Liver disease at Greenpoint

According to the United Hospital Fund (UHF), the neighborhood of Greenpoint (201) is located in northwest Brooklyn and is home to about 150,000 residents. It contains the four smaller neighborhoods of Williamsburg, East Williamsburg, North Side – South Side, and Greenpoint. Greenpoint generally tends to be a healthier neighborhood when compared to Brooklyn as a … Read more

Exposure to noise levels and impact

• Introduction •  This project is about measuring the noise that people are exposed to in their living habitats especially at the work places and even in the homes. So many people are at the present having hearing problems not because they were born with them but because they have developed them owing to the … Read more

Homeostasis Internal Body Temperature (Thermoregulation)

The human body includes mechanisms called homeostatic mechanisms that help regulate the body. This includes organs, glands, tissues and cells. The adjusting of these enables the body to constantly be stable. The main mechanisms of homeostasis are body temperature, body fluid composition, blood sugar, gas concentrations, and blood pressure. Homeostasis is the ability of an … Read more

Antioxidant supplementation for rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis remains among the top chronic conditions in the world, encompassing a variety of signs and symptoms including inflammation, pain, and loss of function. Moreover, Rheumatoid Arthritis, also referred to as “RA”, is one of the most prevalent forms of arthritis, affecting 0.5-1% of the population in developed countries.1-3 In addition, it seems that women … Read more

Alzheimer’s disease and periodontal disease

Dementia, a brain disorder, is the loss of cognitive functioning and behavioral abilities. This disease can affect a person’s daily activities. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a slow progressive and irreversible brain disease that destroys all memory, thinking, and reasoning skills. Which eventually overpowers their ability carry … Read more

Type I / Type II diabetes

In the UK, there are 90% of people diagnosed with diabetes are Type II diabetes and approximately 10% of people diagnosed with diabetes are Type I diabetes. The exact cause of Type I diabetes is not fully understood. It is characterised by complete insulin deficiency. The body’s own immune system of individual with Type I … Read more

Cell Structures and Transporters Unit Assessment (Parkinson’s)

Parkinson’s disease is a disease of the brain  affecting the body’s motor system.2 While the exact cause of the disease is still unknown, there is evidence showing  that a patient’s genetics and environmental circumstances play an important role.4,10 Patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease exhibit abnormalities in a portion of their midbrain called the substantia nigra, … Read more

Can integrative therapies improve quality of life for cancer survivors?

Introduction The number of cancer survivors is growing every year. With improved cancer detection and treatment efforts, combined with demographic trends, are creating larger numbers of older cancer survivors who are likely to have other health conditions that can impact their care and well-being (Bluethemann, 2016). As the number of cancer survivors increases, so does … Read more

Pathologies of the Nervous System

Pathologies of the Nervous System Epilepsy Epilepsy affects the brain and causes repeated seizures or absences, this occurs due to a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain causing the brain’s messages to get mixed up.   It is not always a life long illness. Causes The brain is part of the central nervous system … Read more

Ovarian Cancer “The Silent Killer”

Introduction Cancer, or “the big C,” is a dreaded diagnosis for patients to receive and sometimes difficult for oncologists to treat. It is a genetic disease often caused by carcinogens -sporadic, or inherited, genetic mutations that act on DNA synthesis, turning normal cells into abnormal cancer cells that grow and divide with the continuous cell … Read more

Health issues of living in cities vs rural areas

According to the history, people are used to live in rural areas depending on agricultural activities, hunting and fishing for survivals. All rural area’s activities are based on nature because they have many undeveloped land. On that time, only small numbers of human population are living in urban areas. However, when the world has experienced … Read more

Malaria CQ drug resistance

Chapter I Introduction: Malaria is a life-threatening disease and is widespread in the tropical and subtropical regions mainly around the equator. Malaria is a protozoan disease and transmitted through infected female anopheles mosquitoes. There are five Plasmodium species which can infect human beings namely Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), Plasmodium vivax (Pv), Plasmodium malariae (Pm), Plasmodium ovale … Read more

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Gad) With The Dual Diagnosis Of Addiction

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Gad) With The Dual Diagnosis Of Addiction Understanding The Connection Between Mental Wellbeing And Substance Use In a dual diagnosis, equally the drugs addiction and the mental wellbeing issue have their own inimitable indications which may come across in people’s ability of function, handling their life difficulties, and related to others. To … Read more