Diabetes
A type of diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy
What is gestational diabetes
Allergies
what is an abnormal immune reaction to a harmless substance
Risk factors for cancer
When blood flow to a part of the heart is greatly reduced or blocked
What is heart attack
Allergies, diabetes, joint pain
What is chronic diseases
Type 1 Diabetes prevention methods
What is none
Symptoms of asthma
What is excessive coughing, wheezing, and chest tightening
The definition of radiation therapy
What is using X-rays/protons to kill cancer cells
Risk factors for a heart attack
What is age, gender, family history, stress, smoking, bad diet, lack of exercise
Lifestyle choices
What is behaviors/habits that help determine a person's level of health
Type 2 Diabetes age of onset
What is ≈35 years
Asthma
What is a respiratory disorder caused by narrowing or obstruction of airways
Activities that increase risk of cancer
What is smoking/other tobacco products, tanning, alcohol use, eating an unhealthy diet
Symptom(s) of a heart attack
What is pressure in chest, pain in neck/left arm, chest discomfort, shortness of breath
Heart/blood vessel disease, nerve damage, kidney disease, eye damage
What is complications of Type 2 diabetes
Organ that produces insulin
What is the pancreas
Allergic reactions
What is sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, hives/rashes
A type of cancer that metastasizes and spreads throughout the body
What is malignant
A heart disease, by definition
What is "any condition that weakens the heart or blood vessels or interferes with the way the perform"
Tobacco, x-rays, chemicals, air & water pollutants
What is a carcinogen
What insulin typically does for the body
What is helping with digestion and controlling blood sugar
Common causes/triggers for allergies
What is airborne allergens, certain foods, insect stings, medication, latex
A cancer treatment described as "powerful medicines that fight cancer cells"
What is chemotherapy
A type of surgery used to treat heart disease after a heart attack
What is bypass surgery, angioplasty
Dementia, Alzheimer's, cancer, Multiple Sclerosis
What is degenerative diseases