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Endometriosis is a common disease found in women and is usually characterised as a chronic and painful disease. It occurs in 1-2% of reproductive aged women, but is 20 times greater in infertile women. Tissues that are normally found in …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive, hereditary disease, affecting 7500 people in the UK (Cystic fibrosis trust UK). The first documented case in 1936 described the condition as fibrocystatic disease of the pancreas. Before the 1960’s the average life …

Hypomineralisation of the bone associated with the impaired activity of the tissue- non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP). TNSALP is one of the isoenzymes of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), also known as liver/bone/kidney ALP. Different versions of the same emzyme are known as isoenzymes. …

Health can be defined as a person’s physical, mental and social condition. Someone who is healthy feels good physically and has a positive outlook on life is regarded as being healthy. People need good health for growth and development and to …

This disease forms when the bodies repair mechanism begins to fail. This usually happened during growing up but not always. These failings are associated with reduced mobility, short-term memory loss and poor circulation. There are three main types of degenerative disease: Diseases …

Neurological diseases are diseases that cause “dysfunction and disharmony in the co-ordination of the body and the nervous system” (Santrock, 2001). The brain is most affected and targeted by these diseases whilst diseases that hinder motor control usually affect the …

The number of people who are obese is rising rapidly throughout the world, making obesity one of the fastest developing public health problems. The World Health Organisation has described the problem of obesity as a “worldwide epidemic”. It is estimated …

Hamstring injuries have been consistently identified as the commonest injuries sustained in running and sprinting athletes (Drezner, 2003). Reoccurring hamstring injuries are frequently reported in comparison to other musclo-skeletal injuries (Woods et al., 2004), this would suggest that misdiagnosis and …

Schizophrenia is often a chronic relapsing psychotic disorder, which primarily affects thought and behaviour. It is characterised by psychotic symptoms including thought disorder (looseness of association, delusions) and often hallucinations (especially auditory hallucinations) that occur relatively early in life. Bleuler (1857-1939) …

According to the latest statistics, there are from 80,000 to 120,000 people with Parkinson’s disease in the UK, and the figures are rising, Findley (2000) therefore it is essential that health professionals understand the long term effects of not only …