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- 11051: Von Willebrands Disease
- ... disease. Since von Willebrand factor increase during pregnancy, bleeding at delivery is relatively uncommon except in patients with the absents of von Willebrand factor or in those who have an abnormally functioning molecule. Symptoms are high variable, even in patients within the same family. Most people with this disorder have varied mild symptoms, and many of these are undiagnosed unless a family member is identified or testing is performed. However, in ...
- 11052: Menopause
- ... bone structure or osteoporosis, which may leave them vulnerable to fracture. A great many other physical and psychological changes have been attributed to menopause. These include fat in the thighs, loss of muscle tone and high blood pressure. Mental health problems, including depression, and fatigue have been said to be caused by menopause. To evaluate the validity of these claims, Sonja McKinlay studied 800 women aged 45 to 55. Her findings ...
- 11053: Cardiovascular Disease
- Cardiovascular Disease The term "cardiovascular disease" refers to a variety of diseases and conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels, principally high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. (Ascherio, 1996) Almost 10 million Americans aged 65 years and older report disabilities caused by heart disease. Stroke is also a leading cause of disability in the United States ...
- 11054: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... exhausting (2). These conditions can be a disappointment for parents that expect to have a laughing bouncing baby who would show unconditional love for them. The difficulties of caring for the infant put them at high risk for neglect and abuse. The mothers of babies with FAS also need attention. These mothers need to seek help for their drinking problem, which will probably require counseling. Is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome child abuse ...
- 11055: Bipolar Affective Disorder
- ... manic episodes experience a period of depression. Mood is either elated, expansive, or irritable, hyperactivity, pressure of speech, flight of ideas, inflated self esteem, decreased need for sleep, distractibility, and excessive involvement in activities with high potential for painful consequences. Rarest symptoms were periods of loss of all interest and retardation or agitation (Weisman, 1991). As the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (MDMDA) has demonstrated, bipolar disorder can create substantial ...
- 11056: Breast Feeding Infants
- ... higher scores than those who were formula-fed. His results determined that breast-feeding is related to the enhancement of cognitive and development. Fergusson and John (1998) suggested that breast-fed infants perform better in school and score higher on standardized math and reading skills. Their study was based on a review of more than 1,000 children who were born in New Zealand in 1977 and followed them through age ...
- 11057: Magnetic Therapy
- ... up positions that are favorable for reactions with antibodies (p. 227). This helps with reduction of inflammation and detoxification. Other noted affects are control of cell division and DNA, local pH regulated back to alkalinity, high oxidation levels promoting ATP production, increased secretion of growth hormone and melatonin and enhancement of enzyme activity (Barnothy, pp. 134-137). Like most other situations in the body, sometimes the brain does not send an ...
- 11058: Legalization of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes
- ... a cigarette. Alcohol is a more dangerous drug than marijuana, has no medical use and is responsible for thousands of deaths each year. Yet this drug is legal. Cocaine is highly addictive and has a high overdose rate, but it is legal for medical use. The more people speak up, the more the government is going to have to come up with better answers. Instead of spending taxpayers money on fighting ...
- 11059: Hemophilia
- ... treatment was made available. The clotting factor became widely available in a new concentrated freezed form (factor VIII and factor IX). This led to hemophiliac's being able to give self-infusions at home, work, school, or anywhere else. Earlier, hemophilia wasn't easily treated, but recent advancements in the way that hemophilia is treated has allowed people to live happier and more active lives. But people with this disease still ...
- 11060: Schizophrenia
- ... mental disorder can be caused by too much exposure or lack of a certain type of food. Another possibility, is the amount of insecticides the Irish consume from the potato. At planting time farmers use high amounts of chemicals on their potatoes to protect them from insects. When an insect ingests the chemicals they are easily killed because the chemicals interfere with the normal functioning of the nervous system by disrupting ...
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