Background PLM is a community with over 80‚000 members who share information with and learn from other patients with similar disease. It is currently a niche market because the community only caters to specific types of diseases such as ALS and epilepsy. However‚ the community is considering a leap by creating a General Platform to
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another option‚ he believed he had nothing left and that the drugs would make everything better. Could this be where 21st century America is headed – taking drugs because we see no other options? Valerie Corral‚ a woman who began suffering from epilepsy after an auto-accident began smoking medical marijuana because it allowed her to completely control the onset of her seizures. The medical marijuana helped her more than any prescription drug was able to and did so without the side effects (Corral)
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are followed. The ADA applies to a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (like walking‚ standing‚ or breathing). Examples include individuals who have physical conditions such as epilepsy‚ diabetes‚ severe forms of arthritis‚ hypertension‚ or carpal tunnel syndrome‚ as well as individuals with mental impairments such as major depression‚ bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder‚ and mental retardation (Muskovitz‚ 2006). Human Resource
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pathways or gene expression‚ such as an upregulation of GFAP‚ S100 or any other related protein expression (Sofroniew and Vinters 2010). The calcium binding protein‚ S100B‚ serve as a serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid biomarker of brain injury‚ such as epilepsy (Burda‚ Bernstein and Sodroniew 2015). Astrogliosis may harm or benefit neurons and other neural cells. Reactive astrocytes may undergo a series of changes that can be categorized
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You will not endure pain if you become bound to the drug said Galen‚ a roman physician in context to gladiators consuming opium to numb their battle wounds. For over 4‚800 years marijuana has been used for medical purposes. Until the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act banned marijuana and created uncertainty in Americans. Especially with the with the arrival of new drugs like aspirin which became the new pain reliever and marijuana came to be known as an intoxicant. Until today‚ with the rise in popularity of
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Today‚ Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used in the United States. This drug is often used by teenagers and it is believed to be a “miracle cure”. This “miracle cure” has amazed the world and impacted many communities by increasing the number of people taking it. In addition to that‚ it also brought conflict among the communities. In fact‚ they have discovered addictive qualities inside of marijuana and found many cases of people abusing of it (Candron). The demand was so high that it made
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Do you like dogs? Well a lot of people do‚ but do you know the breeds of dogs‚ jobs of dogs‚ and some of their physical traits? If not then that is what I am going to talk about in this essay so stay tuned to learn more! Dogs have lots of jobs and some of them are very important! One job that some dogs have is being a seeing eye dog‚ these dogs help blind people and make sure that they don’t walk into danger. Another job that dogs have is as a detection dog‚ when the dog is a detection dog they
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people’s injuries. When paramedics arrive at the scene‚ their first job is to figure out what kind of injury the patient has and how serious it is. At the same time‚ they try to determine if the patient has any pre-existing medical conditions‚ such as epilepsy or diabetes‚ or is taking any medication that can cause complications. Working quickly‚ they give the patient whatever care and treatment they can‚ until they reach the hospital. This could mean anything from assisting the
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One of the most controversial topics in today’s culture is whether or not medical marijuana and recreational marijuana should be legalized. There are plenty of studies and statistics listing reasons why marijuana should be legalized or why it should be illegal. Is legalizing marijuana going to make this country a better or a worse place? I believe that medical marijuana should be legal and recreational marijuana should be illegal. The reason I believe medical marijuana should be legalized is
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besides Miranda‚ and he wanted to change that. After Sal stopped talking to Miranda‚ she found a new friend‚ Annemarie. Annemarie is a dynamic character because she changes her friends. She is always a happy girl‚ but she has a health condition called epilepsy. Marcus‚ otherwise known as the laughing man‚ he is always
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