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Blood Sugar Levels Kill Cancer Cells
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... x-rays are taken. These pictures aid the
surgeon by helping he or she plan the operation.
The final test is a laparoscopy. A surgeon guides
a small camera through a half-inch incision in the
abdomen. The organs in the abdomen can then be
examined directly. This is done to find out if the
pancreatic tumor has spread to other organs or
structures. But what happens if your tumor cannot
be surgically removed? There are three other forms
of treatment other than surgery for pancreatic
cancer. One ...
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Sex Education In The Public School System
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Sex Education in the Public School System. The
topic of sex education in public schools has been
a hot one for some time. Those in favor of it
argue that education is the answer to the rising
rate of teen pregnancies and STD's. They are
afraid that the youth of today are not receiving
the proper information at home to protect
themselves. Supporters feel that if kids are
provided with accurate information in school they
will be equipped with the tools to make wise,
healthy decisions. There are ma...
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Shortness Of Breath Cigarette Smoke
663 words
Bronchitis is when the line the bronchial tubes
become inflamed. As with the common cold,
virtually everyone has had bronchitis at some
time. It usually is caused by a viral infection
that spreads to the bronchi. There are several
types of bronchitis; the most common types are
acute and chronic. Acute bronchitis is the
inflammation of mucous membranes of the bronchial
tubes, it usually only lasts a few days. Chronic
bronchitis is when acute bronchitis lasts for
months at a time and returns every...
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Polio Vaccine Nervous System
381 words
Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine. As a
student, Salk became interested in vaccines. At
the time it had been believed that bacterial
vaccines could be made from a preparation of dead
bacteria, which would immunize without inducing an
infection. But scientists believed that a live
vaccine had to be used in order to immunize
against a virus. Salk was unsure of this and,
after his internship he joined Dr. Thomas
Francis's influenza vaccine project at the
University of Michigan. As a resu...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Genital Warts
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Kim, Steve Final Exam Essay Psy 120 Sexually
Transmitted Diseases It is almost inevitable not
to find an illustration or a magazine depicting
the human body sexually and quite provocatively.
Almost every magazine out on the newsstand has the
potential to communicate explicit images of the
body of both genders sensually or sexually.
Although, the media and popular culture encourage
us to express ourselves sexually, Americans
continue to experience a great deal of
embarrassment, shame, and guilt o...
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Homosexual Behavior Dysfunctional Families
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Over the phone, I could hear quiet anguish in the
mothers gentle contralto voice: We found out in
late August. He sat us both down and told us his
secret. Deep inside, I already knew. I guess Ive
known for a long time, but I could not accept it.
Hes my baby boy. How could he be a freak of
nature? We couldnt talk about it. When he came
home for Christmas, We talked about his job, his
new home, and his new car. He and his brother
talked about golf, and basketball, and everything
else except that. ...
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Person To Person Blood Transfusion
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The purpose of this paper will be too show how
AIDS is a serious disease in the world today.
AIDS, (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a
complicated illness, caused by a virus that is
passed from person to person. "The disease was
first recognized in 1980 among homosexual men and
injection drug users in New York and California. "
Several years after it was recognized, AIDS has
become a worldwide epidemic. "By 1995, 477, 900
Americans had developed the disease, of whom 295,
500 had died, and...
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Guinea Pigs Animal Research
761 words
cures await discovery. Although the list is pretty
much endless, here are some examples, by decade,
including the main species used that were crucial
to the discovery: Pre- 1900: Treatment for rabies
(dogs, rabbits), smallpox (cows), anthrax (sheep).
1900 s: Cardiac catheterization techniques (dogs,
rabbits), treatment for rickets (dogs). 1920 s:
Discovery of insulin (dogs). 1930 s: Development
of modern anesthesia (dogs), prevention of tetanus
(horses), development of anticoagulants (cats).
194...
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Infected With Hiv Hiv Virus
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The AIDS and HIV virus is a very dangerous disease
that sees no race, no color, no gender, no
economic background and not even a specific age
group. It can affect anyone, at any time if they
put themselves in a situation where they could be
at risk. AIDS stands for what is called acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome. The virus causes the
bodys immune system to break down and become
useless in fighting illness and bacteria. Even a
common cold could lead to the death of a person
affected with the AI...
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Twenty Four Hours Critical Care
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The Purpose of this paper is to review the fever
protocol used in the consulting nurse office as
compared to the protocol suggested by the nursing
research articles. In the consulting nurse office,
we use a protocol for fever in which we assess the
symptoms of patients who call us and we triage
then with the protocol. The first thing we do is
make sure they are not in need of emergency
medical attention, then we go over their symptoms
carefully to make sure they can safely take care
of themselve...
