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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story of my search on leukemia. March 19th‚ 2004. I was 14 months old so now that I’m 14‚ I was not able to recall anything. But this was the night‚ that I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Up until now‚ my parents have always told me about what I went through but only little bits. I wondered : How is leukemia even formed? How dangerous and quick can this cancer spread? What were the side effects showing the doctors that I had to be immediately rushed to a hospital at 11:00 at night?
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services over the past few years due to growing number of chronic conditions [1]. A chronic condition (e.g. chronic headache‚ diabetes etc) can be any long term illness or condition that impacts one’s quality of life functionally and socially. It is estimated that chronic headaches affect 4% to 5% of the general population [2]. The focus of my research is to help patients use computing technologies who are living with chronic headache. Chronic headache patients have frequent headaches at an average
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Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease that affects the airways. Asthma is usually characterized by airflow obstruction and bronchospasm. Some of the more common symptoms of asthma include tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ coughing and wheezing. Although asthma itself is considered to be chronic‚ asthma attacks can be considered either acute‚ or chronic. Often times those with more severe forms of asthma refer to their asthma as chronic. Chronic asthma is a serious condition‚
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What Is Chronic Stress? Do you know what your body experiences during a stressful situation? Your body triggers the alarm and suddenly you’re on high alert‚ cortisol floods your system‚ your brain thinks you are in mortal danger and that fight or flight instinct is bearing down on you. Once upon a time‚ that instinct kicked in when our ancestors were faced with a ferocious beast in the wild – unfortunately today’s ferocious beasts tend to be angry bosses‚ traffic‚ and a nagging partner. While
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R.S. has smoked for many years and has developed chronic bronchitis‚ a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial vascular disease. His arterial blood gas (ABG) values are pH = 7.32‚ PaCO2 = 60 mm Hg‚ PaO2 = 50 mm Hg‚ HCO3- = 30 mEq/L. His hematocrit is 52% with normal red cell indices. He is using an inhaled ß2 agonist and Theophylline to manage his respiratory disease. At this clinic visit‚ it is noted on a chest x-ray
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ABSTRACT Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia‚ also known as Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is a type of cancer that affects the blood and the bone marrow. What is a bone marrow? Bone marrow is the soft tissue in the center of the bones that helps to form all blood cells. In CML‚ the bone marrow produces too many white cells‚ called granucolytes or myeloid cells. These cells‚ some of the times called blasts or leukemia blasts‚ gradually crowd the bone marrow‚ interfering and destroying the normal blood cell
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Chronic pain occurs in a growing number of people. Regardless of whether you are taking medication or not‚ you probably do not feel the long-term relief. There are foods that fight inflammation and relieve chronic pain‚ most of which is even more effective than drugs. Ginger It relieves migraines‚ arthritis and muscle pain. Dose: 1/4 teaspoon daily. This aromatic root is known for alleviating nausea and upset stomach. It has anti-inflammatory properties and can alleviate migraine‚ pain caused
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5 Diseases Acording to Nightangle’s Environmental Theory Typhoid Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. If there is not healthy food or healhty water avaiable‚ it can causes Typhoid Fever. Symptoms are characterized by headaches‚ nausea and loss of appetite. Skin Cancer If exposure to sunlight continues for several years‚ the damaged skin has an increased chance of developing one of the forms of skin cancer. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation
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pain-causing condition. There are many reasons to mention that lead a person to being suffered from this unbearable situation including lifestyle and diet. A major reason of occurring this is stomach acid working its way back into the esophagus. Chronic heartburn isn’t something to avoid‚ instead‚ it’s highly recommended to consultant an expert gastroenterologist. But before consulting a practitioner‚ some ways are to adopt to prevent heartburn. In some cases‚ if you eliminate certain food and drinks
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