Hospital‚ since it was one of the only hospitals that would treat black patients. During one of her exams‚ cells were taken from her cervix without her consent or knowledge. Little did she or her family know that these cells would go on to help make the polio vaccine‚ help to develop cloning‚ and gene mapping to name a few. These cells advanced medicine tremendously‚ but no one knew where they came from; only that they were called HeLa cells for her first and last name. Her family was also never told the
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Vaccinations do not cause Autism Jonas Salk was a medical researcher and virologist who created the polio vaccine in 1952. Thanks to Mr.Salk polio is eradicated in the wealthier countries. Mr.Salk has won numerous medals for his contributions to science‚ such as the John Scott Legacy Medal‚ the Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ Congressional Gold Medal‚ Lasker - DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award‚ the Meritorious award and many more. However more recently vaccinations have come under heavy fire
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scientific community. In 1954 scientists were awarded for working on cultures of human fetal kidney cells which led to polio vaccine and given the Nobel Prize for Medicine. All of this involves a mix of policy making including administration officials‚ Congress and expert review panels. With more understanding of congenital heart disease and tissue from aborted fetuses led to polio vaccine. This research was halted until guidelines and safeguards were put into
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As of 2012‚ the B&MGF donated over $1.3 billion to fight AIDS‚ Tuberculosis and Malaria. One key focus of the B&MGF is‚ in partnership with Rotary International‚ the eradication of Poliomyelitis (polio). The B&MGF provides 17% ($86 million in 2006) of the world budget for the attempted eradication of polio. The Children’s Vaccine GHP received a donation of $27 million to help vaccinate against Japanese encephalitis on December 9‚ 2003. The B&MGF also gave the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation more
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A vaccination is not a cure for a disease‚ rather a very strong form of prevention for a certain disease or virus. In a vaccination‚ a weaker form of a virus called an antigen enters the immune system and ‘trains’ the immune system to fight off the antigen with antibodies. This way if the child ever gets the real virus the immune system will be able to destroy the virus with antibodies‚ the same ones used to destroy the antigen. Vaccinations are very safe and they highly outweigh any risk factors
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labour‚ female foeticide‚ population burst and many more. It is very hard to digest that the land of the Vedas is one of the countries with the highest illiteracy levels and shows the inability of our government to utilize programs like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and National Literacy Mission. Even countries like Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚ Vietnam‚ Thailand and the like have achieved‚ in lesser time‚ a much better percentage of literacy. Literacy is a reasonably good indicator of development in a society. Illiteracy
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parameters of the cardiac pacemaker pulses: duration‚ frequency‚ voltage and period. Also to calculate battery lifetime of the pacemaker. Theory Many organs are being stimulated by electric pulses nowadays to restore lost or inadequate functions. Electric stimulation is often more effective than pharmacotherapy. When heart pulse rate becomes less than 40 per minute‚ than the natural pacemaker of the heart can be substituted by artificial periodic electrical pulses of a special generator. This generator
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Variables Affecting Human Arterial Pressure and Pulse Rate BIOL-204 Introduction: The woozy feeling when standing up too quickly. After going for a run‚ feeling as if one more beat and the heart would project itself out of the chest. Or quite the opposite and being in a very relaxed state. These are all changes one experiences at some time or another. What causes the different feelings and how each variable affects pulse rate and blood pressure has many wondering. Because of this curiosity
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vacation‚ Roosevelt contracted poliomyelitis. During his battle with the illness he never regained the use of his legs. He was mostly confined to a wheelchair and at times was able to walk with the assistance of braces or a cane. During his battle with polio he found strength and courage he had not known existed. The foundation
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I am a part of NGO which is running a cause for people with disabilities. An inspirational speech for the disabled people to motivate them to become successful. Target Audience: Persons with disabilities except for deaf & dumb people. Hello Friends‚ How are you? Doing great? good well‚ I would begin asking you one question What do you think of yourself? Do you think that you people are waste.. u r the extra baggage which this earth is carrying the society sees towards you with sympathy and
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