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    Meta Description: When long term care is planned in advance of when it might be needed‚ it can frequently be incorporated as part of home health care‚ which benefits patients and their families. Primary keyword: long term care Secondary keyword: home health care Title: Long Term Care Is an Important Part of Home Health Care H1 Everyone Benefits When Long Term Care Is Included in The Services Provided by The North Hills Home Health Care Professionals You’re able to take care of most of your

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    The Marvelous Mitochondria

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    According to Dr. Kravitz in his article called “The Marvelous Mitochondria” The Mitochondria was discovered in 1890 by a German cell Biologist Richard Altmann under the name of bio blasts. He first theorized that the bio blasts had metabolic and genetic self-sufficiency characteristics. Years later‚ it was given a name change by another German Biologist‚ Karl Benda‚ to the name of Mitochondria. Today‚ we know that the Mitochondria is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. According to David

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    Therapeutic Cloning Nicolas Bender English 101 Professor Schwertman 12-13-2011 Are you for or against human cloning? Before you answer this pertinent question‚ picture this. A loved one who is very dear to you is diagnosed with a serious disease such as muscular dystrophy‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ or even diabetes. If they could be treated‚ cured or have their life saved by stem cells or the results of cloning research‚ would that change your answer? Cloning can be defined as creating “an identical

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    Brain Disorders One out of five Americans struggle with a brain disorder. The brain is a fragile muscle which controls thoughts‚ memory‚ speech‚ and movement. Any form of distress to the brain can cause loss of functions we take for granted. Disorders can affect you physically or mentally. Mental disorders can affect your mood which results in depression‚ anxiety disorders‚ schizophrenia‚ eating disorders and addictions; physical disorders affect your daily tasks. Brain disorders are caused by genetics

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    hard. But‚ in 1939 after Gehrig had removed himself from the Yankee lineup‚ he thought that there was another problem. Finding easy tasks suddenly difficult and that he was always tired‚ he went to the Mayo Clinic and as diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This incurable disease directly affected the nervous system‚ gradually severing nerves from muscles and making them useless. This forced Gehrig to retire from his beloved sport and on the Fourth of July in 1939‚ Yankee Stadium was packed

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    Medical Term

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    Chapter 8 Vocabulary in the power point slides. Starting on page 240: Afferent nerves-transmitters of nerve impulses toward the CNS; sensory nerves Analgesia-without sensitivity to pain Anesthesia-without feeling or sensation Aphasia-inability to communicate through speech‚ writing‚ or signs because of injury or disease to certain areas of the brain Arachnoid membrane-weblike middle layer of the three membranous layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord Ataxia-without muscular coordination

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    Tuesdays with Morrie

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    May 2013 Pancreatic Cancer: its physical‚ emotional and social effects Mitch Albom is the author who wrote the novel Tuesdays with Morrie. The story deals with a non fictional character Morrie Schwartz‚ who is diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) a disease where he is hit by paralysis and is unable to perform even his normal and simple chores. Mitch Albom presents the reality of death in this novel to communicate the message that death is a universal truth that will eventually

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    Tuesdays with Morrie

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    professor‚ Morrie‚ the hero of this book. In the story‚ the author had lost contact with his professor in the college‚ Morrie‚ for nearly 20 years. However‚ one day‚ when Mitch saw Morrie again on the television‚ he found out that Morrie has Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It was terminal by the time he had discovered the disease and he was going to die within a year. Caring about Morrie‚ the author came back to his professor again‚ and the last class of the professor began. It took place once a

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    Lethargy 1. A lowered level of consciousness‚ with drowsiness‚ listlessness‚ and apathy. Lethargy is a fairly imprecise description of the feeling or slowness‚ sluggishness‚ tiredness‚ or lack of energy. Lethargy in common usage may mean many things‚ including fatigue‚ drowsiness (sleepiness)‚ lethargy‚ tiredness‚ malaise‚ listlessness‚ or weakness (including muscular weakness). The causes of these other similar symptoms also need to be investigated in researching a symptom of lethargy. Nevertheless

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    BIO 201 – HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I CHAPTER 13: THE BRAIN AND CRANIAL NERVES- CLASS LECTURE NOTES VISUAL A & P‚MARTINI SECTION 1: FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF BRAIN AND CRANIAL NERVES INTRODUCTION: Brain characteristics A. Equals ~97% of body’s neural tissue in adults B. “Typical” brain 1. Weighs 1.4 kg (3 lb) 2. Volume of 1200 mL (71 in.3) C. Size varies among individuals 1. Male brains are ~10% larger than female (related to body size) 2. No correlation between

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