Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) : Risk Factor

Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels. In Greek, athere means gruel , and skleros means hard. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis (from the Greek arteria, meaning artery ) is... Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is a condition in which fatty material collects along the walls of arteries. This fatty material thickens, hardens (forms calcium deposits), and may eventually block the arteries. Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis. The ... Source:ADAM Date:May 2, 2009 Atherosclerosis Macrovascular disease, or atherosclerosis , is the cause of more than half of all mortality in developed countries and the leading cause of death in the United States. It is a progressive disease of the large- and medium-sized arteries . The name ... Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is the build up of plaque on the inside of blood vessels. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis, which is a general term for hardening of the arteries. Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine Atherosclerosis The most common cause of death and disability in the United States is atherosclerosis, popularly known as "hardening of the arteries." Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health Toxins Toxins are substances created by plants and animals that are poisonous to humans. Toxins also include medications that are helpful in therapeutic doses but poisonous when used in an excess amount. Most toxins that cause problems in humans are rele... Source:ADAM Date:August 3, 2009

Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell anemia, also called sickle cell disease (SS disease), is an inherited condition caused by having abnormal hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in the blood. People with sickle cell anaemia have sickle hemoglobin (HbS) which is d... Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell anemia is a disease passed down through families in which red blood cells form an abnormal crescent shape. (Red blood cells are normally shaped like a disc) Source:ADAM Date:April 5, 2009

Sickle Cell Disease The sickle cell diseases are a group of disorders that have in common the propensity of the red blood cells to become deformed when oxygen tension in the blood is lowered, causing anemia, occlusion of blood vessels by misshapen cells, and various ... Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health Sickle Cell Anemia Genes are inherited in pairs, one copy from each parent. Therefore, each person has two copies of the gene that makes beta-globin. As long as a person inherits one normal beta-globin gene, the body can produce sufficient quantities of normal beta-... Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease describes a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by chronic anemia, painful events, and various complications due to associated tissue and organ damage. Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II Sickle cell disease Sickle cell disease describes a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by chronic anemia, painful events, and various complications due to associated tissue and organ damage. Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I Sickle-Cell Anemia An inherited disease characterized by periods of relative health alternating with episodes of severe illness caused when sickle-shaped red blood cells block small blood vessels. Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic disorder that causes the victim's red... Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease describes a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by chronic anemia, painful events, and various complications due to associated tissue and organ damage. Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease describes a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by chronic anemia, painful events, and various complications due to associated tissue and organ damage. Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health Read more: http://www.healthline.com/channel/chronic-renal-failurecrf_riskfactors#ixzz6FngOL4Nm