despite the cramps and the headaches‚ we manage to make our way to the refrigerator to satisfy our cravings. Sounds awful? Definitely‚ but unfortunately it’s a medical condition we women have to deal with on a monthly basis. PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) is considered a medical condition because it brings discomfort in your body. It mainly affects women of childbearing age. As per the Cleveland clinic website‚ “more than one in three women suffer from PMS and 20 suffer so severely that their lives
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They comprise of Autistic disorder; Asperger’s syndrome; Rett’s disorder; childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development. A complex syndrome that can be described as having many different brain disorders with similar characteristics. A child can be diagnosed as having autism based from the age of three if they are displaying “(1) significant
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If the shoe doesn’t fit … “I call it ‘Barbie Doll Syndrome’– a 6 foot tall woman just doesn’t wear size 4 shoes. It’s abnormal‚ but we all want to look like Barbie‚” says fellowship trained orthopaedic foot surgeon Pam Davis‚ M.D.‚ Midwest Foot and Ankle Specialists‚ Davenport. “The typical problems I see are directly related to shoes that aren’t shaped like a person’s foot. Wearing shoes too small or those shaped in an unnatural way will cause deformities‚” she adds. Pamela Davis‚ M.D
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Research Paper on Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeAbstract Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is a life-threatening condition that results from injury to the alveolar-capillary membrane. The condition is associated with extensive pulmonary inflammation and small blood vessel injury in all affected organs. ARDS is considered to be more the end result of a variety of severe injuries instead of an actual disease. ARDS was first officially discovered in 1967. There are 3 identified stages of ARDS
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome‚ or PCOS‚ is the most common endocrine disorder in females. Five to ten percent of women at childbearing age have polycystic ovarian syndrome. However‚ less than fifty percent of women are diagnosed (PCOS Foundation Web). Although scientists do not know much about PCOS‚ they do know that it is caused by irregular hormones. Therefore‚ it is also believed to be genetically spread (WebMD Web). According to the PCOS Foundation‚ “If a mother has PCOS‚ there is a fifty percent
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Battered Person Syndrome: When The Victim Fights Back Domestic violence is “a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation‚ often including the threat or use of violence‚” according to Safe Horizon (SH‚ 2015). Domestic violence can occur in many different relationships‚ such as parent-child relationships‚ dating couples relationships‚ or even sibling relationships. The psychological consequences of domestic violence are overlooked‚ most
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Arcelik: International Aspirations of an Emerging Market Firm Arcelik‚ a Turkish appliance manufacturer controlled by Turkey’s largest conglomerate company named Kroc Group. From the beginning‚ Arcelik products more than half of Turkey’s appliances‚ including air conditioners‚ dishwashers machines‚ cooking appliances‚ and refrigerators. But since trade barriers declined in 1980s and 1990s‚ many competitors such as BSH‚ Haier‚ General Electronic‚ Whirlpool‚ and Electrolux were threatening Arcelik’s
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Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs when an individual has an extra chromosome 21 in them. Down syndrome can also be referred to as ‘Trisomy 21’. An English physician named John Landon Down first discovered Down syndrome back in 1862. This genetic disorder has been around since the 16th century and possibly even longer. The treatments for Down syndrome are not distinct as it depends on how severe the Down syndrome is. Down syndrome or Trisomy 21 was
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Abstract Down syndrome‚ also known as trisomy 21‚ is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans and it occurs in all races. Approximately 1 of every 691 babies born in the United States each year is born with this genetic condition. Because people with Down syndrome have extra copies of genes on chromosome 21‚ the course of normal development is disrupted and this leads to the distinctive physical characteristics and other health issues that are associated with this syndrome. With appropriate
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Chromosomal Disorders 1. Name the condition. Edwards Syndrome (or Trisomy 18) 2. Outline the chromosomal abnormality. Trisomy 18‚ or Edwards syndrome‚ occurs when a person has a third copy of material from chromosome 18 instead of the usual two copies. 3. What chromosomes are involved? Chromosome 18 is the only chromosome involved with this disorder. 4. What does it affect? The majority of children born with Edward ’s syndrome appear both fragile and weak; many are underweight. Their
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