...world. Many people see obesity as a disease, but to others it comes down to something as simple as a life choice. However obesity is something much more serious than a decision to open the fridge and eat until you’re stuffed all day. Obesity should be classified as a dual-disease because it affects both physical and mental aspects of a person’s life. This disease should be embraced and treated just like other eating and compulsive disorders are today. In the past alcoholism was seen as a life choice, but today it is medically classified as a disease. More specifically it is considered a neurological disorder also referred to as alcohol dependence or abuse. Alcoholism is sometimes undiagnosed because people suffering from it fear embarrassment or social ridicule for seeking treatment. This can be very dangerous for individuals that need help with this disease. It can cause life-long damage to multiple organs including the liver, kidneys, and even your brain. Similarly obesity at this time is seen as a life choice and it often looked at by others as disgusting. Many people see people who are obese and wonder why they would let their bodies get to that point. People who are obese have a high risk of developing diabetes due to poor diet. They also have a higher risk for things such as heart disease, cancer, and sleep apnea. In the United States obesity it estimated to cause almost 400,000 deaths a year. Obesity can be caused by much more than just someone choosing to eat in excess...
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...REPORT FROM DR AL SEARS Disease-ending breakthrough STUNS researchers at Johns Hopkins... UCLA... and Baylor Imagine your doctor hands you a brand-new pill... At first glance it looks like any ordinary pill... maybe a little smaller, not so fake-looking. But what he says next leaves you breathless...“This is the last thing I'll ever prescribe you...” “It was formulated by UCLA researchers a few years back.”“Since then studies have documented its ability to cure 619 diseases — virtually everything that affects your health.” “And it has zero side effects — nobody has ever reported feeling anything but pure joy after taking it.”Now at this point you're already a bit floored... Could one tiny tablet really contain so much healing potential? But then he drops the bomb... Something that changes the way you think of your health and medicine forever...He tells you that despite being completely side-effect free... And costing only $1... 6,600 peer-reviewed studies have proven its superiority over the world's leading drugs. With this mountain of research he had no choice but to share it with you — and all of his patients. In fact, double-blind, placebo controlled trials have found it... * * Kills 16-times more cancer cells than the leading chemo drug Eloxatin — without harming healthy cells (International Journal of Oncology) * * “It's 400-times more potent than the diabetes drug Metformin” — reports Auburn University researchers (Journal...
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...Infectious diseases are now the world's biggest killer of children and young adults. They account for more than 13 million deaths a year - one in two deaths in developing countries. Over the next hour alone, 1 500 people will die from an infectious disease - over half of them children under five (WHO, 1999). The main causes of these deaths from infectious diseases occur in developing countries - the countries with the least money to spend on health care. Instead of this, in wealthy countries people are suffering from non-communicable diseases, just because of their illness related behaviour.Non communicable diseases are the top cause of death worldwide, killing more than 36 million people in 2008. Cardiovascular diseases were responsible for 48% of these deaths, cancers 21%, chronic respiratory diseases 12%, and diabetes 3% (WHO, 2011). This health inequality effects not just how people live, but often dictates how and at what age they die. In this essay I would like to reflect upon the main causes, preventions about all diseases whether it is infectious or lifestyle related diseases, and my response to the global health inequalities that is existing. According to Willi (2004) the sociological imagination consist of four interrelated parts:1) Historical factors, 2) Cultural factors, 3) Structural factors, and 4) Critical factors. I would like to explain historical factors in relation of my topic. I am born and grew up in Asian region, there People are likely to try native...
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...In simpler words could scientists be making human bodies survive deathly diseases, or are scientists just simply damaging future gene pools? Ethically speaking, are scientists improving bodies to save Gods people, or are scientists just trying to make Gods people perfect and in the end just damaging the bodies’ people inhibit. The amount of technology for gene therapy is bursting into a quicker pace day by day, with some thoughts though, is it going quick enough? Gene therapy is one of the most amazing advances in the medical field. Being able to know we can change ones genetic history is something out of the ordinary. Being able to change diseases could benefit our survival in the long run. The thought of being able to treat diseases with the hope of cures for such diseases as Cancer, AIDS, PKU, etc. should be thought of as a "God sent." There could be no thought of a superhuman as a result. It is just childish to think something like that can happen. With our genetic makeup causing no harm or pain, the line should be drawn to this point. Gene therapy is one of the most tremendously helping advances in the medical field. Just being able to think that it can help with genetic diseases and disorders is something out of the ordinary. The thought that scientists can help the human race survive these diseases and disorders is amazing. The ability to be able to treat these diseases and disorders is something that is God sent and is something people should...
