Essays Tagged: "gallstones"

An Investigating into Fitness, Diet, Obesity and Exercise (in Britain).

their middle ("apple-shaped") are at more risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, arthritis and high blood pressure then those who have fat around their hips and thighs ( ...

(5 pages) 203 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Gall Stones

GALLSTONES: What Are Gallstones? Gallstones are solid little balls that form in the gall bladder. Ga ... of pigment stones include, cirrhosis, biliary tract infections and hereditary blood cell disorders.Gallstones can be as small as a grain of sand, to as large as a golf ball. Depending on the case, an ... At the rate we are currently at, for people living in the United States, one million will develop gallstones this year alone. Those million will become part of a group of about twenty million Americ ...

(5 pages) 3236 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Chronic Pancreatitis

that occurs over a short period of time. In the majority of cases, acute pancreatitis is caused by gallstones or heavy alcohol use. Other causes include medications, infections, trauma, metabolic dis ... alcohol consumption. Acute pancreatitis may be the first sign of gallstone disease. The passage of gallstones from the gallbladder can become blocked at the ampulla (or major papilla of the duodenum) ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Nutrition and Fitness Paper SCI 100 Paradigms of Health

y include: Heart disease and stroke, High blood pressure, Diabetes, Cancer, Gallbladder disease and gallstones, Osteoarthritis, and Breathing problems, such as asthma. (WebMD.com).I understand the nee ...

(4 pages) 248 0 3.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays

frederick douglous

ericans with high blood pressure are obese. Other dangerous diseases obese people may encounter are gallstones, gastro esophageal reflux, and sleep apnea (Kevin Pederson). Gastro esophageal occurs whe ...

(6 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2012

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry