Blount Disease Provide an overall summary describing what the condition is. Blount disease is a disorder that affects the bones of the lower legs. This can cause the bones to bow outward. It is more common in kids under the age of 4 and in teens. In some younger kids they are often affected in both legs and in teens only one leg is affected. It can affect people at any time in the growing process. What is the cause of this disorder? Doctors believe that it is because of obesity. It is
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Alzheimer’s Disease Christina Fidler Com150 March 18‚ 2010 Jennifer Anderson The Changing Mind of Alzheimer’s Disease Imagine living to be 80. The experiences‚ knowledge‚ and emotion an 80-year-old brain must hold are inconceivable. As a person ages there is a normal progression of symptoms such as dementia‚ including memory loss. How does one know when memory loss is more significant than normal aging? When should one become concerned of a dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease? An official
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Unit 9 Selenium and Crohn’s Disease July 19‚ 2011 Selenium and Crohn’s Disease Antioxidants are any substance that reduces oxidative stress (Definition of Antioxidant‚ 2011)‚ oxidative stress can be defined as damage due oxygen. Antioxidants work in our body by slowing down or even preventing the oxidative process by neutralizing free radicals in our body. Free radicals are molecules produced when our body breaks down food‚ but we are also exposed to free radicals through oxygen
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Alzheimer’s disease is most commonly caused by dementia‚ which causes one to become mentally impaired; it is classified to be a Neurodegenerative brain disease. It is a complex illness which is quite difficult to diagnose for the reason being that it directly alters the tissue in the brain‚ undergoes gradual memory loss‚ and even causes behavioral changes. This disease affects about 5 million Americans in the United States‚ most of them being 65 years of age or older; however‚ it is possible for
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Hansen’s disease‚ which is also known as leprosy‚ is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacteria mycobacterium leprae. Before the germ was discovered‚ the bible discussed leprosy and it was believed to be a condition brought to those who were sinful. The leprosy discussed in the bible is a completely different condition from the modern day disease of leprosy. In the bible‚ leprosy represented a social affliction connected to various skin conditions and mildewing fabrics. Those who had leprosy
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there is a brain made out of sand inside an hourglass on a black background that fades down to white. The heading “Alzheimer’s Disease” in big font and all capitalized is above the smaller words “The 5th leading cause of death in adults over 65.” This image comes from the Alzheimer’s Association and can be found on their website. Alzheimer’s disease is a very serious disease of the brain that has more than three million cases per year. I believe the image effectively gets the point across. When I look
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I chose to research Parkinson’s Disease because my grandpa is affected by it. I was not really informed about this disease until I read into it during this assignment. Parkinson’s Disease is not commonly known about among the public but as more and more people become affected‚ education grows. Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the central nervous system. The disease is progressive‚ meaning that it gets worse as time goes on. People with Parkinson’s disease may experience arthiritis‚ sporadic
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Raynaud’s Disease Raynaud’s disease is a vasospastic condition generally characterized by spasm of the arterioles in an individual’s extremities; fingers‚ hands‚ feet and toes (Frazier: 490) (Merck: 1790). Additionally‚ the nose‚ tongue and even the earlobes can be affected (Merck: 1790) (Cooke: 293). If the condition is deemed primary‚ it is known as Raynaud’s disease‚ or primary Raynaud’s phenomenon‚ and is inherently idiopathic (Merck: 1790) (Cooke: 294). On the other hand‚ if the condition
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Alzheimer’s the Killer Disease Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that destroys a person’s mind and eventually their body. Alzheimer’s Association said‚ “Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading death in America. Recent studies say it’s becoming the third way people over the age of sixty-five tend to pass away from”. This illness is sweeping the United States and are killing our older citizens. This disease is spreading around the United States and many people do not understand all the symptoms
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Heart disease Heart disease is very serious issue that can affect many Americans everyday. In the United States‚ more than 60 million Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease. About 2600 people die everyday of cardiovascular disease. Cancer‚ the second largest killer‚ accounts for only half as many deaths. Cardiovascular disease can take many forms‚ including high blood pressure‚ coronary artery disease‚ valvular heart disease‚ stroke‚ or rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease. Risk
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