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- 1301: Polio
- ... The incubation period ranges from about 4 to 35 days. Early symptoms include fatigue, headache, fever, vomiting, constipation, stiffness of the neck, or, less commonly, diarrhea and pain in the extremities. Because nerve cells that control muscular movement are not replaced once they are destroyed, poliovirus infection can cause permanent paralysis. When nerve cells in respiratory centers, which control breathing, are destroyed, the victim must be kept alive by an iron lung (see Artificial Respiration). For every paralytic case of poliomyelitis, however, there may be 100 nonparalytic cases. Treatment Because no drug developed so ... coupled with physical therapy to stimulate the muscles was first initiated by the Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny, and antispasmodic drugs are administered to produce muscular relaxation. In the convalescent stage, occupational therapy is used. Disease Control Three broad types of the virus have been identified: the Brunhilde (type 1), Lansing (type 2), and Leon (type 3) strains. Immunity to one strain does not furnish protection against the other two. Poliomyelitis ...
- 1302: ADOLF HITLER
- ... was the Jews and the Communists who betrayed the "fatherland" and it was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including Hitler managed to hold them back. 3.The Nazi Party Since there were not many chances for employment ... opportunity to get his views across to the German people who have lost all hope. Of course people did not start to support him right away. After he came into power, the Nazi party took control over every aspect of every day life. Hitler ordered the creation of a special police force to make sure that all opponents would be elimanted, the Gestapo. He also gave orders to set up ...
- 1303: Types of Muscle
- ... is also called voluntary muscle because it can be consciously controlled through the central nervous system. Smooth muscle is the muscle of the internal organs and is called involuntary because it is not under voluntary control. Cardiac muscle is a special type of muscle found only in the heart. It consists of linked fibers that contract in unison producing the heartbeat. Skeletal, or Striated Muscle Tissue: This type of muscle is ... The fibers are elongated, sausage-shaped cells containing many nuclei and clearly display longitudinal and cross striations. Skeletal muscle is supplied with nerves from the central nervous system, and because it is partly under conscious control, it is also called voluntary muscle. Most skeletal muscle is attached to portions of the skeleton y connective-tissue attachments called tendons. Contractions of skeletal muscle serve to move the various bones and cartilages of ... heart. The cells, which show both longitudinal and imperfect cross striations, differ from skeletal muscle primarily in having centrally placed nuclei and in the branching and interconnecting of fibers. Cardiac muscle is not under voluntary control. It is supplied with nerves from the autonomic nervous system, but autonomic impulses merely speed or slow its action and are not responsible for the continuous rhythmic contraction characteristic of living cardiac muscle. The ...
- 1304: The Effects of Creatine
- ... T2 to T3 (12 to 18 days), the creatine group demonstrated a significant increase in body mass (1.409 kg). Total dietary intake and expenditure were not significantly different between the creatine group and the control group. Both groups experienced an increase in maximum bench press from T1 to T2. However, only the control group demonstrated a significant increase in repetitions from T2 to T3, while only the creatine group showed increases in peak power output using the jump squat during T2 to T3. The creatine group also experienced ... supplementation. The mean for the 1 RM for placebo patients was lowered 2% and was not statistically significant. Creatine supplementation also increased the total lifting repetitions and lifting volume which were not evident in the control group. The synthesis of creatine is inhibited by high concentrations of ornithine, which is found in patients with gyrate atrophy. Gyrate atrophy is a hereditary and very complex dystrophic eye disease. The cause of ...
- 1305: The Life of Hitler
- ... was the Jews and the Communists who betrayed the "fatherland" and it was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including Hitler managed to hold them back. Since there were not many chances for employment Hitler stayed in the ... opportunity to get his views across to the German people who have lost all hope. Of course people did not start to support him right away. After he came into power, the Nazi party took control over every aspect of every day life. Hitler ordered the creation of a special police force to make sure that all opponents would be eliminated, the Gestapo. He also gave orders to set up ...
- 1306: Euthanasia Is Not The Answer
- ... and pain and other symptoms of terminal diseases. David Cundiff M.D. echoes this sentiment, “In my experience, the cases in which terminally ill people either requested Euthanasia or committed suicide are similar. Poor pain control, other physical symptoms out of control or inadequate psychosocial support occur invariably.” Some people say that Euthanasia is against God’s will. John Locke, the 17th century British philosopher who had a great influence over the drafters of the American constitution ... of this debate. Improved hospice services can simultaneously improve the quality of care and reduce costs. I wonder for those who would choose Euthanasia if they want a neat death at their own time and control. I think they are still trying to beat death by denying the natural processes of dying. In dying we have to give up control and now become dependent again. We become helpless. We see ...
- 1307: Mercy Killing or Just Plain Killing: The Euthanasia Debate
- ... how and when to die is much more hotly debated. It is, after all, the when and how of death over which Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the so-called suicide doctor, attempts to give his “patients” control. While supporters of Kevorkian and his methods claim that assisted suicide, or “active euthanasia,” allows people to exercise their God-given right to control their death, opponents say that Kevorkian is “playing God.” That is, he is trying to control things that people were never meant to control. Death is one of the most feared and dreaded events that human beings ever have to go through. This is probably the main reason that euthanasia ...
- 1308: Mercy Killing
- ... and when to die is much more hotly debated. It is, after all, the when and how of death over which Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the so-called suicide doctor, attempts to give his “patients” control. While supporters of Kevorkian and his methods claim that assisted suicide, or “active euthanasia,” allows people to exercise their God-given right to control their death, opponents say that Kevorkian is “playing God.” That is, he is trying to control things that people were never meant to control. Now Kevorkian faces Murder for the killing of a person on national television. So Should every case of Euthanasia be Murder? I believe that in some ...
- 1309: Teen Pregnancy
- ... childhood and their futures as productive adults. Teenagers must take the responsibilities that come along with being sexual active. There are so many ways to prevent an unintended pregnancy. A very popular form of birth control are condoms. They are inexpensive and can be found anywhere, from your neighborhood drugstore to a vending machine at a public restroom. A condom is sheath that fits over the penis made of either latex ... the use of condoms. It is not one hundred percent effective. However, latex condoms also protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV. The latex condom offers better protection againsts STDs than any other birth control method. It blocks exchange of bodily fluids that may be infected. The Pill is one of the most effective reversible methods of birth control. "The Pill" is the common name for oral contraception. Obtaining oral contraceptives require a medical evaluaton and a prescription.There are two basic types--combination pills and progestin-only pills. Bothe are made of ...
- 1310: Exotic Diseases And The Treat To Humanity
- ... in Lybia in 1988. It quickly spread through North Africa and its natural habitat was the USA. (Garrett, P.576, 1995) “In temperate ecologies, keeping wild insects at bay was quite easy, provided abatement and control systems remained intact and vigilant. Even a year of slacking in such an effort could, permit a sudden surge in insect vector populations, with resultant disease.” (Garrett, P.576, 1995) The fact that an outbreak could easily occur, if there was just a little neglect towards the control systems, is devastating. The result of such an action could be a world epidemic in a very short period of time, with a variety of different viruses. There were several outbreaks in mosquito borne diseases ... by an electron microscope they take on the appearance of long threads. Scientifically speaking, RNA is single stranded, while DNA is double stranded. The significance of this fact is that RNA stands are harder to control by antibiotics and are more prone to mutate often. (Karlen, P.14, 1995) In the 1960's medical research was being conducted in Uganda on wild monkeys, (African green monkey). They were carrying the ...
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