THE UNITED STATES It is well known that diseases come in many forms. Whether the illness is physical or mental, the treatment for one should be as equally important as the other. Mental illnesses can affect the way one lives their lives. Depending on the severity of an individual’s mental illness can sometimes develop a physical disability if untreated. Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness defined as “a manic-depressive illness. It is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy,
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Kristen Faust March 05, 2012 Advocating for the Juvenile Diabetic Juvenile diabetes, or type I diabetes, is a rapidly growing problem in this country. The name can be deceptive. Once thought to only affect children, type I diabetes can affect any age, race, or gender. The exact cause is unknown and there is no known cure. Type I diabetes is a lifelong condition that requires constant medical management and a personal commitment to health. There is a stigma surrounding diabetes and specifically
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Asthma March 21, 2011 Anatomy & Physiology II Asthma Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects more than twenty two million people in the United States, with more than six million of them being children. Asthma inflames and constricts airways, which are the tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. When these airways are inflamed and constricted the result is shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Airways that are inflamed are extremely sensitive and tend to react
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Nowadays, because of advanced technologies, adults and children would rather shut themselves into individualist activities, such as watching television or using a laptop, and at the same time reduces their physical activities. This leads to obesity among all individuals. In addition, commercials of junk foods have influenced us and our physiological status of being obese. According to the article, “In less than 40 years, the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. has increased by over 50%, so that
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the risk for developing coronary artery disease and high blood pressure, both of which can have long term negative effects on the cardiac muscle (Mayo Clinic, 2015). In addition to diabetes, lung diseases can contribute to weakening the heart. Diseases such as COPD, in which the lungs don’t work appropriately, puts strain on the heart because it has to work harder to distribute oxygen throughout the body, which can lead to the muscle thickening (AHA, 2015). Sleep apnea, or not breathing properly while
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mentioned. High Risk behaviors can create a hardship on health care professionals and each culture behaviors will be evaluated to show these hardships. It is the responsibility of heath care professional to understand the behaviors of their patients and this paper is an attempt to bring awareness of such behaviors. There are many influencing factors that form the high risk behaviors of a culture. Some influencing factors to high risk behaviors can be education, family roles and, health
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the administration of antibiotics. The treatment of choice is azithromycin, administered in a single dose orally, or penicillin benzathine intramuscularly, also administered in a single dose. In the case of penicillin, half of the dose is used in children under 10 years of age than in adults. There is no vaccine against yaws that prevents its appearance. The prevention of this disease is aimed at interrupting the transmission between people through early diagnosis, thus avoiding
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about diabetes, what diabetes is, what types of diabetes you can get, what can cause type 1 and type 2 diabetes, when you are most likely to get diabetes, signs and symptoms of diabetes and if there is a cure for diabetes. Diabetes is when a person has too much glucose in the blood, This is because the pancreas cannot make enough insulin to keep the blood glucose levels in the normal range. There are two main types of diabetes people can get type 1 which use to be known as juvenile onset diabetes
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conditions. Being inactive can also cause you to become immobilized at an early age. Your diet can be a factor in aging as well. A low fat healthy diet can help with having a healthier longer life. (Which Environmental Factors Affect Aging? (2006-2012). The aging trend is likely to decrease the following health issues, like stroke and heart disease. Heart disease has controllable risk factors like, high cholesterol, hypertension, tobacco use, diabetes and poor diet. He or she can prevent cardiovascular
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Culture is all of the behaviors and beliefs representative of a specific social, ethnic, or age group. I have always been fascinated with the Chinese culture. I am amazed with their rich history and sense of tradition. On the surface Chinese culture seems very different from American culture. The cultural views between the two differ when it comes to intelligence, identity development, morality, gender, time orientation, communication, and health and wellness. The United States of America is
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