Another example of failed animal research drugs is‚ “The Thalidomide Tragedy”. a widely used drug in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the treatment of nausea in pregnant women. Within a few years of the widespread use of thalidomide in Europe‚ Australia‚ and Japan‚ approximately 10‚000 children were born with phocomelia‚ leading to the ban of thalidomide in most countries in 1961 (Kim‚Scialli). After having failed to come up with consistent data that the
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matter of opinion. Sadly‚ animal experimentation seems to have very distressing results for the animals in question. The Thalidomide Disaster occurred when tens of thousands of children were born with very harsh mutations that had not been determined before by the animal experiments‚ this along with many others shows the unreliability of animal experimentation. The Thalidomide Disaster resulted from the lack of formal procedure concerning pregnant animals being used to test drugs. Once the deformation
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Have you have ever had the flu? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 5-20% of the US population contracts this illness each year. Isn’t it nice that‚ when the symptoms get excessive‚ medications are available to treat you? Well‚ before animal testing‚ this was not an option. Animal experimentation is a huge controversy in today’s society among both scientists and citizens in general. Many people argue that it is unmoral to test products of any kind on animals‚ while many scientists
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animals anatomically‚ genetically and metabolically. Meaning data collected from animals cannot be considered accurate at all. One example is the failure of animal testing with the drug thalidomide that happened in the 1960s. According to the organization "Animal Friends Croatia‚" scientists had created thalidomide to help stop morning sickness for pregnant women. Even though it was tested on many species of animals before it could be purchased‚ "it caused an estimated 10‚000 birth defects and thousands
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ASSIGNMENT ON PHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTANCE OF STEREOCHEMISTRY PREPARED FOR: Nowshin Nowaz Rumzhum Lecturer‚ Dept. of pharmacy Stamford University Bangladesh PREPARED BY: Md. Wahid Rezwan ID No: BPH02805674 Batch No: 28th D STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH Introduction: Stereochemistry may seem like a trivial
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animals to be used as scientific research. Animals cannot be compared to humans when it comes to finding out what product or drug is competent for human to use‚ because animals and humans have different hormones. It is also been proven with the drug thalidomide‚ that even though it has been tested on thousands of animals it was not a good alternative for human choose. Should the animals be used for scientific research? According to American Anti-Vivisection Society 100 million animals are used every
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Although Malvalio is only steward‚ a lowly status social status in his days‚ he is presented as puritan (quote Maria). A puritan considers activities such as drinking and singing as indecent. However a puritan would not be appreciated in the circles of fun loving notables like like sir Toby(quote sir Toby). On the other hand‚ Malvalio is highly regarded and appreciated for his services by lady Olivia because he excels in his profession(quote maria.). Due to this fact and as a head servant‚ he commands
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correct the problem. Since it was first used in 1944‚ the Blalock-Taussig shunt has saved the lives of tens of thousands of children. In 1961‚ numerous birth defects were reported in Germany‚ Taussig determined that the cause was the use of the drug Thalidomide‚ and because of her
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Questions on “The Failure of White Activism” by Stokely Carmichael Carmichael begins with an insult. Explain what is the “white ghetto of the west.” Then‚ explain why he would choose to begin in such a confrontational manner. The white ghetto of the west is a reference to the poor white Americans that live in the Appalachian mountains. Carmichael could have felt comfortable saying this little joke because his audience was probably mostly black people. Explain the main rhetorical strategy of paragraph
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Centre Number For Examiner’s Use Candidate Number Surname Other Names Examiner’s Initials Candidate Signature Question General Certificate of Secondary Education Foundation Tier June 2012 Mark 1 2 3 Science A BL1FP Unit Biology B1 5 F Biology Unit Biology B1 Tuesday 12 June 2012 4 6 7 8 9.00 am to 10.00 am TOTAL For this paper you must have: a ruler. You may use a calculator. Time allowed 1 hour Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the
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