Chronic Diseases SCI/163 May 16‚ 2013 Chronic Diseases There are many chronic diseases plaguing our society. One of the most notable diseases is cancer. Cancer affects many different organs and tissue throughout the body‚ thus there are many different types of cancer. Recently‚ cancer and the treatments for cancer have directly affected my life; therefore I chose to take the health risk assessment on breast cancer. After discovering in October 2011 that my mother had breast cancer I started
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Crohn’s Disease Introduction Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory condition of idiopathic etiology that can affect portions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from the mouth to the perianal area. It is transmural in that it affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It is believed to be the result of multiple factors‚ including genetic susceptibility‚ luminal antigenic drive and environmental triggers. Canada has the highest incidence rates of Crohn’s disease in the world. According to Statistics
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Huntington’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Disease? As the body ages through time‚ many of the functions will slowly begin to diminish and deteriorate‚ including the nervous system. The nervous system is made up of your brain and the many different neurons that transmit signals to and from the body. One of the most common ways the nervous system deteriorates is when the connections between two neurons diminish‚ or build plaque. The brain uses neurons to send signals to each other‚ in order to get our
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April 22‚2014 Disease fact sheet What is Wilson disease? Wilson disease is a genetic disorder that prevents the body from getting rid of extra copper. A small amount of copper obtained from food is needed to stay healthy‚ but too much copper is poisonous. In Wilson disease‚ copper builds up in the liver‚ brain‚ eyes‚ and other organs. Over time‚ high copper levels can cause life-threatening organ damage. Pathophysiology and clinical features of Wilson disease Wilson disease is an autosomal
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in your body. It controls the energy function of each cell and ultimately the energy function of your body. The mitochondria are a vital part of how your body works and functions. If the genes in your body mutate effecting the mitochondrial your body will work differently. I was in 7th grade‚ in the hospital sick again when I began to learn about what was causing my illness. Since then the mitochondria has interested me but when I was recently diagnosed with mitochondrial disease I realized just
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and Health Care of Japanese-American Elders‚ Tanabe). Individuals at high risk for this disease would include those who are overweight and/or obesity‚ smokers‚ and those who are physically inactive (Gelber‚ Petrovitch‚ Masaki‚ Abbott‚ Webster Ross‚ Launer‚ White‚ 2011). Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and healthy behaviors at a young age has shown to be of great importance in prevention of this degenerative disease. The Japanese religion of Shintoism emphasizes purity and cleanliness (Gelber et al
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Communicable Disease * Keep in mind all have fever‚ swollen LN‚ rash etc. Scarlet Fever: * Cause: Group A beta Hemolytic Streptococcus * Spread via direct contact/droplet * May lead to RF * Uvula/pharynx beefy red; tonsils have white exudate‚ pinpoint lesions on palate * Sandpaper rash * Pastina Sign: hyperpigmentation at joints * TONGUE (white furry white strawberry strawberry ) * So throat culture if they have strept/sore throat *** Anybody with a sore throat
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Minamata Disease Masazumi Harada‚ M.D.‚ Ph.D. http://www.einap.org/envdis/Minamata.html Minamata Disease was discovered for the first time in the world at Minamata City‚ Kumamoto Prefecture‚ Japan‚ in 1956 (Minamata Disease Research Group; 1968‚ Harada M; 1995)‚ and for the next time at Niigata City‚ Niigata Prefecture‚ Japan‚ in 1965 (Tsubaki T & Irukayama K; 1977). The both cases were attributed to the methyl mercury that was generated in the process for producing acetaldehyde using
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My decision to pursue a doctoral degree in rhetoric and composition with an emphasis on writing center studies would not have come about without the support of Dr. Alexandra Cavallaro‚ my faculty sponsor at California State University‚ San Bernardino. Dr. Cavallaro’s support helped me to connect my personal and professional experiences — such as my five years working as a English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor overseas in Poland‚ and my work as a volunteer literacy tutor in San Bernardino
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