Introduction: Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation and irreversible airflow obstruction which causes some structural changes in the lung1. It is the fourth major and leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and it will become third in all major causes of death by 20202. Since two decades‚ smoking is the major cause of COPD worldwide. This disease is rare in non-smoking person except those who will have exposure of occupational dust‚ environmental
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Task 3 – Inequalities in Health and Illness (P3‚M2‚D1) Gender (P3) - Mortality rates: In gender men generally die earlier than women because of many aspects of their life‚ for instance in general women tend to take care of them self more physically. A lot of women go on diets and a lot of exercise DVDs and detunes are mainly aimed at women. Women in general do try to eat healthy and go on diets whereas men usually aren’t very aware of their diet and don’t have much intention on improving it. Women
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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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made in recent years have all too frequently since been swamped by the tsunami of prisoners with serious mental health needs. Overworked staff find it difficult to respond even to psychiatric emergencies‚ let alone to promote recovery from serious illness and the enhancement of coping skills. Budget constraints and minimal public support for investments in the treatment‚ not punishment‚ of prisoners‚ elected officials have been reluctant to provide the funds and leadership needed to ensure prisons
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policies explain that I will provide appropriate treatment and First Aid if an accident or emergency situation occurs or if a child is taken ill. I will seek medical treatment if necessary. I am also committed to protect the children from the spread of illness and infectious diseases. As a registered childminder‚ it is an OFSTED requirement that I hold an up to date Paediatric First Aid Certificate. Policy for Accident and Emergency If any child in my care has an accident or an emergency situation
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happiness and sadness. Diseases can affect our lives badly if we can’t deal with it in a correct way. Some diseases are dangerous while the others are not. (1) In the past‚ the medical scientist discovered an illness called Nervous Exhaustion. Nowadays‚ the name of this disease has been changed into "Chronic fatigue syndrome. This syndrome is one of the most complicated disorder that may hit the nervous system of anybody‚ and it has symptoms‚ possible causes ‚ and some slightly treatments that may reduce
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It is well documented that King George III of England‚ the reigning British monarch during the American Revolution‚ struggled with mental illness throughout the course of his life. Many possible explanations for the royal’s mental health challenges have been proposed over the years‚ including the fact that he suffered from the hereditary disease porphyria. This affliction is one that has been
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To be convicted of an offence in South Australia‚ the defendant must have possessed certain cognitive‚ voluntary and moral capacities at the time they committed the criminal act. Currently‚ the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) defines a mental impairment as not knowing the nature and quality of the conduct‚ did not know the conduct was wrong‚ or unable to control the conduct at the time of the offense. There are multiple Forensic Mental Health Facilities within South Australia‚ however only
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Bennet Omalu discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in a former NFL player‚ Mike Webster. CTE is a progressive brain degenerative disease that is caused by repetitive brain trauma. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy can affect who has had multiple brain injuries and may be any age. CTE can only be diagnosed through an autopsy but‚ tests can be done to
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia begins to form in blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. A mutation takes place in the early stages of the myeloid cells‚ who are responsible in making the red blood cells‚ platelets‚ and even some white blood cells. The infected
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