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Non-communicable diseases, risk factors and other medical conditions brought on by lifestyle choices e.g. cancer, diabetes, heart diseases (cardiovascular of the circulatory system), kidney disease or respiratory diseases of the lung like emphysema and bronchitis, legal and illegal drugs, solvents, alcohol and lifestyle choices - Doc Brown's GCSE level biology exam revision study notes: What is a non-communicable disease? Describe some examples on non-communicable diseases. Explain some life-style risk factors associated with cancer. What is an illegal drug? Why are some drugs so harmful? Why are solvents and alcohol harmful? Sub-index for this page (1) An introduction to non-communicable diseases (2) Examples of risk factors for non-communicable diseases & how different types of disease interact (3) Cancer - an examples of non-communicable diseases with its many risk factors (4) What are the human and financial costs of non-communicable diseases? (5) The value of drugs - medications to help fight non-communicable medical conditions (6) Different types of drugs, legal, illegal - lifestyle choices (7) The dangers of alcohol and solvents, heart disease and issues with organ transplants (8) The development of drug of drugs to combat non-communicable diseases (9) Measures of obesity (just one measure of healthiness and well-being) (10) Evaluating medical data, statistics, graphs and correlation See also communicable diseases and plant diseases
WHERE NEXT? Find your GCSE science course for more help links to revision notes Use your mobile phone or ipad etc. in 'landscape' mode This is a BIG website, you need to take time to explore it [Website Search Box] General HUMAN BIOLOGY revision notes See also cell biology index above Introduction to the organisation of cells => tissues => organs => organ systems (e.g. in humans) Examples of surfaces for the exchange of substances in animal organisms Homeostasis - introduction to how it functions (negative feedback systems explained) Homeostasis - control of blood sugar level - insulin and diabetes Homeostasis - thermoregulation, control of temperature The brain - what the different parts do and the dangers if damaged An introduction to the nervous system including the reflex arc Hormone systems - Introduction to the endocrine system - adrenaline & thyroxine hormones Hormone systems - menstrual cycle, contraception, fertility treatments Respiration - aerobic and anaerobic in plants and animals. Keeping healthy - communicable diseases - pathogen infections Keeping healthy - non-communicable diseases - risk factors for e.g. cancers Keeping healthy - diet and exercise
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