Symptoms of Heart Disease Heart disease affects millions of people every year, both men and women and can cause some very dangerous and life threatening consequences. Some of the common symptoms of heart disease include heart palpitations and breathlessness, however the most prevalent symptoms of heart disease are angina and heart attacks. Angina Angina occurs as a result of the coronary arteries becoming partially blocked. The resulting feeling is that of a mild chest pain which is often compared
Often times heart disease is considered to be a man’s disease. However heart disease is the number one cause of death for women in the United States. Due to the misconception that women are less likely to be affected by heart disease there has been a great push to increase the awareness of the prevalence of heart disease. Heart disease is a term used to describe problems that occur with the blood vessels that lead to the heart. The vessels that transfer blood to and from the heart can become clogged
Tall Nursing 281 (Pathophysiology I) Research Paper (Left Heart Failure) Professor White 27 September 2015 Introduction: The human body is a wonderful machine, but sometimes it can have mechanical break downs Within it. One of the many break downs is the Left Heart Failure this disease is a very progressive disorder and once it starts, anything short of a transplant is hard to fix. The Left Heart Failure which is the injury to the heart will cause a lot of damage to the cardiovascular
Obesity Childhood obesity is a growing problem that is becoming an epidemic and considered a disease in modern medicine. In the United States alone, 17% of children and adolescents are considered to be obese (Barton p. 189). There can be multiple reasons to why children are becoming obese, with a few of the reasons being; health related, diet, family problems, and depression. However, in this paper, we will discuss the short-term, long-term, mental and physical effect obesity has on children
“We are witnessing the beginning of a new phase of the nicotine epidemic and a new route to nicotine addiction for kids”, stated Stanton Glantz, PhD, the director of Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at UCSF. (Fernandez, "E-Cigarettes Should be Regulated", par. 3) E-cigarettes are being advertised as being less harmful than regular cigarettes and are becoming very popular with teenagers in the U.S and worldwide. However, these “battery-powered devices” are mostly unregulated and
Is the use of animals in research justified? Should animal experimentation be permitted? Should these animals be liberated? The use of animals in scientific research has long been a debatable subject for decades. Most individual consider it morally wrong for animals to be used this way just for the benefit of humans. In this paper, I will give a brief background and description of the scientific use of animal testing, I will explain some of the medical furtherance achievements from animal testing
lowering the chance of having chronic diseases related to lifestyle habits, such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension and High Blood Pressure. More than 50% of UAE population are either overweight or obese. Government of UAE and governments of various Emirates in UAE have taken several initiatives to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as awareness campaigns and early detection etc. In line with such initiatives, this research paper has investigated and evaluated the
not sufficient to grow my interest in public health. Day by day I was feeling the importance of public health while dealing with various patients as a clinician. During my Intern period at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, I managed diverse type of diseases and realized that to delve into the depths of the medicine,
Abstract--This paper provides a brief idea about additional value from health information used in health care centers using a new information management approach called as big data analytics .Including big data analytics in health sector provides stakeholders, the new insights that have the capacity to advance personalized care improve patient outcomes and avoid unnecessary costs. This paper describes big data analytics and its characteristics, advantages and challenges in health care. Keywords--Big