Essays on Illnesses

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The Endocrine System in Our Bodies

1 page / 488 words

The endocrine system is a network of glands that produce hormones to promote the body’s homeostasis. The glands that make up the endocrine system are the hypothalamus, pineal, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, and testes. The pituitary gland is divided into two parts...

Body Diabetes

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The Concept of Preeclampsia

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Preeclampsia is a condition characterized by hypertension, excessive quantity of protein in urine and swelling in legs and feet (Suhonen et al., 1993). Lewis et al. (2014) defined preeclampsia as a hypertensive condition of pregnancy diagnosed when a woman with no history of hypertension develops...

Hypertension Pregnancy

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Medusa: Unveiling Myth and Symbolism

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Many parts of the myth suggest, through its basic obscurity, the tragic nature of Medusa. Even though the gifts that Medusa was given was the gift from Athena to Asclepius of two drops of Gorgon’s blood. One of the drops has the power to cure...

Death

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Asthma Its Causes and Impact on The Body

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Asthma is a relatively common lung disease which causes the airways to become inflamed and, in turn, swell. This causes shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, and wheezing and/or coughing when attempting to breathe. The severity is solely dependent on the case at hand;...

Asthma

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The Concept of The Term Sciatica

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The term Sciatica is described as a pain going through the distribution of sciatic nerve, commonly known as a symptom of spinal disorder and not a spinal disorder itself. Symptoms of sciatica includes pain from sciatic nerve compression which may feel dull, sharp, tingling, numbness,...

Nervous System Pain

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The Life of Disabled Americans During The 20th Century

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In the name of charity and rehabilitation, Americans with disabilities were effectively segregated from society and denied their constitutional rights for much of U.S. history. Into the late 20th centuries, citizens with disabilities often were treated like charity cases, tragedies or freaks. Unable to support...

20Th Century Disability Learning Disability

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Review of The Masque of The Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe

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Darkness that Surrounds the World The world is wrapped in a thick, black veil that hangs anonymously above, coating the world in darkness. In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, The Masque of the Red Death, published in 1842, Poe writes another gripping Gothic horror story...

Death Edgar Allan Poe The Masque of The Red Death

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A Study on The Theory of Sumegi Christian Perspectives of Death

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Although it’s been around since the beginning of human life, the process of dying is still a relatively foreign and unknown process to humanity. There isn’t much that we know about the occurrence except for what we can see and feel for ourselves; i.e., paling...

Christian Worldview Death

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My Personal Experience: Encounter with Death

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Different significant and pivotal moments in my life involving animals or death? There has been no lack of death in my family, animals and people included. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about animals or death was when my dog...

Death Memories Personal Experience

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Top 10 Bad Foods for Diabetes

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While it is true that greater care must be taken with certain foods when you have diabetes, TOP 10 Bad Foods for Diabetes you should circumvent are the same as all the people that want to improve their health. Refined elements, oily foods and extra...

Diabetes Nutrition

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Yoga and Pregnancy

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Pregnancy and birth is the largest emotional and physical change that a woman’s’ body will undergo. It is a time of great change where women become more aware of the workings of their body, and as the baby grows in the womb, the extra weight...

Pregnancy Yoga

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Maternal Physiological Changes in Pregnancy

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In pregnant woman there are many physiological changes during pregnancy, which are entirely normal, including changes in different trimesters and changes in different systems like cardiovascular, metabolic, renal, hematologic, and respiratory changes. The progesterone and estrogens levels rise continually during pregnancy, and they suppress the...

Human Physiology Pregnancy

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Living Again: Overcoming The Pain of Death

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Death is a cruel and heartless enemy. All of us deal with death at some time or another. Maybe you received bad news from a doctor. Or perhaps you are struggling to move forward after the death of a son, a daughter, or a spouse....

Death

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Medications Used in The Heart Attack Early Treatment

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Although nothing can be capable of preventing a heart-attack imminent, a quick course of the action of a viewer can help prevent the death. Take immediate action if someone thinks that they are having a heart-attack or that are witnesses of a heart-attack occurs, is...

Heart Heart Attack

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Home Remedies for Diabetes

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Home Remedies for Diabetes: Diabetes, also called diabetes mellitus, has become a very common health problem. There are two main types of diabetes, Type-1 diabetes is which the body does not produce insulin and type-2 diabetes in which the body does not produce enough insulin...

Alternative Medicine Diabetes

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The Prevalence of Anemia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

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Hemoglobin levels in individuals with chronic kidney disease fluctuate frequently above or below the recommended target levels within short periods of time even though the calculated mean hemoglobin remains within the target range of 11 to 12 g/dl. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need...

Blood Kidney Sickle Cell Anemia

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The Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

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This disorder is called diabetes it is when you have little amounts of insulin or glucose dependings diabetes is bad for you it can make you die. It can also make you have bad diarrhea. Just make sure that you don’t eat lots of sugar...

Diabetes

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Signs, Symptoms and Treatment of Concussions

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A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that affects your brain function. Effects are usually temporary but can include headaches and problems with concentration, memory, balance and coordination. Concussions are usually caused by a blow to the head. Violently shaking the head and upper body...

Concussion

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Six Acute Complications in Diabetes

2 pages / 919 words

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious condition in which uncontrolled hyperglycemia (usually due to complete lack of insulin or a relative deficiency of insulin) over time creates a build up of ketones (acidic waste products) in the blood. Low insulin levels causes the liver to...

Diabetes