Types of Muscular Dystrophies Muscular dystrophies are a family of inherited (genetic) diseases that cause gradual wasting and weakening of muscles (and in some cases‚ of nerve tissue). In total‚ there are 9 types of generally accepted muscular dystrophies - each with its own characteristic age of onset‚ rate of progress etc - and the people affected by them are all characterized by muscle weakness‚ general difficulty in walking and sometimes deformities The most common muscular dystrophy is
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Puberty Puberty begins at age 8 to 10 for most girls in the United States. It is triggered by rising levels of GnRH‚ stimulates anterior lobe of pituitary to produce: FSH and LH. FSH stimulates developing ovarian follicles and they begin to secrete estrogen‚ progesterone‚ inhibin‚ and a small amount of androgen. Thelarche is the onset of breast development is the earliest noticeable sign of puberty. Pubarche is the appearance of pubic and axillary hair‚ sebaceous glands‚ and axillary glands. Menarche
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risks. Babies born via c-section are more likely to be administered into the NICU than babies born vaginally. According to Gawande (2007) “the child can be lacerated. Although this is rare‚ it does happen. Atul Gawande also goes on to say “if the placenta separates and the head doesn’t come free quickly‚ the baby can asphyxiate.” This means that the baby gets an insufficient amount of oxygen and deprives the child of air. It puts the baby in respiratory distress. There are also many other risks that
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surgery statistics: breasts up‚ stomachs in’. The Guardian [Online] Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jan/30/plastic-surgery-statistics-uk (Accessed: 26 May 2012). Graham‚ C. (2011) ‘A VERY Posh beauty secret... £320 sheep placenta facials: Just when you thought you ’d heard it all along comes Victoria Beckham ’s stem cell and gold flake serum’ Mail Online [Online] www.karenmillen.com (2012) Accessed: 4 February 2012 Images www.karenmillen.com (2012) Accessed: 3 March 2012
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Visible Embryo website http://www.visembryo.com/ Particular points of interest in conception to birth include Stage of Development What significant development is happening? 1 day A sperm can stay alive for up to 48 hours. It takes about ten hours to navigate the female productive track‚ moving up the vaginal canal‚ through the cervix‚ and into the fallopian tube where fertilization begins. Although 300 million sperm may enter the upper part of the vagina‚ only 1%‚ 3 million enter the uterus
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Parents who suffer with alcohol addiction can disrupt a family’s life and cause harmful effects that can last life long time. The effects that are experienced by the members of a family may be different from one to another. Children of alcoholic parents are defined as those who grow up in a home with at least one alcoholic parent (About.com‚ 2008). According to Berger (1993)‚ most children with alcoholic parents have many common symptoms such as low self-esteem‚ loneliness‚ guilt‚ feelings of helplessness
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Pregnancy and newborns Women using cocaine have higher numbers of spontaneous abortions‚ premature births‚ and placenta previa than nonusers. Babies born to these mothers exhibit significant depression in behavior and response to stimuli. Newborn babies may develop cerebral infarcts. Intrauterine fetal growth may be retarded; microcephaly‚ small-for-date birth
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ALINEANDO LA ORGANIZACIÓN Case in Point Southwest Airlines: consistencia y coherencia a lo largo del tiempo Logo: www.southwest.com Southwest Airlines (SWA) es la primera aerolínea norteamericana: transporta millones de pasajeros anuales (102 millones‚ en 2008)‚ llega a 67 ciudades en 34 estados y opera más de 3.300 vuelos diarios.4 Tiene 35.000 empleados‚ 36 años consecutivos de beneficios y un récord de reconocimientos‚ que van desde estar entre las empresas más admiradas del mundo hasta
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Smoking during Pregnancy Arsenic‚ rocket fuel‚ toilet cleaner‚ lighter fluid‚ and batteries; what if this were the newest baby food? American’s would be in outcry and rightly so. These ingredients are all poisonous‚ yet they aren’t just found in rat poison and household cleaners‚ they are found in cigarettes. Despite this 10% of women will smoke cigarettes regularly throughout their pregnancies even though they have full knowledge of the consequences (“Program”). The children of these mother’s
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Chapter 16 outline * The Reproductive system The gonads or primary sex organs: testes in men‚ and ovaries in women. a. Produce sex cells or gametes‚ and secrete sex hormones Male and female reproductive systems are different. Sex hormones play vital roles both in the development and function of the reproductive organs. Anatomy of the male reproductive system A. Testes Plum-sized and approx. 4cm long and 2.5cm wide Fibrous connective tissue capsules‚ te tunica albuginea surrounds
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