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Cystic Fibrosis
<view this essay>.... one gene coming from each parent
to make the pair. Cystic fibrosis occurs when both genes have mutations. A
person with cystic fibrosis receives one cystic fibrosis gene from each parent.
The parents of a child, with cystic fibrosis, each carry one nonworking copy of
the gene and one working copy of the gene. The parents are called cystic
fibrosis carriers, and because they have one working gene they have no symptoms.
Carrier parents have 1:4 chance to have a child who is a noncarrier of cystic
fibrosis, a 1:2 chance to have a child who carries the gene, and a 1:4 chance
with each pregnancy to have an affected child. If you have a son or daughter
with cyst .....
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Patient Assisted Suicide: Whose Example Should Be Followed?
<view this essay>.... some of their views are similar and some are quite different.
Both doctors agree that certain people at the end of their lives shouldn't
have to suffer any more than they have to, but they differ in the methods
in which lead up to the decision process of choosing euthanasia or not.
The belief that individuals facing terminal illnesses and or
certain death in a short period of time should have the "right to die with
as much control and dignity as possible" is shared by both Kevorkian and
Quill (Quill 434). There are many cases in which people become sick and
life becomes an endless episode phasing between unconsciousness and severe
pain. There are also ca .....
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Do Men Have Symptoms Of PMS?
<view this essay>.... people express their irritable mood with body language. Such as, when a person throws his or her hands up in the air, and says, "touch me and die," this is a good indication that they are irritable. Most people's personalities control how they react to anger. Most people's personalities differ. Some people feel hostile, while others just show hostility. Most men say, "that they are just stressed out." Most men think that when women get stressed out, it is due to a hormone-imbalance due to PMS. Some people get food cravings when their hormones are imbalanced.
Hormones control when people feel get cravings. Most people crave certain foods. Whether, .....
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Cystic Fibrosis
<view this essay>.... mucus. This leads to the
Obstruction of the pancreas and chronic infections of the lungs, which generally
Causes death in childhood or early adulthood. Some mildly affected patients may
Survive longer. Patients with pancreatic insufficiency take pancreatic enzymes
With meals. Those with respiratory infections are treated with antibiotics,
Mostly with aerosols that relieve constriction of the airways. Physical therapy
Is used to help patients cough up the obstructing mucus. Intestinal obstruction,
Which occurs mostly in infancy, may require surgery.
In 1989, researchers fond the abnormal gene that causes cystic fibrosis.
This gene is located on chromosome 7 . .....
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Alcoholism: Is It Hereditary?
<view this essay>.... been limited to men alcoholics and to a
minority of severely diseased alcoholics with other special
characteristics. However, several investigators dispute the idea of a
special type of inherited alcoholism affecting only such groups. Even for
these populations, balanced genetic models leave room for the substantial
impact of environmental, social and individual factors so that drinking to
excess can only be predicted within a complex, multivariate framework. The
denial of this complexity in some quarters obscure what has been
discovered through genetically oriented research and has dangerous
consequences for prevention and treatment policies. A tremendo .....
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Bursitis
<view this essay>.... lubricating sacs, the bursae fill with
fluid and become irritated and inflamed. This inflammation causes severe pain
with movement of the joint, often limiting the movement of the affected area.
Bursitis commonly strikes in the shoulders, elbows, knees, pelvis, hips or
Achilles tendons. Bursitis can affect nearly anyone for any number of reasons.
It affects mainly adults both male and female. The individuals most at risk are
people who engage in excessive and improper stretching and people who are
involved heavily in athletic training. Bursitis can be caused by many things.
For one, it can be caused by injury or overuse of a joint. Strenuous unfamiliar
exerci .....
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The Future Of Human Evolution
<view this essay>.... them and their offspring to survive better in their
new environments. These modifications were the key to the evolution of new
species, and Darwin proposed natural selection or "survival of the fittest" as
the vehicle by which that change occurs. Under Natural Selection, some
individuals in a population have adaptations that allow them to survive and
reproduce
more than other individuals. These adaptations become more common in the
population because of this higher reproductive success. Over time, the
characteristics of the population as a whole can change, sometimes even
resulting in the formation of a new species. Humans have survived for thousands
of ye .....
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Gonorrhea
<view this essay>.... of vaginal
intercourse with an infected female is approximately 20%(1 chance in 5).
Women are thought to acquire gonorrhea at a slightly higher rate from an
infected male.
Gonorrhea is not uniformly spread throughout the population.
Instead, there is a higher prevalence in large metropolitan areas, inner
city areas, populations with lower overall levels of education, and people
with a lower socioeconomic status. From a standpoint of age, gonorrhea is
most common in people 15-29 years of age. Risk factors include having
multiple sexual partners, a partner with a past history of any STD, and
unprotected sex (sex without the condom or the newly developed f .....
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