Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue connects all the organs‚ tissue and body cells together. It also plays an important role in helping the body grow and develop properly. People are born with Marfan Syndrome but they may not notice it until their teen years. The signs and the symptoms of the Marfan syndrome varies. They are so different‚ that people can have the same disease bt they can different symptoms. And with that being said‚ they
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rural areas. The main reasons behind the spreading popularity is because of the increase in heroin imports from Latin American drug cartels‚ creating a greater and cheaper supply of the drug‚ and a larger market for opioids driven by prescription painkillers. So far the governments war on drugs has made very little progress in stopping drugs from getting into the U.S.‚ with over 51‚000‚000‚00 dollars being spent annually to fund the war on drugs‚ it’s time for us to consider a new approach. In some
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It’s one of the darkest fears of pitchers‚ tennis players‚ and many other athletes: a rotator cuff tear. If it is severe‚ a rotator cuff tear can end a player’s career. So what is it‚ exactly? The rotator cuff is a group of four tendons and muscles that converge around the shoulder joint at the top of the humerus‚ the upper arm bone above the elbow. Together‚ they form a ’’cuff’’ that both holds your arm in place and allows it to move in different directions. While your shoulder is one of your most
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In war‚ humanity is stripped from the soldiers of war‚ this is seen as soldiers are shot at like they are just targets and not actual people. But in Ann Shin’s‚ “My Enemy‚ My Brother” viewers see the exact opposite‚ where an enemy Iranian helps an enemy Iraqi to save his life. In this story‚ the main character is Zahed or the Iranian and viewers see Zahed the many problems he encounters in his life. He faces these problems with his strong will to take control of his life‚ but viewers also find that
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disease in a short time frame‚ not necessarily “cure” it. “In the first year after treatment heroin addicts relapse by 60%” (Narrator). Doctor’s realized that there had to be another way to possibly “cure” heroin. “Methadone was originally used for painkillers until the 1970s‚ when it was embraced as an effective way to treat heroin users in withdrawal” (Narrator). The drug‚ methadone is consumed once a day to assist addicts in heroin withdrawals. The drug is easy to use and start‚ ordinarily the location
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My best friend Alison had recently taken up horseback riding. Her mom‚ Carla‚ offered to take me to see Alison during one of her lessons on the weekend. I had never seen her ride the horses before‚ so I was pretty excited to go. I remember telling Alison I wouldn’t ride any of the horses beforehand because I was scared of what could happen. Despite me telling her this‚ Carla and Alison both encouraged me to ride a horse. "Nothing bad will happen"‚ they said. "It will be fine"‚ they said. Man
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is looking at recent trends‚ setting aside what happened in the past. Let’s look at two current trends that affect both teens and young adults. In recent years‚ prescription drugs have become the rage. We’re talking about the abuse of important painkillers like Oxycontin‚ Percoset‚ Xanax and Vicodin. Each of these medications provide the user with a high that amounts to relaxation and an escape from reality. According to February 2016 report released by the Centers for Disease Control‚
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Dr. Harold Shipman admitted‚ as a college student‚ he took a very keen interest in drugs while at the Leeds University medical school (England‚ 2015). Dr. Shipman equally shared an intense interest in his mother’s morphine treatment as she battled lung cancer when he was still a teenager (Harold Shipman‚ 2014). He strongly believed this drug was instrumental in alleviating her pain up until she passed away (Harold Shipman‚ 2014). Soon after Dr. Shipman completed medical school and was working
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Axia College Material Appendix A Meditation Worksheet Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Copy and paste the Web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the Web site‚ provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary‚ list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience. Be sure to answer the two
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Fishing For Hayden “Thunk!” As the last door to our car closed‚ we started toward the lake. It was a warm‚ sunny day in Maine. We were camping and had been hiking‚ when we decided to go fishing at a lake. The morning mist was warm today. “Let’s go Hayden‚ come on‚” my dad said. I wasn’t the type of kid to get really excited about these things. “I don’t want to!” I yelled from the car. “But you need to learn to fish‚” my dad said back. My dad started to yell at me as I jumped out the car‚ and grabbed
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