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- 5191: Cancer
- ... used to treat cancer are carcinogenic. Even though these chemicals break the DNA of cancerous cells, which kills them, it also induces cancer in normal cells. Some hormones created in humans can also cause cancer. High levels of estrogen, which is marked as a female hormone, can increase the chances of getting a cancer of the uterus (in women). Aflatoxin B is a substance produced by the mold Aspergillus that causes ... may activate the normal cellular counterparts of oncogenes, called c-oncogenes, thus causing the neoplastic transformation to occur. Similar reactions may be a result from the action of chemicals or radiation or both. Ultraviolet and high-energy radiation are also agents for some types of cancer. A bond exists between exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays and the occurrence of skin cancer in humans. Some cancers caused by radiation are ...
- 5192: Can Genetics Cause Crime?
- ... Element," in Scientific American,(1995 March) pp 100-107, is that a very small number of criminals are responsible for the majority of the violent crime. Sullivan who is now the president of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta wanted to try and address the violence as a public health issue. In an interview after he left office in 1993, Dr. Sullivan explains that his rational for this was that ... of gene related violence, genetic information so far has been fairly unpredictable. Finding a defect such as the maoa mutation is an exceedingly rare event. Also according to Margret McCarthy of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, what matters in not whether someone possesses a gene, but whether that gene is expressed. Although seems that genetics is unlikely to tell us much of practical value about crime, other aspects of ...
- 5193: Multi-Agency Working In Nursin
- ... have the required operation to repair the problem, however prior to admission Mrs Client becomes very anxious and has twice refused to have the operation. Both clients have a poor dietary intake, poor personal hygiene, high caffeine intake, and a heavy smoking habit. The conditions that the clients are now living in due to the above being ongoing for some time are now less than satisfactory, and to that end the ... work redesign, restructuring and reengineering depend on effective collaboration, co-operation and group accomplishment. Proactive conflict resolution in work groups is the essence of building successful teams which are flexible and adaptable, and have a high degree of trust and communication. Therefore the ingredients for successful interprofessional collaboration may be a common goal, interdependence, co-operation, co-ordination of activities, task specialisation and therefore role clarity, equal division of effort and ...
- 5194: The Lord of the Flies: The Evil of Mankind
- ... Ralph states, "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things." Once Ralph is named chief, the boys decide to take down the names of all of the children. Being of grammar school age, this is expected. The taking of names is comparable to scholastic roll call. Granted, these are little boys and in their minds a chief is a leader, but still, it is expected that when ... they had previously become accustomed to. Also, the platform becomes the designated meeting area for the boys, and they are told to come to this platform whenever they hear the conch. Just like with a school bell, they are to report to wherever they need to be when the sound is heard. In order to protect themselves from the elements, the boys also construct several huts. Once this mock-society is ...
- 5195: Clinical Chemistry Tests In Medicine
- ... because the carbon atoms are more reduced than those of sugars, oxidation of triglycerides yields more than twice as much energy, gram for gram, as that of carbohydrates (Lehninger, 1993). Hyperlipidemia refers to an abnormally high concentration of triglyceride and/or cholesterol in the blood. Primary hyperlipidemia is an inherited disorder of lipid metabolism. Secondary hyperlipidemias are usually associated with pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, protein losing glomerulonephropathies, glucocorticosteroid administration, and a variety of liver abnormalities. Hypolipidemia is almost always a result of malnutrition (Barrie, 1995). Alkaline phosphatase is present in high concentration in bone and liver. Bone remodeling (disease or repair) results in moderate elevations of serum alkaline phosphatase levels, and cholestasis (stagnation of bile flow) and bile duct obstruction result in dramatically increased serum alkaline ...
- 5196: Artificial Contraception
- ... from a doctor. It is placed inside the woman’s vagina before having intercourse. It is often used with cream or jelly that is placed around the edge of the diaphragm. There is a very high failure rate because sometimes they are not fitted or inserted correctly. They create fewer health risks for women. It may reduce the risk of cervical cancer and provides some STD protection. There are also injections ... side effects. Withdrawal is another means of artificial contraception. It attempts to prevent contraception by having the man withdraw his penis before he ejaculates his semen into the woman’s vagina. This has a very high failure rate because ejaculating is uncontrollable and a man can not prevent it from happening. A few drops of semen contain enough sperm cells to populate a town. They can move on their own through ...
- 5197: Male Circumcision: A Social and Medical Misconception
- ... is imperative that we look at ways of altering our risk of exposure to these agents than at altering the sexual anatomy of the healthy male. These disease states are caused by specific pathogens and high-risk behavior, not by the uncircumcised penis. Clinical research clearly supports the idea that circumcision performed in the neonate has many characteristics associated with pain. There is an increase in heart rate, crying, blood pressure ... too little skin, formation of skin bridges or chordee, urethrocutaneous fistula, and necrosis of the glands or entire penis can occur following circumcision. The reported incidence of excessive bleeding ranges from 0.1% to as high as 35%. (Snyder, 1991) Infection can also occur resulting in staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, gangrene, generalized sepsis, or meningitis. (Snyder, 1991) Almost all of these complications can be avoided in practice. However, many problems are ...
- 5198: A Look At Poes Evil
- ... a dark and macabre feel to them. His beliefs on God and morals also had much to do with the way he wrote. He did not attend church or believe his stories should carry some high moral purpose. He believed that the church and morals in stories were just man's way of trying to interpret what God wanted. He believed that his critics, including members of the church, had no ... decides that the cat must have fled the house when he saw what was happening. A few days later the police come to the house to search for the wife fearing foul play. They searched high and low but found no signs of foul play. They were just on their way out when the man started going on about how well the house was built. In attempt to prove his point ...
- 5199: The Secret Within: Teen Pregnancy, The Cause and Effect on Teens
- ... Teen Over the United States, teen pregnancy has increased tremendously compared to other countries. Also 13% of all births are to teenagers. Statistics have shown that 85% of all teenage pregnancies are unplanned. . With that high rate 25% of teenage mothers will have a second child within two years after their first child’s birth (Teen Pregnancy, internet). The general rule is: the younger the mother, the greater the risk of ... and wanted to be his wife. Another teen claimed that she would never get pregnant. Apparently her boyfriend convinced her that before his climax, he would depart from the forest. In particular another female lacked high-self-esteem and wanted something that belonged to her, not thinking of the child’s life (Stories of pregnancies…internet). On the chart below, it shows an actual breakdown of miscarriages, pregnancies, and abortions. Besides ...
- 5200: 1984, Science-fiction Or Reali
- ... only difference between these classes are that in the novel power separates the people while in our reality money separates us. The actions of these classes mimic each other as well. The aim of the High is to remain where they are. The aim of the middle is to change places with the high. The aim of the low, when they have an aim is to abolish all distinctions and create a society in which all men shall be equal (Orwell 210). These aims also apply to our society ...
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