HOW CANCER CELLS WORK A diagnosis of cancer can be devastating. And there is good reason for this fear -- Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States next to heart disease‚ and will claim more than half a million lives this year. Cancer also known as a malignant tumor or malignant neoplasm‚ is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Not all tumors are cancerous;benign tumors do not spread to other
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FUNCTIONAL FOODS BY SHALU SINGH ABSTRACT Functional foods prevent many chronic diseases like Cardio- Vascular Diseases (CVD)‚ Cancer‚ Obesity‚ Alzheimer’s disease‚ etc. Dairy products‚ such as milk‚ cheese & yoghurt are among the best sources of several important vitamins like vitamin D & riboflavin and minerals specially calcium & phosphorus. Calcium‚ for example‚ prevents possible
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ANTICONVULSANTS 2010-2011 SEIZURE – uncontrollable physiologic response to abnormal electrical discharges in CNS EPILEPSY – seizure disorder – the seizure asso. w/ epilepsy results from abnormal electric discharges from cerebral neurons – char. by loss / disturbance of consciousness & usually by a convulsion ( abnormal motor reaction ) Factors affecting seizure occurrence: 1. level of basal seizure threshold 2. presence of foci - initiate abnormal stimuli a. inflammation b.
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of how to get rid of these pests that’s not so expensive‚ like pepper pesticide. The hotness of pepper will sure kill that unwanted pests in home. This is cheaper and very easy to do. According to www.wikipedia.com Pepper has a substance called capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonemide) or collectively called capsaicinids that serves as an irritant which makes pests irritated and later be killed. Pepper insecticide can be made at home to kill the aforementioned insects as well as aphids‚ ants‚ spider
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I. Definition A molar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy in which a non-viable fertilized egg implants in the uterus‚ converting the normal pregnancy progress into a pathological one. It is characterized by the presence of a hydatidiform mole‚ which the chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs‚ resulting in tumor growth that forms in the uterus as a bunch of cysts resembling grape-like vesicles that are visible to the naked eye. Hydatidiform
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Answers to Study Guide Worksheets and Integrated Case Studies 1 Answers to Study Guide Worksheets and Integrated Case Studies CHAPTER 1—PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS IN LPN PRACTICE Part I: Subjective and Objective Information Part II: Components of the Nursing Process Copyright © 2013‚ 2010‚ 2006‚ 2003‚ 2000‚ 1995‚ 1991 by Mosby‚ an imprint of Elsevier Inc. 1 2 Answers to Study Guide Worksheets and Integrated Case Studies Part III: Nursing Drug History Part III: The Process of
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Ginger Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinal‚ consumed as a delicacy‚ medicine‚ or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric‚ cardamom‚ and galangal. The distantly related dicots in the Asarum genus have the common name wild ginger because of their similar taste. Ginger is indigenous to southern China‚ from whence it spread to the Spice Islands and other parts of Asia‚ and subsequently
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Heritage Assessment NRS-429V | Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion John Thomas 3/24/13 The Heritage Assessment tool is primarily used as a device to evaluate health maintenance‚ health protection‚ and health restoration of a person’s cultural beliefs and values (Spector‚ 2006). This assessment helps aid in providing quality patient care in that it helps to meet and respect the needs of different types of people and their respective backgrounds (Spector‚ 2002). This particular
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The success of this investigatory project is directly related to the contributions of the ever supportive persons in my aura: To my friends who were there to cheer me up in time of doing this investigatory project‚ “Thank you so much!” To my parents who help me in providing significant material contributions‚ “Thank you and I love you so much!” To my adviser‚ Analiza R. Barcarse for her exquisite attention in guiding me‚ “Thank you‚ Ma’am!” To Ms. Estrella B. Acosta‚ the Science
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Introduction: For over 40 years febrile neutropenia (FN) has been recognized as a significant risk factor in developing life-threatening infections in cancer patients receiving myelotoxic antineoplastic agents.1 FN is often defined as neutropenia (an absolute neutrophil count less than 500 cells/mm3) in the presence of a single oral temperature of ≥ 101°F or a temperature ≥ 100.4°F sustained for one hour or longer.2 Despite advances in antimicrobial treatment and management‚ mortality rates in cancer
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