http://www.shvoong.com/tags/disease/rss.xml Summaries, Abstracts, Synopses Reviews, Notes & Short Essays on Disease Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:08:00 GMT In order to study the effect of Guan Xing Tang (GXT) on the blood peroxydation and erythrocyte defomability (ED) in coronary heart disease (CHD) patie http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1615098-changes-peroxide-reaction-blood-erythyrocyte/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1615098-changes-peroxide-reaction-blood-erythyrocyte/ Wed, 31 Dec 1997 22:00:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Chronic Wasting Disease - Prion Disease in the Wild, Feature http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1787880-chronic-wasting-disease-prion-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1787880-chronic-wasting-disease-prion-disease/ Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:00:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - AIDS: A SOCIAL DISEASE, AIDS: A DEADLY SOCIAL DEISEASE. The World Health Organization and the U.S. public Health service’s center for disease Control now regard AIDS as one o http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/philosophy/840-aids-social-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/philosophy/840-aids-social-disease/ Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:30:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Parkinson's Disease Overview, Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease was first described in 1817 by James Parkinson and is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in th http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/962-parkinson-disease-overview/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/962-parkinson-disease-overview/ Sun, 26 Jun 2005 00:14:00 GMT Herbs for Skin Disease Herbs have been used in clinical medicine for thousands of years. A large portion of world especially in developing countri http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/dermatology/1618-herbs-skin-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/dermatology/1618-herbs-skin-disease/ Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:19:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Meningococcal Disease, Meningococcal diseas is a complex illness indeed. It is definitely an extreme bacterial infection and it can definitely kill within hours of contracti http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/5512-meningococcal-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/5512-meningococcal-disease/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:36:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - What is Alzheimer's disease?, What is Alzheimer's disease? Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive disease of the brain that is characterized by impairment of memory and a di http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/5901-alzheimer-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/5901-alzheimer-disease/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:11:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - Disease and Empire, Ten elektroniczny dokument jest artykułem z Canadian Journal of History, wydanym przez University of Saskatchewan, 1 grudnia 2001. Wielkość artykułu t http://www.shvoong.com/books/106341-disease-empire/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/106341-disease-empire/ Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:15:00 GMT Alzheimer disease (AD) is an incurable degenerative disease of the brain first described in 1906 by the German neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer. It is http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/neurology/116403-alzheimers-disease-cure-elusive/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/neurology/116403-alzheimers-disease-cure-elusive/ Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:13:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - article-Science, medicine, and the future-parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease is probably not one disease but several with common clinical, pathological, and, possibly, biochemical end points. Although the n http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/116405-article-science-medicine-future-parkinson/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/116405-article-science-medicine-future-parkinson/ Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:16:00 GMT In autoimmune diseases, the body's immune system becomes unable to control immune responses against its own "self" substances, causing tissu http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/116910-autoimmune-disease-treatment/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/116910-autoimmune-disease-treatment/ Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:39:00 GMT Coronary Artery Disease The heart is a functioning muscle and needs oxygen and fuel in order to do its work. It is the job of the coronary arteries http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/185020-heart-disease-acquired-coronary-artery/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/185020-heart-disease-acquired-coronary-artery/ Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:08:00 GMT Pott disease, or tuberculous spondylitis, is a form of tuberculosis that affects the spine. The disease usually starts on the front portion of a verte http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/220582-pott-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/220582-pott-disease/ Tue, 09 May 2006 06:32:00 GMT Raynaud disease is a disorder of unknown cause (idiopathic) that is characterized by episodes of sudden spasms, or constriction, of small arteries in http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/231419-raynaud-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/231419-raynaud-disease/ Tue, 16 May 2006 06:10:00 GMT Metobolic Syndrome is a condition that many suffer from but few are aware of. There are millions of people throughout the world that have one or more http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/249921-metobolic-syndrome-unkown-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/249921-metobolic-syndrome-unkown-disease/ Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:19:00 GMT Sickle-cell disease, also called sickle-cell anemia, is a group of genetic disorders characterized by an abnormal form of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carry http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/254058-sickle-cell-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/254058-sickle-cell-disease/ Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:27:00 GMT Tay-Sachs disease is a rare genetic disease in which the lack of the enzyme hexosaminidase