Category: Medicine and Health
Symptoms of Mononucleosis Disease
Mononucleosis is a disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is a member of the herpes family. The herpes family also includes viruses that cause cold sores, chickenpox, genital herpes, and birth defects (7). Mono, short for mononucleosis (3) “gets its name from the fact that it causes a person”s white blood cells to […]
Soaring Rate of Adolescent AIDS Infection
Growing up as a teenager in today”s society is not as easy as it may have been in generations past. Young adults of today’s era face many social and environmental issues that plague them with immense stress. For example, violence among youth and, more specifically, school shootings and gang violence strike fear among every adolescent”s […]
The Abortion Methods, Reasons and Effects of Abortion
Do you think that abortion is the same thing as murdering your own child? People have argued this question for centuries. In 1996, there were 30 abortions for every 1,000 women aged 15-19 (“Teen” 1). I think abortion should be against the law because it”s harmful to the mother and it kills the baby. I […]
“Protection and Damage from Acute and Chronic Stress”
If there is a failing in the article, “Protection and Damage from Acute and Chronic Stress,” it lies in the fact that the author failed to pay much attention to life stages of the stressed organism. One of the more interesting findings reported recently on the Web site ScienceDaily.com was that early life stresses, at […]
Renal Micropuncture Techniques
This essay will critically review some of the major uses of renal micropuncture techniques, focusing in particular on the stationary method, free-flow micropuncture and renal microperfusion, the latter including both in vivo and in vitro methods. The essay will conclude with a short review of other uses of micropuncture. Wearn and Richards (1924) were the […]
The Act of Organ Donation
Imagine that a loved one has just been severely injured in a car accident. The injuries include brain trauma, broken bones, but most notably, a loss of two pints of blood, that your friend is in desperate need of. 3. Coincidentally your blood type matches. 4. Picture yourself at the scene of the accident. 5. […]
What is Hantaviruses?
When a new virus appeared in the Four Corners region, American scientists were stumped. What was causing such a quick death to such healthy people? Was there a potential epidemic on their hands? No one knew, and when they finally determined that a strain hantavirus was involved, many were shocked. This had to be something […]
What is Glomerulonephritis?
Jason”s case is not unmoral for children of his age. After taking into consideration all of his ailing factors and noted symptoms it is apparent that Jason is suffering from Glomerulonephritis. Glomerulonephritis is the term used for several related diseases that damage the Glomeruli, the tiny filtering units in your kidneys. Glomerulonephritis is associated with […]
Chemical Components of Acetaminophen
In the late 1800″s it was discovered that papa-amino-phenol, could reduce fever, but the drug was too toxic to use. A less toxic extract called phenacetin was later found to be just as effective but also had pain-relieving properties. In 1949, it was learned that phenacetin was metabolized into an active but also a […]
Causes of Clinical Depression
Over nine million Americans are diagnosed with clinical depression at some point in their lives. Many more people suffer from clinical depression because they do not seek treatment. They may feel that depression is a personal weakness, or try to cope with their symptoms alone. On the other hand, some people are comfortable with admitting […]
