Application of statistics in Pharmaceutical industry * * * Bookmark Although the advancement of medicine has prolonged and improved the life of many people over the years‚ it is important to remember that it is not an exact science. While some treatments do seem to offer a complete ’cure’ for any particular ailment universally‚ the vast majority of medicinal treatments do not. As such‚ it is important that statistics are used in medicine in order to justify the development and subsequent
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A Short Summary of Crohn’s Disease (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Epidemiology • Age of onset: 15-30 and 60-80 • Equal incidence between males and females • Jewish>White Caucasian>African Americans>Hispanic>Asians • Ashkenazi Jews risk is 2x that of an Israeli born Jew. • Urban areas>Rural areas • High socioeconomic > low socioeconomic classes Causes 1. Immune mediated • Pro-inflammatory>Anti-inflammatory • T-helper cells activation through cytokines to promote fibrinogenesis
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Human Health and Disease What is health? ‘The state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being’ To sustain a healthy lifestyle person needs: •A balanced and varied diet Take exercise Proper shelter Enough sleep Good hygiene will reduce the likelihood of infection What is disease? Disease is a disorder or malfunction of the mind or body‚ which leads to a departure from good health. Can be a disorder of a specific tissue or organ due to a single cause. E.g. malaria. May
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hopeless‚ and sluggish. In between those periods‚ they usually feel normal You can think of the highs and the lows as two "poles" of mood‚ which is why it’s called "bipolar" disorder. Mary is a 40 year old woman with a major case of the bipolar disease. Mary has a son named matt and he is 12 years old. Has recently been getting less time with his mother as she wants to do nothing. That makes Matt feel that he is a burden to his own mother. And Mary’s husband Dave is 42. Now Mary was always very
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Disease in the News – Tuberculosis HCS/245 June 25‚ 2013 Tynan Weed Tuberculosis Tuberculosis‚ TB (tubercle bacillus) or MTB (mycobacterium tuberculosis) is a widespread‚ and in numerous cases fatal‚ communicable disease produced by a variety of forms of mycobacteria. The disease is distributed within the air when individuals who are infected with active TB infection sneeze‚ cough‚ or pass on breathing fluids throughout the air. Generally infections are asymptomatic‚ meaning they feel
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well as Mr and Mrs. Frank stayed at his camp. However in October Anne and margot were sent to another camp‚ (Bergen-Belsen concentration camp). At Bergen-Belsen concentration camp a sickness called typhus was going around in March. Typhus is a that disease occurs after bacteria is transferred to humans usually by vectors such as fleas or lice that have acquired the bacteria from animals such as rats‚ cats‚ opossums‚ raccoons‚ and other animals. Typhus is especially
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muscular weakness was another common feature. Several thousand survived with a variety of morbidity and permanent disabilities. According to the recent press reports‚ there are a large number of survivors‚ with lingering ailments and incapacity to work. Non-availability of any information about the toxicity of even the parent compound‚ MIC (methyl isocyanides)‚ was a great impediment to institute ’detoxication measures’ and lay down guidelines for therapeutic intervention and management of the victims
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Propolis to be selected for winter promotion 1. Introduction In view of the growing sense of health‚ it decided to promote Propolis in the coming winter. The purpose of this report is to introduce the Comvita Propolis Capsules for the winter promotion. The report is including the research of this supplement‚ the basic functions of it and evaluation of this product. 2. Methodology Before conducting the market study‚ there were different information was compiled from some researches and reviews
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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Introduction According to the American Cancer Society website‚ Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma‚ Non-Hodgkin’s disease‚ NHL‚ or sometimes just lymphoma) is a cancer that starts in the cells of the lymph system‚ which is part of the body’s immune system.1 It is a type of cancer of the blood that affects the white blood cells‚ which are usually involved in protecting against infections. NHL is not a single disease‚ but rather a group of at least 31
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The Impact of STD’s on Youth 15-24 Faith Stephens SEEP 2016 Augusta University According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)‚ over 20 million new cases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are diagnosed each year. Youth‚ ages 15-19‚ and young adults‚ ages 20-24‚ account for half of all new STD infections. Reasons for this high rate of infection by youth and young adults include the following: young people do not get the recommended test; are hesitant to talk to adults‚ including parents
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