When dealing with kidney disease there is dialysis treatments in which fluids and toxins are taken out of the person's body, so it is crucial that kidney disease patients watch what foods they are placing into their bodies. ... When you have kidney disease and high blood pressure it is more than likely that they can create more issues such as heart problems, which can lead to difficulties like shortness of breath. ... The only way that you will know that your blood pressure is too high is by it being measured, but just one single high blood pressure reading doesn't necessarily mean y...

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Abstract Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States, and Europe. ... There is no cure for the disease; however, there are antibiotic therapy treatments offered for different stages of Lyme disease. ... Understanding the signs of infection, and what you can do to protect yourself are crucial in preventing Lyme Disease. ... Second stage happens if Lyme disease isn't found and treated while early symptoms are present or if you don't have early symptoms that trigger the need for treatment, the infection may affect the skin, joints, nervous system, and the he...

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Coronary Artery Disease Heart Disease Heart disease can take many forms. ... -http://www.heartpoint.com Stages in Coronary Artery Disease Development You may have heard the term lesion before. ... Some other treatments include cholesterol watching What is cholesterol? ... If you already have coronary artery disease, your doctor will probably want you to lower your LDL level by at least 30 to 35% through diet, exercise and, possibly, medicines. ... If you can reduce your LDL level to less than 130 and increase your HDL level to at least 50, you're on the right track. - http://www.c...

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I had no idea what it was; I didn't know the difference between anthrax and baby powder. I didn't know where it came from, was it curable, how did you get it, was it contagious, can I prevent getting anthrax, did it all look alike, and was there only one type. ... What is anthrax and can the effects it has on the human body be prevented. ... You might be wondering what this has to do with anything, well it really helped me further know how anthrax looks. ... I know what it looks like, the symptoms of anthrax, and where it comes from. ...

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Asthma is a reversible obstructive lung disease, caused by an increased reaction of the airways to various stimuli. ... Asthma can be a life-threatening disease if not properly managed. ... Children with reactive airway disease, recurrent bronchitis or wheezy bronchitis probably have asthma. ... First, it is important that you and your child understand what control means. ... Your physician may recommend that you see a lung or an asthma/allergy specialist to help him with this evaluation. ...

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stands for Sexually Transmitted Disease. STDs used to be called venereal diseases. ... The government cannot keep track of all those diseases, but it does keep track of what it considers the most dangerous infectious diseases. ... When you look at the most frequently reported infectious diseases in the United States, 87 percent are sexually transmitted diseases. ... All of these consequences can be avoided in you have accurate information. ...

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(C.A., P.59, 61,71) What's more over 90 percent of heart disease are caused by one main problem, narrowing of the heart arteries by cholesterol, additionally congestive heart failure causes about 50,000 deaths per year. ... (R.T., P.16) Your body already makes all the cholesterol you need. If you intake saturated fats, cholesterol will build up and can clog up you arteries. ... (C.A., P. 59) Here is what causes heart attacks plaque formation, which allows for an active blockage to build up in an artery. ... One is surgical procedure, I will tell you about a few of them. ...

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(C.A., P.59, 61,71) What's more over 90 percent of heart disease are caused by one main problem, narrowing of the heart arteries by cholesterol, additionally congestive heart failure causes about 50,000 deaths per year. ... (R.T., P.16) Your body already makes all the cholesterol you need. If you intake saturated fats, cholesterol will build up and can clog up you arteries. ... (C.A., P. 59) Here is what causes heart attacks plaque formation, which allows for an active blockage to build up in an artery. ... One is surgical procedure, I will tell you about a few of them. ...

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As a new era dawns upon us many people find themselves asking the question; "What is Alzheimer's Disease?" ... Since the amount of lives this disease affects continues to increase epidemiologists have named Alzheimer's Disease, "The Disease of the Century". ... Alzheimer's Disease is a very costly disease; it is the third most costly disease after heart conditions and cancer. ... When you feel that a family member may have the disease or in need of mental attention you should first see you family physician. ... There are also foundations that you can donate money to Alzheime...

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You exam your body you find a lump on your breast. What is it you ask? ... What is breast cancer you ask? ... There are also many risk factors that people interested in knowing what is necessary about the disease. ... It is a myth that if you have a family history of breast cancer you will get breast cancer. ...

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When in fact "as early as 1979, Haitian women in Miami were dying of what turned out to be AIDS. ... Worse than having to wear one is not having one when you really need it. ... I've had the best sex of my life using a condom (thank you, you know who you are). Sure, it forces us to use a bit more creativity-but isn't that what great sex is all about (Newman 86)?" ... The answer to this question was simply put by a quote from Phil Sudo's article "Teenagers & AIDS: Are You At Risk?"...

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When in fact "as early as 1979, Haitian women in Miami were dying of what turned out to be AIDS. ... Worse than having to wear one is not having one when you really need it. ... I've had the best sex of my life using a condom (thank you, you know who you are). Sure, it forces us to use a bit more creativity-but isn't that what great sex is all about (Newman 86)?" ... The answer to this question was simply put by a quote from Phil Sudo's article "Teenagers & AIDS: Are You At Risk?"...

