affected with Down syndrome face many problems in today’s society. Whether it is unfair judgment‚ discrimination‚ or misunderstandings‚ those with Down syndrome have been subjected to cruelty. However‚ over the years‚ there has been much progress towards acceptance and equality. Many people still do not understand Down syndrome‚ which is the main source of discrimination. Perhaps with more awareness in today’s society of what Down syndrome is and what those with Down syndrome can contribute to society
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Introduction It sounds simple: women who drink excessively while pregnant are at high risk for giving birth to children with birth defects. Therefore‚ to prevent these defects‚ women should stop drinking alcohol during all phases of pregnancy. Alternatively‚ women who drink alcohol should not become pregnant unless and until they can control their drinking. More than 20 years ago‚ when fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was first described in the published medical literature
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Community Health: Virginia Legislature Senate Bill 1098 Cheryl Buckley 00738216 ODU On Site Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements in the course NURS 471: Community Health Nursing II Old Dominion University NORFOLK‚ VIRGINIA
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is many different stories over the intellectual disability.For example the documentary of Mark Hubler‚ Moira Rosie‚ Christopher Scott‚ and Christi Hockel. This documentary is about how three adults with down syndrome live their lifes like a normal adult would live their life daily. Down syndrome does not stop them at all from accomplishing what they want to accomplish in their lives. "We’re More Alike Than Different." YouTube. YouTube‚ n.d. Web. 25 Jan.
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Shaken baby syndrome is a serious medical condition that results from a severe form of child abuse. Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) can also be called abusive head trauma (AHT)‚ inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI)‚ whiplash syndrome‚ and lastly‚ shaken impact syndrome. Regardless of which name is used to refer to it‚ shaken baby syndrome is one hundred percent avoidable. A British pediatric neurosurgeon Norman Guthkelch‚ was credited with developing the medical theory in 1971 that laid the ground
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Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol plays a major role in society today. It is constantly being . ...... in our minds through advertisements‚ whether its commercials or billboards‚ holidays‚ or even just at the popular social scene. Alcohol is consumed for many purposes‚ such as celebrations‚ to increase romance‚ out of boredom‚ or a way to relax. Alcohol is a drug that is depended upon by the majority of our society. Nonetheless‚ alcohol has very damaging effects‚ not only
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Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs when an individual has an extra chromosome 21 in them. Down syndrome can also be referred to as ‘Trisomy 21’. An English physician named John Landon Down first discovered Down syndrome back in 1862. This genetic disorder has been around since the 16th century and possibly even longer. The treatments for Down syndrome are not distinct as it depends on how severe the Down syndrome is. Down syndrome or Trisomy 21 was
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Abstract Down syndrome‚ also known as trisomy 21‚ is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans and it occurs in all races. Approximately 1 of every 691 babies born in the United States each year is born with this genetic condition. Because people with Down syndrome have extra copies of genes on chromosome 21‚ the course of normal development is disrupted and this leads to the distinctive physical characteristics and other health issues that are associated with this syndrome. With appropriate
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Chromosomal Disorders 1. Name the condition. Edwards Syndrome (or Trisomy 18) 2. Outline the chromosomal abnormality. Trisomy 18‚ or Edwards syndrome‚ occurs when a person has a third copy of material from chromosome 18 instead of the usual two copies. 3. What chromosomes are involved? Chromosome 18 is the only chromosome involved with this disorder. 4. What does it affect? The majority of children born with Edward ’s syndrome appear both fragile and weak; many are underweight. Their
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Imagine you are a person living with Lynch Syndrome‚ this means you have an 80% chance of developing numerous kinds of cancer. Lynch syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a group of mutations that greatly effect a person to an early and aggressive stage of colon cancer. Although this genetic mutations can cause other cancers‚ colon cancer is most common. The main cause of Lynch syndrome is miss-matched genes. This genetic disorder is passed down from parents on the MLH1 gene on the third chromosome
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