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...it not a choice? In the beginning of any addiction it always starts off as choice or “something you want to do”. You want to drink, you want to do drugs, you want to have sex, etc. As time goes on though those so called “choices” that you once had start to become more addictive and more addictive until you are at a point where you don’t feel like or want to do something for your own pleasure, but you need it, you need to drink, you need to smoke, you need to have sex, etc. That once choice of addiction you had now becomes a disease, a uncontrollable need physically and mentally. So what now? Should you keep on believing that this once called “choice” that you had can be controlled or is it indeed an actual disease that is uncontrollable and that you may need help for (that’s even if you want the help)? The cure for addiction is totally up to the addict, but it is in fact that through time the addictions that a person once wanted are now addictions that a person needs every day, every minute, and every second and that is why addiction is not choice. In Alice M. Young’s research paper Addictive Drugs and the Brain addiction with drugs is talked about majorly in the paper and how addiction can become a disease. More or less addiction is something that is uncontrollable dealing with drugs because of the chemicals that go in to it. One example of this is cigarettes. The common chemical in cigarettes that make them addictive is nicotine. It causes changes in the brain that make...
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...Football players more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease, study finds By Nadia Kounang, CNN updated 4:38 PM EDT, Wed September 5, 2012 [pic] (CNN) -- Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicks off, a new study suggests that professional football players are three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer's disease and ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- that risk increased to four times greater than the rest of us. The study, published Wednesday in the medical journal Neurology, surveyed nearly 3,500 retired NFL players who were in the league between 1959 and 1988. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a division of the Centers for Disease Control, had been following this group of players since the early '90s, when the NFL asked the institute to evaluate them for their risk of cardiovascular disease. This time, the authors decided to look at the neurological outcomes of the players by specifically evaluating the autopsies of 334 players. "We looked at all the death certificates, and Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and ALS had significant contribution to the death," according to study co-author Elliot Lehman. When tallying those specific diseases, the authors found that among the 334 players, seven had died from Alzheimer's and another seven with ALS. Three players had died with Parkinson's disease, but the authors...
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...Yet, what is a great example of World History being impacted? A good example of World History being impacted or altered is the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange is not just about the mere exchange of trades and goods. It includes the idea that the Europeans changed the very culture of many people in different areas. For one, the Europeans brought a smallpox epidemic to the America’s, which almost wiped out the people living there. This is not the only way Europeans impacted other civilizations. Many people living in China received many new crops. One crop in particular is the potato. The potato will eventually become important...
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...Prevention of Heart Disease : Prevention of Heart Disease What is Heart Disease? : What is Heart Disease? Heart : The most hard-working muscle of our body – pumps 4-5 litres of blood every minute during rest Supplies nutrients and oxygen rich blood to all body parts, including itself. Coronary arteries surrounding the heart keep it nourished with blood What is coronary artery disease? : What is coronary artery disease? Over time, fatty deposits called plaque build up within the artery walls. The artery becomes narrow. When this occurs in the coronary arteries, heart does not get sufficient blood, the condition is called coronary artery disease, or coronary heart disease Slide 4: Myth : fat deposits at old age! It starts from 2 years of age Are Other organs Affected? : Are other organs Affected? Brain stroke. Vascular Disease results in the stop of some organs. Coronary Heart Disease Angina MI (Heart Attack) Sudden Cardiac Death What are the symptoms of Coronary artery disease? : What are the symptoms of Coronary artery disease? No symptoms for long period Chest pain for short period on exertion also known as Angina or minor heart attack Myocardial Infarction or major heart attack-Severe chest pain, death of heart muscle, heart failure, irregular heart beats Sudden Death How Big is the Problem ? : How Big is the Problem ? No. 1 killer disease worldwide 12 Million deaths annually . Why Me ? : Why Me ? Genetic .Poor handling of fats and...
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...ALS and CTE’s connection with young athletes The Ice Bucket Challenge and a simple hit in the head are nothing compared to ALS and CTE’s. ALS and CTE’s are horrific diseases that impact the lives of people every year. They have recently became an even bigger issue as more and more young adults have been getting diagnosed with these diseases. Specifically, young athletes have been the victims of these diseases and now the sports world is reacting by making sports safer, even if it means changing up the game. Changing up the game is causing a lot of corruption in the sports world because people believe the game can’t be played right with recent rule changes that will affect what the game is all about. They believe...