A, involved in the metabolism of brain lipids, causes a fat http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/257818-tay-sachs-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/257818-tay-sachs-disease/ Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:44:00 GMT Valvular Heart Disease The heart contains four valves that allow blood to be pumped in a forward direction through its chambers. Damage to the heart http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/260056-valvular-heart-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/investigative-medicine/260056-valvular-heart-disease/ Tue, 04 Jul 2006 11:27:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - Disease-Proof Your Child, Disease-Proof Your Child Feeding Kids Right The most important boo http://www.shvoong.com/f/books/402023-disease-proof-child/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/books/402023-disease-proof-child/ Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:51:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Malaria..the infectious disease!, Malaria..the infectious disease!Malaria is an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Ano http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/409062-malaria-infectious-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/409062-malaria-infectious-disease/ Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:15:00 GMT Summary for Disease cure by Yoga, Yoga is used to cure many diseases. In modern life, we see life- style imbalances. People tend to over work to fill the monotony in their lives. But t http://www.shvoong.com/f/internet-and-technologies/409374-disease-cure-yoga/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/internet-and-technologies/409374-disease-cure-yoga/ Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:06:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - What is Heart Disease?, Cardiovascular diseaseis a very broad term. Cardiovascular disease refers to diseases of the heart (cardio) and diseases of the blood vessels (vascula http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/420657-heart-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/420657-heart-disease/ Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:02:00 GMT Renal Disease and ESRD in PROFILE Cohort http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1792290-time-renal-disease-end-stage/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1792290-time-renal-disease-end-stage/ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:00:00 GMT This paper defined disease as anything impairing the normal state or functioning of the body as a whole or of any of its parts, explaining how certain http://www.shvoong.com/f/social-sciences/anthropology/427577-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/social-sciences/anthropology/427577-disease/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:08:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Genetic Disease Management, The essay begins with a discussion of genetic and environmental risk factors for disease, and the interaction between the two. The essay then goes on http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/biology/428397-genetic-disease-management/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/biology/428397-genetic-disease-management/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:09:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Disease and Beautiful Women in Art, This paper was written for a class about decadence in art and discusses Richard Gilman (author of "Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet&quot http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/arts/429582-disease-beautiful-women-art/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/arts/429582-disease-beautiful-women-art/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:09:00 GMT The number of existing cases of high blood pressure is nearly 40% higher in blacks than in whites and its effects are more frequent and severe in this http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/429588-cardiovascular-disease-disparities/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/429588-cardiovascular-disease-disparities/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:09:00 GMT The author believes that if AIDS had initially affected more privileged members of American society than its first victims( homosexual men), the gover http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/431757-aids-disease-controlled/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/431757-aids-disease-controlled/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:11:00 GMT This paper examines the illness and disease that accompanied the exploration of America. It investigates through the books "The Longest Voyage&qu http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/434015-disease-age-exploration/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/434015-disease-age-exploration/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:14:00 GMT Legionnaires' disease is defined as a mild to severe pneumonia caused by bacteria. Outbreaks of the condition are the result of exposure to water con http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/437811-legionnaire-disease-obm/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/437811-legionnaire-disease-obm/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:16:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Borna Disease Virus, The first cases of Borna disease in the 17-19th century in Southern Germany exposed a fatal disease affecting the neurological systems of horses and s http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/biology/440041-borna-disease-virus/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/biology/440041-borna-disease-virus/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:17:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - Poliomyelitis: A Disease Born of Progress, This paper attempts to explain the ways in which an epidemic such as polio can arise as a side effect of progress. It examines the part progress playe http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/history/440174-poliomyelitis-disease-born-progress/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/humanities/history/440174-poliomyelitis-disease-born-progress/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:17:00 GMT This paper studies the transfer of blood borne pathogens in the workplace. Blood borne pathogens are micro-organisms that are present in blood, tissue http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/439328-disease-workplace/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/epidemiology-public-health/439328-disease-workplace/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:17:00 GMT This paper