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The AIDS Virus
Number of Words: 563 / Number of Pages: 3
... white blood cells ( T-lymphocytes). Since they play a big role in the immune system, their presence is very damaging. also infects another part of the immune system. Once the virus gets to the macrophages, it doesn't destroy them, but instead it stores it there. Later the macrophages carry the virus to other vital systems.
Early detection is a key factor in saving lives. Even though the infected person can not be cured, they can at least worn others who might contract the disease. This way partners have an option. One way to detect it is by checking the amount of antibodies and type of antibod ...
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The Digestive Track
Number of Words: 333 / Number of Pages: 2
... a
liquid called bile. The pancreas secretes pancreatic juice which further aids
in dissolving food.
The small intestine undergoes continual muscular contractions called
peristalses. This action pushes food into the large intestine. This surface of
the small intestine has a large number of threadlike projections called villi.
The digested, liquified food is absorbed through the villi, and passes into
capillaries that are inside the villi. Now the food is in the bloodstream. Not
all parts of the BIG MAC can be digested.Those parts which are indigestible pass
through the large intestine to ...
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Abortion: What Do We Do?
Number of Words: 1400 / Number of Pages: 6
... female, externally or internally, or other complications, an abortion can be very costly, easily up into the thousands. On the most part, women who do have abortions done, do so without any major complications.
As far as abortion techniques, there are several that doctors can choose from. Used in the first trimester of pregnancy (first 12 weeks) is "suction", or "vacuum aspiration". The fetus is basically sucked through a tube by a vacuum pump, and then the uterine lining is scraped with a metal instrument to ensure that no fragments were left behind. A second form of abortion is called "dilatio ...
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Marfans Syndrome
Number of Words: 744 / Number of Pages: 3
... aorta, the main artery carrying blood away from the heart, is generally
wider and more fragile in patients with the Marfan syndrome. This widening
is progressive and can cause leakage of the aortic valve or tears
(dissection) in the aorta wall. When the aorta becomes greatly widened, or
tears, surgery is necessary.
Skeletal problems common in people with the Marfan syndrome include
curvature of the spine (scoliosis), abnormally shaped chest (pectus
deformity), loose jointedness and disproportionate growth usually, but not
always, resulting in tall stature. People with the Marfan syndrome are ...
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Ritalin
Number of Words: 1458 / Number of Pages: 6
... used in the
treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) (Bailey 1995).
ADHD is a condition most likely based in an inefficiency and inadequacy
of Dopamine and Norepinephrine hormone availability, typically occurring when a
person with ADHD tries to concentrate. Ritalin improves the efficiency of the
hormones Dopamine and Norepinephrine, increasing the resources for memory, focus,
concentration and attention (Clark 1996).
Ritalin has been used for more than 30 years to treat ADHD. Nervousness
and insomnia are the most common adverse reactions reported, but are usual ...
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Cholera: Virulence, Origin, And Pandemics
Number of Words: 3002 / Number of Pages: 11
... by mortality rates. Here, more virulent strains kill more hosts. If mortality rates are very low or not present at all, greater virulence can be expressed as causing more symptoms of illness. One such pathogen is Vibrio cholerae, which causes the disease known as cholera. The subject of this paper will focus on the V. cholerae pathogen and the significance of its presence on Earth. I will examine virulence patterns of various strains of V. cholerae, and what they are inclined to do.
Come (from) Hell or High (risk) Water?
Cholera’s origin is a topic that has been widely debated over the year ...
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The Causes And Effects Of Anorexia
Number of Words: 691 / Number of Pages: 3
... as in females. In actuality, 80 percent of the people diagnosed with anorexia over the age of 45 are males(Heywood, 1996). Other misconceptions are that anorexia is only common with younger people and that anorexia is not a real disease at all, just a staple of obsessive teenage girls.
Another widespread misconception about the disease of anorexia is that it is a new disease. Actually, doctors say that anorexia has its roots centuries ago. Through different time periods, people have fasted for a number of reasons, they say. People fasted in Biblical times to pay reverence to God or just to ...
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Teen Smoking
Number of Words: 276 / Number of Pages: 2
... studies show that a large percentage of teens today are getting
their cigarettes from stores, mostly gas stations or convenience store. As
teens continue to be able to buy their own cigarettes, more and more communities
begin to impose stronger punishments on merchants who sell to the teens.
One community has experienced success in their attempts to stop the sale
of tobacco products to minors. Woodridge, Illinois, started a program seven
years ago which forbade and strictly punished the sale of tobacco products to
minors. The entire program includes local licensing of vendors, repeated
und ...
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Human Subconcious
Number of Words: 1279 / Number of Pages: 5
... blindness. To prove this
I'll be analyzing two books we read (Sphere & The Left Hand of Darkness)
and a movie we saw (Enemy Mine) trying to see what kind of ideas each story
shows about human nature.
In a first place, Sphere tries to emphasize the idea that most of us tend
to ignore our subconscious. We all had a fear, an idea or a dream that we
don't want to talk about. Sometimes it could be strange thoughts that we
had or something similar. We don't want to talk about them because they
shock us and they make us feel uncomfortable. Often we don't even realize
when these thoughts happen because it all ...
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Two Sides Of The Brain
Number of Words: 1107 / Number of Pages: 5
... concerned more with the
visual and emotional side of life.
Most people, if they thought about it, would identify more with
their left brain. In fact, many of us think we are our left brains. All
of that non-stop verbalization that goes on in our heads is the dominant
left brain talking to itself. Our culture- particularly our school system
with its emphasis on the three Rs (decidedly left-brain territory) -
effectively represses the intuitive and artistic right brain. If you don't
believe it, see how far you get at the office with the right brain activity
of daydreaming.
As you r ...
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