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    The human body consists of a number of important cells for our health daily These cells are responsible for a lot of processes in our bodies‚ for example‚ is responsible for heart rate heart cells‚ is responsible for the thinking brain cells‚ kidney cells responsible for blood cleaning‚ skin cells are replacing skin cells when needed . Stem cells are characterized by their ability to divide itself to renew and also divide to form different types of cells‚ for example‚ the stem cells of the skin can

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    One day that changed my whole life. I was 25 years old when I was diagnosed with cancer. It was at a time when I was doing what I did best – dancing and I was taking a course to become a future color and style advisor. I had been working on it for almost two years‚ I grew to the level that I could easily record the dance steps and I built up the necessary condition. In fact I lived and breathed dance and style but nearing the summer of 2007‚ I was getting really fatigued and wasn’t able to attend

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    The Waiting Room

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    I knew absolutely nothing of this disease that apparently kills hundreds. As I read in the article‚ a few things stood out such as Multiple myeloma being a type of cancer that begins in the plasma cells which slowly starts to affect the bone marrow causing bone fractures‚ tiredness due to hypercalcaemia‚ radicular pain or even spinal cord compression which occurs in the later stages. Its causes are unknown and it is also more common in African-Americans‚ radio or chemotherapy is administered to

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    Iron Deficient Anemia

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    count‚ which shows the concentration of red blood cells. The platelet count is often higher with iron deficient anemia. The white blood count is usually normal. A peripheral smear can also be done to examine the individual red blood cells. A bone marrow aspirate can also be used to determine iron deficiency by staining the iron. Other

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    him‚ he made sure his patient’s health improved; he would stay awake in worry and even crying at the fate of one of his sick patients. My grandfather truly loved his job‚ and he will always be the heroic figure in my life. My grandfather died of bone marrow cancer at the age of sixty years old. It was a long‚ painful death; he was ill with this cancer for over 15 years. All the knowledge he possessed about medicine‚ all the experiences he had with patients‚ and all the lives he saved‚ could not save

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    Cellular Adaptation

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    two types of physiologic hyperplasia are compensatory and hormonal. Compensatory hyperplasia permits tissue and organ regeneration. It is common in epithelial cells of the epidermis and intestine‚ liver hepatocytes‚ bone marrow cells‚ and fibroblasts. It occurs to a lesser extent in bone‚ cartilage‚ and smooth muscle cells. Hormonal hyperplasia occurs mainly in organs that depend on estrogen. For example‚ the estrogen-dependent uterine cells undergo hyperplasia and hypertrophy following pregnancy.

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    There are 7 different limb bones in the skeleton. The humerus in both arms are the longest bone in both arms. A lot more powerful bones that manipulate the upper arm just at the shoulder‚ at the elbow are all situated for the humerus.(8) The radius is the shorter of the two bones in the forearm. The radius is located on the thumb side of the forearm and allows rotation to allow to the hand to move about at the wrist.(9) The ulna is one of the most important bones to the form arm as it does give

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    Anemia is a disorder of the blood. It occurs when your body does not produce enough erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs). Without the erythrocytes oxygen can not be adequately delivered to the tissues and organs throughout the body. This will cause you to become weak and tired. A person may also experience headaches‚ skin pallor‚ and faintness. Your body may attempt to compensate for these symptoms by speeding up the heart rate and respiratory rate. This is the body’s attempt to return oxygen

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    CHEMOTHERAPY FOR CANCER TREATMENT Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: Introduction Chemotherapy is one of the treatment methods considered effective in cancer treatment. Chemotherapy destroys cancer cells and can slow or stop the growth or spread of these cells. Chemotherapy involves usage of anti-cancer drugs which helps in destroying the cancer cells existing in the body. Despite the benefits accrued from chemotherapy treatment‚ there are several disadvantages of chemotherapy that does

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    Panax Notoginseng Essay

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    Growing up as an Asian American‚ height has been a topic that arose among the conversations. In Chinese culture‚ parents often like to showcase their kids as well as brag about their child’s accomplishments‚ goals and physical appearance. With that in mind‚ families‚ including mine took height as an aspiration that would make my family proud. My growth spurt started to appear around the end of my elementary school. I specifically remember when I was in Taiwan traveling to my friend’s house when my

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