Ginkgo is popularly known as living fossils. It is also known by other names like Fossil tree‚ Kew Tree and Silver Apricot. Ginkgo trees are in a position to live long for thousands of years. Historically‚ medicinal use of Ginkgo was documented in 2600 BC. for the treatment of bronchial-asthma and bronchitis. The botanical name of ginkgo is Ginkgo biloba Linn. and it is a member of family Ginkgoaceae. Ginkgo although not described in Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia is major herbal drug of western herbal medicine
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EVALUATION OF ANAEMIA IN THE GHANAIAN CHILD. GROUP B2. MEMBERS • • • • • CEPHAS AVOKA CHRISTIANA BAFFOUR AWUAH IBIRONKE AZEEZAT AKUA ADOBEA AYISI KWAKU AYISI-TETE Aim & Objectives Aim: Increase knowledge of students on evaluation of anemia Objectives: 1.Understand the various definitions‚ classifications and aetiology of anaemia 2.Easily identify a child with anaemia 3.To interpret haematological results 4.Successfully treat anaemia 5.Identify with the causes‚ diagnosis
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Effects of Phosphate and Nitrate on Pond Water By Claudia Phillips September 6‚ 2014 Block Two INTRODUCTION This lab was designed to study and observe the effects of phosphate and nitrate applied to pond water (1). Phosphorous‚ commonly used in fertilizers‚ is a necessary and vital element for life but can enhance the effects of eutrophication (the over-enrichment of nutrients in water) (2). Nitrate is a common source of food for most algae‚ but too much can make living conditions in
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1. One patient has a grade I tumor of the lung‚ while another patient has a grade IV tumor of the lung. Explain how tumors in various stages are similar and how they differ. (1 point) Both stage I and stage IV lung cancer is presented with cellular differentiation‚ loss of normal tissue structure‚ as well as irregular size and shape of the nucleus. Normal cells are able to divide and die cancer cells are pile up on top of each other forming a tumor. The staging and grading of cancer depends on
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Complications associated with a difficult airway that cause temporary harm are common but those complications that cause serious injury are rare. It is commonly the easy airways that cause the most harm and lead to death. A good example of this is the Bromiley case. Although this case highlights the importance of communication and leadership within a team‚ it also demonstrates how a “routine operation” with what was classified as an easy airway‚ can go wrong and lead to serious harm. In this case
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blooms see NOAA animation) • seasonal stratification leads to hypoxia zone‚ killing marine life (Fig. 2) and Baltic images • Gulf Dead Zone steadily growing ‚ (see also LSU Current Status webpage) • problem source – this is an example of a distributed (“non-point”) source 4 – depends on land-use [Fig. 11.3‚ Keller‚ 2000] – e.g. increased corn production for ethanol may cause larger dead zone‚ see CNN story ) • similar hypoxia from nitrate in groundwater in Cape Cod • hurricanes can intermittently
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"Nature and the Environment" "Ecology or the study of nature and the environment involves us in the conservation of the earth. We are at a point in the history of civilization where awareness of our fragile relationship to nature and the environment is high. We are losing 3‚000 acres of rain forest around the world and four species of plants and animals. More plants‚ insects‚ birds and animals became extinct in the 20th century than in any era since the Cretaceous catastrophe more than 65 million
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Essay 4: Legalization of Marijuana We the people in the US try to use reason and logic to determine our laws. as a consequence of this intellectual process‚ we develop graded scales for punishment and degrees of illegality. The more dangerous an activity the more illegal and higher punishment‚ lesser activities are either not illegal or endorsed. Marijuana illegality defies this rational thinking in that it is less detrimental than alcohol and cigarettes and yet is treated far worse. Most pharmaceutical
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vessels‚ and the lungs. Potassium cyanide is a potent inhibitor of cellular respiration‚ which prevents the body from oxidizing food to produce useful energy. The tissues are not able to use the oxygen in the blood‚ which creates Cerebral hypoxia. Cerebral hypoxia is when the brain is completely deprived of oxygen. If this continues‚ the skin may also appear bluish‚ the heart rate may increase‚ nosebleed‚ headache‚ the blood cells’ numbers may change‚ and much more. They might faint‚ lose consciousness
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injury. Bacterial meningitis can be dangerous and complicated increasing the chances of intracranial pressure from cerebral edema can include a combination of or all such as: vasogenic resulting from an increase of vascular permeability‚ cerebral hypoxia/cytotoxic‚ interstitial‚ and an increase of CSF. An increase of intracranial pressure could lead to a decrease of cerebral perfusion‚ neuronal
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