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Breast Cancer Research
Number of words: 377 - Number of pages: 2.... also make it clear which drug combinations have failed when used together.
A big problem in this country is that many people don’t understand just how many cases of breast cancer there is each year. They neglect to give themselves self- examinations, which has been proven to be, when done correctly, the very first step in detecting breast lumps. If these examinations are done regularly a women can detect changes in breast tissue and detect any lumps that appear. She should also have regular mammograms after the age of 40 years old. Most doctors suggest a base-line mammogram at the .....
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Euthanasia: Precious Life
Number of words: 1145 - Number of pages: 5.... be
expected. Finally the action must be deliberate and intentional. Therefore
euthanasia is intentionally taking the life of a presumably hopeless person.
It is important to be clear about the deliberate and intentional aspect
of the killing. If a hopeless person is given an injection of the wrong drug by
mistake and this causes his/her death, this is wrongful killing but not
euthanasia. The killing cannot be the result of an accident. In addition, if
the person is given an injection of a drug that is believed to be necessary to
treat their disease or better their condition and the p .....
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Down Syndrome: An Informative Essay
Number of words: 468 - Number of pages: 2.... social intelligence.
Because Down Syndrome is cause by a cell abnormality during meiosis, it
can not really be proven that Down Syndrome is hereditary. A perfectly healthy
mother could have a Down Syndrome baby even though there was never any sign of
the disorder in her pedigree. There are however, three different kinds of Down
Syndrome. 95% of Down Syndrome babies have Trisomy 21. This is the presence of
extra genetic material on the 21st pair of chromosomes. Around 4% have what is
called Translocation. This is where the extra chromosome 21 decided to break
away and attach itself .....
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AIDS History And Treatment
Number of words: 1574 - Number of pages: 6.... this plague unless a cure is found. Treatment for AIDS is now available, but it delays the process rather than eliminating the virus entirely. The three most common forms of treatment now are azidothymidine (AZT), protease inhibitors, and multidrug therapies. These drugs have been successful in prolonging patients' lives because they interfere with the duplication of HIV within the body. The reason that they don't destroy the virus is because of the virus's unique ability to mutate into different strains and become resistant to these drugs. However, with the success of the current treat .....
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Cystic Fibrosis
Number of words: 962 - Number of pages: 4.... thick secretions, which blocked digestive enzymes from the pancreas, were clogging the ductile systems and passageways. Which caused the ineffectiveness of the digestive track. The mucus is what trapped the infectious bacteria in the lungs.1946 scientists discovered that CF was a recessive trait caused by a mutation of a single gene. They also found out that about 5% of Americans are asymptotic carriers. Meaning they don’t show the disease’s symptoms.
In New York there was a heat wave one-year and the hospitals were packed with over heated CF infected people. And that’s because CF p .....
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Dyslexia
Number of words: 1867 - Number of pages: 7.... studied they reveled hemorrhages (Copper 1).
Another early case of was reported in 1895. Dr. Pringle Morgan diagnosed Percy a fourteen year-old boy with congenital word blindness. Percy was described as bright, healthy and skilled at mathmatics. He, apparently, however had difficulty reading and writing. In 1897 several cases similar to that of Percy were investigated. In 1900 Hinshelwood described word-blindness was a disorder that occurred in children with otherwise normal brains. The defect was disscribed as a disability in learning to read where attempts to teach the child by t .....
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Schizophrenia
Number of words: 2527 - Number of pages: 10.... are located. Some researchers believe that mutations with these genes can cause . We inherit our genes from our parents, but this does not mean that the parents of a schizophrenic are mentally ill. Problems in a person’s genetic make up could come from mutated chromosomes or recessive genes. In an attempt to prove this theory, scientists study identical twins. Due to the fact that identical twins have identical genetic make up, researchers are able to determine if heredity is the main cause of . However, evidence seems to disprove this theory. In some instances, both identical twins .....
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The Human Brain
Number of words: 1804 - Number of pages: 7.... and more people supplied their
experiences to the common pool of knowledge. Such co-operation created the
modern man with his superb ability to think.
Many sciences were born. Some of them centered around humans. They
included, among many others, psychology and neurology. While psychology
deals with the mind and human behavior, neurology is the study of the
nervous system.
The nervous system of the human being consists of several parts. The
main structures are the brain and the spinal chord. The system also
includes nerves which sense external and internal stimuli and then rel .....
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Ebola
Number of words: 1207 - Number of pages: 5.... It was identified by Dr. Peter Jahling This type of is not believed to cause health poblems in humans. The most recent strain discovered is the Tai. It was identified by Dr. Bernard Le Guenno in 1995. It was discovered in the Ivory Coast of west Africa in the Tai Forest. A Swiss researcher was the first to contract this strain he survived the infection.
There are many differences betweent these strains. Reston does not cause illness in humans but does in monkeys it is also suspected to be airborn whee other strains are not transmitted by air. Their structures are quite si .....
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Garlic As Medicine
Number of words: 219 - Number of pages: 1.... there are
things we need to be aware of though.
For about 5000 years garlic has been known to reduce blood cholestrol
levels. Garlic tastes very hot, dry, and pungent. The cloves (a part of the
garlic plant) are used mostly for infections, especially for such symptoms as:
chest problems, some digestive disorders, blood sugar levels; and so, can be
helpful in later-onsets of diabetes. Sometimes, the cloves are efffective for
some types of skin infections and acne. Garlic is best used if it is fresh.
Things to be aware of about garlic: Garlic acts as a natural h .....
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