Sentences with phrase «major organ diseases»

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In medicine, victory Over all the major diseases appears not too distant, and the replacement of organs, including diseased hearts, has been predicted.

The herpes virus typically does not cause major health problems until the immune system is compromised — after an organ transplant, by AIDS or another disease that affects the immune system, or in older age.

BEIJING — Hoping to create an encyclopedia of proteins in the human body, China's Ministry of Science and Technology today kicked off a $ 40 million effort to map the human proteome — the full complement of proteins — of 10 major organs and tissues, including the heart and liver, in healthy and diseased states.

This time, none of the organs, major arteries, or brain areas usually affected by the disease were cited.

In the 520 patients who had high - extent disease (whose cancer had spread to major organs and / or the bones), treatment with ADT plus docetaxel had an even greater benefit: these men had a median overall survival of 49.2 months versus 32.2 in the ADT - only group — a difference of 17 months.

A total of 22 mouse mutant lines can be characterised through a broad based primary phenotyping pipeline in all the major adult organ systems and most areas of major human disease.

«Organ - Chips address major challenges in studying the human intestine and intestinal diseases in the lab,» said Geraldine A. Hamilton, PhD, president and chief scientific officer of Emulate and a co-author of the study.

Mouse mutant lines can be tested through a broad based primary phenotyping pipeline in all the major adult organ systems and most areas of major human disease.

For about half of those with systemic lupus erythematosus — the most common type of lupus — a major organ like the kidneys, heart, lungs, or brain will be damaged by the disease.

Bile is important for the body as it helps digest fats in the small intestine.1, 2 But, just like other organs, the gallbladder is also prone to diseases, with gallstones being a major example.

Pays a percentage of your cover amount (from R50 000 to R4 million) if you suffer a dread disease, such as cancer or undergo a major heart operation or organ transplant

Collapse or profound weakness These can be symptoms of major problems such as internal bleeding (particularly a syndrome called hemoabdomen), cardiac compromise due to a condition called pericardial effusion, anaphylactic shock, certain poisonings, a glandular condition called Addison's disease, and some types of organ failure.

There, it reproduces within your pet's pulmonary artery, leading to constricted blood flow, heart disease and major organ failure.

Oral disease has been shown to affect general health especially the heart, kidneys and other major organ systems.

The consequences to our pets of leaving dental disease untreated can include oral pain, infection, loss of teeth, potential infection to major body organs, and of course a markedly diminished quality of life.

There are many causes of anemia, including excessive blood loss due to trauma, immune - mediated diseases (when the body attacks its own cells or organs), cancer, genetic defects, kidney disease (or diseases in the other major organs), infectious diseases and bone marrow disease.

There has been a major breakthrough in the treatment of this disease with the development of the drugs Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus, both anti-rejection drugs used in organ transplant surgeries.

If periodontal disease is left unchecked, bacteria from the mouth can enter the bloodstream and travel to major organs, starting infections there.

The bacteria usually build up under the gum line and teeth roots and causes an infection that can lead to bone degeneration, tooth rotting and loss, and in more serious cases, it can lead to disease of major organs.

Disease of major organs often leads to weight loss.

Left untreated, periodontal disease can also impact major organs, including the heart, kidneys, and liver.

Heartworms cause disease by clogging the heart and major vessels leading from the heart, which can decrease the blood supply to other organs of the body, particularly the lungs, liver and kidneys.

Any Scottie 7 years of age or older, with no evidence of urinary tract disease, in good health, with no diagnosis of any cancer or major organ dysfunction.

The patient has an illness that affects one of the major organs, such as heart disease, kidney problems, or liver issues.

These worms cause disease by clogging the heart and major blood vessels, resulting in reduced blood supply to other organs, such as the liver, kidney and lungs.

If untreated periodontitis can lead to tooth loss and the infection caused by the disease may enter the bloodstream, potentially infecting major organs.

Coal pollutants affect all major body organ systems and contribute to 4 of the 5 leading causes of death in America, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic respiratory disease.»

Their services range from research and development to organ regeneration to protein therapeutics for tissue to burn therapy to creating over-the-counter pharmaceuticals to producing medicines for major diseases.

The most serious of asbestos - related diseases is malignant mesothelioma, which comes in three major types that affect different organs separately.

For example, this applies to a heart attack, stroke, major organ transplant, kidney failure, cancer, paralysis, and coronary artery disease.

Any terminal disease, or if kidney failure or major organ transplant caused her to need assistance to bathe and dress herself.

Terminal Disease Such as Kidney Failure, Major Organ Transplant that cause her to need assistance to bathe and dress herself

The diseases covered under such policies include cancer, first heart attack, kidney failure, major organ transplant, multiple sclerosis, paralysis, coronary artery bypass surgery, primary pulmonary arterial hypertension and aorta graft surgery.

Coverage of most of the critical illness such as cancer, renal failure, coronary artery diseases requiring bypass surgery, major organ transplant, paralytic cerebral stroke as well as accidental injuries resulting in loss of limbs.

Provides a lump - sum payment to your employee if they suffer a major illness: heart attack, stroke, major organ transplant, end - stage kidney disease or invasive cancer.

Also, if you get diagnosed with a chronic disease like heart - attack, end - stage renal failure, cancer, stroke and major organ transplants, you will receive a lump sum amount from the insurer and can opt for a plan offering a partial as well as a complete death benefit.

