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    has. Steroids can be used to treat Addison’s disease. Other treatments include: physical therapy to loosen muscles, medication to relieve seizures, or taking Lorenzo’s oil to help lower elevated VLCFA levels. This can harm one’s spinal cord, brain, adrenal glands, and testes.

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    Aortic Stenosis is recognised as the most prevalent form of valvular heart disease in the ageing population. Increasing life expectancy has resulted in a significant increase in the number of older patients being referred for consideration of an aortic valve replacement. Although surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR), or open heart surgery, remains the best type of treatment for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, other treatment options include: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI);

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    INTRODUCTION Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a complex series of rare but well-studied enzymatic errors of metabolism with deficient levels of different enzymes involved in the synthesis of cortisol (hydrocortisone). CAH comprises a group of disorders resulting from defective synthesis of adrenal corticosteroids. Lack of glucocorticoids, especially cortisol, causes various kinds of metabolic problems. The response to low levels of cortisol is increased production of corticotropin

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    1.2. EJE HIPOTÁLAMO-HIPÓFISIS-CORTEZA SUPRARRENAL Introducción Las principales secreciones de la corteza suprarrenal son el cortisol, aldosterona, y los andrógenos androstenediona y dehidroepiandrostenediona (DHEA). El cortisol, regulada por el sistema hormona liberadora de corticotropina(CRH)-corticotropina(ACTH)-cortisol, es una hormona importante para el metabolismo y la respuesta fisiológica al estrés. La aldosterona, regulada por el sistema renina-angiotensina-aldosterona, es una hormona involucrada

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    confused with the excretory system. The endocrine system works with the nervous system in order to maintain homeostasis in the body. Independently the endocrine system is a small group of glands located throughout the body, which include the pineal, adrenal, and thymus glands. Each gland in the endocrine system produces, stores, and releases hormones so when working properly the endocrine system plays an important role in the body functioning correctly and staying healthy. The glands of the endocrine

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    the stress of illness and injury are all greatly affected by different levels and types of steroids present.7 Prednisone, being a synthetic version of cortisone, works by mimicking the effects of hormones produced naturally in the body in the human adrenal glands, located on top of the kidneys.3 Naturally produced cortisone helps to regulate the body’s salt and water balance and reduces inflammation.7 When Prednisone is administered in dosage levels higher than the usual amount produced naturally in

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    Stress is unique to each of us. Yet the stress experience is one we can all relate to and which has shared qualities. Stress is the tension that we feel within us whenever we feel threatened. When we see something outside of us that is threatening, we tense up in reaction. Imagine yourself as a spring. When everything is going well and you feel safe and secure, your spring is relaxed. But if something unexpected happens that weren 't counting on, you react by tensing up your spring. This creates

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    Domestication is a phenomenon that has promoted significant evolutionary change under strong selective pressures (Driscoll et al. 2009). As a result of this phenomenon, various domesticated strains of flora and fauna have significantly contributed to the development of human civilization (Morey 1994; Driscoll 2009). Although it was a substantial component to our progress, it was not until the research of Dmitry K. Belyaev that we began to unravel the early stages of domestication. Assuming that these

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    Reflection About Stress

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    Obviously, whether we want or not, stresses are happening everyday in our life. They can come from the external impact like an exam is coming, to the internal impact as pressure from yourself to achieve an A score; or from a small problem with low intensity like a traffic jam on the street, to a big issue with high intensity like being in a huge terrorism. It seems that we cannot run away from stress, it is something irresistible that we have to accept. Because stress is unavoidable, we need to learn

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    Steroids has been one of the most controversial substances when it comes to usage. In basic chemistry, steroids are made up of several compounds that are vital for the human body; such as cholesterol and hormones. The negative effects of steroids include heart risk such as heart attacks or strokes. Steroids has been commonly used in bodybuilding to give competitors the necessary energy to perform and look better. However, bodybuilders would eventually suffer the aftermath of the use of steroids.

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