The Real Truth about MS MS stands for Multiple Sclerosis which is a disease where the immune system eats away at the protective covering of the nerves (myelin sheath) in your body. This disease mostly affects people who are 18-60+ old‚ but can affect 3-17 year old children. Women are twice as likely to get MS than men. Liz‚ my dad’s cousin‚ raised 3 great children with her loving husband by her side when she was diagnosed with MS at the young age of 38. She died 12 years later just after she got
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Evaluation of Article Assisted dying: A matter of life and death Monday‚ Mar 25‚ 2013 The Straits Times By SundareshMenon Whatever our political‚ religious or moral leanings‚ the assisted dying debate remains an irreducibly human issue. It follows that we must summon all the compassion and kindness in our hearts when broaching this matter. The subject of assisted dying is an intensely complicated one. There are many facets to it with very few ready answers. It would therefore be helpful to
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The Primordial Soup Hypothesis‚ otherwise known as "The Primordial Soup Theory‚" was developed by the Russian chemist A.I. Oparin and English geneticist J.B.S. Haldane. Oparin & Haldane(1920) formed this idea separately though. In this theory‚ the basic aspects of life all came from simple molecules that formed in the atmosphere with the addition of oxygen. They believed that Earth had a chemically reducing atmosphere. This produced monomers. These monomers formed a "soup‚" that developed organic
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human brain has tripled in size‚ with most of the growth being seen in just the last two million years. Although many explanations for the growth of the human brain have been presented‚ one hypothesis that proves to be most accurate is the Social Brain Hypothesis as presented by Robin I.M. Dunbar. This hypothesis attempts to explain the cause in brain size evolution by attributing it to social relations and social changes happening in early human populations. Homo habilis‚ the first of our genus Homo
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Hernandez Mrs. M English V01A 8 September 2014 Fat Crisis or Rebellion? Within the United States obesity is a growing epidemic; it is an undergoing health concern that is affecting men‚ women‚ and children from all walks of life‚ but is the road to obesity cultivated by upbringing and environment or is it a result of gender norms? In his 2010 article‚ “Kentucky Town of Manchester Illustrates National Obesity Crisis‚” columnist and author Wil Haygood provides a different perspective on the cultural
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pill or exercise equipment. Many people want to lose weight and be healthy. In some cultures‚ being big is a symbol of wealth‚ whereas being thin is a symbol of poverty. When you want to lose weight‚ you will need to burn off more calories than you take in. There are several ways to lose weight. Quick ways and a little long drawn out ways‚ healthy and unhealthy ways. Losing weight has a lot of benefits to our health; there are many ways to lose weight which are illustrated through healthy dieting and
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JIAFM‚ 2004; 26(3). ISSN 0971-0973 WEIGHTS OF HUMAN ORGANS AT AUTOPSY IN CHANDIGARH ZONE OF NORTH-WEST INDIA Dr. Dalbir Singh‚ Additional Professor & Head‚ Dr. Y.S.Bansal‚ Assistant Professor‚ Dr. Sreenivas M.‚ Senior Resident‚ Mr. Avadh Naresh Pandey‚ Research Fellow Mrs. Seema Tyagi‚ Junior Technician‚ Department of Forensic Medicine‚ Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research‚ Chandigarh ABSTRACT Mean organ weights in 2025 subjects who died and autopsied at Postgraduate
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Avoid trans fats for health. Trans fat is an unhealthy substance‚ also known as trans fatty acid‚ made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils. Hydrogenation solidifies liquid oils and increases the shelf life and the flavor stability of oils and foods that contain them. Trans fat is found in vegetable shortenings and in some margarines‚ crackers‚ cookies‚ snack foods and other foods. The US FDA in 1999 proposed that the Nutrition Facts labels on vegetable shortenings and some cookies
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Fats Summary Fat is an important part of a healthy diet. However‚ some fats are better than others. Saturated fats increase blood cholesterol. Mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats tend to lower blood cholesterol. Trans fatty acids (or trans fats) are potentially harmful and are used to make baked products‚ pies‚ cakes‚ biscuits and buns. Omega-6 and omega-3 fats can benefit your health. Fats are composed of the elements carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen (the same elements as carbohydrates but
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Dieting Makes People Fat A lot of people strongly believe that they have to starve themselves in order to reduce their weight. In fact‚ it is true that it may help them to reduce some ounces in a few days. However‚ dieting with an expectation of getting quick results is most likely to have serious consequences as rapid weight loss is not sustainable (FoodTalk‚ n.d.). The outcome of dieting is not just weight loss alone. Several other things also happen in the body when the energy intake of a person
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