decreased productivity at work. But stress may actually be the culprit. Indeed‚ stress symptoms can affect your body‚ your thoughts and feelings‚ and your behavior. Being able to recognize common stress symptoms can give you
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Living in the Shadow of Heart Disease In the United States‚ every year more than 1 million Americans suffer from a heart attack. This number although it may not seem like a lot‚ is indeed quite high. Heart disease is a major killer that can in fact be controlled. If more people would watch what they eat‚ do simple exercises‚ and restrict physically damaging activities‚ such as smoking‚ they could lower their risk of a heart attack or heart disease. Many people do things that short term‚ have little
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1. Genetic Disorders A disease caused by an abnormality in an individuals DNA is known as a genetic disorder. The abnormalities can range from being a very small single-base mutation in just one gene or it could be because the lack of a chromosome or maybe even one too many. Occasionally‚ these aforementioned abnormalities can lead to something as serious as cancer‚ while others lead to various other health conditions. Genetic disorders can be heritable or non-heritable‚ meaning it can be acquired
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