Parasites and Humans: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? Introduction The definition of a parasite is: “an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species‚ known as the host‚ from the body of which it obtains nutriment.” (Dictionary.com‚2012) There are several kinds of parasitic relationships in the world. Mutualism is one of them. This occurs when each member of the association benefits the other. Can humans and parasites have a mutualistic relationship in medicine?
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Laser and its medical applications Presented by S. vignesh J. sabastian The Advent of the "Laser Scalpel" Early experimenters with medical lasers pointed out that there are surgical operations that are difficult to perform with the conventional scalpel and that a laser beam might be used instead. Initial trials showed that a finely focused beam from a carbon dioxide gas laser could cut through human tissue easily and neatly. The surgeon could direct the beam from any angle by using a mirror mounted
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Quality Improvement Plan – Executive Summary Wanda B. Grant HCS/588 October 27‚ 2014 Lee Tompkins Quality Improvement Plan Executive Summary The Veteran’s Affairs health care division has many components and one of those components are community based out-patient clinics (CBOCs). The Greenville North Carolina Veteran’s Affairs Health Care Center is one of the CBOCs in Eastern North Carolina. This CBOC offers primary care and specialty services including behavioral health services and pharmacy.
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Ultrasound – Sendwavesintobodywhicharereflectedattheinterfacesbetween tissue – Returntimeofthewavestellsusofthedepthofthereflectingsurface History – Firstpracticalapplication‚1912unsuccessfulsearchforTitanic – WWIIbroughtmassivemilitaryresearch-SONAR(SOundNavigation And Ranging) – Mid-centuryusedfornon-destructivetestingofmaterials – Firstusedasdiagnostictoolin1942forlocalizingbraintumors – 1950’s2Dgrayscaleimages
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Abstract Healthcare has been a hot topic during this year’s presidential campaign and no matter who wins the election‚ the United States healthcare industry will be reformed or should we say transformed. The healthcare industry in the United States has been under sever scrutiny and is feeling the effects of government regulations on many fronts. Margins are low and the need to control cost is critical. This paper will give an overview of the multiple facets that comprise the healthcare industry
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STS LECTURE NOTES 2nd Sem 2013 to 2014 Note: Topic Outline I. History and Philosophy of science and technology: II.Science and technology in daily life: III. Science and technology‚ in the arts‚ law and social sciences: IV. Science‚ science policy and national development I. History and Philosophy of science and technology: A. The Fertile Crescent Teaching religiona and mathemathics B. The Civilization of the Americas Aztecs Incas Maya Mayan Mathemathics and Astrology Impact
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Introduction The pharmaceutical-biotechnology industry has become increasingly consolidated over the past 15 years; in 1985 the 10 largest firms accounted for about 20 percent of worldwide sales‚ whereas in 2002 the 10 largest firms accounted for 48 of sales. Much of this consolidation is the result of mergers. The value of M&A activity in this industry exceeded $500 billion during the 1988 to 2000 period. A commonly cited rationale for this consolidation by proponents of these mergers
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Veterinarians receive a comprehensive‚ multifaceted education that uniquely equips them to protect the nation’s food supply‚ prevent disease and conduct lifesaving research‚ as well as caring for pets and animals. Veterinarians provide medical services for animals. They also give advice to pet owners about the care and breeding of their pets. What many people do not know is that veterinarians also protect humans from diseases that animals carry. Most veterinarians treat sick pets and provide routine
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Course in Medicine 1879 – 1882 Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 1882 – 1884 Universidad Central de Madrid [License in Medicine. 1884] [PhD in Philosophy and Letters. 1885] 1885 - 1886 University of Paris 1886 – 1887 University of Heidelberg [PhD in Ophthalmology. 1887] ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS and AWARDS 1877 - 1878 Ateneo Municipal Sobresaliente. Agrimensor y Perito Tasador de Tierras. [Land Surveying Course]. 1878 - 1881 University of Santo Tomas Acto Metafisica. Metaphysics. Sobresaliente. In the four
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Somdev Devvarman becomes 2nd Indian after Leander paes to break into the top-100 of ATP rankings‚ reaching a career-high 96th with total points of 540 as on 2nd August 2010 India finishes 2-1 to clinch the bronze medal in the inaugural Asian Women Champions Trophy hockey tournament at Busan‚ South Korea India’s 7th fastest supercomputer at a computation(HPC) cluster 1.5 Tera Byte memory and 30TB storage space cluster capacity ’Annapurna’ was unveiled at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences(IMSc)
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