Hyperthyroidism‚ otherwise known as thyrotoxicosis‚ is a disease where the thyroid is overactive. Although the thyroid is not a large-sized gland located on the front of the neck‚ it is a big part of the endocrine system that produces a hormone called the thyroid-stimulating hormone. These hormones play a role in regulating different parts in the body‚ such as metabolism‚ body temperature‚ and bone growth (N1). It even plays a role in how your heart beats! The thyroid-stimulating hormone also helps
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Human Disease Several scientific terms are relatively easy to define‚ others tend to be more difficult; “health” and “disease” fall under the latter category. Many suggest that “disease” is merely a disorder of a system’s normal functions while “health” is the absence of disease. On the other hand‚ could a person whose bodily systems are functioning properly but who is unhappy or depressed be considered healthy? Can an alcoholic or drug-addict whose habit has not as yet caused any physical harm
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Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Community Causes‚ Preventions‚ and Treatments Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to the dysfunctional conditions of the heart‚ arteries‚ and veins that supply oxygen to vital life- sustaining areas of the body like the brain‚ the heart itself and other vital organs. Since the term cardiovascular disease refers to any dysfunction of the cardiovascular system there are many different diseases in the cardiovascular category‚ and many of these diseases are
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Running Head: GRAVES’ DISEASE Graves’ Disease Graves’ Disease Graves’ disease‚ also known as toxic diffuse goiter‚ is the most common cause (80%) of hyperthyroidism in the United States (Rakel & Bope‚ 2008). Hyperthyroidism is a hypermetabolic disorder that occurs when the thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormone than the body needs (Nettina‚ 2006). Over activity of the thyroid gland leads to high levels of thyroid
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a. What impact do you think Alzheimer’s disease has on the patient’s family and/or caregivers? I can say‚ from personal experience‚ that Alzheimer’s disease has a huge impact on a patient’s family and/or caregiver. My grandmother is starting to show some signs of Alzheimer’s as she ages and my great grandmother‚ her mother‚ had stage 4 Alzheimer’s which inevitably led to her death several years ago. Alzheimer’s‚ in my opinion‚ is one of the worst diseases that a family can embark on together. There
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health care system and obtaining the most from available resources. Health economics is not only the concern of economists but also hospital management and health care professionals. In fact‚ allocation of health care resources affects everyone. The center of health economics analyzes from a macro and micro perspective. Both are the underlying concepts of the health care industry. From another standpoint health economics are also concerned with matters associated with effectiveness and
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IS ADDICTION A DISEASE? Drug agencies in the world have struggled for legitimacy in the field of medicine addiction. Drug abuse has become a common norm in the society today. Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease that causes uncontrollable drug seeking and use despite its negative consequences on the addict. Although the decision to take drugs is voluntary for many individuals‚ the brain changes that over a period of time. It hampers a person’s ability to resist his/her impulses to take drugs;
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in zoos may develop a disease called Zoochosis. They are also held in terrible captivity.Lastly they re not getting enough exercise. Animals are getting held in terrible I watched a video about a 32 year old chimpanzee named Iris in a Zoo called Chestatee Wildlife Preserve and zoo in Georgia. She was held alone in a tiny‚ barren and dark cell. She had nothing to do or see and no companionship.Iris spent much of her time under a dirty blanket in her cell. Zoochosis is a disease that can cause Bar Biting
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Communicable Disease Student Name: Course No: Date: Instructor: A communicable disease can be defined as a disease that is spread or can be spread from one individual to another or sometimes from an animal to a human being (Webber‚ 2009). The spread of a communicable disease does not only happen through airborne bacteria or viruses‚ but also through blood and other fluids of the body. Communicable diseases are sometimes termed as contagious or infectious diseases. Tuberculosis
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metastasized‚ or spread‚ outside of the ovaries‚ improvements in treatment and diagnosis have increased survival rates. One out of every 71 women has a lifetime risk of getting ovarian cancer‚ and more than 20‚000 new U.S. cases are diagnosed annually. This disease is most common in women over the age of 45‚ and the average age of diagnosis is 63. Ovarian cancer comes in several varieties. The most common type‚ epithelial tumors‚ occurs in the outside lining of the ovary. Cancer can also develop inside the
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