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    Type 2 diabetes is a physiological, long-term disease which affects how the human body controls its glucose level. Type 2 diabetes is caused when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin.  Insulin is a naturally occurring internal secretion which the pancreas produces and releases when food is consumed.  The body becomes resistant to insulin when a person has type 2 diabetes; this powers the pancreas to work harder to shuffle more insulin. Over time this can harm cells in the pancreas, eventually

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    person with the diagnosis. Close monitoring of blood glucose levels and patient teaching on management of the disease is critical in positive patient outcomes. Diabetes can cause major dysfunctions in several body systems and even death if left untreated. In this paper I will discuss diabetes Mellitus and the impact it can have on a person life and well-being. Diabetes Mellitus is a disease characterized by the body’s inability to secrete or produce insulin, insulin resistance, or excessive glucose

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    and how to treat them. First I'm going explain the most 5 common childhood illnesses such as chicken pox, hand-foot-mouth disease, impetigo, pinworms and whooping cough. Chickenpox gives immunity for the rest of your

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    A nurse is defined as someone who is equipped to take care of someone who is sick or injured, often time nursing is associated already with caring. But how do we define caring in perspective of nursing? Is it simply assisting the patient to take his meal and medicine or monitor his vital signs and make health report? Jean Watson defined caring as the central of nursing, in year 1975-1979 she developed the Theory of Human Caring. The theory elaborated the importance of caring behaviors of a nurse

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    138 BHRAMARI PRANAYAMA This pranayama is for diminishing misery, nervousness, a sleeping disorder and a comprehensive approach of treating diseases. Methods This disease is picking up notoriety around the world. Bhramari pranayama is done for the most part subsequent to performing Anulom-Vilom pranayama for its full impact. The exacting significance of Bhramer is murmuring dark honey bee since it gives

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    events to the majority of scientists. The discovery of anthrax as an infectious disease was the first of its kind and supported the germ theory that had been around for centuries. The discovery verified the newfound study of microbiology and sparked the creation of vaccines for microbiological infections. Although Koch is accredited with the discovery of anthrax as a source of microbial infection, anthrax and the diseases that it can cause had been noticed for nearly a century prior to Koch’s discovery

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    slowly worsening. It started in his toes first, and then the soles of his feet. It was initially a numbness. Then it became uncomfortable, then tingling, and now it is a burning dysesthesia. It now involves the whole soles of his foot, his toes, and the dorsum of his foot. He does have chronic low back pain and has a spinal stimulator for radiculopathy. He got that at Seacoast Pain Center. They did start him on gabapentin, which he takes occasionally. He usually takes 100 milligrams at night,

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    woodlands. They are a medium to large sized animal with a short stubby snout, sported by a short neck. The body of a feral pig is rounded. They have small eyes, and large ears with points. Feral pigs are four legged animals with four toes of each foot. Their tail is generally curled or straight covered with hair and they are covered in fur and have very thick skin which helps to insulate their body temperature. Feral pigs are omnivores, preferring succulent green vegetation, fruit, grain, and a

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    Many of the people affected by the disease were the poor and young children making them stigmatized for the spread of the disease. Forcing that population to be transferred to hospital for quarantine in very poor conditions and over crowded wards. The modern day version of the incident was blaming a certain culture just because the first person diagnosed with the disease was from the Caribbean island, even though she was not the source of the spread of the disease. The movie compered how the people

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    animal disease. For this reason, the Sheep-meat Council of Australia and Wool-Producers Australia have put into place a series of animal health policies at both the state and national levels to guard against threats to the industry's biosecurity. Australia’s National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) identifies animals so that we can trace them quickly if we need to; it applies to anyone with cattle, sheep, pigs or goats. If there is an outbreak of an emergency disease (for example foot and mouth

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