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Hiv And Aids Hiv Virus
1,570 wordsGonzales 1 The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first discovered in 1981 as a unique and newly recognized infection of the body's immune system (Mellors 3). The name AIDS was formally know as GRIDS (Gay Related Immune Defiance Syndrome). The first case of AIDS was discovered in Los Angeles, where scientists from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) were called in on a half dozen cases. The CDC was convinced what they were seeing was a new strand of virus. None of the staff members ...
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Should We Use Nutrasweet And Other Artificial Sweeteners
2,046 wordsShould We Use NutraSweet & Other Artificial Sweeteners? Over the years there has been a huge "food fight" concerning the safety of NutraSweet and other artificial sweeteners. In the eyes of the consumer the safety of such products is questionable. In my opinion it isn't safe to use products like this. Though many scientists and other health professionals claim it to be safe I still don't trust these products. In 1981 the little blue packets of NutraSweet appeared on our restaurant tables, and by...
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Brain Injury Brain Damage
1,650 wordsOn a typical basis, George Fernandez is hit by sailing soccer balls, jabbed by elbows, is kicked by other players and, sometimes, flat-out knocked out cold. He has had so many concussions, he cannot remember some of them, which cause temporary lapses in the brain and sometimes longer-term side effects (Bellenir 72). This type of behavior is one source attributing to the increased occurrence of concussions during sports activities. George's case is a typical example of what is occurring on sports...
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Toxic Shock Syndrome Infectious Diseases
774 wordsNecrotizing fasciitis is more commonly known as "flesh-eating disease." It is a rare illness that causes extensive tissue destruction and can lead to death. In Canada, there are 90 - 200 cases of necrotizing fasciitis each year. Some of the Symptoms that can be noticeable or just from the inside of necrotizing fasciitis include fever, severe pain, and a red, painful swelling which spreads rapidly. Death can occur in 12 to 24 hours. When the disease spreads along the layers of tissue that surroun...
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Full Blown Aids Human Immunodeficiency Virus
1,579 wordsHIV and AIDS The first case of AIDS was identified in New York in 1979. The cause of the disease, a retro virus now called Human Immunodeficiency Virus, was identified in 1983 - 84 by scientists working at the National Cancer Institute in the United States and the Pasteur Institute in France. These workers also developed tests for AIDS, enabling researchers to follow the transmission of the virus and to study the origin and mechanism of the disease. Close relatives of the AIDS virus infect some ...
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Genetic Disorders Genetic Screening
1,892 wordsBiology II 10 / 3 / 00 Earths inhabitants have populated all of the regions of the world, discovered places never dreamed of, and have advanced beyond normal understanding, while man can still be conquered by an object which is immeasurably small. While man has been so busy trying to find a way to get rid of all pain and suffering, he has finally discovered that there are things that cannot be stopped. This relentless phenomenon is called a genetic disorder. A genetic disorder by definition is a...
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Partial Birth Abortions Spina Bifida
1,018 wordsIn 1973, through the ruling of Roe vs. Wade, abortion was made constitutionally legal for all women in the United States. Since then, our country has been divided on this issue. The statement, Id like young women to understand that abortion is not the ultimate answer. The answer is in counseling and Christian fellowship (q. in Wood 43), was made by Norma Mccorvey Roe of the Roe vs. Wade judgment. Mccorvey fought for the right to have an abortion. She was victorious which led to legalized abortio...
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The Long Term Effects Of Marijuana
1,216 wordsMarijuana is a drug that divides people. Some people claim it as the wonder drug of the ' 90 s, capable of relieving the symptoms of many serious illnesses. Others curse the day the cannabis plant was ever discovered. From pain relief to stimulating the appetites of patients on chemotherapy, marijuana seems to have plenty going for it as a medicine. The legalization of marijuana is a large controversy in many parts of the world today, but the obvious negative effects that the drug induces has ke...
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Prenatal Diagnosis Downs Syndrome
1,638 words... s the couples both of which are carriers before they get married. Carrier screening may result with genetic discrimination against carriers. People who have been diagnosed as carriers may find it difficult to find partners for marriage, may be discriminated against by employers or insurance companies. For example, carriers of sickle cell anemia who were identified as a result of a compulsory population-screening programme during 1970 s, were discriminated against in several American states. ...
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Day Care Child Life
1,482 wordsI do not think women should go back to the workplace while their child is still an infant. It is not healthy for children to be raised by someone other than the parents (1). The parents should at least wait until the child is old enough to be in school. For some, day care is a necessity. This is usually the case for single moms because they must work in order to provide for their children. This is seen mainly in urban areas. A woman may be the mother of several children, each one from a differen...
