alcoholic beverages. Some effects of teenage drinking are the side effects. Some side effects are hangovers‚ blackouts‚ headache‚ dehydration‚ and loss of concentration‚ memory problems‚ and visual disturbances. Other long-term effects are the cirrhosis of the liver‚ mental retarded ness‚ and after a while it can lead to sleeping disorders. Alcohol is a gateway drug that leads to other drugs. Most teens by their senior year of high
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include: kidneys‚ heart‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ intestines‚ lungs‚ skin‚ bone‚ bone marrow‚ and cornea (the front part of the eye). [source: medlineplus.com] 2.Organ donations usually occur for patients with kidney failure‚ heart disease‚ lung disease‚ and cirrhosis of the liver. For patients who need a kidney or a liver‚ a living donor’s organs can be utilized‚ since we are already born with an extra kidney and the liver is regenerative. However‚ if the patient needs a heart‚ lung‚ pancreas or cornea‚ the organ
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organ. The name is from the Greek hepar (ἧπαρ)‚ the root being hepat- (ἡπατ-)‚ meaning liver‚ and suffix -itis‚ meaning "inflammation" (c. 1727).[1] The condition can be self-limiting (healing on its own) or can progress to fibrosis (scarring) and cirrhosis. Hepatitis may occur with limited or no symptoms‚ but often leads to jaundice‚ anorexia (poor appetite) and malaise. Hepatitis is acute when it lasts less than six months and chronic when it persists longer. A group of viruses known as the hepatitis
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I do not support the changes that are tried to be implemented with allowing liquor stores to have the ability to be open on Sundays‚ and to have access to refrigerated beer in their establishments. Alcohol in our American society has had a mostly bad influence and harsh consequences to the public. There are numerous statistics about how many deaths and poisonings are related to alcohol each year. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention also known as the CDC listed on their website that excessive
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experiment with the kite and key. Rene Laennec invented the Stethoscope. With this he investigated sounds made by the heart and lungs‚ and compared it to his diagnosis he got from autopsies. He also wrote the first descriptions of bronchiectasis and cirrhosis and also classified lung conditions like pneumonia‚ pleurisy and emphysema. Lastly‚ John Hunter was a surgeon of the 18th century and is now known as founder of “scientific surgery.” He made many advances in surgical procedures‚ while teaching anatomy
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can cause permanent nerve damage. B. Binge drinking can cause skin damage. C. Alcohol drinking can cause loss of brain cells. D. Alcohol drinking is linked to liver and heart diseases‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and cirrhosis. II. Alcohol drinking causes emotional changes Alcohol drinking an cause a Alcohol is a depressive that will have a person in denial of what they are doing. Friend and family relationships are ruined because of the mood swings
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1.0 INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT AND GENERAL INVESTIGATIONAL PLAN 1.1. Drug and Broad Objectives Harvoni is a fixed-dose combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for the treatment for the chronic hepatitis C. Ledipasvir is an inhibitor of the HCV NS5A protein‚ which is required for viral replication. Resistance selection in cell culture and cross-resistance studies indicate ledipasvir targets NS5A as its mode of action. Sofosbuvir is an inhibitor of the HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase‚ which is
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Digestive System * uniquely constructed to perform its specialized function of turning food into the energy you need to survive and packaging the residue for waste disposal. Parts of the digestive system: 1) MOUTH * is the beginning of the digestive tract; * digestion starts here when taking the first bite of food. * Chewing breaks the food into pieces that are more easily digested‚ while saliva mixes with food to begin the process of breaking it down 2) ESOPHAGUS
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something was wrong. “I started having terrible stomach pain and then I woke up one morning and I couldn’t walk and my skin was yellow.” It wasn’t until a biopsy of her liver was done that she was diagnosed with cirrhosis. “I just remember being so embarrassed‚” Amelia said. “How can I have cirrhosis? I never drank! After the initial shock all I was concerned about was whether I could go to college.” Amelia’s doctors had little faith that she would be able to handle college‚ but nothing would stop this
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Alcohol is a liquid that can affect the way people think and act when they drink it. Health Risks It’s no secret alcohol consumption can cause major health problems‚ including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. The world health organization estimates that more than two million people each year die from the effects of drinking‚ either through illness‚ overdoses or accidents. So that each person who drinks or thinking about drinking can make informed choices. How
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