The biggest thing is making sure you can qualify for life insurance with SBLI, so lets cover (in general) what SBLI will and won't insure: SBLI Underwriting Uninsurable medical scenarios with SBLI: • Aids / HIV + status • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) • Alzheimer's disease or dementia or significant cognitive impairments related to functionality • Cancer diagnosis within last 2 years • Chronic pain treatment, severe, receiving disability, narcotic use • Cirrhosis of the Liver • Congestive heart Failure • COPD / Emphysema or chronic bronchitis - Severe or with current nicotine use • Cystic Fibrosis • Defibrillator use • Depression, severe, recurrent or with multiple in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes with co-morbidities that include significant cardiac disease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeddisease or dementia or significant cognitive impairments related to functionality • Cancer diagnosis within last 2 years • Chronic pain treatment, severe, receiving disability, narcotic use • Cirrhosis of the Liver • Congestive heart Failure • COPD / Emphysema or chronic bronchitis - Severe or with current nicotine use • Cystic Fibrosis • Defibrillator use • Depression, severe, recurrent or with multiple in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes with co-morbidities that include significant cardiac disease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeddisease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceedDisease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeds $ 50K

• Chronic Pain, mild - moderate, fully functional, one healthcare provider prescribing pain medication, no increase in dosage, not more than one medication • Depression, moderate - severe, well managed, no in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes • Heart / Cardiac Disease • Multiple Sclerosis • Renal insufficiency, mild - moderate, or progressing • Respiratory ailments, mild - moderate, not dependent on oxygen treatment or regular breathing treatments, minimal impact to pulmonary function • Stroke history within 5 years (uninsurable within last 12 months) • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs after six months, including gastric bypass Life insurance is an essential part of financial planning in general.

In fact, with this new benefits plan, you can provide the employees you count on every day with a lump - sum amount of up to $ 10,000 to help with expenses related to the covered critical illnesses: heart attack, stroke, invasive cancer, major organ transplant (including heart), or end - stage renal (kidney) disease.

Critical illness (ANICO has one of the most generous lists): heart attack, stroke, invasive cancer, end stage renal failure, major organ transplant, ALS, blindness, paralysis, arterial aneurysms, central nervous system tumors, major multi-system trauma, AIDS, severe disease of major organ, severe central nervous system disease, major burns, loss of limbs

Critical illness insurance covers you for around 12 diseases like Cancer, Kidney failure, Organ transplant, Multiple sclerosis, Major Burns, Coronary artery surgery, Coma, Aorta graft surgery, Coronary artery bypass surgery, Paralysis, Primary pulmonary arterial hypertension and Stroke.

It provides coverage for major diseases like renal failure transplant, cancer and coronary artery diseases (bypass surgery, organ) etc..

The riders available of money back policy are as follows: • Critical Illness rider: This rider offers a guaranteed sum if the Insured is diagnosed with some critical illness including major organ failure, coronary diseases, different types of cancer etc. • Accident rider: In case the policy holder's unexpected death due to accident the nominee receives a sum assured • Disability benefit rider: This type is rider helps in case the policy holder is left paralyzed due to some major accident in his life.

Some of the common diseases covered are: • Cancer • First heart attack • Open heart replacement or repair of heart valves • Coma up to a certain severity • Major organ / bone marrow transplant • Motor neuron disease with permanent symptoms • Kidney failure • Stroke resulting in permanent symptoms • Permanent paralysis of limbs • Multiple sclerosis • Major burns • Loss of speech • End stage liver disease • Deafness • End - stage lung disease

Major diseases Covered: Cancer of specified nature and severity, Myocardial Infarction, Open Heart replacement or Repair of Heart Valves, Kidney Failure, Organ Transplant, Coronary Artery Bypass, Multiple Sclerosis with persisting symptoms, Stroke with persisting symptoms, Coma of specified severity, Permanent Paralysis of Limbs.

Critical Illness insurance provides a lump - sum payment to the insured if they suffer a major illness, which includes cancer, heart attack, stroke, major organ transplant or end stage renal disease.

Critically ill is defined as, «A critical illness is one of the qualifying events: heart attack, stroke, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), cancer, kidney failure, blindness due to diabetes, paralysis (loss of use of two or more limbs), and major organ transplant.»

Typical conditions covered by an individual critical illness insurance policy are: cancer, stroke, heart attack, Alzheimer's disease, aortic surgery, aplastic anemia, bacterial meningitis, benign brain tumour, blindness, coma, coronary artery bypass surgery, deafness, heart valve replacement, kidney failure, loss of independent existence, loss of limbs, loss of speech, major organ failure on waiting list, major organ transplant, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, occupational HIV infection, paralysis, Parkinson's disease, and severe burns.

Typical conditions covered by Critical Illness are cancer, stroke, heart attack, Alzheimer's disease, aortic surgery, aplastic anemia, bacterial meningitis, benign brain tumour, blindness, coma, coronary artery bypass surgery, deafness, heart valve replacement, kidney failure, loss of independent existence, loss of limbs, loss of speech, major organ failure on waiting list, major organ transplant, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, occupational HIV infection, paralysis, Parkinson's disease, and severe burns.

Graphic Designer — William G. Burns Marketing, St. Louis, MO 1991 — 1995 Collaborated directly with clients and Art Director regarding concept development and design strategies for major accounts; American Parkinson's Disease, American Red Cross, Southwest Organ Bank, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems and Texas Instruments.