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Central Nervous System Bodys Immune System
752 wordsMultiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system, the nerves that make up the brain and spinal cord. This disease is commonly known as MS. Its cause is unknown, it cannot be prevented, and neither a cure or a safe and effective treatment has been able to halt its progression so far. It is not fatal, and much progress is being made in treating symptoms and identifying mechanisms that trigger this disease. Sclerosis comes from the Greek word skiers, which means hard. Multiple sclerosi...
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Central Nervous System Spinal Cord
2,118 words... its. The initial symptom of MS is often blurred or double vision, red-green color distortion, or even blindness in one eye. (Brunnscheiler) Inexplicably, visual problems tend to clear up in the later stages of MS. Inflammatory problems of the optic nerve may be diagnosed as retro bulbar or optic neuritis. Fifty-five percent of MS patients will have an attack of optic neuritis at some time or other and it will be the first symptom of MS in approximately 15 percent. This has led to general rec...
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Central Nervous System White Blood Cells
1,504 wordsThe name itself is revealing: multiple, more than one, and sclerosis, which refers to areas of sclerotic (scarred) tissue. Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease of the white matter of the central nervous system. These areas of sclerosis, also referred to as lesions or plaques, occur in the white matter of the central nervous system. Gray matter consists primarily of nerve cells. Axons (nerve fibers) are the connections between the cell body and the muscles, sensory organs, and primary or...
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2,060 words... f cells. However, recent research suggests that autoimmune diseases maybe due to the dys regulation of the immune system, and that poor thymus functioning results in T 4 Helper cells losing control of humoral immunity so that antibodies lose their specificity and attack host cells (Beardsley, 1997). Thus immuno modulation in this area could be highly effective. It must be stated that this is merely a theory and that extensive testing is still needed in this area before such drugs can be used...
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Short Term Memory Long Term Effects
940 wordsThe Question we must ask ourselves is Why is a drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? Is it because it leads to Harder drugs, the health problems, the addictive ness, the short-term memory impairment, the auto accents or is it simply because politicians. We have grown up learning that marijuana is a terrible drug, and that using it gives us brain damage, kill all of our brain cells, and makes us lose our memory. The fact is though, that marijuana does not effect us in any of the ways lis...
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Physician Assisted Suicide Time To Die
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2,276 wordsHemp Hemp is the plant called cannabis sativa which is more commonly called marijuana. Marijuana has been illegal in the U. S... ever since the Great Depression. The question we must ask ourselves is why? Why isa drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? Is it because its poisoning the youth of today? Is it because it leads to harder drugs, the health problems, the addictive ness, the short-term memory impairment, the auto accidents, or is simply because politicians tell us it is for our ow...
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1,530 wordsLegalization of Marijuana for Medical Purposes Currently, drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street everyday over drugs. What about the people who need marijuana to help them perhaps live longer and healthier? I believe that the federal government should legalize marijuana for medical purposes. There are millions of people nationwide who suffer w...
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3,566 wordsMarijuana as Medicine Introduction Marijuana is a drug made from the dried leaves of the Hemp plant. Marijuana is also known as cannabis, which comes from the scientific name of the Hemp plant or Cannabis sativa. These dried leaves are usually smoked in rolled cigarettes or pipes to achieve a psychological feeling of euphoria or well-being. The marijuana plant contains more than 460 known compounds, of which more than 60 have been identified as cannabinoids. The most studied cannabinoid, 9 -tetr...
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3,714 wordsMarjory MArijuana Beatriz Lama P&execute; rez Marjory Hutchinson ENG? 190 9 December 1999 Legalization of Marijuana For many years the use of marijuana for medical purposes has been an issue of controversial discussion. Many claim that marijuana is a drug that has proven itself to be of no medical value in the treatment of terminal illnesses. Those who feel this way, usually ignore the long history of marijuana? s medical uses; a history that goes back thousands of years ago. The drug has aided ...
