constantly monitor the level of sugar in his blood. If this is not followed‚ it could cause other problems and could be fatal (22). High blood pressure‚ which can also be linked to obesity‚ is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease‚ heart failure‚ stroke‚ kidney failure‚ and other health problems. In an online article titled “High Blood Pressure and Obesity” it says: “Many medical studies have shown a relation between obesity and high blood pressure. In fact‚ obese people have
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Sickle Cell Disease is an illness that affects people all across the globe. This paper will give a description of the sickness through the discussion of the causes‚ symptoms‚ and possible cures. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a "group of inherited red blood cell disorders."(1) These disorders can have various afflictions‚ such as pain‚ damage and a low blood count--Sickle Cell Anemia. The overall incidence of SCD is eight out of 100‚000 people. However‚ it is much more widespread in some people.
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What is ‘disease’? Definition The term disease is the condition of the living‚ which leads to a disorder of the mind or body‚ which therefore destroys good health. (S-Cool A-Level). Biology online states that disease is a ‘pathologic condition in which the normal functioning of an organism or body is impaired or disrupted‚ resulting in extreme pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress or death.’ (Biology Online) Disease throughout History Over the years‚ there has ‘been a gradual decline in mortality from all
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Niemann Pick Disease A genetic disease is defined as being a disease or disorder that was inherited genetically by an offspring from his or her biological parents. These diseases or disorders can vary in effects and consequences towards the human bodies and may also greatly differ from one organism to another‚ however they can equally have identical results. They tend to affect the genes‚ chromosomes‚ cells and a few other parts of the body by altering‚ deleting‚ substituting‚ etc. the components
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Smoking/Cannabis Use and Periodontal Diseases Jamila Areef‚ Lemlem Fessahaye‚ Keaton Toney Howard University Epidemiology November 15‚ 2012 Course Instructor: Ahmed A. Moen‚ DrPH‚ MPH‚ MHA Abstract: In this paper we will be researching periodontal diseases and how smoking is the leading cause to the diseases. From both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies‚ there appears to be strong epidemiological evidence that both smoking tobacco and cannabis confers a
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What is a Tracheostomy? Alex Lopez English 10 Mr. Glavin 6 June 2013 Lopez i Outline THESIS: The everyday living of a tracheostomy and ventilator patient consists of the care that is needed‚ the risks that are taken‚ and how it affects life. I. What is a tracheostomy? A. A tracheostomy is an opening of the windpipe done surgically‚ called a stoma. B. A tube‚ known as a trach‚ is inserted through the stoma allowing
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Broad Subject : Disease Limited Subject : Uncommon Disease (1st Stage) Limited Subject : Alzheimer’s (2nd Stage) FORMULATED QUESTIONS: 1. What is Alzheimer’s Disease ? •Alzheimer’s Disease is an organic brain disorder characterized by a progressive loss of mental skills and deterioration of the personality. 2. Who described Alzheimer’s disease? •Dr. Alois Alzheimer‚ a German Physician described A.D. in 1906. 3. In what age
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Alzheimer’s disease The aim of this paper is to educate the community about Alzheimer’s disease and to raise awareness in order to prevent deaths and better prepare Alzheimer’s disease victims and their families. Therefore‚ in order to better understand this disease one must first know that is Alzheimer’s disease defined based on its causes‚ symptoms‚ and treatments. Alzheimer’s is one of the most common causes of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the atrophy in the brain’s healthy cells that lead
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Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a hereditary neurological disorder of the central nervous system that causes progressive degeneration of cells in the brain. This degeneration causes the affected person to slowly loose the ability to move‚ communicate and think. People are born with this disease‚ but won’t develop symptoms until between the ages of 30 – 50. Although Huntington’s disease can be traced back to the Middle Ages‚ it was first described by American physician George
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and infectious dental disease that affects people of all ages. Streptococcus mutans can be transferred from one person to the another through vertical or horizontal transmission. The transmission path of Streptococcus mutans is to settle itself among human hosts. S. mutans prefers hard non-shedding surfaces to form permanent colonies‚ which indicates that extent of S. mutans are hidden in infants till the primary teeth extravagate; although‚ recent studies have discovered that S. mutans is able to inhabit
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