Leukemia strikes all ages and both sexes. In 1995 approximately 20,400 people died from Leukemia. The all time five year survival rate is 38%. This rate has gone to 52% in the mid 1980’s. Approximately 25,700 cases were reported in 1995 alone(American Cancer Society-leukemia, 1995). Leukemia is a form of cancer in the blood cells. […]
What is Heart Disease?
By: Kristy Haugen The term heart disease is a very broad term. Problems can arise within the heart muscle, arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle, or the valves within the heart that pump blood in the correct direction. Understanding the differences between each disease of the heart can help with the confusing applications […]
Fetal Tissue Transplantation. Is it ethical?
The ethical merits of fetal tissue transplantation have been debated back and forth since 1982, and with temporary government bans only being revoked later on as administrations changed, it may seem that the issue has been a tough nut to crack. Fortunately, a close examination of the factors involved reveals that fetal stem cell tissue […]
Benefits of Stem Cell Research
Stem cells are cells that have not differentiated into a specific type of cell and can become any part of the body that is needed (Stem cells and diseases, 2009). There are three different ways for scientists and doctors to harvest stems cells to use in research and in current treatments. The most commonly used […]
Mad Cow Disease / Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), better know as Mad cow disease is a relatively new disease. Most sources state that BSE first showed up in Great Britain in 1986 [Dealler p.5] but some say it popped up in 1985 [Greger p.1]. However the official notification was not until 21 June, 1988 [Dealler stats. p.1]. Spongiform encephalopathies […]
Electroconvulsive Therapy
After researching electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), I have decided that if a close family member or even myself were severely depressed I would not support the use of ECT. Electroconvulsive therapy consists of an electrical shock, which is used to produce a seizure. Many people experience seizures due to some other type of illness or illnesses, […]
The Psychological Effects of Smoking
We are all very well aware of the harmful physical effects of smoking: Lung cancer, emphysema, COPD, asthma, coughing, allergies and a whole barrage of other various assorted ailments. What we aren’t bombarded with on a daily basis are the psychological effects of smoking. So just what are the mental and emotional consequences of this […]
Ritalin
In recent years, more and more kids seem to be on a prescription drug called Ritalin(methylphenidate). This drug is being handed out more and more by doctors as a way of treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a complex neurological impairnment that prevents kids from concentrating. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, it rose fron 200 […]
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