CHAPTER.1 INTRODUCTION For decades‚ scientists have been using electromagnetic and sonic energy to serve medicine. But‚ aside from electro surgery‚ their efforts have focused on diagnostic imaging of internal body structures—particularly in the case of x-ray‚ MRI‚ and ultrasound systems. Lately‚ however‚ researchers have begun to see acoustic and electromagnetic waves in a whole new light‚ turning their attention to therapeutic—rather than diagnostic—applications. Current research is exploiting
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How do chronic diseases differ from changes associated with normal aging? As we grow into middle ages of 35 to 65‚ we encounter another set of physical changes. These primary changes are wrinkling‚ hair loss‚ and hair color to name some examples. Secondary changes are chronic diseases such as cancer development. These normal (primary) changes are inevitable and are built into our systems and are going to happen one way or another as time progresses. Changes due to disease are referred
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A Diet Related Disease—Anaemia Iron deficiency anaemia is a deficiency in the number or quality of red blood cells. The red blood cells carry oxygen around the body‚ using a particular protein called haemoglobin. Iron is important because it help you to make haemoglobin. Iron deficiency anaemia means that either the level of red blood cells or the level of haemoglobin is lower than normal. When the level of haemoglobin is lower than normal‚ you will feel unwell. Iron deficiency anaemia
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Tittle: How do classes differ in their identities and cultures? Class is a large-scale grouping of people who share common economic resources‚ which strongly influences the lifestyles they are able to lead (Gidden‚ 2009‚ p.437). Differences in lifestyles are based on two factors. First is identity which means how we define ourselves and how other people see us (Sociology Review‚ 2003‚ p.2) while the second is culture which is the collection of ideas and habits that people learn‚ share and transmit
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unknown about these ideas and the associations surrounded by children with congenital cardiac disease. On the other hand‚ this information is fundamentally growing potential interferences to maximize effectiveness for long-standing physical condition and reduce the hazards of becoming extremely over weight in this population. Obesity may create supplementary cardiovascular hazards to children with congenital heart disease. The point of this research is to illustrate the connection among physical activity
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decades. Despite numerous prevention and intervention efforts‚ the overall rates of the case of syphilis in the CDC have not decreased significantly over time. In fact‚ according to the article‚ Syphilis: using modern approaches to understand an old disease‚ “the CDC reported that 25% of primary and secondary syphilis cases occurred in person coinfected with HIV‚ and the incidence rate of syphilis in HIV-infected persons was 77 times greater than the general population” (Ho & Lukehart 2011). Also‚ according
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become brain diseases cause Hemorrhage Quick Bits Timely detection and treatment of any disease should be. Some diseases can cause deteriorated Hemorrhage brain a day. Type-1 diabetes becomes insulin inside the body stops. Brain Hemorrhage these diseases and have the potential to be blind. More Whatever the illness‚ it should be timely detection and treatment. But many diseases are such that if not treated at the right time of identification or if they could prove fatal. Some diseases that are similar
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Dementia is a term used for over 130 diseases that effect memory‚ behaviour and motor skills. Causes of these diseases may vary but are largely caused by the presence of ’plaques’ and ’tangles’ on the neurons in the brain. Plaques are proteins that the body can no longer break down which causes a build up‚ they get between the neurons and confuses message transmissions. The tangles are the proteins inside neurons that become abnormal. In Korsakoff’s disease long term abuse of alcohol is usually
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The Impact of Disease on Native American Culture Though warfare and attacks on entire villages took a definite toll on the populations of Native Americans‚ disease was by far the biggest killer. We’ve all heard the stories of smallpox infected blankets being given to the Native Americans‚ and other such atrocities‚ but I was simply dumbfounded at the actual numbers of dead due to Old World diseases being introduced to the New World‚ North America. While it has been somewhat difficult for scholars
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CSEC BIOLOGY SUMMER RESEARCH PAPER DISEASE & ITS IMPACT ON HUMANS This research is aimed at informing the reader on different types of diseases and the impact it has on humans. Enclosed herein are details on the types‚ treatments‚ transmissions and descriptions of different diseases in the region and around the world.
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