Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a lung disease that makes breathing difficult. It is progressive which means it gets worse over time if left untreated. In COPD‚ less air flows in and out of the airways because of one of the following: the airways and air sacs lose their elastic quality‚ the walls between many of the air sacs are destroyed‚ the walls of the airways become thick and inflamed and/ or the airways make more mucus than usual. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/copd/
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and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) Asthma and COPD are chronic respiratory conditions. These two conditions have been the focus of multiple studies‚ and discussions with the health care community as millions of people worldwide are affected and died due to its complications. Asthma is a chronic condition‚ characterized by the inflammation of the airways and airflow obstruction(Goolsby‚ Grubbs‚ & Goolsby‚ 2014). Also‚ according to the National Asthma Education Prevention Program(NAEPP)
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The Holistic Approach Of Ayurveda Based Wellness Tourism In Kerala RAMESH U *Assistant Professor‚ College of Engineering‚ Munnar‚ Kerala Tel: 04865 230606‚232989 (Off)‚ Mob: 094472 46162‚ Fax: 04865 232106 E Mail : rameshtrivandrum@rediffmail.com ABSTRACT Wellness‚ in general‚ is used to mean a healthy balance of the mind‚ body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being. It is a multidimensional state of being‚ describing the existence of positive health in an individual
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Long-Term Disease Cost Disease in the world is always on the rise. There is always a “new flu” out or another shot added on your list of what you don’t want to get. Health care is‚ and always will be the number one focus in the world. People are always getting sick‚ and we are constantly on the search for cures. Although‚ one thing people forget to realize‚ is how much all this adds up to be. When you are diagnosed with a long-term disease‚ there is no easy way around medical bills‚ and hospital
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs University of Phoenix Introduction to Health and Disease HCS 245 Mark Greeder February 16‚ 2013 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ COPD‚ is a trending disease that is a common lung disease. Smoking is the leading cause of COPD but being a smoker does not mean that you will get COPD. Chronic bronchitis‚ emphysema‚ and asthma are obstructive diseases that impair breathing and cause symptoms related
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Health and Wellness Ronnie Corley‚ Travis Jackson‚ Tiny Elmore Sci/163 April 4‚ 2013 Dr. Wytisha S. Carter Health and Wellness Health and wellness are both major parts in our lives. Although health and wellness are keys in living a long life‚ a lot of people are ill‚ have unhealthy habits‚ are obese‚ and are out of shape. Three top elements of health and wellness we would like to increase in society would have to be exercise‚ eating healthy‚ and health awareness. Exercise is a good way
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Paper: COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Definition This lung disease is clinically defined as a chronic obstacle of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible (WHO‚ 2014). This chronic lung disease is commonly associated with constant inflammatory response within the lung airways minimizing gas exchange (Romme‚ McAllister‚ Murchison‚ Beek‚ Petrides‚ Price‚ MacNee‚ 2013). Many individuals with COPD disease commonly have chronic bronchitis and
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Henry Williams is a 74-year-old African American who was admitted for shortness of breath secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. His past medical history is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ cardiovascular disease‚ hyperlipidemia‚ asthma‚ hear loss‚ and hypertension. His neighbor brought him to the emergency room because he was having difficulty breathing and weakness. When he was brought to the emergency room‚ he was very weak and restlessness. Williams breathing
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Demographics Paper Demographics Paper The demographics of the aging population consist of persons age 65 and older. Moreover‚ the aging population represents 12.9 percent of the American population. Basically one out of eight Americans belongs to the aging population. The projected growth rate by 2030 of the aging population is 19 percent or 72.1 million people in the United States (Administration on Aging‚ 2011). The following paper will discuss the general impact that the changing population
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Chronic Side effects of chronic cocaine use Cocaine hydrochloride Chronic cocaine intake causes brain cells to adapt functionally to strong imbalances of transmitter levels in order to compensate extremes. Thus‚ receptors disappear from the cell surface or reappear on it‚ resulting more or less in an "off" or "working mode" respectively‚ or they change their susceptibility for binding partners (ligands) – mechanisms called down-/upregulation. However‚ studies suggest cocaine abusers do
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