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    Ion Channel Disease

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    MECH A NIS MS OF D IS EASE Review Article Mechanisms of Disease F R A N K L I N H . E P S T E I N ‚ M. D. ‚ Editor ION CHANNELS — BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL DISEASE AND MICHAEL J. ACKERMAN‚ M.D.‚ PH.D.‚ DAVID E. CLAPHAM‚ M.D.‚ PH.D. I ON channels constitute a class of proteins that is ultimately responsible for generating and orchestrating the electrical signals passing through the thinking brain‚ the beating heart‚ and the contracting muscle. Using the methods of molecular biology

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    Diagnosis of Johne's Disease

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    DIAGNOSIS OF JOHNE’S DISEASE IN CATTLE INTRODUCTION Worldwide‚ Johne’s disease (JD)‚ caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis‚ is one of the most prevalent and economically important diseases of livestock and other ruminants. However‚ it is largely unnoticed on the dairy and its symptoms may be unfamiliar to most dairymen. Johne’s disease (JD) was first diagnosed in India in 1913 at Hissar followed by reports of JD throughout the country with incidence ranging

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    Baumol's Cost Disease

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    Current Economic Issues “Baumol’s cost disease is unpopular with politician from both ends of the political spectrum” Why? Is that? Is Baumol’s cost disease likely to remain relevant to the debate about public services? Introduction This essay examines Baumols’s cost disease giving reasons why it is unpopular with politicians from both ends of the political spectrum‚ and also presents further salient factors that makes Baumol’s cost disease relevant to debates about public services.

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    Chronic and Infectious Diseases Chronic and infectious diseases are diseases life threatening. A chronic diseases are non-communicable illnesses prolonged in duration‚ do not resolve spontaneously‚ and are rarely cured completely such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2009). However‚ an infectious disease or communicable disease is contagious and caused by a biological agent‚ such as a virus‚ bacterium‚ or parasite also known

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    Tick Borne Disease

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    Lyme disease is an infectious Tick borne disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi spread from the bite of a Tick. (Pearson.S.2015). Ticks are arachnids with pincher like mouths that live off the blood of animals and occasionally humans if they get a hold of us. If a tick is infected with Borrelia Burgdonferi and bites a human‚ the disease gets transmitted and takes effect immediately yet does not show symptoms for up to a month. If you are wondering how the tick catches the disease‚ it

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    Alzheimer’s Disease: Ways of Prevention and Treatment Abstract Alzheimer’s Disease is the fastest growing form of dementia that is unable to be reversed or cured. There are several factors that contribute to this ever-growing disease that can lower the risk of contracting it if one is to be cautious and aware of them. Research has discovered processes that occur in the brain that leads to the onset of this disease that may able to be hindered if caught at an early stage. Though there is not

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    as you see them. Author: MARIANA DUMITRIU Tutor: ALAN DAVIDSON Course Code: BOURN1S Bournemouth‚ March 2012 This essay will aim to compile the hypnotherapy approaches in the treatment of the autoimmune diseases. I have a personal interest in this area‚ which prompted me to research this particularly growing medical group. The first chapter will be dedicated to the general medical knowledge about these conditions. The second chapter will refer to the practical

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    “Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease of the human brain that is characterized by impairment of memory and a disturbance in at least one other thinking function” (Bronstein & Pulst‚ 2003). When we hear about Alzheimer’s disease we automatically think of older people. This is because this disease most often occurs in adults after the age of 65. Statistics show that one in eight individuals will have Alzheimer’s after they reach age 65 (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields‚ 2002). Alzheimer’s disease is a

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    There are several diseases and disorders of the nervous system. The nervous system is an important system because the brain is the main component. Once‚ the brain has been impaired; the human body does not function properly and can become deadly. Also‚ diseases of the nervous system often last for the rest of someone’s life. Three common nervous systems disorders include: Parkinson’s disease‚ epilepsy‚ and strokes. Parkinson’s disease is one of the few neurological disorders that also has physical

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    Addiction: A Disease of the Brain Chad Steelmon Dual Enrollment English 101 Mrs. Munger December 14‚ 2012 Abstract Through years past and years presently‚ addictions have grown and changed in style and substance. The leaders in substance addictions transpose every year with the usual frontrunners of alcohol and tobacco. Addictions are truly a disease that is extremely hard to overcome‚ but it can be done. With endurance and acceptability to setbacks‚ an addiction can become

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