assesses the issue of advertising safety precautions for Mad Cow Disease from the position of a campaign manager for McDonald's customer s http://www.shvoong.com/f/business-management/443148-mad-cow-disease-mcdonald/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/business-management/443148-mad-cow-disease-mcdonald/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:20:00 GMT This paper examines Parkinson's disease, a chronic, progressive, neuro-degenerative movement disorder. Some of the primary symptoms associated with P http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/447008-parkinson-disease-dementia/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/447008-parkinson-disease-dementia/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:23:00 GMT This paper looks at the threat that the growing number of infectious diseases throughout the world poses to the world and to the U.S., in particular. http://www.shvoong.com/f/social-sciences/political-science/448551-contagious-fears-infectious-disease-national/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/social-sciences/political-science/448551-contagious-fears-infectious-disease-national/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:24:00 GMT This paper attempts to determine from existing literature if there is a causal connection between aluminum (AL) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The pap http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/451077-alzheimer-disease-aluminum/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/451077-alzheimer-disease-aluminum/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:25:00 GMT This paper describes the medical condition known as Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN), which most frequently occurs when an Rh-negative mother ha http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/452154-hemolytic-disease-newborn-hdn/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/452154-hemolytic-disease-newborn-hdn/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:26:00 GMT In observational studies, lower homocysteine levels are associated with lower rates of coronary heart disease and stroke. Folic acid and vitamins&nbsp http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1616043-homocysteine-lowering-folic-acid-vitamins/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1616043-homocysteine-lowering-folic-acid-vitamins/ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:55:00 GMT Coronary Artery Disease — Stroke — Hypertension — Cholesterol Medical http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1616456-coronary-artery-disease-stroke-hypertension/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1616456-coronary-artery-disease-stroke-hypertension/ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:57:00 GMT Exercise is often recommended as a means of improving motor skills, fitness, muscle and bone strength, and joint function. Exercise has several effect http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1616617-muscle-role-health-disease-exercise/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1616617-muscle-role-health-disease-exercise/ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:42:00 GMT Symptoms of muscle diseases may include weakness, spasticity, myoclonus and myalgia. Diagnostic procedures that may reveal muscular disorders include http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1616618-muscle-role-health-disease-diseases/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1616618-muscle-role-health-disease-diseases/ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:43:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - A Genomic Pathway Approach to a Complex Disease: Axon Guidance and Parkinson Disease, Axon Guidance Pathway and PD http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1791561-genomic-pathway-approach-complex-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1791561-genomic-pathway-approach-complex-disease/ Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:00:00 GMT Gertrude’s Cupboard: Recapturing Minds Stolen By Disease is the true story of the author’s experiences during a difficult period of her life and how t http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1624115-gertrude-cupboard-recapturing-minds-stolen/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/medicine-and-health/1624115-gertrude-cupboard-recapturing-minds-stolen/ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:43:00 GMT Summary for a book by support@shvoong.com - Lou Gehrig''s Disease, Lou Gehrig''s Disease Lou Gehrig''s Disease, named after the New York Yankee first basemen, otherwise known as Amitryophic Lateral Sclerosis or http://www.shvoong.com/books/1639394-lou-gehrig-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/1639394-lou-gehrig-disease/ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:24:00 GMT In India and Even in Global , statistics are revealing that the Disease Leprosy has been reached it''s elimination goal . Many national and in http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1657163-disease-leprosy-eliminated/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1657163-disease-leprosy-eliminated/ Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:01:00 GMT Rheumatic Heart Disease Statistics Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease killed 3,248people in the United Statesin 2004. 2004 m http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1666642-rheumatic-heart-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1666642-rheumatic-heart-disease/ Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - The relationship between infection and disease, Infection and Disease - These terms are often mistaken for each other, as they are closely related even though not the same. <BR>Infection is a growth http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1675586-relationship-infection-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1675586-relationship-infection-disease/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:56:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - cure heart disease, One of the best book on curing hear http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/1676839-cure-heart-disease/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/1676839-cure-heart-disease/ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:10:00 GMT Immunodeficiency infections. Ex AIDS Immunodeficiency infections. Ex AIDS Tumors; on the other hand, a hyperactive Tumors; on the other hand, http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/imuunology/1943424-disease-immunity-disease-immunity/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/imuunology/1943424-disease-immunity-disease-immunity/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:15:00 GMT