Alzheimer. For those who already have Alzheimer’s there are aggressive treatments available such as a treatment called Cholinesterase inhibitors. “These drugs work by boosting levels of a cell-to-cell communication chemical depleted in the brain by Alzheimer’s disease”(Mayo Clinic Staff). Another option is Memantine also known as Namenda‚ “this drug works in another brain cell communication network and slows the progression of symptoms with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. It’s sometimes used
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By a show of hands‚ how many of you know someone who has asthma? How many of you know someone who has diabetes? Now how many of you know someone who has obsessive-compulsive disorder? Not many. Yet OCD is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes. It’s estimated that 2.2 million American adults have obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is slightly more than the number of people who reside in Houston‚ Texas‚ the 4th largest city in the country. And according to the Obsessive Compulsive
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Topic: Multiple Sclerosis I. Introduction a. Attention Device: i. How many of you know somebody living with multiple sclerosis (MS)? ii. According to the National MS Society‚ it’s estimated that some 400‚000 Americans have MS‚ with women developing the disease at twice the rate of men. b. Thesis: i. Multiple sclerosis is a very devastating and debilitating disease. MS is important to me because my mother was diagnosed with MS the summer of 2009. I’ve witnessed the long-term effects of this disease
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My aim with this speech is to make people aware that marijuana is better than cigarettes and that marijuana should be legal instead of cigarettes because cigarettes smokers smoke in average 13 cigarettes a day but marijuana smokers smoke approximately half a joint a day and this is 26 times better than smoking cigarettes. According to researches‚ it is scientifically proved that tobacco is the largest cause for lung cancer and marijuana has no tobacco‚ unlike cigarettes. The research that used to
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Thomas Dickson 3/29/31 Topic: To inform the class of marijuana INTRO: Marijuana‚ the “Killer Drug” as it has been called‚ has been around for longer than you think a. People really don’t know the origins or the properties of the plant at all. b. Not only has the usage of pot grown in recent years‚ but the number of strains and uses have grown as well. Lately state legislation across the nation have allowed marijuana for medical and even recreational use. However there are still many out there
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Thalia Garcia Psychology 10/1/13 Ever wondered why we act the way we do and how we become who we are? Well it all dates back to when we were just infants. As we grow older we constantly learn from what we see and feel. As babies‚ we connect with our caregivers in a way we sense what they sense that can shape us as we develop. Let’s use the Kaufman family for example (question two). Mrs. Kaufman spends a lot of time stroking‚ cuddling‚ and rocking her infant
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I will be informing my audience about the basic knowledge of GBM‚ the severity of the disease‚ and the new technology being invented to liken the chances of survival for people who have this type of cancer. New forms of radiation therapy have increased the survival percentage of people with the more aggressive form of the pathology. The fundamental understanding of Glioblastomas consist of knowing the structure‚ origin‚ and symptoms of this type of cancer. “According to the American Brain Tumor
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Elijah Billings Mrs. Wimmer TOPIC The Island of Zanzibar GENERAL PURPOSE To inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE At the end of my speech‚ everyone will know three major aspects of the island of Zanzibar. CENTRAL IDEA Knowing about Zanzibar may help you make the decision to one day visit. 1. INTRODUCTION a. You are on a boat looking down at the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean. You are looking around until you see this beautiful‚ exotic island filled with exotic trees and beautiful
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Did you know that 1/2 of all men and 1/3 of all women born after 1960 will develop cancer in their lifetimes? This seems like a lot‚ but most cases will occur in people 65 or older. Countless celebrities such as David Bowie‚ Ben Stiller‚ Hugh Jackman‚ Sharon Osbourne‚ and Olivia Newton-John have all fought cancer. And there’s a good chance that we all know someone who has cancer right now. There are over 200 types of cancer that can occur in humans‚ the most common places that cancer can occur include
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Avoid certain medications like lithium‚ antimalarial drugs‚ inderal‚ and indomethacin. Prevent skin injuries by taking extra precautions to your skin. Avoid infections‚ wash your hands throughout the day‚ don’t share food‚ drinks‚ or eating and drinking utensils‚ and try to avoid sick people as best as possible
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