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    Triple X syndrome‚ also known by alternative names such as Trisomy X or Triplo X‚ is a disorder within chromosomes. Our bodies are composed of millions of cells and each cell contains 46 chromosomes inside of its nuclei‚ which acts as the "brain" for the individual cell. Of these chromosomes there are typically 2 sex chromosomes‚ if you are female you will have two X chromosomes‚ and if you are male you will have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. When someone is diagnosed as having Triple

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    Running head: FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Introduction to Psychology A 1 FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME 2 This paper will be taking a look at Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. The physical aspects‚ like what it is‚ how alcohol affects the growth of a foetus and how alcohol impacts an alcoholic’s health are discussed‚ as well as what characteristics it takes on in the community and what the possible causes are. South Africa has the highest rate of FAS in the world. Why

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    of the median nerve in this manner causes tingling and numbness of the thumb‚ index‚ and the middle fingers - a condition known as "carpal tunnel syndrome." This term was first used in 1939‚ but the scientists

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    February 2014 Black Hawk Down In 1993 there was a Civil War in Somalia‚ Africa. A group of US soldiers were sent to Mogadishu in efforts to put a stop to the violence and all around genocide to the people of Somalia and to find the generals of the top warlord‚ Mohammed Farah Aidid‚ who in efforts to keep control of Somalia‚ were blocking and keeping the shipments of food. The mission went array when two of their Black Hawk helicopters‚ their main source of power‚ were shot down by the enemy. The soldiers

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    tunnel is the space between this sheath and the bones making up the wrist and hand. The carpal tunnel houses one nerve‚ the median nerve‚ which becomes compressed and causes carpal tunnel syndrome. The median nerve controls sensation and small muscles in the thumb‚ index finger‚ and middle finger. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist. [5] This stress on the nerve leads to pain‚ numbness‚ and muscle weakness in the forearm and all fingers in

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    Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a disorder that weakens the connective tissues within the body. Connective tissues support the bones‚ skin‚ blood vessels and in turn internal organs are effected. This syndrome can range in severity from mild to life threatening and about 1 in 5‚000 people with 10 different types of this genetic disorder are affected worldwide. My interest was struck in this syndrome when I was caring for a patient who was a former nurse who is now severely

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    Treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Like any condition‚ treatment for fetal alcohol syndrome is constantly emerging. Since the syndrome causes neurological changes similar to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder it was once thought that medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder would be useful in treating fetal alcohol syndrome.2 Conflicting results from the use of the medications challenged doctors to conduct treatment differently. Pharmacists and doctors are now looking

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    bowel syndrome or IBS. IBS is a syndrome that affects about 35 million people in the United States and I am one of them. IBS is heavily affected by diet and nutrition. IBS has many symptoms and can cause many others. There is hope for sufferers of irritable bowel such as nutrition. Nutrition plays a large role in IBS‚ it can help you deal with symptoms or it can make them worse. IBS is more widespread than anyone ever thought and you can help yourself if you have it. Irritable bowel syndrome is a

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    his years of presidency‚ he created the trickle-down theory. This theory states that if you give money to the rich it will trickle-down to the poor. Helping the rich financially will help create jobs for the poor so they can work and get money. During the years of his term‚ the budget deficit was the largest it has ever been in US history and the poor were not better off. By 1984‚ the deficits settled down to $200 billion dollars. The trickle- down theory argues income and tax breaks on big corporations

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    Tunnel Pain Relief The fact that Carpal tunnel syndrome results from pressure on the Median Nerve necessitates Carpal Tunnel massage that helps to relief the nerve. Carpal Tunnel syndrome results in irritation on the meridian nerve and later the wrist. It is associated with different symptoms that include weakness‚ tingling‚ pain‚ and numbness in different parts of the hand‚ which are linked by the median nerves. If left untreated for some time‚ the syndrome may result in motor deficits and pain that

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