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Essays on Medicine

Breast Feeding Infants
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... make up for the damage that has been done in the first six months of life. (Gerald, 1970, p.10) In this paper, I will be focusing on the importance of breast-feeding and the issue concerning breast-feeding and bottle-feeding. The issue of breast vs. bottle is very old and controversial. Many have argued that there's no way to really know the effects of breast-feeding, but studies have proved otherwise. It has been said that breast-feeding is the ideal method for feeding and nurturing infants, and that it is the best way to achieve optimal infant and child health, growth and development. "Human milk is uniquely superior for infant feeding and is species-specific; ...



The Battle Against AIDS
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... occurs throughout the world. HIV infects certain white blood cells, including T-helper cells and macrophages, that play key roles in the functioning of the immune system. The virus attaches to specific molecules found only on the surface of the cells. These molecules are called CD4 receptor molecules, and the cells themselves are often referred to as CD4 cells. When an AIDS virus enters one of these cells, the virus inserts its genes into the cell's reproductive system and uses it to produce more HIV. This infection kills the CD4 cell and spreads AIDS viruses to other CD4 cells, where the process is repeated. HIV can be present in the body for 2 to ...



Dioxins
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... used by the United States Army used for its abilities to kill large plants and trees very efficiently. It was sprayed liberally during the Vietnam War where came in to contact with American soldiers. Some time after the war, many veterans of Vietnam reported rashes, mental conditions, and were found to have cancer. After much research it was found that Agent Orange which contained , specifically 2,3,7,8, TCDD, was responsible for these medical conditions. After the Agent Orange controversy lost their space in the spot light for some time until the mid-eighties up to now. are released in four major ways. One is the incineration and combustion of products c ...



What Is Abortion?
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... child, serious and difficult questions cannot be avoided. Certainly, it is illegal and immoral to kill a week old baby; but can the same be said of the termina tion of a week old fetus? When does a fetus become a life entitled to the same protection as a newborn baby or when is it too late to end a pregnancy? Some would say at any point before birth; however, a fetus can be viable and live outside its mother's womb quite some time before its natural birth otherwise would occur. Is that the point at which abortion is inappropriate and, thus, illegal as well as immoral? While there are those who would answer in the affirmative, many would argue that a life enti ...



The Right To Die
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... cancer.2 Most of these people wait and even pray for the moment of death that will end their pain, and remember they are forced to experience this pain because of the laws. If Euthanasia were legalized then these people would be able to end their day to day pain if they choose to do so. If those who are our designated healers (doctors) cant heal the sick then the control should be past over to the individual. Those people who suffer from terminal illnesses are forced to live out life while losing their dignity. Families are forced to watch their loved one deteriorate and in the mean time put their own lives on hold to care for the ill patient that has lost ...



Clostridium Difficile And Psuedomembranous Colitis
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... occur from contaminated linens, bedpans, commodes, showers, patient to patient contact, or any place where fecal matter could be contacted. The lack of proper aseptic techniques is the leader for the spread of this bacterium. Psuedomembranous Colitis Psuedomembranous colitis primarily affects the elderly and debilitated. It usually occurs from three to ten days after that start of antibiotic therapy, however some cases were noted to start after antibiotic therapy had been discontinued. The antibiotics that cause clostridium difficle to release the toxins that cause psuedomembranous colitis are clindamycin, ampicillian, cephalosporins, pennicillans, eryth ...



The Plague In 1347
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... for they’re since so that they can be accepted upon in the kingdom of God upon death. Many individuals made large donations to churches making almost all the churches extremely wealthy. It had turned into a matter of survival, however survival eventually turned to death. Many occurring symptoms of this plague began from bloody noses as a fatal prognostic. Then certain tumors in the groin or under the armpits would form, some as big as a small apple, others as an egg. Afterwards purple spots in most parts of the body; in some cases large and but few in number, in others smaller and more numerous both sorts the usual messengers of death. The cure of this plague, ...



Memory
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... example, touching a hot stove would cause a burn and therefore memory would convey a message to not repeat again. All of this is effected by the development of short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM). Memories can be positive, like memories of girlfriends and special events, or they can be negative, such as suppressed memories. Sexual abuse of children and adolescents is known to cause severe psychological and emotional 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 tr ...



Down Syndrome Report
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... material is attached to one of the other chromosomes; when some, but not all, of the body's cells carry an extra chromosome 21, the condition is a type of Down syndrome called mosaicism. Because of the extra chromosome 21, children with Down syndrome often have some characteristic physical features, such as a small head, a flat face, slightly upward slanted eyelids, skin folds at the inner corners of the eyes, small nose and mouth, and small hands and feet. Most of these characteristic do not interfere with the child's functioning, a doctor primarily uses the characteristics for diagnostic purposes. These physical features are variable, and children with Down s ...



Syphilis
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... that it is there. On women, the sore can be found hidden in the vagina or the folds of the labia. On men, it usually hides in the folds of the foreskin, under the scrotum, or near the base of the penis. Men more often than women will also have swollen lymph nodes in the groin. At this stage, the chancre is very infectious. It will heal with or without treatment, but the bacteria will remain and begin to spread if untreated. In the secondary stage, occurring about six weeks later, a generalized rash appears. It can last for weeks or months, perhaps up to a year. Painless ulcers develop in the mouth. Most people discover raised areas around the genitals or anus. ...




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