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Part Of The Brain Huntington Disease
1,403 words... led a master of the history of brain science since the 1800 s. A little after his time, a Vietnamese physician named Fransod believed he could localize distinctions of character in areas in the brain, if fact in very small and accurate areas in the brain. He believed that if there was a certain trait that you were good at, you would get a lump of some sort that had enlarged that part of your brain. Many people believed that, and soon there were cartoons drawn of people with huge lumps in cer...
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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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Patients With Als Fact That Glutamate Skin
641 wordsThis theory is based on the fact that glutamate, an amino acid present in proteins, can cause neuronal cell death when present in high concentration. The specific evidence for the excitotoxic theory comes from the demonstration of decreased levels of glutamate in ALS spinal cord, with the assumption that glutamate must have been released and must have been present in high concentrations that would have been toxic. In addition, there is a decreased ability of glutamate to be taken up in fractions...
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Shoulder Pads Reggie Ghost Jilly
623 wordsSummary: This book is about a girl that has lost her boyfriend. Her name is Jilly she is a cheerleader. She was in love with the person he got killed by a spinal injury playing football. After the spinal injury two weeks later he died in a comma. He was the quarter back for the team he was the best. Jilly was sad she had to go back to school. The new season had started again. Everybody still remembered Reggie Western. The pep rally had begun again a new Q. b. The time everyone was excited but, T...
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Webster Collegiate Dictionary Spinal Cord
1,157 wordsOnce in a lifetime, a person comes along who make you want to do your best. Phil Duong is one of those people. He tries his best to get a smile and be a great friend; in which hes mastered both. However on November 2, his life almost came to an abrupt end. You never know how much a friend means to you until theyre almost not there anymore. Prior to that night, Phils life was going pretty good. A good female friend had asked Phil to the Homecoming Dance. That same girl was crowned Homecoming Quee...
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Marijuana Should Be Legalized Marijuana As A Medicine
626 wordsPeople have been using Marijuana as a medicine for thousands of years, beginning in China, India, and the Middle East. The plant's therapeutic potential became known in Western countries during the nineteenth century. From 1840 to 1900, more than a hundred articles on cannabis appeared in European and American medical journals, recommending it as an appetite stimulant, muscle relaxant, painkiller, sedative, and anti-convulsions. The use of Marijuana should be legalized for the benefits of indivi...
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Spinal Cord Fresh Water
581 wordsSchistosomiasis (also known as Bilharzia) is a disease caused by small parasitic flatworms, species of trematodes of the family Schistosomatidae, which are commonly called blood flukes. The major types that cause schistosomiasis in humans are Schistosoma mansoni leading to intestinal schistosomiasis, S haematobium leading to urinary schistosomiasis and S. japonicum leading to Oriental or Asiatic intestinal schistosomiasis. Persons can get schistosomiasis when their skin comes in contact with con...
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Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System
1,508 wordsThe only multi-cellular animals without a nervous system are sponges. They do not have any nerve cells or sensory cells. Despite this, touch or pressure to the outside of a sponge will cause a local contraction of its body. Cnidarians The jellyfish and most all other forms of cnidarians, such as the hydra and sea anemone, are characterized by a nerve net. A nerve net is a series of interconnected nerve cells that conduct impulses around the jellyfish's entire body. The strength of the jellyfish'...
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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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00 P M Childrens Hospital
1,173 wordsDear Journal: The reason for this entry is because my psychologist Dr. Martin told me it was a good and healthy way to express my feelings and emotions. I am currently under psychological and psychiatric treatment. I feel really depressed, anxious and a general sense of loss. My psychiatrist Dr. Gonzalez prescribed these medicines called Paxil and Xanax to help me with these feelings. I was never like this before. We had rough times but things always seem to work out fine, until that horrible da...
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Embryonic Stem Cells Stem Cell Research
1,241 words... o study if something is to be found. Many things can come out of this besides cures for disease and the reproduction of new organs for those in need of a transplant. Every person has a right to choose so let them if you are faced with a disease and need a transplant and the Doctor tells you he could get you a new organ but it was created from stem cells or you could wait on a list for a donor which would you choose? On November 27, 2004 Swiss voters backed the 2003 proposal of stem cell rese...
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Cutting Edge Medical School
673 wordsDisorders of the brain, spine and nerves commonly treated by neurosurgeons include: Carotid Artery Disease, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cervical Spine Disorders, Chronic Pain, Craniosynostosis, Epilepsy, Head Injury, Herniated Disk, Hydrocephalus, Intracranial Aneurysm, Lumbar Spinal, Stenosis, Meningomyelocele, Parkinson's Disease, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke (Brain Attack), Trigeminal Neuralgia, Tumors. After four years of medical school and an internship program, the doctor enters a ...
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Vice Versa Back Pain
1,011 wordsBack pain Back pain has become something we got used to. 35 % of 46, 860 respondents had used alternative therapies for a variety of problems, 40 % of whom had chiropractic treatment for back pain (Consumer Reports, 18). Modern medicine offers many ways to cure the disease. Lets examine two main approaches: medical and chiropractic treatment. First of all, lets compare these professions. Chiropractic medicine is, first of all, a philosophy. It is a science, the art of health. It is a new branch ...
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Epidural And Natural Childbirth
1,530 wordsEpidural and Natural Childbirth Childbirth is principal and very important mission for every woman. Every future mum looks forward to happiness of bringing a new person to this world, and to joy of seeing him growing up and developing. But at the same time every pregnant woman is usually very anxious about the severe pain and suffering, which always accompany the whole long process of natural childbirth. Modern medical technologies offer some opportunities to cope with the pain by using, for exa...
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Human Cloning Technology Cystic Fibrosis
2,003 wordsThe 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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American Cancer Society Types Of Leukemia
1,016 wordsDNA electrophoreses is a process in which a DNA strand is cut by a restriction enzyme at a certain point so it can be measured and compared with other DNA. The purpose of the lab was to determine the father of a child by comparing the child s DNA with that of the mother and two possible fathers. The child s DNA fits a combination of the real father and mother. Electrophoresis begins with the pouring of the gel. The gel is an auger poured into a water bath. Combs are then placed in the forming ge...
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Lumbar Spine Bone Scan Rehabilitation
447 wordsQ: My 15 -year-old son plays hockey and soccer and has just been diagnosed with spondylolisthesis minimal slip) by a bone scan. The doctor said this was caused by overuse. Currently, my son has lower back pain (no leg pain). A: Spondylolisthesis is a forward or backward slippage of one vertebra (spinal bone) upon another. Based upon your information, I assume that your sons problem is in the lumbar spine (low back). Please keep in mind that without an actual physical examination I cannot provide...
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American Cancer Society Types Of Leukemia
820 wordsLeukemia strikes Leukemia Leukemia Leukemia strikes all ages and both sexes. In 1995 approximately 20, 400 people died from Leukemia. The all time five year survival rate is 38 %. This rate has gone to 52 % in the mid 1980 s. Approximately 25, 700 cases were reported in 1995 alone (American Cancer Society-leukemia, 1995). Leukemia is a form of cancer in the blood cells. Most forms of Leukemia occur in the white blood cells. These abnormal cells reproduce in large quantities and look and perform ...
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Giving Birth Medical Profession
866 wordsSupport for the Midwifery Profession: Pros and Cons The tradition of midwifery virtually disappeared in Canada during the early part of this century. Several generations of women gave up childbirth at home to the medical profession. They did this in the name of safety and pain relief, or simply because the option of being cared for by a midwife no longer existed. Midwifery should be re-instated as a legal and honourable profession. With healthy pregnancies and under normal conditions, women shou...
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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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