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    Topic: Cushing’s disease Title: What is there to know about Cushing’s Disease? Group Number: No. 6 Identification of Group Members:  What is there to know about Cushing’s disease? What is Cushing’s disease? The Cushing’s disease was first describe by a neurosurgeon named Harvey Cushing in the year 1912 (JB Lippincott‚ (1992)). The disease also known as Tertiary or Secondary Hypercortisolism (Minnie G: Lanzino‚ Giuseppe: Maartens‚ Niki F.; Laws‚ Edward R. (2002)) is a condition in which the steroid

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    Gaucher’s disease can vary wildly. Siblings‚ even identical twins‚ with the same disease may have different levels of severity” (Mayo Clinic). While many people who get the disease can live long lives‚ most infants who get the disease die by age 1 (Vance). Gaucher’s disease is a rare genetic disorder that results in the buildup of cerebrosides‚ a type of fatty molecule‚ eventually causing damage to the spleen‚ liver‚ central nervous system‚ and bones. There are four types of Gaucher’s disease. Type

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    Kawasaki Disease Kawasaki disease is the most common form of “vasculitis” that primarily affects children.Vasculitis (plural: vasculitides)‚ is a group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels including veins (phlebitis) arteries (arteritis) and capillaries due to leukocyte migration and resultant damage. Kawasaki disease produces irritation and inflammation of many tissues of the body‚ including the hands‚ feet‚ whites of the eyes‚ mouth‚ lips‚ and throat. Characteristics

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    Heart disease According to hrsonline.org‚ “In the United States alone there are 5 million people with a heart disease. Every year 350‚000 people die from a coronary disease.” A coronary disease (heart disease) is several conditions in which prevent the heart from completing its functions and affects the structures of the heart (heart.org 3). A few of these diseases are cardiomyopathy‚ coronary heart disease‚ hypertension‚ and tachycardia. These conditions are only a few of a hundred possibilities

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    Professor Lukas English 1A 29 July 2013 Addiction Is a Disease Literature throughout history has consistently illustrated one undeniable downfall to the human race: temptation. Whether is comes in the form of a beautiful women or a bottle of wine‚ the power these temptations have over the brain is overwhelming. In today’s society‚ the idea of persuasion through temptation has been employed excessively: companies use

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    Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s is an irreversible‚ unexplained disease. It slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and‚ eventually it destroys the ability to carry out simple tasks. Most people with the Alzheimer’s start experiencing symptoms in their early 60s. The disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer. In 1906 Dr. Alzheimer had a patient that died of an unknown mental illness. Before she died she had memory loss‚ language problems‚ and unpredictable behavior. After she died Dr. Alzheimer

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    Crohn’s Disease Shauna Griffin Immunology Spring 2016 April 23‚ 2016 Dr. Turner   Crohn’s disease‚ also known as Ileitis‚ is a chronic‚ inflammatory disease involving the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). The main purpose of the GI tract is to break down food in order to allow the nutrients to be absorbed effectively. This is extremely important to the body’s functioning and overall performance. The GI tract is essential for energy‚ growth and repair and it is because of these reasons that Crohn’s

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    is celiac disease‚ and how can celiac disease diet bring relief? Celiac disease is a digestive condition that damages the small intestine when gluten food is eaten. These attacks are triggered by a type of protein‚ and gliadin‚ that form part of the gluten fraction found in wheat‚ barley‚ and rye. Some celiac disease patients may experience unfavorable reaction to oats. Some products such vitamin and nutrient supplements‚ some medicines‚ and lip balms may include gluten.Celiac disease may also go

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    In the last 50 years‚ celiac disease has increased rapidly in the U.S. Even scientists are yet to figure out why. But‚ how do you get celiac disease? Before we look at how you can get celiac‚ here is some background to the disorder: Research findings show that 1 in 141 Americans suffer from celiac disease‚ but most of them are not aware. The disease affects children and adults the world over‚ but is more prevalent in Caucasians and females. Your immune system is designed to protect your body from

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    As a new era dawns upon us many people find themselves asking the question; "What is Alzheimer ’s Disease?" Alzheimer ’s Disease today affects almost all people in some way. Since the amount of lives this disease affects continues to increase epidemiologists have named Alzheimer ’s Disease‚ "The Disease of the Century". In 1906 a German neurologist Alois Alzheimer performed a neurological autopsy on a 56-year-old woman who had suffered deteriorating mental health for many years before her death

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