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    childhood cancers tend to have similar physical effects after a child is a survivor; such as‚ problems with the muscles and bones‚ lungs‚ teeth‚ growth and development‚ and other major organs (“Late Effects”). Childhood cancer affects a child’s muscles and bones tremendously‚ even after they are cancer-free‚ because of the treatments that are used and cause a child’s bones to be very brittle after having cancer (“Late Effects”). In addition‚ childhood cancer also affects the lungs and other major

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    Granuloma is an uncommon benign intraosseous lesion. It was first introduced by Jaffe in 1953 to distinguish it from Giant Cell Tumor of bone. World Health Organization has defined it as an intraosseous lesion consisting of cellular fibrous tissue with multiple hemmorhagic foci‚ aggregations of multinucleated giant cells and occasionally trabeculae of woven bone. CGCG accounts for less than 7% of all benign lesions of the jaws. Clinically‚ it occurs most commonly in patients younger than 30 years

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    controlled (Koetters‚ 2006). Under normal circumstances‚ oxygen is transported throughout the body only by red blood cells. With HBOT‚ oxygen is dissolved into all of the body’s fluids‚ the plasma‚ the central nervous system fluids‚ the lymph‚ and the bone. It can be carried to areas where circulation is

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    Sickle-Cell Anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin. These hemoglobin molecules tend to aggregate after unloading oxygen forming long‚ rod-like structures that force the red cells to assume a sickle shape. Unlike normal red cells‚ which are usually smooth and malleable‚ the sickle red cells cannot squeeze through small blood vessels. When the sickle cells block small blood vessels‚ the organs are deprived of blood and oxygen. This leads to periodic

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    1. What service experiences have you been part of in the past? Please pick one experience and elaborate on it. I was chosen to serve as the Volunteer Manager for the WashU Marrow Registry(WUMR). I attended weekly meetings in order to organize drives around campus‚ where we educated the public about the National Bone Marrow Registry‚ and also helped to register those who were interesting in joining the database. Since I was the Volunteer Manager‚ I created online google sheets that I would email

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    weight loss‚ most people with celiac disease experience few or no digestive signs or symptoms. In addition to digestive problems‚ other signs and symptoms of celiac disease include Anemia‚ usually resulting from iron deficiency‚ Loss of bone density or softening of bone‚ Itchy‚ blistery skin rash‚ Damage to dental enamel‚ Headaches‚ fatigue and joint pain‚ Reduced functioning of the spleen‚ and may also cause acid reflux and heartburn. The cause of this disease in not known. Who Does

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    Anemia is a condition in which there is lower than normal number of red blood cells or hemoglobin within a person‚ consequently decreasing the amount of oxygen being carried to the rest of the body. Causes of such a condition are usually insufficient amounts of iron‚ blood loss‚ lack of red blood cell production‚ or high rates of red blood cell destruction. (MNT‚ http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158800.php) One form of this condition is the disease Sickle Cell Anemia‚ an inherited blood disorder

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    able to create all kinds of cells) but the rest after that are pluripotent which means that it can create many different types of cells such as white blood cells‚ nerve cells‚ and neurons. Adult stem cells are less flexible than embryonic stem cells. Bone‚ fat‚ cartilage‚ tendon‚ and muscle could all be made from adult stem cells. The adult stem cells are multipotent which means that they can form some kinds of cells in the body. Adult stem cells that are specialized with one type of cell usually only

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    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can potentially affect all of the systems of the body. This disease can often be seen along with other autoimmune disorders. SLE is characterized by the antibodies of a patient beginning to attack normal healthy cells. “The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans‚ and at least five million people worldwide‚ have a form of lupus‚” The Lupus Foundation of America (2015). It is often difficult and can take up

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    4624376676 Starving Cancer With Nutrition “My grandfather was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer at the end of October in 2007 and passed away March 7‚ 2008. As soon as he was diagnosed‚ at the recommendation of a close family friend who is an MD but believes in a holistic approach‚ he met with Dr. Marc Schwartz‚ who is a nutritionist. He told my grandfather fifty percent of people fail their battle with cancer because of nutrition‚ so just by being at that meeting my grandfather was already

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