Running head: DISEASE TRENDS IN THE NEWS Disease Trends in the News University of Phoenix Introduction to Health and Disease HCS/245 Disease Trends in the News The article that I read was from the Modesto‚ CA newspaper‚ The Modesto Bee. Even though the article is over a year old‚ written in October‚ 2009‚ the information it contains is still relevant to today. Carlson (2009) uses statistics from telephone surveys as well as information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Amanda Bower MAE Disease Paper May 28‚ 2013 Kuru Disease The disease Kuru first appeared during the 1950s to 1960s. It mainly occurred in the New Guinea region. A person can develop Kuru from consuming a family member’s dead brain tissue. Another way an individual can acquire the disease is through contact with opened sores or wounds present. Kuru can be considered a prion disease due to the fact it is part of a class of infectious diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(TSE)
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Perception‚ Knowledge & Awareness of Coronary Heart Disease among rural Australian women 25 to 65 years of age – A Descriptive Study Rosanne Crouch Submitted for Master of Nursing Science‚ October 2008 Discipline of Nursing‚ The University of Adelaide Table of Contents Index of Figures……………………………………………………………………...iii Index of Tables ....................................................................................................... iii Signed Statement ..........................
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D1 Analysis After learning about the factors‚ now with this analysis you can see that most of the factors can influence each other in one way or another. The first factor is stress; this can affect performance because having lots of things on your mind can stop you performing well because you can’t concentrate on the game or training long enough to benefit from it. The positives of stress are that you know that you want it‚ whatever it may be‚ relating to sport otherwise you wouldn’t be stressing
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relates to the health of the heart and blood vessels. The diseases associated with the heart are the leading cause of deaths in the world‚ with 17.5 million deaths in 2012‚ representing 31% of all deaths. In developing countries‚ the main cause of cardiovascular disease is a built up of fats and cholesterol in the arteries‚ leading to blockage of blood supply to the heart or brain‚ resulting in a heart attack or stroke. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of death in Australia for
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Celiac disease. Celiac‚ unlike some other nutrition related conditions‚ is not preventable. Celiac disease is a gastrointestinal condition describing the intolerance to gluten. The causes of celiac are not certain‚ but there is a hereditary aspect in the people who suffer (Celiac Disease Foundation). Celiac brings upon a lot of dietary issues‚ but with a gluten-free diet one is able to live a comfortable lifestyle‚ like my friend is currently doing. Celiac disease is a digestive disease triggered
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Parkinson disease is a gradually progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Parkinson disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. There are four characteristic problems caused by Parkinson disease‚ including tremor at rest‚ balance problems‚ stiffness‚ and slowness of movement. Parkinson disease occurs when areas of the brain‚ including an area called the substantia nigra‚ is slowly destroyed. The exact reason for this destruction is not completely known
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Abstract The following paper focuses on Alzheimer’s disease‚ the disease which is a devastating brain disease and is one of the most typical forms of dementia‚ a general term that is most commonly used for memory loss and the diminishing in mental and physical abilities. It is most frequently diagnosed in the elderly although there have been some cases of the disease affecting people of middle age. There is not one known single cause for Alzheimer ’s‚ however‚ scientists believe that due to the
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Parkinson disease is a disease of the nervous system that affects movement. The disease is characterized by progressive loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic cells due to a dopamine deficiency. Brain cell connections degenerate and die causing memory loss and destroying other important mental functions. Researchers are still unsure as to why the disease develops. A combination of genetic and environmental factors are thought to contribute to the risk of getting Parkinson’s‚ says Catherine Kopil‚ PhD
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. It’s the most common cause of dementia a group of brain disorders that results in the loss of intellectual and social skills. These changes are severe enough to interfere with day-to-day life. In Alzheimer’s disease‚ the connections between brain cells and the brain cells themselves degenerate and die‚ causing a steady decline in memory and mental function. Current Alzheimer’s disease medications
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