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This essay "Chronic Airway Disease" is about the epidemiology and prevalence of chronic further classified into obstructive and restrictive disorders.... Diseases of the lung can be classified depending upon the part of the respiratory system affected as well as the duration of the disease.... ... ...
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It is a source of both economic and social burden (Sullivan et al, 2000 and Fromer and Cooper, 2008).... Primary offenders like oxidative stress due to free radicals from cigarette smoke and oxidants from phagocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes trigger the release of certain enzymes like leukocyte elastase in such proportions that they cannot be counteracted effectively by anti-proteases, resulting in destruction of the lung tissues (Thurlbeck, 1990) leading to necrosis or apoptosis of the lung tissue....
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Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia.... t is progressive and there are no available treatments for this disease as yet.... ventually,it can cause the death of the patient.... t is mostly diagnosed among elderly individuals,starting from the age of 65 years.... ... ... Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia....
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This review addresses the topic of pharmacogenomics and the debate surrounding the prospects of using genetic screening to reduce the incidence of adverse drug reactions in patients on long-term drug therapy.... .... ... ... This review addresses the topic of pharmacogenomics and the debate surrounding the prospects of using genetic screening to reduce the incidence of adverse drug reactions in patients on long-term drug therapy....
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Expressions like "bone tired", "exhausted", and "against the wall" are descriptions used by cancer patients due to overwhelming feeling of fatigue (Ferrell, Grant, Dean, Funk, & Ly, 1996).... In United States, there are approximately 1.... million people expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2006 (American Cancer Society, 2006)....
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It is not only a major health issue but also a significant source of economic (Sullivan et al, 2000) and social burden (Fromer and.... Primary offenders like oxidative stress due to free radicals from cigarette smoke and oxidants from phagocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes trigger the release of...
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In numerous parts of the world mainly the developing countries, water pollution is a widespread menace which has profound impacts on the aesthetic characteristics of the environment, the health of the consumers of the polluted water and the economic and social wellbeing the inhabitants of these areas in general....
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This literature review "Risks in Different Nanotech Applications" provides the reasons why it is important to understand the risks associated with the application of nanotech.... On a positive note, the report will discuss these risks as well as their possible solutions.... ... ... ... Nanotech has led to amazing innovations that have revolutionized many areas of human life due to its many applications....
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