e with Alzheimer’s disease have impaired abilities due to the destruction of nerve cells in the brain (American Occupational Therapy Association‚ 2011). Alzheimer’s disease is a “degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that is the most common form of dementia‚ that results in progressive memory loss‚ impaired thinking‚ disorientation‚ and changes in personality and mood‚ that leads in advanced cases to a profound decline in cognitive and physical functioning” (Merium-Webster dictionary). Alzheimer’s
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liver disease. Liver disease is any condition that causes liver inflammation or tissue damage and affects liver function. Some important function of liver are to convert the food we eat into stored energy and chemicals necessary for life and growth‚ to act as a filter to remove alcohol and toxic substances from the blood‚ and to manufacture and export important body chemicals used by the body. Liver disease is dangerous and it can effect the body. The liver has many functions‚ so liver disease can
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affecting the immune system Graves Disease When you think about diseases and disorders that can attack the immune system one of the first ones that might pop into your mind is Graves’ disease. You may not know what it is or how it effects the immune system but you have heard about it‚ after reading this paper you will have a better understanding of the disease and how it affects your body and your everyday life along with how to manage the disease. Graves’ disease is an immune system disorder that
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Case Study: Addison’s Disease and Adrenal Crisis PHGY 230 – Gerald McGraw June 5‚ 2014 Addison’s disease‚ according to Mayo Clinic‚ is a disease cause by a insufficient amount of hormones that come from the adrenal gland. Typically what is found in individuals with Addison’s disease is a limited amount of cortisol along with limited amounts of aldosterone also.i Adrenal crisis also occurs when there is not enough cortisol in the body‚ on a more dangerous level.v It usually
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Lyme Disease-Final Draft When you go out to the park‚ or even your backyard‚ you are exposed to ticks. Ticks are small arachnids‚ which are joint-legged invertebrate animals. They live off of the blood of mammals‚ birds‚ and reptiles. Furthermore‚ you may or may not know that Lyme disease is most frequently detected in rodent-feeding vector ticks (“Ticks”). There was a tremendous outbreak of Lyme in 1975- in its hometown of Lyme‚ Connecticut-when it was classified as a new disease (“Lyme disease
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scirrhus and refers to the orange or tawny surface of the liver seen at autopsy. Etiology Alcoholic liver disease once was considered to be the predominant source of cirrhosis in the United States‚ but hepatitis C has emerged as the nation ’s leading cause of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. “Many cases of cryptogenic cirrhosis appear to have resulted from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). When cases of cryptogenic cirrhosis are reviewed‚ many patients have 1 or more of the classic risk
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from heart disease. II. In fact‚ heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women III. About 600‚000 people die of heart disease each year in the United States. Thesis Statement: Heart disease is a huge issue in the United States and being aware of symptoms can help save lives. Body I. Heart disease refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type in the United States is coronary artery disease. A. Coronary artery disease occurs when
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Celiac disease. Celiac‚ unlike some other nutrition related conditions‚ is not preventable. Celiac disease is a gastrointestinal condition describing the intolerance to gluten. The causes of celiac are not certain‚ but there is a hereditary aspect in the people who suffer (Celiac Disease Foundation). Celiac brings upon a lot of dietary issues‚ but with a gluten-free diet one is able to live a comfortable lifestyle‚ like my friend is currently doing. Celiac disease is a digestive disease triggered
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Addison’s Disease Instructor: September 10th‚ 02014 Addison’s disease is a disorder of the adrenal glands. It is also known as hypocortisolism or adrenal insufficiency. The disease occurs when your adrenal glands do not produce sufficient amounts of certain hormones. The adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and more often than not‚ insufficient amounts of aldosterone. Autoimmune disease can be attributed to approximately 70 percent of the cause for Addison’s disease. The autoimmune
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meditation texts‚ Vairagya‚ translated as “non-attachment”‚ is weaved throughout scriptures and sutras with both substantial gravitas and significance. To define non-attachment is no facile task‚ for there exists numerous components of its practice. As a yogic practice‚ non-attachment applies over myriad manifestations of nature. However‚ to grasp the role non-attachment plays in yoga‚ one must examine its qualities and obstacles. Why must one practice non-attachment? Understanding these obstacles
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