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10,690 wordsShould Drugs Be Made Legal? For several decades drugs have been one of the major problems of society. There have been escalating costs spent on the war against drugs and countless dollars spent on rehabilitation, but the problem still exists. Not only has the drug problem increased but drug related problems are on the rise. Drug abuse is a killer in our country. Some are born addicts (crack babies), while others become users. The result of drug abuse is thousands of addicts in denial. The good n...
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1,424 wordsMarijuana Uncovered The rejection of any source of evidence is always treason to that ultimate rationalism which urges forward science and philosophy alike. This quote, by Alfred North Whitehead, is a perfect representation of what is happening in today s society concerning marijuana. Through scientific research, many pro-marijuana followers are trying to dig up the evidence needed to prove marijuana s abilities to heal and possibly cure a number of diseases. Marijuana, containing sixty known ca...
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2,287 wordsMainstream vs. Alternative Media; who do we believe? The Journal of Media Studies Writer Discussion of the legalization of marijuana brings up two main issues, those who are pro- marijuana and those who are anti- marijuana. These issues have been covered by both mainstream and alternative media, mainstream being pro, and alternative being anti. These two factions have been arguing over this issue in the halls of justice for many years. Because most of the American society is mainly exposed to on...
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Multiple Sclerosis Million People
754 wordsMultiple Sclerosis is a disease in which areas of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves are stripped of their myelin, which is the fat covering that insulates the nerve fibers. This makes it harder for the transmission of messages between the central nervous system and the rest of the body. Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects about one million people worldwide but is more common in women. The symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis are varied in range, severity, and duration. The most co...
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Central Nervous System Multiple Sclerosis
974 wordsMultiple Sclerosis is a disorder of the central nervous system involving decreased nerve function associated with the formation of scars on the covering of nerve cells. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects approximately 1 out of 1, 600 people. Women are affected about 60 % of the time. The disorder most commonly begins between 20 to 40 years old. MS is one of the major causes of disability in adults under age 65. Multiple sclerosis involves repeated episodes of inflammation of nervous tissue in any a...
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Central Nervous System Spinal Cord
4,343 wordsIntroduction Multiple Sclerosis By: Stephanie Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that randomly attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). The progress, severity and specific symptoms of the disease can not be predicted; symptoms may range from tingling and numbness to paralysis and blindness. MS is a devastating disease because people live with its unpredictable physical and emotional effects for the rest of their lives. MS is a well-known disease, but...
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Multiple Sclerosis Hundred Thousand
1,002 wordsJason Garoutte November 18, 1996 English / Mr. Blunt Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is one of the most misunderstood diseases of this century. Since it s discovery, there is still no known causes, no proven treatments, and no known cure, yet it affects possibly five hundred thousand people in the United States alone. People need to learn more about this disease so it can be brought to the attention of the nation. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system. It destroys t...
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303 wordsDefinition Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Definition MS is characterized by the presence of areas of demyelination T-cell predominant perivascular inflammation in the brain white matter Some axons may be spared from these pathological processes Incidence and Prevalence An estimated 2, 500, 000 people in the world have multiple sclerosis MS is one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system in young adults Diagnosis of MS is generally between 20 and 40 years of age, although ...
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2,134 wordsThe Inside Disease Multiple Sclerosis affects 350, 000 people around the United States. Judy Rhamini, a forty- six-year-old mother of two, was diagnosed with the crippling disease in 1988. In late 1997, her attacks had become so devastating that one of them left her arms and legs temporarily paralyzed. To combat the attacks, Mrs. Rhamini began a four- hour daily regimen of intravenous steroids. Within weeks, her pain was gone. Judy Rhamini now takes Avonex, which is a beta- interferon, and since...
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Controlled Substances Act Schedule Ii Drug
4,569 wordsMarijuana (also spelled marihuana) is a psychoactive drug made from the dried leaves and flowering parts of the hemp plant. It is one of the most strictly classified illegal drugs in the United States. Under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is listed as a Schedule I substance, which defines it as having a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use. Marijuana is therefore classified more severely than cocaine and morphine, which as Schedule II drugs are also banne...
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