Only 10% of all cases have the disease because of hereditation, the other 90% of the cases remain unknown. Some symptoms that doctors tend to look for before diagnosing Lou Gehrig’s disease include: extreme paralysis, muscle weakness, weight
Adolescents Obesity and Intervention Strategy Adolescents Obesity Intervention and Prevention Strategy According to Schwarz and Peterson (2010) “adolescents’ obesity in the United States has many important implications for both the health and well-being of the individual and society.” The negative health consequences of obesity include many diseases, chronic health disorders, psychological disorders, and early death. This contributes to billions of dollars of health care costs each year. The healthcare costs due to the adolescent obesity rate are estimated at more than $14 billion per year. The direct and indirect cost totals more than $140 billion dollars annually. The United States spends six to 10 percent of healthcare on costs caused by obesity compared to 2 to 3.5 percent in other western countries (Schwarz & Peterson, 2010).
Fact 7 Obstetric fistula still exists because health care systems fail to provide accessible, quality maternal health care, including family planning, skilled care at birth, basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric care, and affordable treatment of fistula. Fact 8 In 2008 over 2000 health professionals were trained in preventing and managing obstetric fistula. Fact 9 Patients with uncomplicated fistulae can undergo a simple surgery to repair the hole in their bladder or rectum. The treatment cures up to 90% of obstetric fistula patients. However, since 2003 only 12 000 women in over 45 countries have received obstetric fistula treatment in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
The pancreas makes insulin producing beta cells which are then destroyed by the immune system, (Wikipedia, 2012) resulting in a persistent state of hyperglycemia. “Type 1 DM accounts for approximately 10 percent of all cases of DM worldwide,”(Condon, 2004, p.424). Approximately 90% of diabetes cases are type 2 in which the cells develop a resistance to insulin and beta cells cannot adequately compensate for the increased insulin demand, (ADA, 2012a). Worldwide, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is exponentially increasing, due in large part to the obesity epidemic. According to the CDC, 50% of African American women, 40% of Mexican women, and 30% of Caucasian women are obese and therefore at risk for development of type 2 diabetes.
People who are obese are more likely to have health problems such as: high blood pressure, raised cholesterol high insulin levels, impaired glucose tolerance, type two diabetes, heart attacks, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, kidney problems and polycystic ovary syndrome. Not all children will have these health problems but doctors are finding these problems in children and the children are getting younger. As a whole childhood obesity puts children in harm’s way and the future of America. And that is why the cycle must be reversed. We owe to the country and the kids who live
Informative Speech Ella-Louise was just 10 months old when she died 2 years ago from a rare, and terminal genetic disease called Krabbe disease. Krabbe disease is a genetic mutation that damages the nervous system, specifically the growth and maintenance of Myelin, which allows the nervous system to send signals throughout the body. Genetics Home Reference explains, “The symptoms of Krabbe disease usually begin before the age of 1 year. Initial signs and symptoms typically include irritability, muscle weakness, feeding difficulties, episodes of fever without any sign of infection, stiff posture, and slowed mental and physical development. As the disease progresses, muscles continue to weaken, affecting the infant's ability to move, chew, swallow, and breathe.
The problem of childhood obesity in the United States has grown considerably in recent years. Between 16 and 33 percent of children and adolescents are obese. If one parent is obese, there is a 50 percent chance that their children will also be obese. However, when both parents are obese, their children have an 80 percent chance of being obese (Obesity In Children and Teens par. 1).
When diagnosed with Cri Du Chat Syndrome, the child is missing some of the genes on the chromosome number 5 meaning that child is born with delayed development and they also have an intellectual disability. In 80 percent of the cases, the chromosome 5 carrying the abnormality comes from the father's sperm rather than the mother's egg. The reason is unknown and there is no cure, but there are treatments that help the child live their lives as normal as possible. The cause of why there is a defect on chromosome 5 is unknown. This abnormality in most cases happens with no family history of Cri Du Chat Syndrome.
Obesity in anyone can prove to be a life threatening condition, but calculating good eating habits, a healthy diet and proper exercise for our children can help prevent that child from becoming obese. Many studies have been done over the course of the last decade or so trying to understand why so many of our American children are being diagnosed with health issues that normally do not show up in most adults until their later years. A reason for the increase in serious health problems has been linked to the consumption of fast food. A study says that nearly one-third of all American children, both girls and boys between the ages of four through nineteen eat fast food on a regular basis. The study also says that kids are gaining weight up to 6 lbs per year on regular consumption of fast food.
| Why | About bad habits with food, increases in eating fast food that is high in fat | When | Over the last 25 years | Where | In EUA, Europe, Britain and around over the world even in Japan. | Case difficulty cube How: X Analytical Conceptual Presentation 2. LONG CYCLE PROCESS | A. Problem | root | Governments and influential health advocates around the world are cracking down on the marketers they blame for the explosion in childhood obesity | Governments and influential health advocates around the world, spooked that their nations’ kids will become as fat as American kids | In the United States, roughly 30 percent of American children are overweight or obese | Some people say advertising is to blame, particularly ads aimed at children, such as those that use celebrities to market high-calorie foods. According toUSA Today , one study found that the average American child sees 10,000 food ads a year, mostly for high-fat or sugary foods and drinks.