Medical Science

Rickets is a disease directly related to loss of Calcium that affects the bones in the body that results in weakening of the bones.  This disease is usually hereditary but can be treated with Calcium with the help of Vitamin…
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Vaccines protect the body against diseases in one of three ways, weakened live organisms, killed organisms or by a toxoid method. The first method, with live viruses ensure against the disease, but the live organism will have been weakened to…
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Hypoxemia is low blood oxygen content.  It is usually defined as a hemoglobin oxygen saturation of under 90% or an oxygen partial pressure of under 60 mmHg.  There are five different causes of hypoxemia that will be discussed below. 1….
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A brain hemorrhage, also known as cerebral hemorrhage, is bleeding within the brain due to damaged blood vessels leaking blood into the surrounding tissue. A bleed can occur between the brain and membrane surrounding it, called a subarachnoid hemorrhage, or…
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Viruses are the smallest of the infectious disease causing agents. They contain either RNA or DNA (but not both) within a protein coat or virion. The viral nucleic acid encodes the make up of this virion as well as some…
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Obesity is currently defined by the body mass index (BMI). Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) consider anyone with a BMI of 30 or greater to be obese. Those with a BMI less than this but greater than 25…
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Since its beginning in the mid-1800’s, the science of stem cell research has been debated over. Some say that stem cell research goes against human morals – that scientists are attempting to “play God”. Others see this research as the…
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Viruses change rapidly. They evolve so quickly that some vaccines must be reformulated every year to remain effective. Two main factors, combined with fast growth in successful viral populations, cause viral change to be rapid. One factor is antigenic drift…
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Does the way an animals are killed cause illness to humans?  It certainly can, both a psychological illness and physical illness with even death!  The real question should be how can the way an animal is killed cause illness in…
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The terms illness and disease are often used synonymously but they do have different meanings.  The term illness, is commonly used to describe how the patient feels, namely whether or not they feel unwell.  A disease on the other hand…
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