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    In studies of trauma-exposed soldiers, a high natural production of NPY was found to be associated with positive coping mechanisms in trauma-exposed soldiers, while decreased levels of NPY were observed in patients who were depressed and suffering from the effects of PTSD (Yehuda et al., 2006

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    Abstract Research into the relationship between physiological variables and running performance has been variable. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between 5k running performance and a number of physiological variables in a group of 11 trained club runners (Age 21.451.63yrs, Height 175.092.77cm, Weight 67.865.12kg). The athletes underwent a laboratory treadmill test to determine their maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max) and running velocities at lactate threshold (v-Tlac) and blood lactate

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    examine a factor that affects blood pressure and heart rate. Research Question: What is the effect of temperature on blood pressure and heart rate? Introduction: Blood transports nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, antibodies, urea and heat through our body. The heart is transports blood by pumping it through blood vessels. Blood flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. The pressure of blood in the circulatory system is a value called blood pressure (mmHg: “millimeters of mercury”)

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    bleeding from a blood vessel in the brain or from blood clots. However, there are many risk factor and causes with cardiovascular disease can be prevented and in this essay discuss the medical treatment and surgical. There are many causes of cardiovascular disease. First of all, Ford-Martin (2005), Atherosclerosis is the main cause of cardiovascular disease when in body accumulation of fatty materials on the inner linings of arteries that time collected blood flow to the heart

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    day. In addition, sleep apnea increase risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke (American Heart Association, 2015). Other conditions that overwork the heart Conditions such as valve disease, thyroid disease, kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, severe lung disease or heart defects at birth can cause heart failure. How Age and Gender Affect the Heart As the person ages, the blood vessels become less flexible, making it harder for the blood travels through easily. Especially, plaques collection

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    prevalent, chronic and disabling conditions. [ This problem, although not unique to Saudi Arabia, is a major healthcare challenge facing Saudi society. Approximately, one-third of the Saudi population is now overweight and one-third is obese ] (Obesity Research Center) [ Dr. Abdul Majeed Al-Abdulkarim, vice president, postgraduate studies and academic affairs at King Saud University for Health Sciences, said obesity is one of the most widespread contemporary diseases in most societies]. [ Quoting from World

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    world. We are better equipped to fight diseases than we ever were with access to life saving medicines, surgical interventions and vaccines But does longevity really mean better health? We are definitely living longer than our ancestors but various research data, statistics and global health reports suggest that our generation is in fact unhealthier than previous generations. Over the last century, diseases like tetanus, rabies, whooping cough, measles, yellow fever which were considered a death warrant

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    comparing antihypertensive medication against placebo, hypertensive medication from different doses, and monotherapy hypertensive mediation treatments. The criteria of hypertension were defined as a minimum of three readings systolic or diastolic blood pressure or combinations of these two greater than 95th percentile according to the pediatric age, height, and gender. Level of Evidence The level of evidence of this article is level one in accordance with the John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice

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    As scientists and doctors performed researches about the human body, potions and blood-lettings are no longer considered effective by most of the people. In spite of this, eighty percent of the current commonly performed medical treatments are still not proven to be effective. In this article, Dr. Brown explained about the placebo effect, in which something that is not a medical treatment actually helps with the recovery. Placebo is widely used in double-blind experiments to determine the true effectiveness

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    1.0 INTRODUCTION TO REPORT Professor Priscilla Sheath Kincaid-Smith (Smith) was a world-renowned nephrologist and trailblazer for Australian female scientists. This report will highlight some of her research and contribution to nephrology discipline such as the establishment of renal transplantation unit in The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the relationship between hypertension, analgesic usage and kidney diseases. In addition, the impact of her contributions to the current discipline will also be

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