sudden or gradual, but one characteristic common to all chronic illnesses is that the patient cannot fully return to the pre-illness state of health (Friedman 2002). Some examples of chronic illnesses are AIDS, various forms of cancer, epilepsy and asthma. Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (alcohol, cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (gambling) that can be pleasurable but the continued use of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life
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Allergic Rhinitis Presented by What is allergic rhinitis? Allergic rhinitis, often called allergies or hay fever, occurs when your immune system overreacts to particles in the air that you breathe-you are allergic to them. Your immune system attacks the particles in your body, causing symptoms such as sneezing and a runny nose. AR classified into two * seasonal - occurs particularly during pollen seasons. Seasonal allergic rhinitis does not usually develop until after 6 years of age.
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Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema Compare and Contrast Essay University Composition and Communication 1 Deborah Karahalis June 9, 2013 Thesis Statement Chronic bronchitis (COPD) and emphysema are both chronic diseases that affect a great deal of people in our everyday lives. Chronic bronchitis (COPD) and emphysema are diseases people normally don’t realize they have until further down the line when it generally gets more severe; simply from living uneducated
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Atopic Eczema/Atopic Dermatitis Eczema generally manifest themselves already in childhood, is a hereditary disease. Eczema is the most common skin disease in children. It can appear at any age but most often the course is very typical. Approximately 60% of cases of eczema begin in the first year of life, and in about 30% of cases between the first and fourth year of life in 9% between the ages of 6 to 20 years. Sometimes the illness lasts long, even a lifetime. Sometimes occur periods of apparent
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For most college freshman, being away from home and living in a new place is a very difficult thing to do. If someone is getting less than the recommended amount of sleep or is sleeping restlessly or disturbed throughout the night, it carries over into their day and often has negative effects on their studies. Sleep is very important for everyone but especially for a college student under a great deal of pressure and stress. Losing sleep is not good and is even worse when you lose it because of your
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What is asthma? Asthma is a chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes (airways) that causes swelling and narrowing (constriction) of the airways. The result is difficulty breathing. The bronchial narrowing is usually either totally or at least partially reversible with treatments. Bronchial tubes that are chronically inflamed may become overly sensitive to allergens (specific triggers) or irritants (nonspecific triggers). The airways may become "twitchy" and remain in a state of heightened sensitivity
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colorless, and an extremely poisonous gas. This is only five chemicals of the 4,000 deadly chemicals linked to secondhand smoke. There are several illnesses that result from secondhand smoke. Such as, heart disease, lung cancer, emphysema, and asthma. You can develop any of these just by being around a smoke filled environment. The longer you are around secondhand smoke, the greater the level of health risk you will have. Therefore, it is best to stay away from it as often as possible. Children
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University of Phoenix Material Health Care Marketing Information Matrix There are a variety of information sources that may be used by consumers to obtain information relating to the marketing of health care products and services. The following matrix is intended to assist you in organizing the information contained in these sources. Consider the types of marketing messages that these information sources may contain and the reliability of the marketing message. Following the provided example
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Dylan Wyrick Essay 2 Web? Or Print? When looking doing research and looking up different sources most students just go straight to the internet and use the first web page they find that deals with their topic. This is not a very strong method to use when attempting to find strong, credible information. It’s also beneficial to find some type of print source as well such as books, newspaper articles, magazines etc. Most professors and librarians recommend print sources rather
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due to the excessive cleanliness during a child’s developmental years in our society. This phenomenon is known as the Hygiene Hypothesis, which was first introduced by Dr. Erika Von Mutius. During the 1990’s she compared the rates of allergies and asthma in East and West Germany. Before these two places were unified, East Germany was poorer and less hygienic than their neighbors to the West. Dr. Von Mutius hypothesized that the children growing up in East Germany would suffer from more allergies than
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