Abstract The following paper focuses on Alzheimer’s disease‚ the disease which is a devastating brain disease and is one of the most typical forms of dementia‚ a general term that is most commonly used for memory loss and the diminishing in mental and physical abilities. It is most frequently diagnosed in the elderly although there have been some cases of the disease affecting people of middle age. There is not one known single cause for Alzheimer ’s‚ however‚ scientists believe that due to the
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PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS CEREBRAL PALSY * A comprehensive diagnostic term used to designate a group of nonprogressive disorders resulting from malfunction of the motor centers and pathways of the brain. * It is genrally characterized by paralysis‚ weakness‚ incoordination‚ or ataxia. Pathophysiology and Etiology * Prenatal Factors (Most Common) 1. Infection (rubella‚ toxoplasmosis‚ herpes simplex‚ and cytomegalovirus) 2. Maternal anoxia‚ anemia‚ placental infarcts
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A RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO FACULTY OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT‚ GHAZIABAD 2012 SUBMITTED BY:ANGESHWAR MISHRARoll No – 09237740074TH YEAR | Under The supervision of:Mr. Ravi Kumar SinghAssociate ProfessorFaculty of Hotel Management‚ Ghaziabad | CERTIFICATE BY THE SUPERVISOR Title: “MEDICAL TOURISM IN PUNJAB- A CASE STUDY OF JALANDHAR CITY” Certified that: I am
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Nipun Dhanraj Mr. Newell AP Eng.12‚ period 2 May 2nd‚ 2008 Literature and Human Condition God said‚ "Let us make man in our image‚ in our likeness‚ and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air‚ over the livestock‚ over all the earth‚ and over all the creatures that move along the ground." - (Genesis 1‚ 26-27). God’s command to Adam was: You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil‚ for when
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Huntington’s Disease Background Huntington’s disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant disease that gives rise to progressive‚ elective (localized) neural cell death associated with choleric movements (uncontrollable movements of the arms‚ legs‚ and face) and dementia. It is one of the more common inherited brain disorders. About 25‚000 Americans have it and another 60‚000 or so will carry the defective gene and will develop the disorder as they age. Physical deterioration occurs over a period
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this issue formulated various Commissions after and high level Committee to report on the status of the Muslims in India. Few of these commissions are Gopal Singh Commission‚ Rajendra Singh Sachchar Commission ( High leval Committee) and Rang Nath Mishra Commission etc. All these Commissions and Committee were headed by the Non- Muslims but reported the Government about the fast decreasing socio- economic conditions of Muslims in India and all these Commissions and Committee suggested various
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Drew Beavan Professor Hoffman English 103 10 November 2013 The Great Debate over Medical Marijuana Over many years and especially in recent times people have been debating whether or not marijuana should be legalized for medical use. Those who support legalization claim that marijuana has legitimate medical benefits. Many argue that marijuana is a better alternative than pills because it is less addictive and no known marijuana overdoses have been reported‚ as opposed to the numerous that are
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Infectious Disease – an illness due to specific infections agents or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person‚ animal ‚or reservoir to a susceptible host‚ either directly or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host . Parasitic disease – A ameba in infection caused by a parasitic. An organism that lives inside or on a host. Zoonotic disease – an infection or infectious agent transmissible under normal conditions from vertebrate animals to humans
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gaining medical knowledge at quite a fast pace. Treatments‚ cures‚ and vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly‚ and yet‚ coronary heart disease remains the number one killer in the world.<br><br>The media today concentrates intensely on drug and alcohol abuse‚ homicides‚ AIDS and so on. What a lot of people are not realizing is that coronary heart disease actually accounts for about 80% of all sudden deaths. In fact‚ the number of deaths from heart disease approximately
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PAGET’S DISEASE Paget’s disease or osteitis deformans (now corrected as osteodystrophia deformans) is normally a benign chronic disorder of the bone that results in various complications like bone deformities‚ pathological fractures and osteoarthritis (Ralston 2008). It is estimated to occur in about 2-3% of the U.S population of adults over 60 years of age and is the second most common disease after osteoporosis. The occurrence of this disease has been characterized by a significant increase in
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