... older. Late onset Alzheimer's affects more than 90 % of sufferers. This more common form has been recently discovered to affect those who possess a certain allele of the APOE, apolipoprotein E, gene located on Chromosome 19. APOE, which encodes a protein that helps transport cholesterol in the body and also is involved in nerve cell repair, comes in three alleles, e2, e3, and e4. Those with one or two e4 alleles are deemed at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease, although those who possess APOE-e4 are not guaranteed to develop the disease. APOE-e4 may simply be unable to efficiently repair nerve cells. The ...

... roaring noises in the ear). These may come and go or may always be present. The noises may get louder just before a vertigo attack. A feeling of pressure or fullness in the ear. This sensation is sometimes felt most strongly right before a vertigo attack. You may feel fine between attacks, or hearing or balance problems may continue between attacks. Although Meniere's usually affects only one ear, it can occasionally develop in both ears. Your doctor can confirm a diagnosis of Meniere's. Then you and your doctor can discuss how Meniere's affects your life and develop a plan to manage your symptoms. Treatment option ...

... Type-A Behaviour Pattern 21 Cardiac Rehab Program 22 Conclusion 23 Diagrams and Charts 26 Bibliography INTRODUCTION In today's society, people are gaining medical knowledge at quite a fast pace. Treatments, cures, and vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly, and yet, coronary heart disease remains the number one killer in the world. The media today concentrates intensely on drug and alcohol abuse, homicides, AIDS and so on. What a lot of people are not realizing is that coronary heart disease actually accounts for about 80% of all sudden deaths. In fact, t ...

... occur in the United States during 1996. Of those cases, they predict that 9,430 will end in death (4., p 1). Apparently, Americans still do not have an adequate amount of prevention information to help reduce the disfigurement and mortality from this cancer. Exposure to the ultraviolet radiation from the sun is the most frequently blamed source of skin cancer. Due to the reduction of ozone in the earth's atmosphere, UV radiation is higher today than it was several years ago. Ozone serves as a filter to screen out and reduce the UV light that reaches the earth's surface and its people. Very simply, sunburn and ...

... blockage of breathing, usually due to dust, animal fur or feathers, or pollen. Many people have asthma which is caused by allergies, called extrinsic asthma, usually suffer from hay fever. Non allergic asthma, which adults usually have, is called intrinsic asthma. Intrinsic asthma is usually caused by respiratory infections and emotional upsets. A typical asthma attack begins with coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Some people have dry coughing as the only symptom. Attacks usually last only a couple hours. An attack may happen again in hours to even years after the first attack. Asthma attack ...

... around the halls. This strong emphasis of usage of physical restraints was a common method to treat confusion. According to Ludwick (1999): Common methods to treat confusion include restraints both physical and Chemical; increased monitoring, including the use of sitters; and nonspecific supportive treatment such as clear communication are all common methods of treatment for the confused patient (p.65). At that time in my nursing career in the mid-90s, I was a new graduate nurse; I had minimal experience dealing in the clinical setting with confused patients and the use of restraints. However, I have had theor ...

... early death that occurs. The bottom line of this disease is that it causes a loss of chloride transport. In 1938 Dorothy H. Anderson of Columbus University discovered some definite symptoms of CF () by performing autopsies on infected children. She had also named the genetic defect. Those were destruction of pancreas, damage to lungs and infections in lungs. By the 1940’s scientists discovered that thick secretions, which blocked digestive enzymes from the pancreas, were clogging the ductile systems and passageways. Which caused the ineffectiveness of the digestive track. The mucus is what trapped the infectious ba ...

... caused by physical damage to nerve cells. Since the first AIDS cases were reported in 1981, through mid-1992, more than 190,000 AIDS cases and more than 152,000 deaths had been reported in the United States alone. This is only the tip of the iceberg of HIV infection, however. It is estimated that between 1 million and 1.5 million Americans had been infected with the virus by the early 1990s but had not yet developed clinical symptoms. In addition, although the vast majority of documented cases have occurred in the United States, AIDS cases have been reported in about 162 countries worldwi ...

... even have a chance at life. Can the baby feel pain? Hell yes! When the fetus is being killed, it is torture. In one method of abortion, the baby is quartered and piece by piece the body parts are sucked out through a suction tube. In another method, a saltwater solution is injected into the amniotic sac, and the baby is poisoned. These methods are extremely cruel and painful, regardless of the organism it is being performed on. This torture needs to be stopped now. Being irresponsible and not using protection when having sex is not a good excuse to kill an innocent baby. Before having sex, the couple needs to ...

... lifting techniques, can result in muscle strain, or more seriously, spinal injury for the nurse, and discomfort, muscle strain or further injury for the patient. INTRODUCTION When lifting, transferring or positioning patients, the most important consideration is safety. Any of these procedures need to be undertaken with it in mind. This safety is inclusive of both the patient and the health care worker. Communication is an important part of the lifting process as the nurse should elicit information from the client to find out how and when they prefer to be moved. This allows the patient to be involved in the d ...