Heart Disease Many may or may not be surprised to know the number one killer in America for both men and women is heart disease. America has become increasingly over weight by over eating‚ eating unhealthy and not getting enough exercise. We have been alerted that each year we are becoming more and more obese at a alarming rate. Heart disease has been known to kill more people than any of the cancers combined by causing heart attacks and strokes. There are many causes to heart disease by choices
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Kawasaki Disease Kawasaki disease is the most common form of “vasculitis” that primarily affects children.Vasculitis (plural: vasculitides)‚ is a group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels including veins (phlebitis) arteries (arteritis) and capillaries due to leukocyte migration and resultant damage. Kawasaki disease produces irritation and inflammation of many tissues of the body‚ including the hands‚ feet‚ whites of the eyes‚ mouth‚ lips‚ and throat. Characteristics
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Using Animals in Disease Research People all over the world have different opinions on whether animal testing is an ethical way to research drugs and treatments or not. Almost every medical advancement has involved using of animals including discovery of penicillin‚ organ transplantation‚ vaccines etc. Scientists should use animals in disease research because nowadays it is the only right way to develop drugs‚ treatments and cures for diseases and to be sure that new products are safe to use.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease/ Crohn’s Disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often IBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease but may be referred to as colitis‚ enteritis‚ ileitis‚ and proctitis. Ulcerative colitis causes ulceration and inflammation of the inner lining of a couple of really bad places‚ while Crohn’s disease is an inflammation that extends into the deeper
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able to decide on the top five most harmful and debilitating diseases to the brain; depression‚ Parkinson’s‚ Alzheimer’s‚ stroke‚ and autism. After doing extensive research on each disease‚ they hope to use the research learn how to prevent and treat these diseases as well as use them to better understand the way that the brain functions and controls the body. This article explores not only what goes wrong in the brain when these diseases occur‚ but it compares the treatments practiced by doctors
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Today‚ noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)‚ mainly cardiovascular diseases‚ cancers‚ chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes represent a leading threat to human health and development. These four diseases are the world’s biggest killers‚ causing an estimated 35 million deaths each year - 60% of all deaths globally - with 80% in low- and middle-income countries. These diseases are preventable. Up to 80% of heart disease‚ stroke‚ and type 2 diabetes and over a third of cancers could be prevented
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Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common and important cause of senile dementia. Dementia is a progressive and irreversible decline of the function of the brain‚ causing memory loss and effects on language and social skills. What causes Alzheimer’s disease and who is at risk? Alzheimer’s disease is a condition of middle and old age‚ being exceptionally uncommon in younger people. Although much is known about which cells in the brain degenerate and die during Alzheimer’s disease‚ relatively
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Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease: The Disease of the Century Estimated about fifteen million people worldwide have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Some scientists believe that almost ninety percent of all Alzheimer’s disease is sporadic. Sporadic Alzheimer’s is a type of Alzheimer’s that either men or women of all ages can be affected‚ although most cases occur in people over 65 years of age. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal disease of the brain that affects brain functions such as memory
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The Meaning of Disease: Kleinman and Porter Over the years the terms illness and disease have gone hand and hand as they have changed definition over time. Arthur Kleinman defines these words in his work The Meaning of Symptoms and Disorders and how the two words come into affect with patients and physicians throughout the world. To him‚ illness is a collection of the symptoms and sufferings that a human may experience‚ and disease is the medical term used to diagnose these symptoms and sufferings
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Paper Topic: Role of family in health and disease Role of family in health and disease The good health of an individual primarily increases the longevity of an individual ’s life . The sphere of health has increased far beyond the concept of health system of the previous generation ‚ including exercise and well-being . In this context ‚ autonomy means the right of the patient to choose the treatment that he believes is best for him . The intimate knowledge of the family regarding the individual
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