Scoliosis
.... These behave much the same as those under ten degrees, except that they may progress during growth. Therefore, if a patient has finished growing and has a curve less than twenty degrees, no further treatment or follow-up is needed. A child with a curve between ten and twenty degrees should be examined periodically. Treatment should be started if the curve exceeds twenty degrees. Curves that are discovered when they exceed twenty degrees should get treated immediately, if there is still a potential for growth.
Scoliosis occurs mainly in the thoracic and thoracic-lumbar regions (What is scoliosis? 1999). There are many types .....
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Canine Hip Dysplasia
.... The acetabulum and femur provide for a tight fit and allow pain free movement. In a dog with CHD, the fit between the acetabulum and femur is loose causing friction between the two bones. This is manifested by varying degrees of laxity of the muscles and ligaments around the hip joint along with instability and malformation of the joint components (Anonymous, 1997). Much like Sickle- cell anemia, a genetic disease in humans, CHD is also believed to be a genetic (Smith, 1997). To date, genetics is the only known cause of canine hip dysplasia, however, other factors may play a role in exasperating the condition. Such factors are nutr .....
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Alcohol And Its Effects On Humans
.... might be obtained if a higher alcohol dose was given. Alcohol influences other social risk taking, moral judgement, sexual interest and nonsocial behaviors (Steele 1985).
References:
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Permanen K: Alcohol in Human Violence. New York, Guilford Press, 1991.
Ross S, Krugman AD, Lycrly SB, Clyde DJ: Drugs and placebas; A model design. Psychol Rep 10: 383-392, 1962.
Steele CM, South wick L: Alcohol and social behaviorism I: The psychology of drunken excess. J Pers Soc Psychol 48: .....
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Is Ritalin Over Prescribed?
.... street like cocaine or marijuana. It is a drug that doctors prescribe to help children and adults with hyperactivity and attention problems. But are these trained professionals over prescribing it? The road a child has to take to get on Ritalin is very long and often very hard. A child has to be observed by a teacher or parent, get a medical exam, and be observed by many specialists. What are all these doctors looking for? Well, first the medical doctor rules out attention problems due to a hearing loss or mental retardation. Then the specialists make sure the attention problem isn't due to severe anxiety or depression. The spee .....
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Psychoanalysis
.... reality has become too imprisoned, and she escapes it by creating another Lisa that is nothing like her person.
The traditional psychoanalytical theory states that all human beings are born with instinctual drives that are constantly active even though a person is not usually conscious of them. Two drives, one for sexual pleasure and the other called aggression, motivate and propel most behaviors in people. Lisa creates a very intense sexual drive for her fictive person. Readers may speculate that this creation may have been brought about by experiences beginning at birth. In the infant, the libido supposedly first manifests its .....
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Hemophilia
.... Christmas disease. This protein deficiency of Hemophilia causes the blood to not be able to form a firm clot, and there a person who gets bruised or cut, keeps on bleeding. Not more, but longer. There are also other blood clotting disorders such as von Willebrand disease which can affects both sexes.
Hemophilia is the most common hereditary blood disorder, affecting approximately one in ten thousand people, almost all male. People with hemophilia suffer from abnormal blood clotting. In hemophiliac's, clotting cannot occur and bleeding is prolonged. They also have times of painful internal bleeding in their joints and muscles. B .....
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The HIV Epidemic
.... discovered that the blood was contaminated with HIV. Jennifer, however, was never informed. Three years later, Jennifer began dating Daniel Reesner, and she still was unaware of her infection. Later she was diagnosed with AIDS and died 1 month after the diagnosis. After learning of his girlfriend's death, Daniel tested positive for HIV. Did the physician have an obligation to inform Jennifer? If he failed to tell Jennifer, could he be held liable to her boyfriend years later? The California court answered both questions affirmatively.
In most US jurisdictions, there is little doubt that physicians have a legal duty to disclos .....
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Side Effects Of Carl Djerassi And Syntex's Oral Contraceptive
.... since I firmly believe each scientist is responsible for that which he creates. Djerassi does confront a few questions of ethics and morality after the fact.
On page 61, in chapter 6, he reflects on the argument of the use of poor Mexican and Puertorrican women for preliminary experiments. Is this just another manifestation of exploitation of the poor? Djerassi says absolutely not.
Yes, the poor our the initial guinea pigs for research but this is no different from what dentists, barbers, and young surgeons do. All of these groups use the poor to hone their skills, not because of the poor women's ignorance but becau .....
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Chicken Pox
.... or second trimester there may be a congenital birth defect. If the disease is contracted within five days of birth the child risks being infected seriously with the disease and should be vaccinated immediately. The disease usually runs its course within two weeks, leaving the person infected healthy, as well as immune to any further infection from the same virus.
There is a vaccine for this disease called 'Varicella-zoster immune globulin', and a medicine called 'Acyclovir', a common viral medication, can be used to treat patients with severe cases, or suppressed immune systems. It is best to isolate the infected to preve .....
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Do Men Have Symptoms Of PMS?
.... Hormones control when people feel get cravings. Most people crave certain foods. Whether, the chocolate melts in their hands, the toppings are piled on the pizza, or they feel the need to lick the inside of the potato chip bag; people get cravings. Cravings can influence a person's diet. Some people eat healthy foods and exercise. They control their craving and eating habits. Other people give in to their bodies natural cravings. Some men use the excuse that they have a "sweet tooth" when they have a craving. But, most men say that when some women eat "they are stuffing their mouths." If a person does not exercise eno .....
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The Cost Of Sleep Deprivation
.... deep negative energy balance, the suppression of the immune system, and an odd change in patterns of sleep.
Perhaps the most obvious effect sleeplessness has on a person is the negative energy balance. This occurs because the thyroid hormone expends more energy than is actually being metabolized. Your body is using more energy, than would normally be restored by sleeping. People who get less than the suggested number of hours of sleep tend to be less alert and attentive, and more inclined to irritability and other mood problems. Despite this, sleep deprivation has an inconsistent impact on a person’s performance. The qual .....
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Legalization Of Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes
.... When marijuana is mentioned in emergency room episodes, it is only in conjunction with other drugs. This is because marijuana can not induce overdoses like other, more harmful drugs.
Harvard psychiatrist Lester Grinspoon describes several possible benefits of marijuana which include, easing nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, improving appetite of people with AIDS and lowering pressure inside the eye for those who suffer from glaucoma (qt. In Rodgers 60). J. Bainard states that a chemical in the cannabis plant could prevent strokes and heart attacks (20). Despite these claims the U.S. government will not legalize mariju .....
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