and Labarthe (2010) studied coronary heart disease risk factors trends and mortality in the United States. The purpose of this study was to look at cardiovascular risk factors in the United States since coronary heart disease is among the leading causes of death in the world. It is not only the leading cause of death‚ but coronary heart disease is also costing the United States a lot of money. Since much of the population is affected by coronary heart disease‚ health care costs are extremely high for
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Crohn’s Disease Jami Thomason SC131: Human Anatomy and Physiology II Unit 3 Assignment Kaplan University 10/28/2014 I have chosen to write my Unit 3 assignment topic on Crohn’s disease‚ which is also known as Crohn syndrome and regional enteritis‚ is a form of autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn’s disease gets its name and was first discovered by Dr. Burrill B. Crohn in 1932‚ it is known to possibly have affected as many as 700‚000 Americans. This disease can affect any area of the
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Crohn’s Disease Outline Joshlyn A. Aday SCI/162 Sunday November 25‚ 2012 Professor Julie Moyer I. Crohn’s Disease is named after Burrill B. Crohn‚ the physician whom introduced the disease to us in 1972‚ just 40 years ago. Crohn’s disease has many names that it can be identified as‚ depending on the extent of the disease. They are as follows: Morbus Crohn’s‚ Granulomatus Enteritis‚ Regional Enteritis‚ or Terminal Ileitis. Attacks from Crohn’s Disease may in fact affect people
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Crohn’s disease was dated as early as between 460-370 BCE during the Greek era. However‚ they did not know what it was and what to call it until two doctors that researched the disease and also named it Crohn’s disease after Dr. Burrill Crohn. It is a family member to ulcerative colitis which also deals with the inflammatory bowel disease. It is when the body thinks it has bad bacteria in the body and it tries to fight it but in reality‚ it’s good bacteria. This is a non-curable disease. However
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Heart disease Introduction What is heart disease? Heart disease or Cardiovascular disease is an abnormal function of the heart or blood vessels. It can cause an increase in risk for heart attack‚ heart failure‚ sudden death‚ stroke and cardiac rhythm problems‚ thus resulting in decreased quality of life and decreased life expectancy. The causes of cardiovascular disease range from structural defects‚ to infection‚ inflammation‚ environment and genetics. In order to help prevent cardiovascular
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2012 Sexually Transmitted Diseases A sexually transmitted disease (STD) is an infection that you can get from having sex with another person who has an infection. There are several types of sexually transmitted diseases that affect men and women every year. In Chapter 9 of our textbook‚ the topic of sexually transmitted diseases was discussed. This is a rising issue amongst young adults in this generation. “One in four new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) infections occur in teenagers”
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Article Review: Lyme Disease HCS 457 September‚ 2012 Professor Michelle Clemmons Article Review The World Health Organization defines “Health education as any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health‚ by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes” (WHO‚ 2012‚ p. 2). The best weapon in preventing a disease outbreak is community action and education. Articles are published to provide valuable information regarding past
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Introduction Crohn’s disease (CD) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract with an unpredictable course. The peak age of the onset of CD is in second to fourth decades of life‚ and its course follows a pattern of periodic recurrences and exacerbations1. CD predominantly affects the small bowel (in up to 80% of cases) and colon‚ but any part of the gastrointestinal tract may be involved‚ and more than one site may be affected. This disease is characterized by erosions
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Parkinson ’s Disease Name ENG 124 College of Health Sciences‚ Bahrain Date Abstract Understanding Parkinson’s disease would help those who have to deal with and take care of the patients. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the literature regarding this disease. The paper discusses what Parkinson’s disease is and what the causes and effects are. Furthermore‚ The paper contends that lack of dopamine‚ genetic and environmental factors can lead to Parkinson’s disease and that
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What is Graves’ disease‚ Graves’ disease is located on the fourteenth chromosome‚ and is an autoimmune system disease that affects the thyroid it also results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones. Because thyroid hormones affect a number of different body systems‚ the signs and symptoms associated with Graves’ disease can significantly influence your overall well-being. Graves’ disease was named after the doctor‚ Robert J. Graves. He was a 19th century Irish physician who was also the first
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