As medicine continues to progress‚ treatment options for once incurable diseases are becoming increasingly more prevalent and effective. Unfortunately‚ treatment options for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease have not experienced similar progress. Current Alzheimer’s treatment remains symptomatic‚ addressing solely the cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer’s while failing to halt the progression of the disease and its neurodegenerative effects. In an attempt to further diverse treatment
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is it? How it happened? And some others questions strike in my mind and my parents too. We possessed no estimation‚ my dad rushed to the doctor and asked her what is it? Celiac disease occurs when the body reacts abnormally to gluten‚ a protein found in wheat‚ rye‚ barley‚ and possibly oats. When someone with celiac disease eats foods containing gluten‚ that person’s immune system causes an inflammatory response in the small intestine‚ which damages the tissues and results in impaired ability to absorb
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Plastic Are Ridding Corals with Disease”‚ Ed Yong interviews two microbiologist‚ Joleah Lamb and Rebecca Vega Thurber‚ on how plastic is destroying our coral reefs. Lamb states that plastic that sits on top of coral can cause disease to take over that part of the coral and spread. A study that was performed by Lamb showed that on average 4% of coral is affected by a disease‚ but 89% of coral that comes into contact with plastic is affected. There are many different diseases that affect the coral covered
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Blood Borne Diseases Brennan Welty Kaplan University Outline Thesis: Ending the spread of HIV and blood borne diseases will be hard‚ but if everyone knows the right steps to prevent it‚ these diseases can be stopped. I. Introduction II. 1st body paragraph III. 2nd body paragraph IV. 3rd body paragraph V. Conclusion I. Introduction a. Explain what HIV and Blood borne diseases are b. How these diseases relate to the medical field c. Talk about how to prevent these diseases i. Include
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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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Huntington’s disease is an inherited condition that breaks down nerve cells over time. The disease is not curable and can last years or a lifetime‚ although medication is available to help deal with the symptoms (Ferrara 247-248). Those who have this disease have a life expectancy of 10-15 years after they are diagnosed. It has a broad impact on a person’s functions such as movement‚ thinking‚ and psychiatric disorders (Staff). Most people develop these symptoms in their 30s or 40s‚ however those
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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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Prevention Strategies of Communicable diseases Methods of Control Communicable diseases occur only when the causative agent comes into contact with a susceptible host in a suitable environment. Prevention and control efforts for communicable diseases may be directed to any of these three elements. Communicable diseases affect both individuals and communities‚ so control efforts may be directed at both. Treatment of persons with communicable diseases with antibiotics typically kills the agent and
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Chagas Disease – The Deadly Kiss Introduction: My wife and I are in the process of planning our next vacation. We agreed to travel back to Belize‚ since we’ve been there before and really enjoyed it. After doing some research on where we were going to stay‚ I came across a website that contained information about a common disease that has been getting much more attention lately. It is known as Chagas Disease and it is a silent killer. I love Belize… but not to death. I. What is Chagas
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Lyme disease Research Paper Every year 300‚000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lyme disease. That’s about the number of people living in Tampa‚ Florida! Lyme disease is a disease that was only discovered about 30 years ago‚ so it is not very old. It also comes with an unusual symptom‚ but Lyme disease is treatable easily with antibiotics or an alternative treatment. This disease is also being studied all over the country. We are still researching to find out more about this interesting
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