physically or mentally addicted to alcohol. You have a strong need‚ or a craving‚ to drink. Long term heavy drinking harms your liver‚ nervous system‚ heart‚ and brain. It can cause health problems or make them worse. These problems include: cirrhosis or pancreatitis‚ high blood pressure‚ osteoporosis‚ certain types of cancer‚ including breast cancer‚ stroke‚ Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Alcohol abuse also can contribute to stomach problems‚ interactions between medicines‚ alcohol‚ and sexual
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beverages can make someone be addicted‚ and can cause different kinds of diseases. According to web4health.com‚ most of these diseases are chronic diseases. Web4health.com also states that ‘‘fatty degeneration of the liver‚ infection of the liver‚ liver cirrhosis‚ sleeping disorders‚ sexual problems‚ infection of the esophagus‚ infection of the stomach‚ cancer mouth‚ and heart problems’’ are caused by alcohol. The risk of many of heart and liver diseases increases by alcohol consuming. All these are considered
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population‚ with estimated prevalence rates of chronic infection at 1.8% of the general population. It is further estimated that 65% of the patients with chronic infections will develop active liver disease over 20-30 years‚ with 10-20% developing into cirrhosis and an additional 1-5% developing hepatocellular carcinoma” (Desai‚ 2002‚ p.396). Hepatitis C virus is transmitted primarily through percutaneous exposure however transmission can also occur though unapparent percutaneous or mucosal exposures such
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Running head: The Ups and Downs of Alcohol Use The Ups and Downs of Alcohol Use On the Mind and Body Stephanie Alger ENG 1100: on-line‚ Cause & Effect Paper The Ups and Downs of Alcohol Use on the Mind and Body Aaron Howard said “Responsible drinking. Now that’s an oxymoron!” This however is not necessarily the case. Too much of anything is not beneficial to you and alcohol is certainly not an exception. Alcohol has been recognized as a pharmaceutical with medicinal benefits
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Ronnie Buell HLTH 311 FIZINAL Osteoarthritis- degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone‚ most common from middle age onward. It causes pain and stiffness‚ especially in the hip‚ knee‚ and thumb joints. Lithotripsy- a treatment‚ typically using ultrasound shock waves‚ by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body. Fibromyalgia- a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain‚ fatigue‚ and tenderness in
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Application of statistics in Pharmaceutical industry * * * Bookmark Although the advancement of medicine has prolonged and improved the life of many people over the years‚ it is important to remember that it is not an exact science. While some treatments do seem to offer a complete ’cure’ for any particular ailment universally‚ the vast majority of medicinal treatments do not. As such‚ it is important that statistics are used in medicine in order to justify the development and subsequent
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Philippine Coffee - Barako (Coffea arabica & Coffea canephora or robusta) About Coffee Coffee has two main varieties or species‚ Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora or more popularly known as Robusta. Arabica (Coffea arabica) was originally cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula‚ hence its name. While Robusta (Coffea canephora) is grown in many regions where Arabica would not grow but Robusta has less flavor and contains more caffeine than the Arabica. However‚ Robusta contains more antioxidants
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Alcoholism An illness characterized by significant impairment that is directly associated with persistent and excessive use of alcohol. What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is an illness characterized by significant impairment that is associated with persistent and excessive use of alcohol. Impairment may include physiological‚ psychological or social dysfunction. Psychologically speaking‚ alcoholism has less to do with “how much” someone is drinking‚ and more to do with what happens when they
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8.1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sadie W Workfile Review Genital Herpes 1. How is genital herpes transmitted? Oral‚ Anal‚ and Genital sex 2. Some people are infected with the herpes virus but have no symptoms of the disease. True or False 3. There is no cure for genital herpes but it can be treated by: Antiviral medication and‚ therepy 4. Symptoms of genital herpes include: Flu-like sympoms and‚ rare skin conditions 5. List
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you can donate include: kidneys‚ heart‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ intestines‚ lungs‚ skin‚ bone‚ bone marrow‚ and cornea (the front part of the eye). 2. Organ donations usually occur for patients with kidney failure‚ heart disease‚ lung disease‚ and cirrhosis of the liver.. 3. A transplant is usually the last course of action in the treatment of a patient‚ but if the patient is willing and able‚ it can be a good option. If the patient consents to an organ transplant‚ doctors put the patient’s name
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