Peppermint was first described in 1753 by Carolus Linnaeus from specimens that had been collected in England; he treated it as a species‚5 but it is now universally agreed to be a hybrid. It is a herbaceous rhizomatous perennial plant growing to 30–90 cm (12–35 in) tall‚ with smooth stems‚ square in cross section. The rhizomes are wide-spreading‚ fleshy‚ and bare fibrous roots. The leaves are from 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) long and 1.5–4 cm (0.59–1.6 in) cm broad‚ dark green with reddish veins‚ and with
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It Is Time to Open Your Eyes: It Is A New Era Charlotte Figi age of six from Colorado suffers of a syndrome called Dravet Syndrome. This syndrome is an epileptic disorder that last hours long. She started to get seizures at the age of three months. She had to suffer around twelve hundred seizures per month for five years. She could not walk‚ talk‚ eat or drink. With some drops of oil things started to change. Now she is at the age of six and she can do all of the things that she was not capable
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Module 1 Activity 1 Part A. #1-D Survey. Ahmed is asking many people a series of questions to gather information on their thoughts on the videos. Therefore it is a survey. #2-C Laboratory Observation. Nadine is observing her test subjects in an unnatural environment. She is in a laboratory and is observing her test subjects. #3- Survey. Ada is asking a number of questions to college student to gather information about their alcohol consumption. #4- Psychological Tests. The document
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receptor antagonists was believed to be counterintuitive; however‚ the reverse appears to be the case in the clinical settings. Chronic sympathomimetic use is associated with increased mortality rates and there is considerable evidence from several placebo controlled randomized clinical trials that beta-blockers
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Does cognitive-behavioral therapy work just as well as antidepressants when treating depression? How we perceive our depression is what helps to determine the type of treatment necessary. Antidepressants treat the common symptoms of depression rather than the condition while therapy helps change the thought process so the disease is cured in the end. Many studies are done to provide necessary information to what the answer to this question should be. The following articles provided studies that explained
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Chromium Picolinate: A Critical Analysis of the Ergogenic Claims Elmira Fudd Health 426 Tom Kelly March 22‚ 2006 Critical Analysis of the Ergogenic Claims made for Chromium Picolinate Classification and Usage Chromium picolinate‚ (Cr(pic)3)‚ is the combination of the essential trace mineral chromium and picolinic acid. Picolinic acid‚ naturally found in breast milk‚ is added to chromium because it is thought to increase the absorption of
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Ergogenic aids are substances or devices that enhance energy production‚ for use for recovery and provide athletes with a competitive advantage. Numerous ergogenic aids claim to enhance sports performance and are used by amateur and professional athletes. Approximately 50 percent of the general population has reported taking some form of dietary supplements‚ while 76 to 100 percent of athletes in some sports are reported to use them. Physicians can evaluate these products by examining four factors
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doing exercise and what the effects of this is. II. Perform the experiment i. Ten volunteers with type 2 diabetes‚ the four conditions that the volunteers were tested under were‚ metformin and no exercise‚ metformin and exercise‚ placebo and no exercise‚ and placebo and exercise. ii. They participants were monitored in a number of ways III. Results i. Some reported mild gastrointestinal side effects‚ all participants except for one were able to tolerate the full dosage. ii. Participants
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Precious Perez English 102 – Mrs. Moffit July 23th‚ 2012 The Legalization of Medicinal Marijuana Many scientific communities around the world have compiled persuasive evidence supporting marijuana’s cannabinoid potential as a source of treatment. Analgesia‚ glaucoma‚ chemotherapy and HIV-related gastrointestinal disorders are just a few among the vast amount of afflictions which from marijuana can help provide relief. Unfortunately the United States government continues to place a negative stigma
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Biotechnology Paper Biotechnology products are the yield of engineering labors that process biological material and agents to produce a modified biological substance. Examples of biotechnology drugs are monoclonal antibodies and recombinant DNA. Monoclonal antibodies are important reagents in the treatment and diagnosis of disease. They have been used for diagnosis of pregnancy‚ detection of presence and concentration of drugs in the blood‚ histocompatibility assay‚ and detecting shed tumor antigens
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