Due to remarkable advancements in DNA technology during the 1990s, it is now possible to more closely identify suspects in criminal cases. DNA analysis has become the best way to eliminate suspects, therefore making it easier to pinpoint the perpetrator…
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Developing the nursing process can mean many things, how does one go about nursing in general, how does one write about nursing, how does one think about nursing, and most of all what is a nursing process? And why is…
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Someday you might be like Star Trek’s Mr. Spock. No, you won’t be a Vulcan, but you may have the ability to mind-meld like the popular science fiction character. A discovery about the biological structure of mouse nerve cells has…
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Most people have a strong opinion on stem cell research. For years, people have debated over the intricacies of this groundbreaking research. What exactly is it that makes stem cell research so controversial? There are a number of factors that…
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Viruses and bacteria cause around 90% of the all serious infectious diseases around the world. Millions of people suffer from these diseases. However, some scientists believe, without viruses or bacteria helping the process of evolution, the world we see may…
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Viruses and bacteria often cause the same symptoms in people such as cough and fever. Because of this, many assume that they are very similar to each other, and yet they differ greatly. It is important for people to understand…
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The word mask brings up images of cultural celebrations such as, Halloween and even beauty product masks that enhance the quality of our complexion This article focuses on masks as they pertain to the medical field, health-care professionals and infectious diseases….
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Neuroscientists at the National Institutes of Health published puzzling research in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in February 2011. Though many have speculated on the effects of cell phone signals on the brain, studies have found no…
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Blood gas analysis measures the pressure exerted by the gases that we inhale and exhale dissolved in blood. The pH of 7.40 is a perfect balance of acids and bases. Arterial blood, which supplies each body organ’s metabolic needs, is…
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Florence Nightingale played a prominent role in the creation of the nursing model of treatment. The Crimean War in the nineteenth century witnessed Nightingale’s compassionate and dedicated care that changed the face of the nursing environment. Although it wasn’t widely adopted until 1960,…
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