Parkinsons Disease Essays and Term Papers
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Addison’s Disease
Addison’s disease Addison’s disease is a disorder of the endocrine system. It is a hormonal disorder that can strike anyone, any gender at any age. Addison’s disease has also been called Adrenal Insufficiency (hypocortisolism) because the root of the disease is in the adrenal gland not producing enough of the hormone cortisol, or sometimes not enough of the hormone aldosterone to satisfy the body’s needs. Cortisol is in the class of hormones called glucocorticoids and
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases that can be passed between people during sexual contact have plagued humankind throughout history. The two main venereal diseases in the United States have traditionally been gonorrhea and syphilis. Scientists now know that many other diseases can be passed during sex. More than thirty sexually transmitted diseases have been identified. The names of such sexually transmitted diseases as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and gonorrhea are known to most people; however, other sexually
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Behind the Battles: Causes of Disease
Behind the Battles: Causes of Disease When studying Civil War history, attention is often given to battles, generals and the politics of the war. Beneath all of these matters was something much different. Diseases of all forms doomed soldiers of both the North and the South. Disease claimed the lives of more soldiers than any combat deaths, wounds, injuries or burns. It is referred to as the "natural biological warfare," and it spread rapidly throughout
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What Degree of Addiction Can Be Considered a Disease/medical Condition, Excusable for Misconduct?
Outline Introduction Key question: What degree of addiction can be considered a disease/medical condition, excusable for misconduct? Author’s position: Addiction is not a clear cut medical condition and adopting the disease model of addiction has serious ramifications for American society. Macro level appraisal of author’s argument Micro level appraisal of author’s argument · Fallacious reasoning and claims · Usage of concepts and lack of definition · Unacceptability and insufficiency of claims Conclusion Passage Analysis In
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Obesity as a Disease
Obesity as a Disease I. Abstract As a health care professional it is our position statement that obesity should be considered as a disease. Overweight and obese adults are considered at risk for developing diseases such as type II diabetes, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, coronary heart disease, and certain type of cancers. An average of 300,000 deaths is associated with obesity and the total economic cost of obesity in U.S. was about $ 117 billion
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Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease
Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa M.D. is the president of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Foundation, which is a non-profit organization studying the integrated medical approach to the prevention and reversal of memory loss. He has a very different approach to the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. He is a strong believer in meditation, diet, and exercise coupled with conventional treatments. We all know some one with Alzheimer’s Disease, whether it’s a friend
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Harmful Habits & Infectious Disease Prevention
Harmful Habits & Infectious Disease Prevention Managing health and wellness is largely dependent upon our knowledge of controllable and uncontrollable risk factors that exist amongst people and within our environment. Our overall ability to maximize our level of wellness revolves around the choices made on a daily basis including our actions and our diets. In order to take our health seriously, we must learn to come to terms with the harmful effects of our decisions
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Prevention of Heart Disease
Prevention Of Heart Disease Tiffany A. Harris March, 20, 2006 Health Concepts- Saturday Class Ms. Lewis Heart disease has many definitions. Heart disease can be described as a structural or functional abnormality of the blood vessels supplying the heart, that impairs its normal functioning. It can also be an abnormal organic condition of the heart or of the heart and circulation. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. There
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The Effects of Alzheimer's Disease
Over four million Americans are currently suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Out of this number, more women are affected than men. Alzheimer’s disease is a slow, progressive form of dementia that causes memory loss and impairment of intellectual functions. While the cause is unknown, it has been speculated that some forms are genetic related. Some environmental factors may also contribute to Alzheimer’s, including pollutants in the drinking water, aluminum from commercial products, and metal dental fillings.
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Osteoporosis a Chronic Disease
Running Head: OSTEOPOROSIS A CHRONIC DISEASE Osteoporosis A Chronic Disease Michele Turner University of Phoenix Online Osteoporosis A Chronic Disease Chronic Diseases has had its toll on the yesteryears of society and of today’s society as well. Society has battled with many different chronic diseases and will still battle with some chronic diseases until the end of time. Hopefully, researchers will find the answer to the equation of eliminating many chronic diseases that are able
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What Is Mad Cow Disease?
