Immune

Analyzing the Heart diseases

In the list of the health hazards which claim most of the American lives each year, the heart diseases of different kinds come out on the infamous first spot. And while leading the US list, it also is a very global threat too. Speaking of the sexes, men are a little more likely to suffer from this, especially from the Coronary heart disease. That type of a cardiological problem is the most common one and yearly curing it costs the US government and public more than $108.9 billion…

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Understanding what is a Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases)

In order to get a better understanding of what is a stroke and how it should be prevented, it’s important to know a few things about it. It is far more often happening to females rather than males (on a ratio of 60 to 40), which means that women should be especially careful to avoid that… If described, in short, the cerebrovascular diseases are conditions that come up as a result of issues and blockages with the blood vessels that supply the brain. Four of the most…

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Kidney disease (nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis)

When it comes to a list of the most widespread diseases among men, the kidneys issues stand in the top 5. Partly this can be attributed to some of the lifestyle and physiological differences between a median US male and female. If described, in short, any chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition in which the kidneys are damaged and cannot filter blood as well as healthy kidneys typically do. Because of that, waste from the blood remains in the body and can…

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Septicemia

That disease in the last year alone has caused more than 30000 deaths in the US. But what exactly is it about? Just as recently as last 2 decades, the septicemia mortality rate increased from 11.0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 to 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013. Septicemia, also known as sepsis, is a harsh response of the body’s immune system to an infection. While infection of any kind can lead to sepsis, according to Allen, most can…

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