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Downs Syndrome Growth Hormone
1,124 words... on of what he lost to the tumor. An effort is currently underway to make growth hormone more readily available to the general public for treatment of ailments such as osteoporosis, severe burns, and infertility. Many people could benefit from growth hormone, but there is also a high probability that it will be abused for athletic purposes. Football great Lyle Alzado appeared on national television appealing to the public to refrain from misusing the growth hormone which he felt was responsib...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Middle And Upper Class
1,817 wordsDelinquent behavior, whether in children, adolescents, or adults, is childish and anti-social behavior and usually not in the long-term best interests of its perpetrators. Most adolescent delinquents are extremely dependent upon their peer groups, primarily because they have no functioning families, effective parenting, nurturing, or positive adult role models to rely on. These young people come from all ethnic backgrounds and live in middle- and upper-class neighborhoods as well as in ghettos. ...
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Effects Of The Aids Virus In 20th Century
1,939 wordsImagine what it would be like to contract a virus that causes the immune system to fail and slowly kill. Try to think what it would be like to have to live each day knowing this disease, which has no cure, is slowly and painfully taking over. Its almost impossible to imagine, but for millions of people in the United States that is the reality they are forced to live with everyday for the rest of their lives. Anyone who has had unprotected sex, a blood transfusion, or has used I. V. drugs is at r...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Effects Of Alcohol
1,757 wordsIn present day society, illness runs rampant among cities. Some individuals recognize their disease and seek help, while others continue to walk the streets unaware that they are infected. The disease does not cure itself and only continually increase in severity as an individual ages; however, thousands of people die each year not knowing they even had a problem. This problem which affects our society each day is alcoholism. There are three main aspects which deal with alcoholism and what effec...
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Genetic Testing And Individuals With Disabilities
1,372 wordsSome individuals within the disabilities community have stated that the use of genetic testing, which results in the abortion of fetuses with certain traits or dispositions, can be interpreted as a form of eugenics. Prenatal screening programs that prevent the occurrence of children being born do exist, as noted earlier in the state of California. "The success of the program is evaluated not in terms of information given to mothers but rather in terms of the number of children with handicaps who...
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Neural Tube Defects Central Nervous System
1,262 words... b. /March 1991). Spontaneous errors in development, whose causes are unknown, can happen in the central nervous system, face, gut, genitourinary system, and heart as shown in Table 2. The time during pregnancy which these may occur is also is also shown in Table 2 and ranges from twenty-three days to twelve weeks, all which fall into the first trimester. How these anomalies are triggered in birth defects is unknown. Neural Tube Defects, which causes are also unknown, are some of the most com...
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Cognitive Skills Congenital Heart
1,665 wordsDown syndrome what lies beneath the stereotype? John Down was the first to formulate and describe the disease that is known now as Down Syndrome (which will be called DS within the scope of this report). The people he described had mental deficits and were called idiots (Down, 1866). Brousseau (1928) gives a more thorough description of the physical as well as the mental characteristics of people with DS. Her list of physical features includes: small, rounded head; short, flat nose; small, slant...
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Mental Retardation Extra Chromosome
1,780 wordsTHEKlinefelter Syndrome KLINEFELTER SYNDROME THE XXY BOY IN THE CLASSROOM Although there are exceptions, XXY boys are usually well behaved in the classroom. Most are shy, quiet, and eager to please the teacher. But when faced with material they find difficult, they tend to withdraw into quiet daydreaming. Teachers sometimes fail to realize they have a language problem, and dismiss them as lazy, saying they could do the work if they would only try. Many become so quiet that teachers forget theyre...
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Ct Scan Brain Tissue
787 wordsIn my report Concussions Concussions In my report I will be talking about concussions. Concussion, by definition, is a clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient posttraumatic impairment of neural functions. Some examples include alterations of consciousness, disturbance of vision, and loss of equilibrium. These are just some of the effects of a concussion. A concussion is a serious head injury and is not something people should take lightly. The brain is composed of soft, delica...
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Lymph Nodes Nervous System
1,517 wordsStress is the nonspecific response of the body to any demand made on it. Each demand made on the body is specific. Each drug or hormone has specific actions, yet they all have one thing in common; they increase the demand for readjustment. This demand is nonspecific; it requires adaptation to a problem. In other words, in addition to their specific actions, all agents to which we are exposed also produce a nonspecific increase in the need to perform adaptive functions to re-establish normality. ...
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