Gaucher Disease (GD) is the most common type of Lysosomal Storage Disorder and it is divided into three distinct subtypes. The authors here report four different cases of Gaucher Disease, with varying clinical manifestations, and the diagnosis of each established by the low level of Beta-Glucosidase enzyme as well as genetic DNA testing. The study also highlights the importance of early diagnos...

NCH 4 Revised April 1993 Despite signifi cant progress made over the years, disease is still a major factor limiting corn production in the U.S. Estimates of annual yield losses in corn due to disease range from 7 to 20 percent nationally (Shurtleff, 1980). Using a 12 percent average, that’s nearly 1 billion bushels. Without the development of new hybrids, the losses would easily be more than d...

An estimated 17 million Americans suffer from asthma, a costly disease accounting for 1.8 million emergency department visits and 10 million physician office visits annually [1]. Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting more than 1 child in 20 and accounting for an annual loss of approximately 10 million school days per year [1]. Asthma-related hospitalization rates increa...

Healthy plants look good, grow well, and are productive. Plants remain healthy as long as conditions favor normal plant growth and development. Sometimes plants are unhealthy, and this occurs when something irritates the plant. The irritation may be somewhat continuous, acting over an extended period, or it may occur nearly instantaneously. Continuous irritation causes disease; instantaneous ir...

abstract background: epilepsy exposes patients to many physical, social, and emotional challenges. thus, it seems to portray a complex picture and needs holistic care. medical treatment and psychosocial part of epilepsy remain central to managing and improving the patient’s qualify of life through team efforts. some studies have shown the dimensions of self‑management, but its management proces...

Bodenheimer, T., Wagner, E. H., & Grumbach, K. (2002). Improving primary care for patients with chronic illness. JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association, 288(14), 1775-1779. The chronic care model is a guide to higher-quality chronic illness management within primary care. The model predicts that improvement in its 6 interrelated components-self-management support, clinical infor...