WHAT IS MAD COW DISEASE? -Mad cow disease, formally known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). -Is a chronic degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system of cattle. -Destroying brain tissue and eventually causing dementia and death. There is no known cure. IN HUMANS -In human beings it is known as the Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome -A rare neuro-degenerative disease that is a contagious form of spongiform encephalitis, -It is thought to be caused by a slow
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Alzheimer’s Disease
Many people are left confused and are unsure about what Alzheimer's disease is, how to care for Alzheimer's patients, and how to lower their risk of getting the disease. Research has shown many different ways to lower risk. One being folate intake, another is anti-hypertensive medication, and last nanoparticle radiation is used to slow down the progression of Alzheimer's. There are a lot more studies, but these are the three that I happen to know
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Disease Depression
The Under Acknowledged Disease Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman, 1995). Despite this increased suicide rate, depression in
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Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is relentlessly destroying the brains and lives of our nation’s older adults, robbing them of memory, the ability to reason, and affecting their emotions and behavior. Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia which is a brain disorder that impairs mental functioning. Dementia attacks the part of the brain which controls memory, language, and thought (Adam Online). It makes everyday tasks like remembering to brushing your teeth, or to pay your bills next
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Tay-Sachs Disease
Abstract Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal inherited disease of the central nervous system. The most common form of the disease affects babies. Affected babies appear healthy at birth and seem to develop normally for the first few months of life. After this time, development slows and symptoms begin. Sadly, there is no effective treatment for these babies. Babies with Tay-Sachs lack an enzyme (protein) called hexosaminidase A (hex A) necessary for breaking down certain fatty
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Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease Congenital heart diseases are lesions, caused by abnormal development of the structures of the heart. This happens in the embryonic life due to environmental or unknown factors. The cause of congenital disease is usually unknown, but there are multifactor reasons that are incriminated. They are said to be sporadic. This meaning that it is not secluded to one geographic location. However this incidence is increased in those with a positive family history
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Lyme Disease
Etiology Lyme disease is an illness that is caused by a spirochete bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. Ixodes dammini, which is the deer tick, is located in the northwest and Midwest region of the united states, are commonly known to infect humans. They are found in grassy areas (including lawns), and in brushy, shrubby and woodland sites, even on warm winter days. They prefer areas
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A Spiritual Disease
A Spiritual Disease It is not a stretch to say that each person in the United States knows someone who is addicted to one substance or another be it drugs, food, or alcohol. A common misperception is that these addictions are related to body image. A woman dying from anorexia is not starving herself because she thinks she is fat. She feels so out of control in her life that the only area she can
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Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease By Amber M. LaGard Medical Terminology II Thursday 6-9:45 PM Patient Name: Robert Barker Reason for visit: Chest pain Age: 53 Sex: Male Race: Caucasian A patient by the name of Robert Barker came into our office concerned about his health. Bob was having some chest pain. Bob is a 53 year old, white male. That afternoon, the doctor saw him in a room in the office. Bob said that he was
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (a.k.a. Osteonecrosis) is a rare, temporary condition only found in children ages 4 to 12, with the average of 6 years old. In an infected child, the femoral head loses its blood supply; bone begins to die and over time may develop a fracture. The bone then begins to slowly reabsorb and it is replaced with new tissue and bone. This can be very painful for child and can take many years to
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Viral Waterborne Diseases
Viral waterborne diseases occur when water is contaminated and that affected water comes in contact with humans. Drinking water can be contaminated by human or animal feces that contain pathogenic microorganisms which cause water borne diseases and viruses. In developing countries four-fifths of all of the illness are caused by water-borne diseases with diarrhea being the leading cause of childhood death. Flood waters can carry many harmful diseases and viruses, including raw sewage, and chemical
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Greatest Threat to the Country - Mad Cow Disease
greatest threat to the country/Mad cow disease Mad cow disease (also called BSE) is getting social attention recently in U.S, I had never heard that term when I was a child. It was first time in mid-1980 that illness was out break in the England. People afraid the mad cow disease, because if people infected there is no cure for the patient. I think the mad the cow disease is real threat for the
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Scheuermann's Disease of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
Scheuermann's disease of the thoracic and lumbar spine Scheuermann's disease, or Scheuermann's kyphosis, is a condition in which the normal roundback in the upper spine (called a kyphosis) is increased. Most people with Scheuermann's disease will have an increased roundback (e.g. a hunch back or hump back) but no pain. The name of this condition comes from Scheuermann, the person who in 1921 described changes in the vertebral endplates and disc space that can occur
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Arthritis - a Disease
Arthritis. Arthritis is a disease that in some way effects everyone. Whether you have arthritis or not, chances are, you know someone who does and can see the effect it has on them. There are some common misconceptions about arthritis, types of arthritis, and the causes. There are in fact some different types of the disease that most people don’t know about. One type of arthritis is osteoarthritis. It is a degenerative arthritis (a
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Not Just Loss of Memory
This is a 8 page, 10 resource paper discussing Alzheimer's disease, discussing the history, symptoms, diagnosis and hopes for a cure of the disease. Alzheimer's Disease: Not Just Loss of Memory Introduction Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative brain disease, is the most common cause of dementia. It currently afflicts about 4 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Furthermore, Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of mental impairment in
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