3 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Chronic Illness 1) Millions of people live with one or more chronic illnesses. One of the most important things to understand about chronic illness‚ whether you’re living with one‚ or know someone who is‚ is that chronic illness is real. Millions of people live with a chronic illness that causes them daily pain‚ fatigue‚ mental anguish‚ anxiety‚ digestive issues‚ and/or brain fog. This is a stark reality backed by medical evidence. For example:
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What You Need to Know About Itching Itching can be one of the cruelest forms of torture known to man. In many ways‚ it is one of the most annoying side effects of cancer and many of the medications that are used to treat it. There are two forms of itching the average cancer patient may experience‚ itching that comes on suddenly is referred to as "acute"‚ and itching that occurs over a longer period of time is referred to as "chronic". The itching might occur by itself or along with various other
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Chronic bronchitis is “a productive cough that lasts at least three months for two consecutive years” (Mayo Clinic Staff‚ 2011). The bronchiole tubes become inflamed and enlarged narrowing the airways which will result in pulmonary hypertension. The air passage way can become blocked because of increased mucus production caused by enlarged mucus glands ("Chronic Bronchitis"‚ n.d.). The cells that help the mucus move out of the body can become damaged reducing the ability to clear mucus from the air
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Introduction Chronic diseases are the dominating cause of disability and death. (Cekici‚ Kantarci‚ Hasturk‚ & Van Dyke‚ 2017). Chronic Periodontitis is among the many chronic diseases our society faces today. Oral care is often something taken for granted‚ habits are formed which don’t always include a thorough oral care plan‚ it is easy to forget how good oral hygiene can be life saving. Throughout this paper we will be discussing health promotion related to Chronic Periodontitis‚ which is a prevalent
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Chronic Bronchitis Chronic bronchitis is the inflammation and irritation of the passage airways in the lung. Chronic bronchitis is known as one of the two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which can be very devastating. During the beginning stages of chronic bronchitis‚ slight coughing may be seen in the morning and as the disease progresses the individual may cough all throughout the day. This homeostatic imbalance causes a build up of excess mucus which in turn causes shortness
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the bronchi. Bronchitis can be divided into two categories namely acute and chronic bronchitis. Acute and Chronic Bronchitis Acute and chronic bronchitis are the two types of bronchitis that exist both common in a sense that it has to do with the respiratory system. These two types of bronchitis do not however have the same causes‚ symptoms and way of treatment. In acute bronchitis more mucus is excreted and in chronic bronchitis mucus is
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Associate Level Material Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Ovarian Cancer. A cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova‚ or eggs‚ are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary) or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells).* Ovarian Cancer is a cancerous growth arising from an ovary. The cancer most commonly forms in the lining
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LEXICAL TAXONOMY By Dr. K.B. Kiingi This paper purports to lay a firmly principled method of taxonomizing the lexicon of any given human language. It will be recalled that earlier attempts by writers like Roget (1852)‚ Dornseiff (1934)‚ Hallig and Von Wartburg (1952)‚ Wehrle and Eggers (1961) and McArthur (1981) have all provoked a hail of critical discussions as manifested in Ballmer and Brennenstuhl (1986:112-126) and Jackson (1988:216222). The overall verdict of the discussants is that the taxonomies
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boys‚ who were later treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The chronic underlying medical needs‚ the unpredictable nature of the disease‚ with its share of life threatening emergencies‚ all contribute to a stressful life for the family. These families need support from physicians‚ family‚ friends‚ teachers‚ clergy‚ neighbors and sometimes professional counselors to help them cope with the disease. Families living with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome are challenged by many stressors and
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Introduction Chronic periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the supporting tissues of the teeth‚ it is a multifactorial influenced by genetics as well as by the environment [1]. Periodontitis is characterized by persistent inflammation‚ connective tissue breakdown‚ and alveolar destruction [2]. It is initiated by specific bacteria within the plaque biofilm and progresses due to an abnormal inflammatory immune response to those bacteria [3]. It is the major cause of tooth loss and is
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