Cirrhosis

ingestion is inversely proportional to the risk of liver cancer. An addition of two cups of coffee a day lowers one's risk of developing liver cancer by forty three percent. Caffeine has also been shown to slow down liver fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and Hepatitis-C related liver disease (Coffee&Health…

Underage drinking is increasing prevalent in United Kingdom. Underage drinking implies that someone drinking alcohol although they haven’t attained the minimum age required for drinking. According to the UK Federal Laws, a person under the age of 18 is not allowed to buy alcoholic drinks, drink in public places, attempt to purchase or even be sold any alcohol. However, young adults aged about 16 to 17 years can be allowed to drink beer, cider or wine as an accompaniment to meals only if the…

The definition of an automobile is defined as a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor and transports passengers. Cars have been around for over one hundred years. It is about that time in my life where I am thinking about buying my first car. Growing up, I always wanted an American car to call my own. Of all the American cars, I want to get either a Ford, Dodge, or Chevrolet. I could see myself buying a Ford automobile. Ford has been a trusted company for many years. Ford Motor Company is…

Alcohol consumption is based on ones behavior. The health problems from consuming alcohol are alcoholism, cardiovascular disease, cancer, cirrhosis, and many others. It is seen that alcohol consumption is the risk factor for these problems. In the United States, everyone has access to alcohol no matter what age you are. Yes, the United States does have a law where the age limit to be able to…

Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion. I have enjoyed being able to learn about the many ways that our bodies function; in addition, to the vast amounts of nutritional requirements to allow the body to function at its best. Being healthy can be considered an…

deaths caused by drunk driving all over the U.S. The last solution that came to mind was to just not drink at all. Drinking can cause lots of damage to the liver and other major organs in the human body. Continuously consuming alcohol could lead to cirrhosis of the liver, which could also cause death. My uncle recently passed away from this disease. He was a very heavy drinker and that's why I would like to strongly advise people not to drink because it causes lots of harm to the…

medical purposes, encourage economic growth, and reduce criminal activity. Firstly lets compare marijuana to tobacco and alcohol. Both tobacco and alcohol are legal in the united states. Alcohol tears the liver apart and may cause hepatitis and cirrhosis. Alcohol also causes around 88,000 deaths every year in the United States. Tobacco damages the lungs and gums severely, causing 440,00 deaths a year. Marijuana on the other hand is much less…

Alcoholism has been one of the most dangerous and harming drugs due to the deaths and lives it has destroyed. Even if it seems hard this can be stopped if people with that disease look for help and people around them support them too. Alcoholism is a disease related with uncontrolled drinking and preoccupation with alcohol. This problem does not require lab test to be diagnosed with it and it can last for years which we don't want for it happen. To give you a better…

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions among children. Obesity is a physiological condition characterized by an excessive accumulation of body fat, specifically the build-up of adipose tissue beneath the skin. Obesity makes kid to physically become an adult and their tissue accumulate the same kind of damage seen in old people. Obesity can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and other conditions. There are three physiological results that correlate with the premature aging process associated with…

that can influence whether a patient may become affected by the contrast are noted in Pisanai et. al, in table 1. They are noted as “preexisting renal failure, diabetes, effective blood volume depletion, dehydration, hypotension, heart failure, cirrhosis, nephrosis, hypertension, atherosclerosis, anemia, transplanted kidney, aging, female gender, exogenous: nephrotoxic drugs, endogenous: heme pigments, systemic inflammation, extrinsic predisposing factors, large contrast medium volume, and…