For example, Sickle cell anaemia is a serious inherited blood disorder where red blood cells, develop abnormally. ... The sickle-shaped cells block blood vessels, resulting in tissue and organ damage and episodes of severe pain. ... Children living in cold homes are more than twice as likely to suffer from a variety of respiratory problems than children living in warm homes. One in four adolescents living in cold homes is at risk of multiple Lifestyle factors can also affect health, areas that witness high levels of unemployment often have higher prevalences of people drinking heavily and sm...

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Cold and uncomfortable atmospheres, the illusion of retaining patient individualism and rights, and excessive and unnecessary cost, prevail in the current institutional health care system. ... Many new technologies such as antibiotics, blood, and analgesia infusion pumps, parental nutrition, oxygen-delivering systems, dialysis filtration, cardioverter defibrillators, and fluidized beds; are all available for the elderly and acute home care patients. ...

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This buildup of plaque blocks nutrient-filled blood from traveling to energy- and nutrient-starved organs, possibly causing multiple organ failure. A common cause of plaque buildup is high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes, all conditions directly correlated to diet (Mayo Clinic). ...

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For some it may be a minor cold and for others it could be a deadly virus. ... Your body undergoes many hormonal changes during the fight-or-flight response that include increased heart rate, high blood pressure, blood-vessel constriction and even the shutdown of one's digestive and immune systems (Bracha, Ralston, Matsukawa, Williams, and Bracha, 2004). ...

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The overall poor hygiene in camp, and the lack of adequate sanitation facilities; compounded with the cold conditions; lack of suitable clothing; poor quality of food and water, made a camp a typical breeding ground for diseases. ...

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