It is a countrywide agenda on the health of Australians and the health care system. There are six objectives to prevent the development of and minimise the impact of chronic disease‚ and enhance the quality of life by promoting health. These objectives clearly link to its seven principles. In addition‚ there are four action areas to achieve the objective‚ which are prevention across the continuum‚ early detection and early treatment
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The Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Skin Abstract The 5-HT3 receptor is a ligand-gated cation channel located in the central and peripheral nervous system; it has also been detected on a variety of other cells. In the periphery‚ it is found on autonomic neurons and on neurons of the sensory and enteric nervous system. In the CNS‚ the 5-HT3 receptor has been localized in the area postrema‚ nucleus tractus solitarii‚ nucleus vaudatus‚ nucleus accumbens‚ amygdala‚ hippocampus‚ entorhinal‚
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Hashimoto’s disease also called as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis‚ or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease. Moreover it was the first recognized autoimmune disease and was first described by Hakaru Hashimoto in a paper published in Germany in 1912. An autoimmune disease is one which arises due to an abnormal response of the immune system against cells and tissues of the same body. In Hashimoto’s disease the thyroid gland is attacked by many cells of the immune system‚ which leads to
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A hypo-kinetic disease is a disease that is associated with a lack of physical activity or lack of exercising. Obesity is an example of a hypo-kinetic disease‚ which makes sense because it is a condition of an accumulation of excessive body fat as a result of not creating a caloric deficit as well as not being physically active. Obesity affects the body by changing the normal body composition. It affects cardio-respiratory endurance‚ flexibility‚ muscle endurance and how much power and strength one
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as mad cow disease. This is a neurodegenerative disease that causes spongy deterioration of the brain and spinal cord in cattle. The neurodegeneration is slow‚ progressive and fatal. The ultimate fate of a cow infected with this disease is most likely death. This disease is easily transmitted and is spread through ingesting an infected cow’s nervous tissue. When cows are slaughtered portions of the meat are used for either people food or for cow food. The infected meat carries the disease and because
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Kayli Jade Gertsen Skin Evolution Essay Human skin pigmentation is the product of two clines produced by natural selection to adjust levels of constitutive pigmentation to levels of UV radiation (UVR). One cline was generated by high UVR near the equator and led to the evolution of dark‚ photo protective‚ melanin-rich pigmentation. The other was produced by the requirement for UVB photons to sustain cutaneous photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in low-UVB environments‚ and resulted in the evolution of
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Genetics- Word Count: 214 Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that plagues millions of people all over the world‚ the highest concentration is found among people of Sub-Saharan African descent. Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation in the HBB gene located on chromosome 11. Hemoglobin in red blood cells is how oxygen is delivered to cells throughout the body and is composed of four subunits‚ two subunits of alpha- globin and two of beta- globin. The HBB gene provides the instructions
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been crying. Her eyes were puffy and the sides of face were wet. “I just spoke with your grandmother and she told me my dad was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease.” Her monotone voice as she said these words reminded me of the time she told me my hamster had died. The following day‚ I went on the Internet and started researching Huntington’s disease‚ otherwise known as HD. I felt nauseous. Words popped up on my computer: behavioral disturbance‚ hallucinations‚ paranoia‚ psychosis‚ depression‚ suicidal
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Kelly Meeks Instructor Kay Ryan College Writing I/9 a.m. 08 October 2012 Addiction is a Disease Why is it when someone is diagnosed with cancer others are concerned and feel horrible‚ however‚ when someone is diagnosed with an addiction to drugs they are faced with alienation and ridicule? It seems so‚ because‚ people know that cancer is a disease that has been studied and researched for many while drug addiction has not. Individuals who abuse drugs are affected by physiological changes
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domesticable animals and concomitant diseases. These animals offered a lot of great benefits‚ but also transmitted all types of diseases to the farmers. In the 14th century The Black Plague devastated their population‚ which killed 90 percent of their people. The devastating disease only went in one direction from Eurasia to the Americas. Columbus arrival in 1492 suddenly collided with 12‚000 years of American isolation from Eurasian. The European were not affected by the disease as much as the Native American
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