As the old saying goes‚ “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”‚ but does it really mean what it used to? People are taking great risks by consuming genetically modified foods. Genetically modified crops‚ foods etc. are made when scientist combine genes from different organisms to get desired traits in a certain organism. Scientist uses this in fruits and vegetables to help make them more nutritious or help with insect resistance. Some of the first GM foods were corn‚ cotton‚ soybean‚ canola and alfalfa
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Bottled Water and the Environment Bottled water has become an important aspect of human lives. For some of us‚ it’s important to the point where we can say “I can’t live without bottled water!”. This is mainly because of its convenience and the idea of bottled water being more “healthy” than tap water. Bottled water may be easily accessible and maybe even tastier than tap water‚ but is it better for ourselves and the environment in the long run? The consumption of bottled water has increased tremendously
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Occupational Risks in the Medical Technology Profession: Blood borne Diseases: A blood-borne disease is one that can be spread by contamination by blood. The most common examples are HIV‚ hepatitis B‚ hepatitis C and viral hemorrhagic fevers. Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact‚ but rather by insect or other vector‚ are more usefully classified as vector-borne disease‚ even though the causative agent can be found in blood. Vector-borne diseases include West Nile
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are very toxic‚ including uranium‚ mercury‚ formaldehyde and ethylene. A lot of this now toxic water stays underground and could potentially contaminate a necessary resource‚ our water supply. Some of the chemicals used have been known to cause infertility‚ autism‚ ADHD‚ diabetes and thyroid disorders. (“Fracking Air Pollution”) It is obvious that many other health risks may arise as a result of fracking. Fracturing fluid chemicals‚ contaminated wastewater‚ and radioactive material could leak or
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body so to speak . 3. The clone can carry certain abnormalities from the donor and that it may die sooner than expected. III. Opponents most important argument A) Medical breakthroughs 1. Heart attack 2. Infertility treatment B) Rejuvenation/ Reverse-aging 1. Make an old person to look young and. 2. Improves confidence of one C) Cloning influential people who have brought advancement to the
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conditions that an endocrinologist treats would be menopause‚ diabetes‚ thyroid diseases‚ metabolic disorders‚ lack of growth‚ over-or under-production of hormones‚ osteoporosis‚ cancers of the endocrine glands‚ cholesterol disorders‚ hypertension‚ and infertility. They do a variety of research to find more improved ways to treat abnormal hormonal imbalances. To become endocrinologists you first have to earn your bachelors degree from either a university or college‚ then you have to be accepted into a medical
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My parents‚ like countless immigrants‚ relocated my family of five in pursuit of the highly sought after “American Dream.” The excitement quickly wore off once I was confronted with the realization that we will now be residing in a one bedroom‚ one bathroom basement apartment in Brooklyn‚ New York. While my parents attempted to provide for my brothers and me‚ I undertook the task of mastering the English language. In contrast to my classmates‚ my learning recommenced after school; I spent countless
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Hades was the eldest brother of Zeus and Poseidon and Lord of the Underworld and Ruler of the Dead. He was the god of the realm where souls go after death. “The Underworld was hidden deep in the earth” (Michael Karas & Charilaos Megas) and was believed to be surrounded by 5 rivers. They each had a certain purpose. The Styx river was represented unbreakable oath and the gods often swore by it. After the Styx was the river Lethe‚ the river of oblivion. The dead souls traveling to the Underworld would
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VOICES FROM MARGINAL WOMEN: GENDER IN SOUTH-ASIAN LITERATURE. “ Na Stri Swatantra Marhati” – [ Shloka ( verse ) from Mahabharat ] “My life is my own……My will is my own. My wishes are my own. No one can kill those - no one ! I will do what I like with my self and my life ! I will decide ……” [Tendulkar‚Vijay. Silence! The Court Is In Session. Trans. Priya Adarkar. India: Oxford University Press‚ 2004.] These two contradictory comments are about women – the first one is the rigid
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economies. I would like to discuss an example of a microeconomic decision that was made in the home environment. The decision was to file bankruptcy and relieve ourselves of large amounts of debt incurred because of medical expenses due to infertility issues. One factor was our decision to have my wife leave work to stay at home with our children. This eliminated a source of income for us but
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