A risk factor is any situation, habit, social or environmental condition, physiological or psychological condition, developmental or intellectual condition, or spiritual or other variable that increases the vulnerability of an individual or group to an illness or accident. The presence of risk factors does not mean that a disease will develop, but risk factors increase the chances that the individual will experience a particular dysfunction. [...]
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ILLNESS. Illness is a personal state in which the person feels unhealthy. It is a state in which a person’s physical. Emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired compared with previous experience. Illness is not synonymous with disease; although nurses must be familiar with different kinds of disease and their treatments, they are concerned more with their illness, which may include disease but also the effects on functioning and well-being in all dimensions. [...]
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Most of you are probably cramming when looking and surfing at the web for the best way on how you will pick the right foods for your diet because it seems not effective as times goes by. Do you have the same problem just like everyone else? Is choosing the right food for the best diet your problem? Then you could probably seek some advice from the experts. [...]
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Health is a fundamental right of every human being. It is a state of integration of the body and mind. It is a much sought after state; a highly desirable state for most people and yet at times, it remains elusive for some people. [...]
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We often regard smoking as the main factor which causes Lung Cancer. But even if you are not a smoker and even if you are not exposed to secondhand smoking, you are still most likely to suffer from Lung Cancer due to unbearable air pollution. [...]
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A recent study conducted states that medical researchers are trying to decode the aging process. Scientists are said to be starting to decode the most complicated biology of the aging process and they are really positive that the recent advances in research may lead to treatments that can slow or even reverse degeneration and disease. [...]
A risk factor is any situation, habit, social or environmental condition, physiological or psychological condition, developmental or intellectual condition, or spiritual or other variable that increases the vulnerability of an individual or group to an illness or accident. The presence of risk factors does not mean that a disease will develop, but risk factors increase the chances that the individual will experience a particular dysfunction. [...]
Health is a fundamental right of every human being. It is a state of integration of the body and mind. It is a much sought after state; a highly desirable state for most people and yet at times, it remains elusive for some people. [...]
We often regard smoking as the main factor which causes Lung Cancer. But even if you are not a smoker and even if you are not exposed to secondhand smoking, you are still most likely to suffer from Lung Cancer due to unbearable air pollution. [...]
Definition: Urinary Incontinence is the condition of having intermittent or complete absence of ability to control excretion of urine. [...]
Definition: Chronic Renal Failure or CRF is the inability of the kidneys to perform vital functions including excretion of toxins, electrolytes, fluids, and hydrogen ions. [...]
Definition: Pneumoniaan infection and/or inflammation of the interstitial tissues of the lung in which fluid, white blood cells, and cellular debris from phagocytosis of the infectious agent accumulate in the alveoli. [...]
Definition: Peripheral Vascular Disease or PVD is a disease of the peripheral blood vessels characterized by narrowing and hardening of the arteries that supply the legs and feet. The decreased blood flow results in nerve and tissue damage to the extremities. [...]
Definition: Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas caused by activation of pancreatic enzymes within the pancreas, digesting the pancreas itself. [...]
Definition: Multiple Sclerosis is a a chronic disorder of the brain and spinal cord (CNS) caused by the damage to the myelin sheath (white matter). Destruction of the myelin sheath leads to scaring (sclerosis), which decreases and eventually blocks nerve conduction. [...]
