What is FAS/FASD? Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result when a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol‚ such as beer‚ wine‚ or mixed drinks‚ so does her baby. Alcohol passes through the placenta right into the developing baby. The baby may suffer lifelong damage as a result. FAS is characterized by brain damage‚ facial deformities‚ and growth deficits. Heart‚ liver‚ and kidney defects also are common‚ as
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Alien Hand Syndrome This is a proposed neurological disorder that is characterized by the affected person’s own hand or hands that seemingly have taken over its own free will or mind of its own.. It happens when someone your hand moves alone. they are not in control of it as if it isn’t part of the body. It is believed that it is a result from a brain surgical intervention‚ in treatment of worst cases of epilepsy. Some reports would also say that this condition can be acquired after a cerebrovascular
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Injustice in the Court: Peter Rose When the people of the United States of America think of justice‚ depictions come to mind. To some‚ justice is represented by the Lady Justice standing strong with a long robe and scale in her hand. This scene is enough to represent the balance that is seen in the justice system hoping for a fair distribution of law‚ with no bias or corruption. Unfortunately as every American strives for justice to prevail‚ there are cases each year where this is not the case
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Evidence suggests that a very significant proportion of children with Down syndrome could be placed successfully in a mainstream school. Research data‚ although still somewhat limited‚[1] indicates that such placements lead to academic as well as social gains and increase the chances of the child making local friendships that extend beyond the school day. These facts have lead increasing numbers of parents to seek an inclusive placement for their child. In some parts of the country[2] over 80% of
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White-nose syndrome haunts bats The mysterious disease is obliterating bat colonies as it spreads across North America‚ and scientists say time is running out to save them. 7 Related Topics: Conservation‚ Endangered Species‚ Viruses & Diseases‚ Wild Animals Bats are flying ambassadors of Halloween‚ adding spooky ambience to countless forests‚ caves‚ graveyards and haunted houses. Lately‚ however‚ the tables have turned on them — Halloween and the winter it foreshadows are now an increasingly
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Table of contents Introduction……………………………………………………………1 Definition of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)………………………..1 Characteristics of FAS…………………………………………………1 Affect of alcohol on the brain………………………………………….1 Affect of FAS on babies………………………………………………..1 The role the South African context has played in FAS………………...1 Conclusion……………………………………………………………...1 Reference List……………………………………………………….…1 Introduction Upon conducting researching for this topic
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Increased Mortality among Widowers by Parkes‚ Benjamin‚ and Fitzgerald was published in the British Medical Journal in 1969. The authors goal was to determine if there was any validity to the “broken heart syndrome” and to discover what the actual mortality rate in connection with the “broken heart syndrome”. The population of this study included widowers 55 years of age and older and the sample used was 4‚486 widowers 55 years of age and older. The study was completely observation as the men were followed
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of Murder which shows the court why he should be guilty of murder of Rita Rytka. Peter Sutcliffe is guilty on the grounds of Actuse Reus of Murder as he committed an unlawful act that caused the death of Rita Rytka who was 18 years of age and therefore‚ by definition of law‚ was a human being. He murdered her under the Queens Peace as there was no war or threat against the country on the 31st January 1978. Peter Sutcliffe (the defendant) should also be charged for Specific Intention as the defendant
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Fetal alcohol syndrome From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Fetal alcohol syndrome Classification and external resources Baby with fetal alcohol syndrome. ICD-10 Q86.0 ICD-9 760.71 DiseasesDB 32957 MedlinePlus 000911 eMedicine ped/767 MeSH D005310 Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of mental and physical defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol crosses the placental
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Graphic Designer Essay : Peter Saville Peter Saville‚born on October 9 1955 in Manchester United Kingdom‚was an English Artist and a Graphic Artist. Peter used to attend the St Ambrose College and later on enrolled to the Manchester Metropolitan University. Saville was most known for his Factory Records. Peter Saville Image available at : http://www.marketingmanchester.com/media/3065/peter_saville.jpg His Factory Records and his works really look amazing and with his style he included works
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