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Years Of Age Dec 1999
1,044 words
Macular Degeneration is a problem in the part of
the eye that controls your sharpest central
vision. It is a group of diseases that result in a
loss of detailed vision. The brain will not just
leave the spot empty, so it learns to fill it in
with spotty macular cell damage. People most of
the time don't tell their doctors
(opthalmologist's) about it until it is well in
advance. There are two types of Macular
Degeneration. Juvenile Macular Degeneration
affects the central vision in young children...
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High Blood Pressure Erectile Dysfunction
1,952 words
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTIONS Erection problems are
estimated to effect more than ten million American
men. At some point in a males life, they are
likely to have this problem, ranging from maybe
one or two times, or as severe as impotence.
Studies have shown that men 18 - 24 have a low
percentage of erection al difficulties, but there
is a high percentage of men 51 - 60 that have this
problem. Yet age is not the only factor for this
problem. Many factors contribute to erectile
dysfunctions. These inclu...
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Walt Disney Mickey Mouse
1,049 words
The story The Happy Island has a very interesting
author who led a very interesting life, Dawn
Powell. The story took place in the 1930 s which
was an extremely important decade and it had a lot
to do with advances in history. In order to gain a
better understanding of the book, information
about the author, the time period and about the
actual book, must be talked about. The Happy
Island depicted the 1930 s quite well, and the
story compared a little with the authors life.
Dawn Powell led a ver...
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Terminally Ill Assisted Suicide
423 words
In the event that assisted suicide be legalize it
would bring devastating consequences to our
society. We would be giving doctors the license to
kill or making them accomplished of a murder if
not giving the role of god to decide who has the
right to live. The Supreme Court rendered its
decision that the average American has no
constitutional rights to physician-assisted
suicide, however they indicated that should decide
for them weather to implement it or not. Many
families have had to ask them...
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Spinal Cord Multiple Sclerosis
1,363 words
... nt of hearing loss based on the amplitudes of
the signals (fifth wave). With this information,
physicians can decide how to treat the hearing
loss and to what degree. A person who is
completely deaf would exhibit flat-line responses.
The BAEP can also detect lesions in the auditory
cortex or any place in the auditory pathway. These
abnormalities could also be attributed to tumors
or acoustic neuromas, which are non-cancerous
growths on the vestibulocochlear nerve in the
brain. The BAEP is es...
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Artificial Intelligence Virtual Reality
1,440 words
The Matrix is a postmodern film about life in the
year 2199. The word matrix in terms of computers
is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, an
interconnected array of diodes, cores, or other
circuit elements that has a number of inputs and
outputs and somewhat resembles a lattice or grid
in its circuit design or physical construction.
The film questions whether or not we live in
reality or we live in a virtual world. The film
claims that we (the human race) live inside our
minds and that ...
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American Cancer Society Cancerous Cells
1,501 words
One of the deadliest, un-curable, and common
disease, which our nation is plagued with, is
cancer. Cancer accounts for one out of four deaths
in the United States (Elliot). There are two
fields of information concerning this disease, the
traditional medical routine of radiation and
chemotherapy; and there is also the alternative
use of shark cartilage. Due to the unsuccessful
results of medical treatments alone, I believe
that alternative forms of treatment will become
more popular and accepted ...
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Symptoms Of Gas Gangrene Symptoms Of Gas Oxygen
811 words
Gas gangrene is a form of gangrene (tissue death)
usually caused by a bacterium known as clostridium
porringers, but many other bacteria can cause the
same effects. It is caused by an infection of
clostridium bacteria that, under low oxygen
conditions, produce toxins that cause the tissue
death and associated symptoms. Gas gangrene is
rare, with only 1, 000 to 3, 000 cases occurring
in the United States annually. Gas gangrene
usually occurs at the site of trauma or a recent
surgical wound. About...
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Benign Tumors Dna Strands
1,460 words
Cancer is a major killer of people all around the
globe. We do not have a definite cure, but the
amount of research done on this one disease costs
on the average of $ 1. 2 billion dollars annually,
and $ 20 billion annually in care of cancer
patients. What is Cancer? Cancer is a broad
ranging term that is used by many people,
including medical professionals such as doctors.
Cancer, in its most fatal and aggressive form, is
of a larger class of diseases known as neoplasms.
There are two forms of ...
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Visually Impaired Optic Nerve
1,359 words
... s what lessons were learned from these three
particular studies? The answer lies with lowering
the IOP. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study
evaluated whether "lowering IOP was effective in
delaying or preventing glaucoma in patients with
ocular hypertension" (Johnson & Brandt, 2005).
This study was designed to identify the
characteristics in progression of disease in
patients. Also identified as major predictive
factors for development of glaucoma was optic
nerve anatomy and central ...
