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Multiple Sclerosis
<view this essay>.... and brain stem, such as muscle coordination signals or visual sensation
signals, are slowed greatly, or just blocked off. Thus, a person afflicted with
Multiple Sclerosis can suffer any number of symptoms.
Researchers are not sure yet as to the cause of Multiple Sclerosis. There
is a kind of deadlock among scientists and doctors whether it's hereditary,
viral, or a combination of the two, with the disease being hereditary, but with
a viral trigger, or just a simple chemical imbalance in the immune system. One
thing is certain, though. Some sort of defect in the immune system causes white
blood cells to attack and destroy the myelin sheath.
Ther .....
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Skin Cancer
<view this essay>.... body to keep it at the proper temperature.
The first layer of skin is called the epidermis. This is the layer that is closest to the surface of the skin. There are three types of cells in this layer. The first is the squamace. The squamace cells are flat and scaly and are located closest to the surface of the skin. Second are the basal cells and finally are the melanocytes, which give the skin its color. The second layer of skin is the dermis, which is much thicker than the epidermis. This layer contains sweat glands, nerves and blood vessels. The dermis also contains follicles, which are tiny pockets from which the hair grows.
The most common ma .....
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Syphilis
<view this essay>.... but usually painless. Normally it appears on the genitals or near where the bacteria entered the body. It often hides and many people never realize that it is there. On women, the sore can be found hidden in the vagina or the folds of the labia. On men, it usually hides in the folds of the foreskin, under the scrotum, or near the base of the penis. Men more often than women will also have swollen lymph nodes in the groin. At this stage, the chancre is very infectious. It will heal with or without treatment, but the bacteria will remain and begin to spread if untreated.
In the secondary stage, occurring about six weeks later, a generalized rash appears. .....
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Obesity
<view this essay>.... two to three years. This
leads to yo-yo dieting and increased low self-esteem of people constantly
struggling to become what they see as a normal member of society.
A problem that lies within this problem, is the chronically obese person.
Obesity is when one's body wieght is 25-30% above normal. While overweight is
20-30 pounds over normal. Most people, including health care providers see
the problem with obesity as eating too much and exercising too little. But in
truth, for many obese people the problem lies with genetic predisposition,
metabolic problems, binge eating or sometimes all. These factors make dieting
virtually impossible because t .....
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Christian Science
<view this essay>.... her she was able to heal herself.
In 1875, Mary Baker Eddy published “Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures” as a guide to the use of the healing powers of God through
the scriptures. “Science and Health with Key to Scriptures” states that, as
there is a natural law that governs the universe, there is also a spiritual
law that was established by God that is witnessed through Jesus Christ's
healing of the sick. Christian Science healing comes through scientific
prayer, or spiritual communion with God. Prayer is used to recognize “a
patient's direct access to God's love through the consistent operation of
God's law of health and wholeness o .....
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Alzheimer's: Genetic Dementia
<view this essay>.... 65, whereas late onset Alzheimer's affects those older.
Late onset Alzheimer's affects more than 90 % of sufferers. This
more common form has been recently discovered to affect those who possess a
certain allele of the APOE, apolipoprotein E, gene located on Chromosome 19.
APOE, which encodes a protein that helps transport cholesterol in the body
and also is involved in nerve cell repair, comes in three alleles, e2, e3,
and e4. Those with one or two e4 alleles are deemed at higher risk of
Alzheimer's disease, although those who possess APOE-e4 are not guaranteed
to develop the disease. APOE-e4 may simply be unable to efficiently repair
nerve cells. .....
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One Thousand Years Of Chinese Footbinding: Its Origins, Popularity And Demise
<view this essay>.... for women were preferred as early as the Han dynasty. The first
documented reference to the actual binding of a foot is from the court of
the Southern Tang dynasty in Nanjing, which celebrates the fame of its
dancing girls renowned for their tiny feet and beautiful bow shoes.[2] The
practice apparently became the standard for feminine beauty in the imperial
court, spreading downward socially and geographically as the lower cl asses
strove to imitate the style of the elite. [3]
In its most extreme form, footbinding was the act of wrapping a
three- to five-year old girl's feet with binding so as to bend the toes
under, break the bones and force the b .....
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