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    Alcohol Matthew J Rela Kean University HED 4333 Abstract This paper explores Huntington’s disease (HD) which is described as a genetic condition where a mutation occurs on the Huntington gene. This mutation has a specific pathophysiology that leads to the clinical manifestations of the disease. Due to the non-curable nature, the patient management is simply palliative care. Diagnostic and predictive testing can be performed; however, the results are merely to know if the mutation is…

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    using contaminated needles for to inject yourself with recreational drugs, and taking anti-viral drugs every day. The prognosis for patients with KS is about 72% of patients survive past 5 years of being diagnosed with this cancer. Treatment of this disease is consistent with treatment for any other type of cancer; radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy are some of the more common methods of treatment for Kaposi’s…

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    It is also a difficult thing to diagnose in its early stages because many of the symptoms related to GBS could also relate to an array of other diseases, and the symptoms themselves can vary greatly for each individual case of the disease. First, doctors look at the patient’s medical history to see if there is an indication that he or she might have GBS. Then, in order to verify a diagnosis, the doctor may perform a spinal tap to test for…

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    Stevie came to Vroman’s as a seasonal hire in the winter of 2016. Following the holiday season, Stevie and her management team made the decision to move her into a permanent, part-time position. Stevie is friendly, outgoing, and great with customers. Stevie has near perfect attendance record. She is rarely late, but instead arrives at least five minutes early to almost every shift. That said, there have been several times that Stevie has switched shifts with other employees at the last minute.…

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    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the fifth most common disease in the United States and worldwide infecting about 13,400 people. That’s about 37 cases every day. Raising awareness could help inform people of the risks of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by decreasing the amount of serum interleukin in your body, staying away from certain chemicals in your job or even at your own home, and decreasing the amount of people diagnosed or even killed. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients with high levels of serum interleukin…

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    household. I am one of the five children in the home. I was diagnosed with a genetic life-threatening disease called, Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and many other problems such as bronchiectasis, atelectasis pulmonary, chronic sinusitis, pancreatic insufficiency, GERD, hiatal hernia, vitamin E deficiency, and many more. CF is a genetic disease that affects the exocrine glands. Consequently, this disease causes an imbalance at the cellular level between sodium and chloride. As a result, all of my bodily…

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    Research Paper On Cysts

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    What comes to mind when you think of skin disorders? What about cysts? The idea of skin disorders can make people cringe, because the first thing thought about them is abnormality. Though they are considered “abnormalities”, the majority of “normal” day to day people have them. So what's the big deal about someone having a noncontagious skin disorder like a cyst? A cyst is a membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character containing fluid. They can be filled with semisolid material, gaseous…

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    Two Very Deadly Diseases Imagine waking up and wanting to stretch, but physically cannot because of the loss of movement that comes with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is also commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. ALS is a very deadly disease and so is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). ALS and CTE’s are not curable; they both lead to many people’s demise, especially athletes. Also concussions are factors that lead to brain diseases. Head trauma can also be a factor of many…

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    Cancer, a deadly disease which affects 14 million, and takes the life of 8 million yearly, or 1 in 3 to say the least. How can something so minute be so deleterious, for something that starts of as one single cell can be blamed for such loss of lives. Or can we blame it on behavioural damage; and pardon our normal cell repair system - after all our body is only trying to repair the damage caused by the products of consumption and use, Smoking, alcohol use and to name a few. And after we…

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    Cancer is the second most frequent cause of death in the world. Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells which can invade other parts of the body causing a neoplasm or tumor. Tumors can be either benign or malignant, with benign tumors usually remaining localized. (1) Continuous growth, prevention of programmed cell death, invasion of tissue, promotion of blood vessel constriction and formation of metastases are all characteristics of malignant tumors. Benign cancer does not present with…

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