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The Effects Of Painkillers On A Daphnia
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Central Nervous System Salk Vaccine
360 wordsPOLIOMYELITIS- an infectious virus of the central nervous system. SYMPTOMS- FATIGUE, HEADACHE, FEVER, SORE THROAT, MUSCLE PAIN, VOMITING, CONSTIPATION, STIFFNESS OF NECK (MENINGITIS), MUSCLE PARALYSIS, AFFECTED- CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, NERVE TISSUE (MOTOR NEURONS), BRAIN, LEGS, ARMS, MUSCLES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, STOMACH & THROAT (THE VIRUS ENTRY - Polio is excreted in feces and spreads in contaminated water, food, hands and eating utensils to unaffected patients. The virus enters its victims in ...
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Ultimate Goal Six Weeks
394 wordsIn the past six weeks i have progressed in many different ways such as learning what the machines are called, learning how to use the machines so that i don't get hurt using them, and also building my muscles larger. In the coarse of six weeks i have also learned many good things about lifting like to stretch before lifting daily, to work within my limit, to always have a spotter, to use my legs and not my back while lifting, and to alternate with a partner between sets. There is also things tha...
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S Shaped Curve Cervical Spine Whiplash
371 wordsWhiplash is a sprain to the cervical section of the spine. Whiplash usually happens in auto accidents, even in minor ones. Whiplash affects over 1, 000, 000 people in the United States every year, and between 25 - 40 % of those people have severe symptoms. When whiplash occurs, muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues in the neck and some in the head, tear. When the muscles tear at the jaw, it causes Temporal Mandibular Joint dysfunction (TMJ). Whiplash is also a very serious problem in some r...
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Genetic Disorder Heart Muscle
1,543 wordsProgeria is one of the least known genetic disorders. There are two types of Progeria, the only difference being the age group that it affects. The Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is commonly called Childhood Progeria. The second type of Progeria is Werner's Syndrome, which is the adult form of Progeria. What basically happens in this disorder is that age is accelerated seven times faster than that of a normal person. For example, for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, a child could look...
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Anabolic Steroids Steroid Abuse
308 wordsAnabolic steroids are drugs that promote the growth of skeletal muscle. They can be taken in pill form, by injecting into muscles or even by rubbing ointment preparations into the skin. Steroids are used by doctors to treat conditions that occur when the body produces abnormally low amounts of testosterone. Steroid abusers obtain these drugs by getting them from clandestine labs, smuggled from other countries or even diverted illegally from pharmacies. Anabolic steroid abuse mainly occurs in wei...
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21 St Chromosome Downs Syndrome
388 wordsDowns Syndrome- A Chromosome Abnormality Aimee-Kate 3 - 2 In humans the Chromosome compliment is 46, however in a person with the disease called Downs Syndrome, an extra chromosome is formed to give 47. Usually in Downs Syndrome there is an extra copy of chromosome 21. Also called Trisomy 21, this is the most common variant of Downs. The effects of this extra chromosome are that this person will have a learning disability. The average life expectancy for a sufferer of Downs Syndrome without furt...
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Breast Implants Breast Cancer
889 wordsBreast Implantation is a surgery being done across America within 40 % of all women. Thought women do know that this surgery can be very dangerous, the effects are often being ignored. Most women have the want for a larger bust size, and enhanced cleavage. With doctors now saying implantation is a simple surgery and very affective, more women throughout America are now choosing to get the surgery done. There are many new ways to enhance the bust size of a woman, yet breast implantation is still ...
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Lyme Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,225 wordsI. The Bacteria- Borrelia Burgdorferi Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spiral-shaped bacterium that is frequently carried by deer ticks of the genus Ixodes. Borrelia burgdorferi is named after its discoverer, Willy Burgdorfer, PhD. When the deer tick bites a human being, the bacteria are transmitted to the human bloodstream, where it travels throughout the body. Because the bite of the deer tick is usually painless and does not itch, most people do not recall the bite and so can...
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Fight Or Flight Response Effects Of Stress
834 wordsA person who is stressed typically has anxious thoughts and difficulty concentrating or remembering. Stress can also change outward behaviors. Teeth clenching, hand wringing, pacing, nail biting, and heavy breathing are common signs of stress. People also feel physically different when they are stressed. Butterflies in the stomach, cold hands and feet, dry mouth, and increased heart rate are all physiological effects of stress that we associate with the emotion of anxiety. Stress is caused when ...
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The Threat Of Mad Cow Disease In America
1,071 words... 100, 000 cattle which die per year from the disease (Klepper 1). Even though the disease is difficult to detect with medical tests, there are symptoms of the disease. Physical symptoms include sore joints and muscles. Psychiatric problems include personality changes, depression, difficulty sleeping, withdrawal, fearfulness, paranoia and possible Alzheimers disease (Lawrence 6). When a cows immune system is contaminated with the Mad Cow disease; the side affects include drooling, wobbling (su...
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Medicine Microsurgery Sew Small
889 wordsA man came into the emergency ward at one o'clock. His thumb came in an hour later. The surgeon's job: get them back together. The successful re-attaching of fingers to hand requires long hours of painstaking work in microsurgery. In the operating room, the surgeon doesn't stand, but sits in a chair that supports her body. Her arm is cradled by a pillow. Scalpels are present as are other standard surgical tools, but the suture threads are almost invisible, the needle thinner than a human hair. A...
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Feel Comfortable Lower Back
1,245 wordsErgonomics Ergonomics What is ergonomics? Ergonomics is the science of fitting the job to the worker. When there is a mismatch between the physical requirements of the job and the physical capacity of the worker, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (Wmsds) can result. Workers who must repeat the same motion throughout their workday, work in an awkward position use a great deal of force to perform, repeatedly lift heavy objects or face a combination of these risk factors are most likely to dev...
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One Of The Most Famous Lysergic Acid
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Patient Undergoing Foot Surgery Undergoing Foot Surgery Pain
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Sickle Cell Anemia
965 wordsHemophilia Hemophilia is the most famous bleeding disease. In this disease, there is a lack in the amount of a certain protein called anti-hemophilic globulin, or Factor VIII, in the blood. Factor VIII is extremely vital in the clotting of the blood. Because of the way hemophilia is inherited, only males can contract this disorder. Hemophilia is passed from generation to generation by female carriers. In the United States 1 male in every ten thousand has hemophilia. Symptoms appear in childhood ...
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Michael
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Calf Implants Synthol Bodybuilders
288 wordsImplants and Synthol Injections The article I read was entitled Fooling Mother Nature. It was found in the April 2001 issue of Muscle Mag International. The article revealed some of the latest techniques that modern bodybuilders have been using when steroids just are not enough. The two techniques mentioned are calf implants and the sight injection of an oil called Synthol. Although calf implants are banned by nearly all bodybuilding federations, it is still commonplace among competitors and rec...
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Dopamine Making Neurons Substantia Nigra Spider
367 wordsInsects have sensors (force-sensitive organs) concentrated in areas near joints, tips of the legs, and near exoskeletal sites attached to muscle tendons. These sensors act as strain gauges to detect compression of the exoskeleton. Using this information, insects recognize environments, regulate walking movements, and astonishingly remember stepping patterns and location. Through memory experiments, scientists see that a spider memorizes its own previous walking movements to backtrack to a fly. A...
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Anabolic Steroids Steroid Abuse
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