Papers on Health and Medicine
Anthrax: Chemical Warfare
Words: 455 - Pages: 2.... sweat profusely, and his skin will turn a bluish tint. Within 24 to 36 hours after that, heβs usually dead.
Anthrax can be sprayed into the air in a subway of any other public places with something as simple as an aerosol can or a pesticide spray device. Anthrax spores can be placed in a artillery shell that could explode and spray the bacteria over a wide area. Engineers also reportedly built small unmanned planes that could deliver anthrax to neighboring countries, flying low and undetected. Similar unmanned aircraft can be used as a inexpensive biological warfare arsenal.
"If you delivered anthrax against Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, y .....
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Permeability Of Hydrophilic
Words: 2422 - Pages: 9.... tight and adherence junctions. Transepithelial resistance reached a plateau
of 25-35 Ohm.cm2, which was similar to the small intestine. In transport studies
2/4/A1 cell line monolayers selectively restricted the permeation of hydrophilic
permeability markers proportional to molecular weight and discriminated more
accurately between the molecules of intermediate molecular weight compared to
Caco-2 cells.
These results indicated that 2/4/A1 cells could be used as a model for
hydrophilic drug absorption.
INTRODUCTION
The small intestine plays a crucial role in the absorption of drugs and
nutrients. Exogenous substances cross a series of b .....
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AIDS And You
Words: 3405 - Pages: 13.... Africa about 20 years ago. There it
first appeared as a mysterious ailment afflicting primarily heterosexuals of
both sexes. It probably was spread especially fast by primarily female
prostitutes there. AIDS has already become a crisis of STAGGERING proportions
in parts of Africa. In Zaire, it is estimated that over twenty percent of
the adults currently carry the virus. That figure is increasing. And what
occurred there will, if no cure is found, most likely occur here among
heterosexual folks.
AIDS was first seen as a disease of gay males in this country. This was
a result of the fact that gay males in thi .....
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How I Deal With A Loved One Who Has Aids
Words: 823 - Pages: 3.... to change what happened. All I can do now is try to deal with the situation the best I can. Guilt is a form of pain because all I would do is sit and wish that it was someone else with the virus instead of somebody I love. I need to put my guilt and pain aside so my loved one does not see the pain and suffering that was accidentally forced upon them by a blood trusfusion or by their own bad judgment and the agony caused to all family members and friends. How do I cope with the pain? First, I must deal with the pain by getting everything out in the open. I can not make plans for the future anymore. I have to plan everything on a day b .....
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Mumps
Words: 256 - Pages: 1.... catch the disease. Everyone born
before1957 has already had mumps. After one attack of mumps, you will have
lifelong immunity. The mumps virus is spread by contact of another person's
discharge from the nose or mouth. The virus is present in these discharges from
six days before symptoms to nine days after the glands begin to swell. The virus
will then incubate for two to three weeks before symptoms appear.
Symptoms include headaches, jaw being painful and tender to the touch,
fever, and difficulty swallowing. The swelling usually disappears after seven
to ten days. Some complications includedeafness (usually only in one ear), .....
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Anorexia And Bulimia Nervosa
Words: 2180 - Pages: 8.... asked what would make them happiest, choose thinness over all other choices,
even such thing as job promotion, romance, prestige and power. In fact, more
women feared becoming fat, then feared dying. These statistics revel an alarming
social problem that is reaching epic proportions.
Although the topic of eating disorders has gained a larger audience
within the last decade, the number of cases of eating disorders continues to
rise at a resounding rate. Today many scientists are looking into possible
causes for the onset of an eating disorder. The most prevalent and influencing
factor is the media and society's view. They a .....
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Euthanasia
Words: 869 - Pages: 4.... be. [Rachels, 56] My position is almost
identical. I believe there are some instances in which euthanasia is immoral,
but I believe it should unquestionably be legal. In the following paragraphs, I
will display the position of the opposition to the legality of euthanasia as
well as the position of the supporters. I shall attempt to prove that, yes,
euthanasia should be legal. There is a strong opposition against the
legalization of euthanasia. The main argument against the legality of
euthanasia is sometimes known as the slippery slope argument. People argue that
if euthanasia was legally permitted, it would lead to a general decli .....
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The Ebola Virus
Words: 452 - Pages: 2.... the flu. Then the
muscles in your face stop moving freezing your face into a mask. Just before
death, you start to bleed from every opening in your body starting from your
nose and mouth to your gums. Your internal organs liquefy and you vomit them up.
In reality, the virus has attempted to turn its host into a virus. You are dead
before you have even started to show signs of this virus. It is believed that it
is some sort of mutated form of AIDS because it started in the original spot as
AIDS did, Kinshasa and moved along the highway ripping its way through Northern
Africa. As of now there are an estimated 150 000 people who have died from .....
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The Problem With Medicare
Words: 1367 - Pages: 5.... help me gain insight on the Medicare situation because I have asked multiple amount of people that work at John Muir Medical Center.
There is a side to be considered about Medicare and Social Security in the government. The vice president of the United States, Al Gore, wrote in a letter stating that social security funds are not being depleted. Gore said that, "the allegationsto the contrary have been circulated by certain organizations as a money-making scheme for some time." (Gore Letter). Vice President Gore tries to show theses allegations are untrue by explaining how social security works. In this letter, Vice President Gore cleare .....
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The Evolution Of The Eye
Words: 1717 - Pages: 7.... eye, which is superior to all other eyes.
Introduction
In order to understand about , we must first have an understanding of its structure and function. On a more basic level, we must also have an understanding of basic optical principles. To gain insight into why the eyes of animals have evolved the way that they have, we must also understand the environment in which animals have needed to adapt to.
The theory of lens design has two basic models. The convex lens, or plus lens, is known as a converging lens. When light passes through this lens, it is bent toward the optical axis, which is the direction in which the li .....
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