Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible‚ neurological condition that impairs the brain’s functioning. The exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease is not known. Early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are usually memory loss. There are other symptoms that include having problems with learning‚ paying attention‚ judgment and orientation. (Aronson 15) In general‚ people who have major personality and behavior changes might have Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease usually affects older
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Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs motor skills‚ speech‚ and other functions‚ and has no known cure (Wikipedia). It affects about 100‚000 Canadians and 1.6 million people worldwide (Parkinson’s Society Canada). Diagnosis can be difficult especially in the early stages due to symptom overlap with other diseases. Early signs are often dismissed as signs of normal aging‚ in Michael J Fox’s case his twitchy finger was
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Pneumonia is a common disease‚ which occurs in all age groups. However‚ pneumonia is the leading cause of death in elderly‚ people who are chronically and terminally ill‚ and children under five years old worldwide. It can result from a variety of causes‚ including infection with bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ or parasites‚ and chemical or physical injury to the lungs. Pneumonia is an irregular inflammatory condition of the lung. It is often described as inflammation and abnormal fluid filling of the
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Lyme disease Lyme disease is a relatively new‚ being first reported in 1975‚ in Old Lyme ‚ Connecticut. It is caused by the bacterium Borrelia Burgdoferi‚ which can be carried by rats and dears. The transmitters of the disease are the black-legged ticks that bite these animals‚ get infected and afterwards bite people. According to www.ehealthmd.com‚ “the average deer carries 200 or more ticks at one time”. Approximately half of these ticks are infected with the Lyme disease bacteria. The risk of
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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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Addison’s Disease Rachel Phelps Addison’s disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency‚ hypocortisolism or hypocorticism) is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal gland produces insufficient amounts of steroid hormones . It may develop in children as well as adults‚ and may occur as the result of a large number of underlying causes. The condition is named after Dr Thomas Addison‚ the British physician who first described the condition in his 1855 On the Constitutional and Local
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Cardiovascular disease is among the most common disease that cause early mortality. There have been an inexhaustible amount of studies on cardiovascular disease. It can be a preventable and controllable disease with the proper nutrition‚ exercise‚ and dedication. People for centuries have been dying early deaths because they did not know how to take care of their own body. Now that we have reached the 21st century‚ we have the medical knowledge as well as the tools to better prevent disease such as cardiovascular
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What is Graves’ disease? Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease which causes the thyroid gland to be put into overdrive. Graves’ disease can have an effect on the body‚ causing problems with the eyes‚ skin‚ create goiters‚ and several other symptoms. Little is known about what exactly causes Graves’ disease‚ like many other autoimmune disorders. On the contrary‚ it is known who is susceptible to Graves’ disease. As for where Graves’ disease occurs there are two main areas that are being effected;
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Alzheimer’s Disease Most people imagine growing old and playing with their grandchildren. People hope to live a long life so they can share their experiences with the younger generation. They would feel warm thinking about the good old days and sharing the memories with their loved ones. Unfortunately‚ some people don’t get the opportunity to share their memories because of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory‚ thinking and behavior. Alzheimer’s
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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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