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Percent Of The Cases Genetic Disorders
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Down syndrome, the most common genetic birth
defect associated with mental retardation, occurs
equally across all races and levels of society.
The effects of the disorder on physical and mental
development are severe and are expressed
throughout the life span. The individual's family
is also affected emotionally, economically, and
socially (Bellenir 1996). Characteristics
associated with Down syndrome include: epicanthus
folds, unilateral squints, a flat saddle nose,
flat jaw bones, large fissur...
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D S Six Months
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The Worse Epidemic Ever To Hit America: AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, the number
one killer among Sexually Transmitted Diseases in
North America, all because of the lack of
intelligence about the disease. There are a lot of
ways to contract the virus HIV, homosexuality is
not the only way, but, Im sure thats the first
thing that comes to mind when someone mentions A.
I. D. S. The reason people are so unaware of the
virus or just dont care about it is because people
have the thought w...
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The Mysterious Infection Of Kimberly Bergalis
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The Mysterious Infection of Kimberly Bergalis Was
Kimberly telling the truth about her lack of
sexual relations? How did she really contract the
AIDS virus? Were Dr. Acer's patients in dangers
while under his care? These are the questions that
I will be addressing in this paper. There a few
items in the article that try to get us to believe
that the patients may have been lying. The story
by CBS news program Sixty Minutes is probably the
most persuasive. In their findings, the six people
thought...
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Beginning Of The End Polio Vaccine
730 words
Before the development of the Salk and Sabin
vaccines, polio was a serious infection that
affected the central nervous system; however with
proper vaccinations it can be eradicated in the
United States today. There are different kinds of
polio. They include spinal polio, non-paralytic
form, and paralytic polio. Spinal polio is the
most common form that occurs when polio viruses
attack nerve cells and control the muscles of the
legs, arms, trunk, diaphragm, abdomen, and pelvis.
Stiffness in the n...
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Penicillin G Types Syphilis Gonorrhea Antibiotic
559 words
Antibiotics was created to kill the growth of
infectious organisms, produced by bacteria or
molds that are toxic to other micro- organisms.
Antibiotic refers to antibacterials all
antibiotics are more toxic to an organism than
they are to an animal or human. How they made
antibiotics was not understood until the late 20
th century. the principle of using organic
compounds to fight infection has been known since
ancient times. Plant extracts were used for
medicine for centuries and still used tod...
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Men And Women Scar Tissue
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Man kinds essential nature entails
self-improvement and perfection. Because human
beings have always sought out self-fulfillment
through self-improvement, plastic surgery may be
one of the worlds oldest hearing arts. According
to the Plastic Surgery Information Service, there
is written medical evidence that cites medical
treatment for facial injuries for over 4000 years.
Physicians n ancient India were utilizing skin
grafts for reconstructive work as early as 800 BC.
Furthermore, the driving fo...
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Spina Bifida Spinal Cord
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Spina Bifida is a Latin term meaning split spine.
It is the name given to a group of birth defects,
which interfere with the development of the
central nervous system: the brain, the spinal cord
and the nerve tissues. It results from the failure
of the spine to close properly during the first
month of pregnancy. In severe cases, the spinal
cord protrudes through the back and may be covered
by skin or a thin membrane. Surgery to close a
newborn's back is generally performed within 24
hours after ...
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White Blood Cells Aids Disease
381 words
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, better known
as AIDS, is caused by the incurable HIV virus.
AIDS is a deadly disease that deteriorates the
immune system. There are two groups of HIV (human
immunodeficiency virus), HIV- 1 that occurs
throughout the world and HIV- 2 that mainly occurs
in Africa. The HIV virus enters the white blood
cells and takes over the reproductive system of
that cell and uses the system to reproduce itself.
The white blood cell dies and the new HIV cells
infect other whi...
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People Who Live Nile River
415 words
The Comparing and Contrasting of Snails of the The
Nile River is a river that winds through Africa
into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile River is
considered to be the river of life for both people
and wildlife. People who live along the river have
the highest rate of bladder cancer. The
Schistosoma Haematobium or blood fluke, which is
carried by a snail called the Bulinus Truncatus,
infects many people who live along the river.
There is a parasitic worm which burrows into blood
vessels of the hum...
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Food And Shelter Stream Of Consciousness
1,695 words
Jose Saramago received the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 1998. Although several of his books
were available in English translation, not many
people in the United States had read his novels
prior to the award. Saramago is one of the great
masters of storytelling and fiction of our time.
His language is unimpeachable and he plays with it
often, calling attention to it, even interrupting
the story to reflect on words and modes of
expressing thoughts. Blindness is a powerful and
disquieting allegory...
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