Breast Cancer In Women
.... cancer is with a mammography. This is an X-ray that scans in make up of the breast to show whether there are and tumors. This is the most effective type of detection to date. (Cancer Facts, Detection. National Cancer Institute) One disadvantage to using mammography is that with mammography, the x-ray picture sometimes detects substances in the breast that are not recognizable. (NCI ) This can cause unnecessary worrying if the substances are not recognizable. NCI is now working on improving the equipment that is available. An extension of the mammography is the digital mammography. This is a computerized image of the m .....
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The Respiratory System
.... to the trachea and is next to esophagus, behind the skin and connective tissue of the throat. The larynx is supported by ligaments from the hyoid bone, at the base of the tongue. Going into the trachea
The trachea, is a section of respiratory tract in the neck, extending between the larynx and the bronchi and lying in front of the esophagus. The trachea, also called windpipe, is made up of numerous cartilaginous half-rings, the open ends are near the esophagus. These rings, located one above the other, are connected by muscular and fibrous tissue. The trachea is about 10-cm (4.5 in) long and 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter. It is line .....
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Depression
.... that one in five people will suffer from depression at some point in their lives. Depression strikes men and women of all ages. Depression might also bring a person to suicide. Often family members try to help them and it is sometimes hard to help them. They often need to get professional help to get over their depression. There are also drugs in the market today that can also cause a person to go into depression. Depression can be very hard on a family because they do not know what to do.
There are two major forms of depression that people can have. One form is called Bipolar disorder. It is diagnosed only by episodes of d .....
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PMS And Its Symptoms
.... •irritability, hostility, or aggressive behavior •increased guilt feelings •fatigue or lethargy •decreased self image •libido (sex drive) changes •paranoia or increased fears •slow, sluggish, lethargic movement •low self-esteem •loss of libido (sex drive) •overreaction to sensory stimulus (lights, noises, etc.) •paranoid (unfounded feeling of persecution)
Some of the lifestyle changes often recommended for the treatment of PMS may actually be useful in preventing symptoms from developing or getting worse. Regular exercise 3 to 5 times per week and a balanced diet (with increased whole grains, vegetables, f .....
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Teenage Stress
.... into distress. Too much stress on your mind and body can make you feel miserable, worried, sad and ill. Contrary to popular belief, stress is not the pressure from the outside, such as divorce, death, burned supper, vacation that didn’t seem like one, and isolation. Those are simply the stressors, causes to the stress, but your response to those situations constitutes the actual stress.
Teenagers face a specific kind of stress. It could be problems at home, with parents, with siblings, an alcoholic parent, divorce, or it could be problems at school, pressure from your teachers, pressure from your friends, or pressure fro .....
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Restraints On Alzheimer Patients
.... with confused patients and the use of restraints. However, I have had theory on the subject "restraints", and was familiar with the types of restraints, such as; physical, chemical, manual and mechanical, but I was unfamiliar with the proper use of these devices. I decided to educate myself further on this issue and was amazed that my nursing textbooks contained little information regarding the use of restraints and the treatment of patients in confusional states. Also, I could find no exact treatment protocols. This lack of knowledge on my part and the limited resources led me on a mission to find as much factual and educati .....
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Schizophrenia
.... genes can cause schizophrenia. We inherit our genes from our parents, but this does not mean that the parents of a schizophrenic are mentally ill. Problems in a person’s genetic make up could come from mutated chromosomes or recessive genes. In an attempt to prove this theory, scientists study identical twins. Due to the fact that identical twins have identical genetic make up, researchers are able to determine if heredity is the main cause of schizophrenia. However, evidence seems to disprove this theory. In some instances, both identical twins are schizophrenics and other times only one is affected. To defend this theory, .....
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Asthma In A Fitness/School Setting
.... fumes, tobacco smoke, and other pollutants. The body attempts to protect itself against invasion by dangerous substances flowing into the lungs. The asthma victim, however, usually hypersensitive, overreacts with severe symptoms (Renard, 1996).
Asthma deaths in the country are steadily rising at an ever-increasing rate. Statistics indicated that about 4,000 Americans died from the disease in 1985, more than double the number only a decade ago. Society became more involved into the process of determining why asthma death were increasing. A task force of immunology, chemistry, pulmonary medicine, and epidemiology resear .....
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
.... with ADHD focus their attention, build self-esteem, and function in new ways.
There are also new avenues of research promising to further improve diagnosis and treatment. With so many American children diagnosed as having attention disorder, research on ADHD has become a national priority.
ADHD does not have clear physical signs that can be seen in a x-ray or lab test. Looking for certain characteristic behaviors can only identify ADHD and these behaviors vary from person to person. Scientists have not yet identified a single cause behind all the different patterns of behavior, and they may never find just one. Someday .....
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Bell's Palsy
.... skull
Changes in taste, salivation or tear formation
Face may feel stiff and pulled to one side
Headache
Sensitivity to light and sound
Incidence:
Statistics indicate that Bell's Palsy affects approximately 2 out of 10,000 people, however, the actual incidence is likely to be much higher (around 1 out of 500 to 1,000). The disorder will effect 40,000 men and women a year, usually between the ages of 20 and 35. Of those diagnosed, twenty percent will have reoccurrence of the disease. It can strike almost anyone at any age; however, it disproportionally attacks pregnant women and people who have diabe .....
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The Black Plague
.... know the direct cause of the Plague, they believed without doubt that God was responsible, judging human behavior and ready to punish the wicked. They concluded that this Black Plague was punishment from an angry God (Corzine 27-31).
The Black Plague had several different names. Bubonic Plague received its name because of the painful swellings it produced called buboes. The Black Death is another name which was given to the Plague because of the appearance of black blood beneath the skin. This disease became associated with the term "plague" because of the widespread fatalities that it caused throughout history (Platt 10-1 .....
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Type II Diabetes
.... II is hereditary because all the newer sources support that fact. In my source from the Ames Center for Diabetes Center (written in 1995) Jackson and Weir stated that the gene, or genes, responsible for the most common kinds of Type II diabetes remain a mystery. Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified one gene that may contribute to the development of Type II. Recently, scientists have found two genes that can cause some forms of diabetes. Defects in the genes can cause a variation in the kind of diabetes. Usually the disease is not shown until they are over forty. These two genes can cause children to get Ty .....
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