Erythropoietin and Athletes Steven D. Jackson Student‚ American Military University Abstract Erythropoietin (EPO) use as a performance enhancing agent in sport carries both significant and detrimental risks to go along with its suggested benefits. As such‚ it was banned by the International Olympic Committee in 1990. Shortly thereafter‚ successful and reliable testing methods have been developed to test athletes for its potential use. Despite widespread knowledge of its potential adverse
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Case Analysis Kaspersky Lab: From Russia with Anti-virus Industry Background: Software Security Cybercrime has become a fast growing concern for the 21st century as businesses‚ institutions and individuals grow into an interconnected web of computer networks. Online business transactions‚ along with the sharing of personal information‚ are vulnerable to a host of disasters that can reap economic and social havoc. Some sources say that today‚ cybercrime costs more than $1.0 trillion to society--Global
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Athletes throughout the world are always seeking to build muscle‚ enhance energy‚ improve physical performance and have an overall edge on fellow athletes (Wolinsky‚ I et al‚ 2004‚ Slater‚G et al‚ 2000). Ergogenic aids can include nutritional aids. It also include pharamcological aids‚ physiological aids and psychological aids (Ferrando et al‚ 1993). Ergogenic aids can be split into synthetic and natural aids. Synthetic is where the aid cannot be produced via the body‚ such as anabolic steroids‚
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10/7/12 Blood Doping Blood doping is the altering of the number of RBC’s (red blood cells) to increase the flow of oxygen by a series of techniques. Mostly used by athletes. The most common way is taking out about two pints of the athlete’s blood a few weeks before the competition they are competing in. The blood is frozen until a couple days before it is needed‚ thawed out‚ and then injected back into the athlete. This method is known as autologous doping (transfusion of blood from same person)
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Introduction Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that in recent decades has become a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas. Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)‚ a potentially lethal complication‚ was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand. Today DHF affects most Asian countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and
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CONDITION TABLE ASSIGNMENT #3 CONDITION | DEFINITION | SIGNS & SYMPTOMS | DIAGNOSTIC TESTS | 1. Diabetic Retinopathy | A damaged blood vessel of the retina. This is caused by diabetes. | Blurred vision‚ slow vision‚ shadows or missing areas of vision‚ and trouble seeing at night. | Dialation of the pupils with eye drops and then carefully examining the retina. | | 2. Meniere‚s Disease | An inner ear disorder that affects balance and hearing. | Drop in hearing‚ pressure in the ear
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Blood Film Staining – Normal & Malignant Cells Case Study 1 Male 72 yrs Hb 77g/l (NR 130-180) RBC 2.23 x 10¹²/l (NR 4.5-6.5) MCV 88fl (NR 76-96) WBC 98.2 x 10/l (NR 4-11) Platelets 28 x 10/l (NR 150-400) A) Calculation of PCV (packed cell volume or haematocrit) PCV = RBC (cells/l) x 10¯¹² x MCV (fl) RBC = 2.23 x 10¹²/l MCV = 88fl or 88 x 10/l PCV = 2.23 x 88 x10 PCV = 196.24/1000 PCV = 0.196 (NR 0.4-0.54) B) Calculation of MCH (mean cell volume) MCH = Hb
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Cheating and Sportsmanship HPE essay-BY Elliott Biggs Just like everything in life‚ sports too are governed by rules‚ customs and even competition. Sports are a way through which we are able to connect with our past and have good feelings about the future. Sports acts as a way of bonding people despite their age‚ gender and race differences. Sports today‚ instead of bonding people and teaching them discipline and teamwork is causing them to cheat. And athletes have a reason to cheat now with all
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Blood Doping in Endurance Sports Blood doping has become a consistant part of sports and fair play. Blood doping enhances your performance by increasing red blood cell mass and as a result delivering more oxygen to muscle. This “boost” of energy has sparked major controversy in the sports world for what it can do for an athlete during endurance events such as running. The risks involve putting the cardiovascular system of the athlete being in severe danger because of this procedure. Still‚ there
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Sickle-Cell Anemia is an inherited‚ chronic blood disease in which the body produces abnormally shaped red blood cells. When the blood cells become crescent/sickle shaped‚ they are unable to deliver adequate amounts of oxygen to other cells. Also‚ these unusual “sickle” cells block blood pathways to the limbs and organs‚ limiting the amount of blood flowing throughout the body. It causes pain‚ organ damage‚ and anemia (low blood count). Unfortunately‚ however‚ when sufferers are born with this disease
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