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Evaluation Of Treatment For Ovarian Cancer Induced Depression
1,425 words
Evaluation of Treatment for Ovarian Cancer-Induced
Depression Research Brief The research study,
Depression Treatment and Screening in Ovarian
Cancer Patients, (M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
website, 2007) was conducted by the M. D. Anderson
Cancer Center in collaboration with the Lance
Armstrong Foundation and the National Cancer
Institute (NCI) on a group of women who were
diagnosed with ovarian cancer, using two
psychological intervention methods; Coping and
Communication-enhancing Interventio...
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Past Few Years Hours Per Week
1,669 words
Over the past few weeks I have been researching my
interests, values, and goals. Throughout this
research a lot of things that were already evident
to me, were proven for a fact. My interests
included researching different aspects of science
and data analysis. Analysis has always been a big
part of my life because I analyze everything. My
values have been proven to be centered toward
helping people and being around people. These
interests and values are almost equivalent with
what my goals in li...
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Human Cloning Technology Cystic Fibrosis
2,003 words
The benefits of human cloning There are many ways
in which in which human cloning is expected to
benefit mankind. Below is a list of ways that it
is expected to help people. This list is far from
complete. Human cloning technology could be used
to reverse heart attacks. Scientists believe that
they may be able to treat heart attack victims by
cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting
them into the areas of the heart that have been
damaged. Heart disease is the number one killer in
the Unit...
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Talipes Equino Varus Medial Tendons Are Lengthened Foot
927 words
Clubfoot is Clubfoot CLUBFOOT Clubfoot is defined
as a congenital foot deformity characterized by a
kidney shaped foot that turns inward and points
down. The forefoot is curved inward, the heel is
bent inward, and the ankle is fixed in planter
flexion with the toes pointing down. Shortened
tendons on the inside of the lower leg, together
with abnormally shaped bones that restrict
movement outwards cause the foot to turn inwards.
A tightened achilles tendon causes the foot to
point downwards. The...
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Bodys Immune System Al 1996 P
1,480 words
An Crohns Disease CROHNS DISEASE An inflammatory
bowel disease is characterized by intermittent and
recurrent abdominal pain associated with
ulceration in bowel function. Inflammatory bowel
disease is a group of chronic disorders that cause
inflammation or ulceration in the small and large
intestines. Most often, inflammatory bowel disease
is classified as ulceration colitis or Crohns
disease but may be referred to as colitis,
enteritis, ileitis, or proc titis (Crohns
disease-website). Crohns di...
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Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest One Flew Over The Cuckoos
1,436 words
In, " One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" ,
the main character is Randle P Mc Murphy. He sort
of comes off as a New York tuff guy. In my opinion
Mc Murphy is a hustler, considering his gambling
and how hes always trying to manipulate other
patients to his benefit. Chief Broken is a six
foot eight, half bread Indian. For years, Chief,
" as Mc Murphy calls him" , has fooled
the staff and patients in the ward into thinking
that hes deaf and dumb. Though it was by accident,
Mc Murphy...
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Los Angeles Times Wall Street Journal
792 words
Medical research is a lengthy process that
involves numerous undertakings. Without taking the
risks and paying the costs, new findings would not
be accomplished. Animal research has been
especially beneficial to the field of medicine.
Testing on animals should be accepted in the world
of scientific studies because it would provide
research for diseases, benefit all mankind,
surgical procedures, and finally it would save a
lot of time. First, animal testing would provide
scientists with new ways ...
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Kill Cancer Cells Lymph Nodes
1,039 words
What is melanoma? Melanoma is a skin disease in
which cancer cells are found in the cells that
color the skin. It occurs mainly in adults but it
does occur in children and adolescents. More women
get melanoma than men. It is sometimes called
cutaneous melanoma or malignant melanoma. Melanoma
is a more serious type of cancer than the more
common skins cancers. People most at risk from
melanoma include those (1) with a high number of
moles, (2) with read or fair hair, blue eyes, fair
skin, and fre...
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Coronary Heart Disease Clinical Trials
987 words
ZOCOR has been available in the United States
since 1992, and ZOCOR has been prescribed for more
than 6 million patients worldwide. Background A
team of doctors and scientists designed a
large-scale, long-term study to determine whether
ZOCOR (simvastatin), a cholesterol-lowering
medicine, as an addition to diet, could help heart
disease patients with high cholesterol live longer
and avoid heart attacks. The study took about 6
years and involved 4, 444 patients with coronary
heart disease and hi...
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Don T Understand Number Of People
1,938 words
Should Organs Be Taken From The Dead Without Prior
Written Consent Of The Deceased Or Consent Of The
Family? Within the last few decades, one of the
most amazing medical advances has been the ability
to give organ transplants (Newkirk 11). Gary
Newkirk states in Modern Medicine that these
medical events are a bittersweet experience, since
in many instances someone s untimely death
facilitates the survival of someone else (Newkirk
11). The Pope John Paul II says organ donation is
a genuine act of...
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