Name: Mason Arbogast Title: Multiple Sclerosis I. Introduction: A. Attention: According to Michael J. Olek‚ the writer of “Multiple Sclerosis -Etiology‚ Diagnosis‚ and New Treatment Strategies” multiple sclerosis (MS) afflicts approximately 250‚000 to 350‚000 individuals in the United States and is the most common autoimmune disease involving the nervous system. B. Credibility: Approximately 6 years ago my mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis‚ which has progressively gotten
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Topic: Multiple Sclerosis I. Introduction a. Attention Device: i. How many of you know somebody living with multiple sclerosis (MS)? ii. According to the National MS Society‚ it’s estimated that some 400‚000 Americans have MS‚ with women developing the disease at twice the rate of men. b. Thesis: i. Multiple sclerosis is a very devastating and debilitating disease. MS is important to me because my mother was diagnosed with MS the summer of 2009. I’ve witnessed the long-term effects of this disease
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The Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis: An in-depth Study Your Name Course/Number Date Instructor Name (Doctoral students must include the following on the title page instead: title‚ author’s name‚ and institution name) Abstract This paper examines eight journalistic articles depicting research and case studies analyzing the epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This in-depth analysis will explain the history and prevalence of the disease‚ and its impact on our society‚ along with
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There is only one that I have to live with on a daily bases. I have an illness due to a nervous system disorder. Day by day I have to live with the effects o multiple sclerosis. The interest in this area comes from me wanting to know as much about this disease as possible. For me knowledge is power when it comes to multiple sclerosis. Learning as much about this illness as I can helps me to be able to stay healthy. In learning things about how to eat and exercise has slowed the progression
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Basic description: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ or ALS‚ is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neurone disease in some British Commonwealth countries. It is a debilitating disease with rapidly progressive weakness‚ breaking down of the muscles‚ muscle spasticity‚ difficulty speaking‚ difficulty swallowing‚ and decline in breathing ability. ALS is
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Bibliography: • Page‚ Stacey Ann (2002). The use of complementary and alternative medicine by people with multiple sclerosis. Ph.D. dissertation‚ University of Calgary (Canada)‚ Canada. Retrieved November 23‚ 2009‚ from ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source.(Publication No. AAT NQ77033). • Michael Grossman‚ Frank J Chaloupka‚ & Kyumin Shim. (2002). Illegal drug
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Questions: 1. Does Anna have a case here? What are the critical variables? Yes‚ Anna has a case here. Anna is well qualified with this position only she has the sclerosis problems. David refuses to hire Anna because of her disabilities. The critical variables for Anna are disabilities‚ including Multiple Sclerosis and she is a wheelchair user‚ accommodations‚ the qualifications‚ and all her rights under the ADA law. For David‚ his variables will be the expense‚ agreement to the specific disabilities
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medical value. Without the legalization of medical marijuana‚ doctors and scientists are not able to fully grasp marijuana’s medical potentials. Luckily marijuana has been proven to help with some illnesses such as Glaucoma‚ Alzheimer’s‚ and Multiple Sclerosis. Glaucoma is group of eye conditions that can lead to damage to the optic nerve. The optic nerve is what carries visual information from the eye to the brain. Only the people that are diagnosed with Glaucoma know about the pain that comes
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Should the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes be legalized? Wouldn’t it be simple to provide a simple black or white answer to this question? Across the nation there is much debate on this very topic‚ one that I don’t believe can be solved so easily with a yes or no. There are so many activists that have strong opinions on this subject and go to the fullest extent to ensure they are heard. As simple straight forward as this question is it was hard for me to determine which side of the
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The divisions of the nervous system are the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The CNS is made of two parts the brain and the spinal cord. The PNS is made up the Somatic nervous system and the automatic system. The somatic nervous contains the peripheral nerve fibers that deliver sensory information to the CNS and motor nerve fibers that go to the skeletal muscle. The central nervous system sends messages from the brain to the rest of the body. (Divisions of The
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