English 121 March 17‚ 2011 In your Journal: “A reply to Rifkin” The embryonic cloning debate touches down ethical issues that are each debatable. One is the debate whether it is healthy and or ethical to obtain eggs from a woman for stem cells. It calls for hormone treatment and surgery. With all surgeries‚ there is always a risk‚ but with this one it’s an ethical debate if it is right or not. Another reason why is that people are afraid that we will fall down a slippery slope into human cloning
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A person is lying sick in bed‚ but what is one sick from? The lack of a vaccination‚ or from the vaccinations itself? A vaccination is a microorganisms or toxins that have been weakened in order to help prevent disease. When given a vaccination‚ they inject some of germs of the disease into the person. A person’s immune system tries to fight off the disease by creating antibodies. The antibodies then work off to destroy the disease just like if the body was attacked by the actual disease. They
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three segments of the 1950s documentary. So much more happened in the 50s besides what you see in Grease or Happy Days. There were fast cars and poodle skirts‚ but there was also war and polio. I did not know much about the disease polio. I had heard of the iron lung‚ but I did not know it was used to treat polio. I liked the music that went along with the video. I think it is fun to listen to how music changes over time‚ especially when comparing it by decade. The Pruitt Igoe Myth was very intriguing
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were saved by vaccines. Children who are young and whose immune systems are not fully developed can die of illnesses that we as adults think are routine or not life threatening. What we do know is that if children are not immunized‚ illnesses like polio‚ measles‚ rubella‚ meningitis‚ and tetanus to name a few‚ will indeed return‚ with the cost being lives. There are also many social and economic risks associated with not immunizing children. It’s not only for their safety but for the safety of those
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would be sick. Things like polio‚ which have been wiped out in the United States‚ would still be around and still harming the nation. Polio is a great example of what vaccines can do. In 1955‚ the year the polio vaccine was introduced; there were a recorded 28‚985 cases in the United States. Between 1955 and 1965‚ the amount of people with polio went from 28‚985 to 0 reported cases in the U.S. In that time‚ the death count also went from 1‚043 deaths to 0. Any cases of polio reported after 1965 were
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Vaccinations can eradicate many serious illnesses that are fatal to humans. We have already witnessed this‚ such as elimination of smallpox‚ polio and other diseases. As the CDC proclaims‚ “Our children don’t have to get smallpox shots any more because the disease no longer exists. If we keep vaccinating now‚ parents in the future may be able to trust that diseases like polio and meningitis won’t infect‚ cripple‚ or kill children. Vaccinations are one of the best ways to put an end to the serious effects
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emergency cases. 3. Blood transfusions save lives. There’s no substitute for human blood. Every three seconds‚ someone needs a blood transfusion. We can learn your blood type. 4. Age: between 18 to 60 years. Body weight: 45 kg and above. Pulse rate: regular H emoglobin content as minimum 12.5 gm%. The person should not be suffering from any of the following diseases or taking medicines for them. Hepatitis B‚ C . AIDS Diabetes Fits/ Convulsions. Cancer Leprosy or any other infectious diseases
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plans and practices represent a recognizable balancing of risks and benefits." Such was the case with smallpox and oral polio vaccines in the United States. Through safe vaccine monitoring to evaluate precisely the stability and regulate immunization guidelines‚ these two diseases neared global eradication. Polio once created widespread panic. Defined by the CDC (2007)‚ "Polio (the disease) is the effect of poliomyelitis virus on the spinal cord that leads to the classic
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advances‚ humans begin to rely on medicine for their health. And still to today‚ we use animals for our needs. Animals have supplied us with the technology and advances in the medical field. Without them‚ we would have never been able to perfect the polio vaccine. They are a vital part of our survival. Animal testing strengthens our community and saves us from possible casualties. There are many reasons to keep up this practice of animal testing. It has been happening for years‚ so why stop now? The
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with handrails‚ modified toilets etc. Despite these suggestions‚ its implementation is not satisfactory in our country till date. Our constitution has made various acts and schemes for disabled people like PWDact‚ National trust act‚ Sarva siksha abhiyan- education for all. But the focus on implementation is very poor. Our ministry is making laws which seems to help disabled people on one hand but on other hand applies 30-40 percent tax on import of wheelchair parts which instead of helping disabled
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