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The letter was not inspired by any particular event, Allie just wanted her husband to know that she loved him and always will- regardless of her disease. ... For that is what it was then, and that is what it is today. ... Though I offer you time to relax, you just smile and say " that's what I am doing right now." ... Kindness, that's what I see what I look at you. ... So I love you so deeply, so incredible much , that I will find a way to come back to you, despite my disease, I promise you that. ...

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When you think of smoking, what do you see? ... What Dr. ... Not only can you get cancer from smoking but you can also get coronary heart disease. ... What Dr. ... Now that its known smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, and the effects of second hand smoke does enough damage to a person to eventually kill them, think about this the next time you light up, or the person next to you does. ...

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What effect has disease had on the history of war, in particular the American Revolution? ... Because of the large slave population's relative immunity and the acquired immunity of the white colonists (the first infection of yellow fever either "kills you or makes you immune") yellow fever ceased to be a major concern to the colonies after several generations. ... What is most telling is Adams' illustration of the tense relationship that existed between Cornwallis and Clinton. ... What is conspicuously absent from Adams' work is any mention whatsoever of disease or il...

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This was my motivation for this paper; I wanted to discover what was happening to my grandfather, which changed my life and his life forever. ... It is classified as a chronic disease, meaning you will have it the rest of your life, and is also progressive resulting in symptoms growing worse on an average of ten to twenty years. The disease will become disabling but one will not die because of Parkinson's, rather you will die with the disease. Although we do not know why the disease occurs, we do know what exactly happens and evolves from Parkinson's. ... Parkinson's Di...

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Although you had no plan of doing so you do as your instructed, arriving at the park at 2 a.m. ... You go on with your ever day activities but the voices keep intruding. ... You don't know who or what to believe you"re at odds with reality. Your positive that the visions and voices are real, you don't know who to trust, what is real, and why this is happening to you. ... Whether it brings the voices of heaven or of hell, it causes what must be the worst affliction a conscious being can suffer the inability to tell what is real from what is imaginary. ...

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Sickle cell anemia is clearly a life threatening disease, but after years of research, society has discovered exactly what sickle cell anemia entails, how it affects the carrier, and different ways of treating it. ... (March of dimes 3) If that is the case, they only have what is called a sickle cell trait. ... The disease it self is not similar, but you go to the hospital just as much. Also there is no telling when you will feel good or feel sick just like the virus AIDS. "One of the most characteristic but insidious manifestations of sickle cell disease is what is called the painful cr...

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What is Dementia? ... Alzheimer's disease is non-discriminatory. ... It does not matter if you are rich or poor, male or female. ... You cannot just go on your own instincts and place the person in a care facility. ... When you visit, ask the staff what makes the unit special. ...

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Now what would you think? ... You take your child to the doctor your wrong. ... What are the symptoms? ... Schizophrenia is an odd diseases, although a very broad and complicated this is a brief summary of schizophrenia, a treatable but incurable diseases. ... Unfortunately I was not able to go into the wide depth of this disease but with this report you are now able to understand what "split mind" is and what effects this disease has on the patients. ...

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What is lupus? ... What are the symptoms of lupus? ... A patient with lupus should eat a healthy diet, get lots of rest, do plenty of approved exercise, avoid the sun if you are sun-sensitive, adjust your work schedule to be as stress-free as possible, and try to avoid allergic attacks if you have allergies (Wallace 1995). ... In order to live with it most effectively, you should know the ways it can affect you as well as what you can do to better deal with it. ... The disease is lupus, which, simply put, is what happens to the body when it becomes allergic to itself (Lahita 1998). ...

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Even if you happen to be afraid of guns, as I mentioned there are also many types of fishing you can try too. ... Chronic Wasting Disease is a disease that had begun to attack the deer population. According to http://www.cwd-info.org/index.php/fuseaction/about.main "Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a transmissible neurological disease of deer and elk that produces small lesions in brains of infected animals. ... If you are not aware of what is going on with the animals you are hunting you have no business hunting in the first place. ... It controls population, gives you great opportunities...

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With genetic testing, parents would be able to find out to a certain degree and to a certain detection rate, what their chances of a disabled child or child with a disease would be. ... So, through your own morals you may elicit that by discarding the diseased fetuses you are essentially killing them. ... What if a woman had an abortion and then was unable to become pregnant at a later time? ... A future just like you and me. ... No matter if you are disabled or not you are still your own unique individual and that's what makes our world so diverse and how it is today. ...

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(STD What You Should know) Parasitic animals which are also forms of STD's consist of Trichomoniasis, lice, and scabies. ... But, there is no set time in which you can show symptoms of the disease. ... (STD: What you Should Know and How to Protect Yourself pg.68) As well as herpes, Gonorrhea is another STD that effects both sexes. ... As with all STD's the sooner you are treated for the disease, the sooner you will be able to recover, if complete recovery is an option. ... (www.niaid.nih.cov/factsheets.htm) What makes this number so sad is ...

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In this case, the appellant was prescribing pills to patients with HIV to aid them with suicide, as they knew it was a painful disease, and did not want to go through the pain and agony of living with the disease. ... However, if you take the realist law point of view, acknowledging that the personal background and experiences of a judge are critical in forming a judge's world view and that your experiences mold you. ... What is the purpose of the law? ... Legal realists look at the law (any given law) with a critical eye and ask "what is really going on here - what are the consequences ...

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