Preventable Deaths: Humans often engage in behaviors that actually increase instead of decreasing their odds of dying, which health psychologist refer to as "behavioral health risks" to indicate the difference from these versus other health ri...
What are the main risk factors for hypertension? Who are more at risk?Hypertension:Hypertension occurs when a person has high blood pressure (normal pressure is under 120/80 mmHg). High blood pressure pushes on a person's arteries and can cause serious health risks like heart di...
Cruzipains are the main papain-like cysteine proteases of Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease. Encoded by a multigenic family, previous studies have estimated the presence of dozens of copies spread over multiple chromosomes in different parasite strains. Here, we descr...
VIPVIZA visualization of asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease for optimum cardiovascular prevention WAT white adipose tissue CVD is one of the main causes of death and morbidity in modern society (1). Recent genetic evidence suggests that plasma triglycerides (TGs), triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs)...
This chapter describes the clinical features, and diagnosis of complications in AECHB including secondary bacterial infections, coagulation disorder, water electrolyte disorder, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatopulmonary syndrome and e
Autoimmune thyroid disease, which includes Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, affects an estimated 5% of the general population, making it one of the most prevalent autoimmune diseases.
causes of diseases and thereby identify potential targets for preventive interventions one would have to study risk factors of those diseases [2]. A major approach to finding causes is the prospective follow-up study, which had proven highly effective in finding causes of heart disease and cancer...
Factors that can lead to osteoarthritis include injuries, overuse of joints, age, genetics and obesity. Women are more likely to develop the condition, especially once they reach 50. Though osteoarthritis is associated with older adults, it’s not inevitable; some never develop the condition. ...
Who or what is to blame for why there is so much obesity in the United States, both in children and adults? Provide examples and identify causes. What are the four major types of cirrhosis according to their causes? What factors in the Industrial Age caused the rate of heart disease to ...
What is the link between genetics and hypertension? what are the most common causes of heart block in the human heart Which disease increases body blood pressure? Which of the following statements is true about lipoproteins? (a) HDL removes cholesterol from the bloodstream (b) High HDL value...