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    As mentioned Mrs M is classes as clinically obese‚ for a woman of her weight and height this meant her B.M.I was in the red zone classing her as being overweight. Although this was the case‚ Mrs M did not follow any special requirements in her diet as this was out with her wishes. (The Alliance‚ 2015). During the reviews with diabetic liaison nurses and her GP it was suggested on many different occasions that a lifestyle change may be needed to better control her diabetes. Along with a change in

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    CC Follow up diabetes‚ hypertension‚ potential sleep apnea‚ back pain. S The patient once again‚ has not been taking care of himself. He states he has not been exercising like he knows he should‚ he is not eating well. He is not taking his medications as prescribed. He is only taking his metformin ER 500 mg two tablets with dinner four days per week instead of taking it two tablets twice a day‚ daily. He is also not taking his NovoLog sliding scale. He does tell me he takes his Lantus 50 units

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    Many people do not think about the long-term health implications of their lifestyle choices. Most of us seem to think “it won’t happen to me” when it comes to chronic diseases. Since we all know that we can safely eat a candy or even as many as thousands of candies or lay on the couch watching television day after day without seeing any immediate harmful effects‚ it can be difficult to imagine that we are slowly developing chronic diseases over time. This concept of developing diseases over time

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    when many firms are cutting back on health benefits? Pitney Bowes had clear data that they had a significant amount of employees with hypertension‚ followed by diabetes‚ depression‚ asthma‚ osteoarthritis‚ and anxiety disorder. In terms of absolutely costs‚ coronary artery disease was the most expensive‚ followed by osteoarthritis‚ depression‚ diabetes‚ hypertension‚ and congestive heart failure. Pitney Bowes believed that up to two-thirds of its health –related costs were indirect. In addition to

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    Physical activity is a crucial ingredient to children and adolescents leading a healthy life. Not only does physical activity help improve overall health and well-being‚ but physical activity can also help prevent future disease and health risks. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2008). When children and adolescents are physically active at a younger age it helps to improve overall health and tends to then lead to a healthier lifestyle in the long run. (U.S. Department of Health and

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    A combination of garlic and telmisartan protects against unilateral ischemia/reperfusion-induced kidney injury in obese rats Obese patients encounter higher frequency and severity of acute kidney injury (AKI) than lean ones. Telmisartan is used experimentally in ischemia/reperfusion (IR)-induced AKI. However‚ there is a lack of evidence regarding its beneficial effects on AKI in obese animals. The present study‚ therefore‚ aimed to explore the protective effect of garlic and telmisartan against renal

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    The Importance of Exercise Exercising is a key component of living a healthy life. “Regular exercise is necessary for physical fitness and good health. It reduces the risk of heart disease‚ cancer‚ high blood pressure‚ diabetes and other diseases. In my generation exercising can be over looked.”(Why is) People seem to be consumed more with television shows‚ fast food‚ and other unhealthy activities. “The average American watches three and a half hours of television every day. That adds up to 56

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    Hospital: 01.0077x$4‚726.10 = $4‚762.49 Case #2 Male 72yo 01-Home ICD-9-CM Code Code Description Principal Diagnosis 491.21 Acute exacerbation of COPD Secondary Diagnosis 428.0 Congestive Heart Failure   790.29 Borderline Diabetes Mellitus   401.9 Hypertension   414.00 Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease Principal Procedure None   Total Charges $3‚794.25 DRG _0192‚ CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE W/O CC/MCC ___________ DRG Wt. __00.7120____ Full Update Hospital Reimbursement__$3‚578.58____ Reduced Update

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    through trial and error till they are eventually able identify certain ones that our bodies can be able to tolerate. Recent studies have suggested that home remedies from natural products also show significant promise when it comes to managing hypertension. One such

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    htm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2011) Ferguson‚ L.‚ R. (2010) Meat and Cancer‚ Journal of Meat Science‚ page 308 – 313‚ doi: 10.1015/j.meatsci.2009.06.032. Hajjar‚ I.‚ Kotchen‚ J. M.‚ & Kotchen‚ T. A. (2006‚ January 1). Hypertension: Trends in prevalence‚ incidence‚ and control Hodges‚ B. C.‚ & Videto‚ D. M. (2011). Assessment and planning in health programs (2nd ed. ed.) Sudbury‚ MA: Jones & Bartlett Institute of Medicine (IOM)(2004) Dietary reference intakes for water

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