Red tide or harmful algae blooms can be found all over the world. Algae blooms occur when elevated concentrations of microscopic algae are present in the water. These blooms often occur in the Gulf of Mexico and along Florida’s coast almost every summer and are almost always caused by one type of microscopic algae known as Karenia Brevis. When this alga accumulates it can wreck havoc on an ecosystem and has various detrimental side effects‚ not only does it affect the environment‚ but it also can
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Huntington’s Disease Garry Estrada University of Phoenix PSYCH/575 February 6‚ 2011 Rex Philpot‚ Ph.D. Huntington’s Disease The human body in its ability to function properly is comprised of the central nervous system‚ the peripheral nervous system‚ and the autonomic nervous system‚ which is a “branch of the peripheral nervous system” (Carlson‚ 2010‚ p. 97). The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system make up the primary controls that command all
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Chronic Stress Chronic stress occurs when the body experiences so many stressors that the autonomic nervous system rarely has a chance to activate the relaxation response. (We were built to handle acute stress‚ not chronic stress.) This type of chronic stress response occurs all too frequently from our modern lifestyle‚ when you stress over a busy schedule‚ an argument with a friend‚ a traffic jam‚ or a mountain of bills‚ your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death
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Degenerative disc disease or DDD‚ is in fact the degeneration of the Intervertebral disc‚ which refers to the fibrocartilage that lies between adjacent Vertebrae* in the spine and clusters of chondrocytes**‚ both being suggestive to repair. The main Cause of the development of Degenerative disc disease is aging: As the body ages‚ the discs in the spine dehydrate or dry out‚ and lose their ability to act as shock absorbers between the vertebral bodies. The bones and ligaments that make up the
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BLOOMS QUESTIONING STRATEGIES REPORT CHECKLIST Value of Bloom’s questioning strategies • Identify and define each level of Bloom’s Model of questioning. Provide example words to go with each level. • 3 questions for each level Summarize the purpose of using Bloom’s questioning Model to enhance instruction. Bloom’s Taxonomy was created by Benjamin Bloom. This provides categories of thinking skills that help educators formulate questions for the students to show their understanding
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Unit 9 Selenium and Crohn’s Disease July 19‚ 2011 Selenium and Crohn’s Disease Antioxidants are any substance that reduces oxidative stress (Definition of Antioxidant‚ 2011)‚ oxidative stress can be defined as damage due oxygen. Antioxidants work in our body by slowing down or even preventing the oxidative process by neutralizing free radicals in our body. Free radicals are molecules produced when our body breaks down food‚ but we are also exposed to free radicals through oxygen
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Addison’s Disease Roselle Reid’Priddie Georgia Piedmont Technical College- BIOL2114-Anatomy and Physiology II (60168) Addison’s Disease The Endocrine Glands The endocrine glands are the glands of the endocrine system which secret hormones directly into the bloodstream. The endocrine is located in different parts of the body and some important endocrine glands include the pancreas‚ testes‚ ovaries‚ thyroid gland‚ adrenal glands and the hypothalamus. The adrenal glands are located near the kidneys
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Hansen’s disease‚ which is also known as leprosy‚ is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacteria mycobacterium leprae. Before the germ was discovered‚ the bible discussed leprosy and it was believed to be a condition brought to those who were sinful. The leprosy discussed in the bible is a completely different condition from the modern day disease of leprosy. In the bible‚ leprosy represented a social affliction connected to various skin conditions and mildewing fabrics. Those who had leprosy
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Research paper Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract‚ which can lead to abdominal pain‚ severe diarrhea and even malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease can involve different areas of the digestive tract in different people. The inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Like ulcerative colitis‚ another common IBD‚ Crohn’s disease can be both painful
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The Role of Beta-Blockers in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure In 1988 Sir James Whyte Black was honored with a Nobel Prize for medicine for his efforts in the discovery of the beta blocker propanolol and the histamine receptor agonist cimetidine. Beta blockers were originally developed to treat angina pectoris but were discovered to also treat hypertension‚ tachycardia‚ an myocardial infarctions. The discovery of propanolol was said to be the greatest discovery since digitalis. The mechanism
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