Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects movement. It’s start in your brain practically in the substantia nigra. This area of the brain is very important in terms of controlling your movement. The History of this disease which is relatively young disorder‚ started in 1817 when James Parkinson published a description called Shaking Palsy. James Parkinson was a family practitioner and he was very socially aware and very politically active.
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Addison’s Disease Rachel Phelps Addison’s disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency‚ hypocortisolism or hypocorticism) is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal gland produces insufficient amounts of steroid hormones . It may develop in children as well as adults‚ and may occur as the result of a large number of underlying causes. The condition is named after Dr Thomas Addison‚ the British physician who first described the condition in his 1855 On the Constitutional and Local
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Cardiovascular disease is among the most common disease that cause early mortality. There have been an inexhaustible amount of studies on cardiovascular disease. It can be a preventable and controllable disease with the proper nutrition‚ exercise‚ and dedication. People for centuries have been dying early deaths because they did not know how to take care of their own body. Now that we have reached the 21st century‚ we have the medical knowledge as well as the tools to better prevent disease such as cardiovascular
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Addison’s Disease Roselle Reid’Priddie Georgia Piedmont Technical College- BIOL2114-Anatomy and Physiology II (60168) Addison’s Disease The Endocrine Glands The endocrine glands are the glands of the endocrine system which secret hormones directly into the bloodstream. The endocrine is located in different parts of the body and some important endocrine glands include the pancreas‚ testes‚ ovaries‚ thyroid gland‚ adrenal glands and the hypothalamus. The adrenal glands are located near the kidneys
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Parkinson Disease Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. The most well-known sign of Parkinson disease is the tremor in just one hand. Family can notice that you have Parkinson disease when there’s little expression in your face and you don’t swing your arms when you walk. Speech often becomes soft and mumbling. Parkinson disease symptoms tend to worsen as the disease progresses. There are many different medicines that treat this disease‚ but sometimes
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What is Graves’ disease? Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease which causes the thyroid gland to be put into overdrive. Graves’ disease can have an effect on the body‚ causing problems with the eyes‚ skin‚ create goiters‚ and several other symptoms. Little is known about what exactly causes Graves’ disease‚ like many other autoimmune disorders. On the contrary‚ it is known who is susceptible to Graves’ disease. As for where Graves’ disease occurs there are two main areas that are being effected;
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nHuntington disease WHAT IS HUNTINGTON DISEASE? Huntington disease is an inheritable dominant progressive brain disorder that causes uncontrolled movements‚ emotional problems and loss of thinking ability. It affects the part of the brain that controls thinking‚ emotion and movement. The most common form of this disorder usually appears in a person’s 40’s and 50’s. Huntington disease affects an estimated 3 to 7 per 100‚000 people. It affects both men and women equally. The disorder appears to
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Heart disease According to hrsonline.org‚ “In the United States alone there are 5 million people with a heart disease. Every year 350‚000 people die from a coronary disease.” A coronary disease (heart disease) is several conditions in which prevent the heart from completing its functions and affects the structures of the heart (heart.org 3). A few of these diseases are cardiomyopathy‚ coronary heart disease‚ hypertension‚ and tachycardia. These conditions are only a few of a hundred possibilities
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Alzheimer’s Disease Most people imagine growing old and playing with their grandchildren. People hope to live a long life so they can share their experiences with the younger generation. They would feel warm thinking about the good old days and sharing the memories with their loved ones. Unfortunately‚ some people don’t get the opportunity to share their memories because of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory‚ thinking and behavior. Alzheimer’s
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Lyme disease affects thousands of people every year around the world‚ and it has proved that even celebrities can get it. Authors Amy Tan and Rebecca Wells‚ musicians Daryl Hall and Avril Lavigne‚ and actors Richard Gere and Parker Posey have all been diagnosed with this illness. Lyme disease is caused by a type of bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi‚ which has several hybrid strains that lead to this illness. These microorganisms are transmitted to humans through ticks that belong to the Ixodes
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