Madeline Stuart an inspiring teen model with Down syndrome has just landed her first major cat walking event and nothing less than at the New York Fashion Week. Madeline’s story is making headlines and winning support because of how she is expanding people’s ideas of what a model can be. The fashion industry is often seen as exclusionary yet models of diverse body types are increasingly breaking those long-erected barriers. Story of Model With Down Syndrome is Going Viral For All the Good Reasons - Clapway
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Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol plays a major role in society today. It is constantly being . ...... in our minds through advertisements‚ whether its commercials or billboards‚ holidays‚ or even just at the popular social scene. Alcohol is consumed for many purposes‚ such as celebrations‚ to increase romance‚ out of boredom‚ or a way to relax. Alcohol is a drug that is depended upon by the majority of our society. Nonetheless‚ alcohol has very damaging effects‚ not only
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Commonly confused with Autism‚ Asperger’s Syndrome is a type of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). These types of disorders (PDD) have delays is the development of basic skills such as‚ the ability to socialize‚ to communicate‚ and to use imagination. Children with Asperger’s typically have normal intelligence and language development‚ but these could change as they get older. This disorder was declared official in 1944 by an Austrian doctor‚ Hans Asperger. How is Asperger’s different from
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Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder‚ notable by the uncontrollable tics it creates. These tics can cause great stress to the individual while they are also a direct result of stress and anxiety. Starting out singular and simple‚ tics gradually develop into ever more complex movements. There are essentially two types of tics‚ motor and vocal. Uncontrollable facial twitching‚ eye blinking‚ and shoulder twitching are examples of motor tics. Vocal tics could include grunting‚ coughing
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Patient C is a male with Patau’s syndrome. This syndrome is also referred to as trisomy 13. It is caused by a chromosomal abnormality‚ in which some or all the cells in the body contain extra genetic material from chromosome 13. The chromosomal condition is often associated with a severe intellectual disability and several physical abnormalities. Patau’s occurs in about 1 in 16‚000 infants. Women of all ages have a chance of giving birth to a child with this condition‚ but the risk increases as
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ARDS By: Stacy M Hucek Med Surg Clinicals Brian Krogh 25 February‚ 2013 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute form of respiratory failure that results from the alveoli becoming damaged. This makes them more permeable to intravascular fluid. When the alveoli become more permeable to fluid‚ less oxygen is able to be delivered to the blood stream resulting in less oxygen reaching vital organs such as the brain and kidneys. (Lewis‚ Eighth Edition)
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Some people have a type or different types of health implications that stop them from consuming certain foods‚ some examples of different health factors are diabetes mellitus‚ lactose intolerance‚ irritable bowel syndrome‚ coeliac disease and food allergies. As some people need to avoid certain foods they will have a different diet than others‚ in order to still have a healthy diet it can be harder and more complicated‚ plus sometimes it can be more expensive. Diabetes mellitus is when your body
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Shaken baby syndrome is a serious medical condition that results from a severe form of child abuse. Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) can also be called abusive head trauma (AHT)‚ inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI)‚ whiplash syndrome‚ and lastly‚ shaken impact syndrome. Regardless of which name is used to refer to it‚ shaken baby syndrome is one hundred percent avoidable. A British pediatric neurosurgeon Norman Guthkelch‚ was credited with developing the medical theory in 1971 that laid the ground
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that television has become the main source for storytelling in society. It is responsible for‚ shaping‚ or cultivating‚ viewers perceptions of social reality. The "Mean World Syndrome"‚ is a term coined by Gerbner (1986)‚ which developed through his innovative research project‚ "the Cultivation theory". The Mean world Syndrome‚ is a phenomenon whereby‚ violent-related content of mass media makes viewers believe that‚ the world is more dangerous than it actually is. This therefore‚ makes the human
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Facet Syndrome Facet syndrome is a condition in which joints (facet joints) that connect the bones of the spine (vertebrae) become damaged. Facet joints help the spine move‚ and they usually wear down (degenerate) or become inflamed as you age. This can cause pain and stiffness in the neck (cervical facet syndrome) or in the lower back (lumbar facet syndrome). When a facet joint becomes damaged‚ a vertebra may slip forward‚ out of its normal place in the spine. Damage to a facet joint can also
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