One of the most important issues in the United States today is teens becoming sexually active. Not all teens have access to birth control or condoms. Just because a girl is on birth control doesn’t mean she shouldn’t use condoms. Birth control isn’t one hundred percent preventable. Teens should always have access to condoms because they help protect against STDS or any other diseases. Condoms also help prevent pregnancy. The United States is becoming over populated‚ so teenagers who are sexually
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The fresh amniotic membranes are procured from placenta of mothers who have been antenatally screened for the possibility of blood-borne diseases such as HIV‚ HBsAg‚ HCV‚ syphilis‚ gonorrhoea‚ toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus. Membranes from placenta with trapartum complications are discarded. Processing of amnion involves washing the membrane in sterile water or normal saline‚ removing the chorionic surface using a sterile gauze‚ shaking the amniotic membrane in a
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease that attacks women between the ages of 15 and 40. It occurs less often in men than in women. The people affected by lupus vary depending on the country or region. In the US alone‚ the prevalence rate is highest among Asians of Hawaii‚ blacks of Caribbean origin‚ and Native Americans of the Sioux‚ Arapahoe‚ and Crow tribes. Lupus is a disease that affects the immune system. We can think of the immune system as an army within the body with hundreds of defenders (known
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children over 4-9 years overall frequency is 1.9 cases per 100‚000 population follows infection or immunization by 10 days follows respiratory tract infection or gastrointestinal infection Etiology GIT infection Campylobacter jejuni (26-41%) Cytomegalovirus (10-22%) Respiratory tract infection Mycoplasma pneumoniae Ebstein-Barr virus (10%) Vaccines Rabies Avian-flu influenza Pathogenesis Molecular mimicry Cross-reactive immune attack by host Ab & T cell with are directed against the
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Disorders and Diseases Affecting the Lymphatic System Type I Diabetes BY: Elaine Wells July 18‚ 2013 Anatomy and Physiology II Professor Turner Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there are high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Type I Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. It was previously known as juvenile diabetes. Type I diabetes is usually caused by an auto-immune reaction in which the cells that produce insulin are attacked by
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An Investigation in Monoclonal Antibodies Meena Henen Introduction One of the major medical concerns of the century has been finding a cure for cancer. Scientists have made progress in solving the cancer puzzle with the innovation of procedures such as chemotherapy and various scanning methods‚ but no one has yet found a definite solution. Possibly the newest discovery in the cancer field has been monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Nicknamed “magic bullets‚” mAbs have
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INFECTION An infection is the colonization of a hostorganism by parasitespecies. Infecting parasites seek to use the host’s resources to reproduce‚ often resulting in disease. Colloquially‚ infections are usually considered to be caused by microscopic organisms or microparasites like viruses‚ prions‚ bacteria‚ and viroids‚ though larger organisms like macroparasites and fungi can also infect. Hosts normally fight infections themselves via their immune system. Mammalian hosts react to infections
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CLINICAL INVESTIGATION Peripheral Facial Palsy. Descriptive Study at the University Hospital in Getafe Alejandra Ayala Mejías‚ José Carlos Casqueiro Sánchez‚ Enrique Durio Calero‚ and Ricardo Sanz Fernández Hospital Universitario de Getafe‚ Getafe‚ Madrid‚ Spain Objective: Our aim is to validate a protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral facial palsy. Material and method: A cross-sectional and retrospective descriptive study was made of 63 patients diagnosed with facial palsy and
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Hydrocephalus is derived from the Greek word –hydro which means water‚ and cephalus meaning head. Hydrocephalus is also known as water head baby‚ which is water on the brain. Hydrocephalus is medical condition that 1 out of 500 babies are born with. The first thing that comes to a parent mind when having a baby is whether it will be healthy or not. Hydrocephalus is a medical condition in which‚ there is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the cavities (ventricles) of
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11. What conditions are treated with metronidiazole? What is the mode of action of this drug? Metronidazole or commonly known as Flagyl is a widely used amoebicide used to treat mild to severe intestinal infections and hepatic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica. It works by invading essential metabolic enzymes of the pathogens and is also used for infections caused by Giardia lamblia and Trichomonas vaginalis. 12. Name and describe the modes of actions of the drugs used to treat tapeworms
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