Leukemia
.... will become available(MedicineNet-leukemia, 1997).
There are many symptoms of leukemia. The symptoms of leukemia are the same
for all the different types of leukemia. The acute types of leukemia, ALL and
AML, symptoms are seen more quickly than in the chronic types of leukemia, CLL
and CML, where symptoms do not necessarily appear right away. The symptoms are
flu symptom, weakness, fatigue, constant infections, easily bleed and bruise,
loss of weight and appetite, swollen lymph nodes, liver or spleen, paleness,
bone or joint pain, excess sweating, swollen or bleeding gums, nosebleeds and
other hemorrhages, and red spots .....
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Turner's Syndrome
.... Turner's Syndrome Society of the United States." Via the Internet:
"http://www.turner-syndrome-us.org/".
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Lucid Dreaming
.... result of returning to REM sleep directly from an
awakening with unbroken reflective consciousness (LaBerge, 1985). These types of
lucid dreams occur most often during daytime napping. If the napper has been REM
deprived from a previous night of little sleep their chances of having a REM
period at sleep onset are increased. If the napper is able to continue his or
her train of thought up to the point of sleep, a lucid dream may develop due to
an immediate REM period.
The basic definition of lucid dreaming requires nothing more than the
dreamer becoming aware that they are dreaming. However, the quality of lucidity
varies gre .....
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Mad Cow Disease
.... is a new disease most of my information might be proven wrong in
the future because there is a great deal of testing going on in the scientific
community. They are also very concerned about this new disease and the effects
it can have on humans if it is not stopped.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is not some bacteria and it is not a virus,
but in fact it is an infectious protein or prion [Greger p.2]. Before I go into
more detail, I would like to discuss what a prion is. A prion is composed solely
of proteins, and lacks genetic material in the form of nucleic acids. They are
the tiniest infectious agents known, they can onl .....
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Malaria
.... of malaria have only one host, Homo sapiens. Because some mosquitoes
contain substances toxic to Plasmodium in their cells, not all species of
mosquitoes are vectors of Plasmodium. Although very specific, malaria still
causes disruption of over three hundred million people worldwide each year (Cann,
1996).
The life cycle of the parasite causing malaria exists between two
organisms, humans and the Anopheles mosquito. When a female mosquito bites a
human, she injects an anticoagulant saliva which keeps the human bleeding and
ensures an even flowing meal for her. When the vector injects her saliva into
the human, it also in .....
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Male Circumcision: A Social And Medical Misconception
.... and cultural doctrine
and not of medical necessity. Possible complications of circumcision include
hemorrhage, infection, surgical trauma, and pain. (Gelbaum, 1992) Unless
absolute medical indications exist, why should male infants be exposed to these
risks? In essence, our society has perpetuated an unnecessary surgical procedure
that permanently alters a normal, healthy body part.
This paper examines the literature surrounding the debate over circumcision,
delineates the flaws that exist in the research, and discusses the nurse's role
in the circumcision debate.
Review of Literature
Many studies performed worldwid .....
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Melatonin And The Pineal Gland
.... into our bodies. Because of the pineal gland and melatonin,
humans have known to sleep at night and wake during the day since long before
the age of alarm clocks.
Humans don't produce melatotin right from birth; it is transfered in utero
to babies through the placenta. For their first few days of life, babies still
have to receive it from breast milk. Our levels of melatonin peak during
childhood, then decrease at the beginning of puberty, so that other hormones can
take control of our bodies. As we get older, the amount of melatonin we produce
continues to decrease until at age 60, we produce about half as much as we did .....
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Memory
.... damage.
Adults who were sexually abused in childhood are at a higher risk for developing
a variety of psychiatric disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders,
and mood disorders. To understand the essential issues about traumatic memory,
the human mind’s response to a traumatic event must first be understood. The
memory is made up of many different sections with each having different
consequences on one another.
Can people remember what they were wearing three days ago? Most likely no,
because the memory only holds on to what is actively remembered. What a person
was wearing is not important so it is throw .....
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Gregor Mendel's Theories Of Genetic Inheritance
.... homolohous loci
may have matching alleles, as in the true-breeding plants of Mendel's P
generation(parental). If the alleles differ, then there will be F hybrids. The
third idea states that if the two alleles differ, the receessive allele will
have no affect on the organism's appearance. So a F hybrid plant that has
purple flowers, the dominant allele will be the purple-color allele and the
recessive allele would be the white-color allele. The idea is that the two genes
for each character segregate during gamete production.
Independent assortment states that each member of a paor of homologous
chromosome segregates during meios .....
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Mononucleosis
.... and
swelling of the lymph nodes throughout the body. What causes mononucleosis is
the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is like herpes. The herpes virus also
causes some cases of mono and other diseases. Mono usually occurs in adults 15
to 30 years old, but is known to appear at any age.
Mono symptoms include fever, chills, fatigue, malaise, sore throat,
head-aches, swelling of the lymph nodes (noticeable in the neck), and skin
rashes. Liver inflammation may occur. Also, swelling of the upper eyelids is a
common symptom. In some cases blood may be found in the urine. The throat is
often red; a membrane, white to dark gray i .....
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How Moods Are Affected By The Sun
.... wrote in his journal on May
16, 1898, "Around our tables . . . . men are sitting about sad and dejected
lost in dreams of melancholy. For brief moments some try to break the spell by
jokes, told perhaps for the 50th time. Others grind out a cheerful philosophy;
but all efforts to infuse bright hopes fail."2 Some believe that light affects
the body's ability to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter that helps induce
feelings of calm and well being. The eye's sensitivity may also play a part in
sun/mood relations. A study was done to a group of people in the winter and
summer. In the winter the many individuals experienced much .....
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Morality And The Human Genome Project
.... and sequencing
large portions or entire genomes are called genome projects" (Congress,4).
Genome projects are not a single organizations efforts, but instead a group of
organizations working in government and private industry through out the world.
Furthermore, the controversies surrounding the Human Genome Project can be
better explained by the past events leading to the project, the structure of the
project, and the moral discussion of the project.
The major events of genetic history are important to the Human Genome
Project because the structure and most of the project deals with genetics.
Genetics is the study of the patterns .....
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