To most people in society today‚ getting tattoos and piercing is just another way to express them-selves. However‚ tattoos and piercings can have both positive and negative outcomes. What most people don’t know is the history of tattoos and piercings. I think it would be wise to do a little research about the health issues that comes with tattoos and piercings and also how it has affected people’s lives. Tattoos have been dated back to thousands of years ago. While no one knows where tattoos originated
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Vitiligo is a complex disease associated with selective and progressive loss of melanocytes from epidermal basal layer resulting in white patches‚ commonly on the skin and occasionally on mucosae. It is also known as leukoderma or phulwari in India. The condition is non-contagious and asymptomatic but is associated with a significant psychosocial implication leading to an exaggerated sense of humiliation‚ loss of self-esteem and job discrimination among patients. Worldwide prevalence of vitiligo
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Title: A comparison between the efficacy and safety of different doses of “Gabapentin” as treatment of uremic pruritus in patients on haemodialysis. Keywords: Efficacy‚ safety‚ “Gabapentin”‚ uremic pruritus and haemodialysis. Background: Pruritus is defined as" localized unpleasant sensation that induces a desire to scratch"‚ it is considered one of the frequent manifestations that occur in many systemic diseases such as biliary obstruction‚ neurological diseases and endocrine disorders.(1) The
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Beverage Retail: Backed by huge potential and changing lifestyles‚ the food and beverage retail market is growing at a robust 30-35 per cent per year. Pharmaceutical Retail: Driven by therapies like anti-diabetic‚ vitamin‚ anti-infectives and dermatology‚ it accounted for a robust 15% growth in 2011. E-commerce or E-tailing – the next big revolution: With the advent of e-commerce in the retail industry‚ retail stores are facing stiff competition from e-stores. The rising demand for e-shopping has
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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Staphylococcus aureus is an important and common pathogen in humans. It is found in the nose or on the skin of many healthy‚ asymptomatic persons (i.e.‚ carriers) and can cause infections with clinical manifestations ranging from pustules to sepsis and death. Most transmission occurs through the contaminated hands of a person infected with or carrying S. aureus. MRSA infections frequently are encountered in health-care settings (Lowy‚ 1998). A common
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Abstract Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of malignant cancer found in the world today with a 3-10% increase in incidence each year. White males have a 33-39% risk of having BCC during his lifetime‚ whereas women have a risk of 23-28%. The American Cancer Society (2014) reported that 8 out of 10 patients with skin cancer are suffering from BCC with more than 2 million new cases each year. Therefore a method needs to be developed that can detect BCC at the early stages to prevent
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INTRODUCTION University of Karachi‚ founded in 1951‚ is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Pakistan. It offers rigorous and vibrant Graduate and Postgraduate degree programs in the fields of Arts‚ Business Management‚ Islamic Studies‚ Law‚ Medicine‚ Pharmacy‚ Science‚ Education and Engineering. The research and teaching programs are supervised by more than 1000 qualified faculty members. These postgraduate programs are being offered in 56 teaching Departments and 26 Research
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INSIDE THE JOB SECTORS: TOP CAREER CHOICES Prepared for - - - Prepared by - Student - TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Introduction 3 The Ins and Outs of the IT industry 4 The Field of Network Security 4 Required Education 5 Salaries 5 Job Outlook The Health Care Industry 6 Registered Nurse 6 Required Education 7 Salaries 7 Job Outlook 8 Recommendation and Conclusions 9
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Parasites and Humans: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? Introduction The definition of a parasite is: “an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species‚ known as the host‚ from the body of which it obtains nutriment.” (Dictionary.com‚2012) There are several kinds of parasitic relationships in the world. Mutualism is one of them. This occurs when each member of the association benefits the other. Can humans and parasites have a mutualistic relationship in medicine?
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Botox: Almost Trouble-free New Faces. Opportunity: Botox is marketed by a pharmaceutical firm named Allergan. It is founded in 1950‚ Allergan‚ Inc. in Irvine‚ California. Allergan is a multi-specialty health care company that discovers‚ develops and commercializes medical products. Botox is protein derived from botulism toxin that is injected underneath skin in order to minimize or smooth outlines and wrinkles on the face. Allergan was just a small firm until the firm started selling Botox‚ which
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