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...Vaccines: The Right Choice? Alex Hauke Walmart Pharmacy Abstract This research paper takes an in depth look at the question of whether vaccines are the right choice when it comes to your health and staying healthy. Opposing views say that vaccines are unsafe and pose more risks than benefits, this paper explores those claims using rebuttable sources and helps readers to better understand vaccines and what their benefits and risks are. Most believe that the benefits of vaccines far outweigh the risks but some still have doubts and some very rare cases of vaccines causing disease have added to this doubt. This paper explores the world of vaccines in an effort to educate the less knowledgeable. Research Findings Introduction The history of vaccines begins with the long history of infectious disease in humans, and usually it is reported that the origin goes back as far as Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, 400 B.C. He described diphtheria, mumps, and epidemic jaundice among other conditions (Hussein, et al. 2015). The earliest methods of immunization and protection against smallpox dates back to about 1000 A.D., and are attributed to the Chinese. It has been said that the son of a Chinese statesmen was inoculated against smallpox by blowing powdered smallpox sores into his nostrils. Another way of inoculation was the removal of fluid from the sores of an infected person and then rubbing it into a cut or scratch of a healthy individual. It took almost six centuries...
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...your teeth allow for minty fresh breath and a nice clean smile, it also prevents periodontal diseases. Periodontal disease more commonly known as gum disease affects the gum around the teeth that acts as support. It is commonly caused by the accumulation of plaque or tartar which irritate the gums. Those with gum disease commonly have bleeding gum while those with severe cases experience loss of gum, bone, and even teeth. Periodontal disease is one of the most unrecognized diseases given that it affects about half of the US population. It also affects more men than women, affecting 57% of men in the US compared to only 38% women (Eke, Dye, Wei, Thornton-Evans, & Genco, 2012). A plausible reason why this occurs based on research is that men have a more heighten immune response...
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... In his book True Enough, Farhad Manjoo examines the Committee on Food Habits and their research on how Americans think about food. Manjoo states that, “even for something as fundamental as eating, people look to others to determine the reality around them. You eat to live, but what you eat is more a cultural choice than a mere act of biological survival” (49). There is a big controversy over whether or not obesity is a genetic disease. That debate gets more and more intense as the rates of childhood obesity rise. Some people believe it is a disease because it comes genetically for biological reasons. Other people believe it is not a disease at all, rather it is a chosen lifestyle combined with bad eating habits and the environment for which they live in. I believe that childhood obesity is caused by a variety of determining factors that they are faced with every day. There are many advocates of labeling obesity as a disease. These people state their claim because from a technical standpoint, obesity fits all the criteria of being a disease. In his article Why Obesity is a Disease, Scott Kahan explains his reasoning as to why he believes that obesity is not merely something that just happens to...
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...hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. There is a growing problem with obesity in America, which is leading to many health problems at a younger age. Hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease is more likely to occur to someone one with poor diet. Poor diet is the leading cause of obesity. According to Roland Strum’s article “The Effects Of Obesity, Smoking, And Drinking On Medical Problems And Costs” obesity has roughly the same association with chronic health conditions as age, smoking, and drinking. Hypertension is one of the many results of obesity. Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. Obese people develop a resistance to insulin and that cause the blood pressure to rise. High blood pressure is more common in people that are overweight, than those that are not. “Many medical studies have shown that obesity presented an increase in the cardiac output and the blood volume, and in the arterial resistance. In fact, obesity induces a high secretion of insulin in trying to decrease the excessive sugar concentration in the blood. This insulin secretion is very high compared to a non-obese subject.” (www.blood-pressure-hypertension.com). Hypertension can be very dangerous if you do not get the proper medication and health care. One of the best ways to control high blood pressure is losing weight and proper diet. Diabetes is another result to obesity. Obesity is one of the leading causes of type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a disease that occurs when there is a rise...
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...Because Heart Disease can be very deadly people should know the symptoms and types in order to prevent further cases. Some types of heart diseases include Congenital, Heart Failure, Arrhythmia, Atherosclerosis and Cardiomegaly. Congenital Heart Disease is not given, but appears at birth. Congenital Heart Disease has problems with the heart valves. The heart valves will close which stops blood from passing through. This also causes...
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...Alzheimer’s disease is surprisingly the most expensive disease out of a patient with heart disease, and someone with cancer (Alzheimer’s association) Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. It was first described in 1906, and has been majorly researched since then. Care takers dealing with an Alzheimer’s patient is affected by the multiple complex symptoms, the major costs of caring for them, and the medication used to help treat the patient. There are many behavioural, physical, and psychological symptoms that come out of having Alzheimer’s disease. A lot of the effects tend to mix and cause many more symptoms to occur. Some of the physical effects will also have a behavioural effect on the patient. For example once the decreased...
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