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    Gina Clowes Interview

    I interviewed Gina Clowes, for my primary research interview. Clowes is the Director of Education and employee at Food Allergy Research & Education, FARE, at their national headquarters. Since our project is about bringing awareness to food allergies, I thought Gina Clowes, because of her position, would know more about this issue than just a regular employee at FARE. My thoughts on how much I would know after this interview would expand much further than before. Since Gina Clowes is the Director

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    Research Paper On Cow's Milk Allergy

    The infants that cannot digest cow’s milk protein have problems in several organ systems showing more than one different symptoms in that organ systems (Isolauri 1997). These symptoms are mainly come from the gut, the skin and the respiratory tract (Hill, Firer et al. 1986). All the above can be referred as Cow’s Milk Allergy (CMA). CMA is an Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated hypersensitivity reaction and it is a food allergy. The term food allergy describes the adverse immunologic response to a food

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    Chronic Periodontitis Case Study

    Chronic periodontitis (CP) is initiated by the sub-gingival biofilm but the progression of destructive disease appears to be dependent upon an abnormal host response to those organisms. The presence of microorganisms is a crucial factor in inflammatory periodontal disease, but the progression of the disease is related to host-based risk factors. Oxidative stress and antioxidants play an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory disease, including periodontitis. Cigarette smoking is well

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    Asthma Attack Research Paper

    What are asthma attacks? “Asthma attacks are when the muscles around your airways are being tightened. During an asthma attack the lining of your airways swell up and in the process, it also reproduces a thick mucus. While this begins to happen, you will begin to feel some of the following symptoms such as difficulty breathing, chest tightness, severe wheezing and many more“. Those are some of the obvious signs that you are experiencing an asthma attack. Internationally, asthma attacks have been

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    Allergies Research Paper

    Allergies, What Can We Do? I’m pretty sure at some point in your life you have had allergies, itchy eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat or maybe a rash. These are minor annoyances, but some people have to deal with worse such as puffy eyes, airways closing up, hives, and sometimes even death. Now in reality we will never get rid of allergies, they are congenial, on occasion developed. They will never be cured, but they can be suppressed. Now, a large amount of research has been conducted and we have

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    COPD Essay

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Information on what is COPD COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. It is a common and serious chronic lung disease (2014, April 26). Over time, it gets worse due to the lack of air going into the lungs (2014, April 26). It makes it hard to breath. Smokers have a high risk of getting COPD. Other factors that lead to lung irritation are air pollution, chemicals fumes, smoke, or dust (2014

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    Cystic Fibrosis Research Paper

    Cystic Fibrosis affects more than 30,000 children and adults in the United States. Cystic Fibrosis, also known as CF, is a life-threatening genetic disease that causes lung infections and limits the ability to breathe. CF also affects other organs as well. People who have CF are born with a defective gene that they must receive a copy from both parents. There are more than 1,800 known mutations of CF. Factors such as age of diagnosis, can affect an individual’s health and the course of the disease

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    Nursing Case Study Carpaccian

    I have caught up with Christina a month since the last appointment. The cough has now resolved but as you are aware in the last few weeks Christina has developed some new symptoms. She reports the onset of fatigue, increased breathlessness and postural lightheadedness that is also quite severe if she bend forward quickly. She has almost reached a point of passing out but has not had any actual syncopal episodes. Christina underwent a CT chest scan one week ago and unfortunately this was a poor

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    Asthma Research Paper

    Asthma is a disease in which the lungs become inflamed, causing symptoms like wheezing and coughing. It affects about 7–10 percent of children and about 7–9 percent of adults, the majority of them being males. Children who have asthma have an increased susceptibility to allergens such as pollen, dust mites, or animal dander, which can cause an allergic reaction. Furthermore, activities such as sports and exercising can cause an asthma attack. The amount of asthma cases in urban areas has steadily

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    Asthma Case Study

    Ben Marshall is a 25 year-old male (DOB: 05/03/1993), who was admitted into the emergency department with a principal diagnosis of severe asthma. Before his admission, Mr Marshall was out for a jog, when he developed symptoms of a severe shortness of breath and a constant tightness in the chest. An ambulance was then called, and the patient was then transported to the hospital. The patient complains of severe dyspnoea (severe shortness of breath) however, there was no loss of consciousness. Mr Marshall

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