Protects the body from disease and infection by defending against‚ attacking and removing pathogens. Removes debris from the body‚ such as dead cells. Hay Fever Asthma Urticaria (Hives) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Rheumatic Fever Rheumatoid Arthritis Required: Nervous System Brain Spinal cord Sensory organs Skin The nervous system allows us to perceive‚ comprehend‚ and respond to the world around us. The nervous system also operates the body’s essential functions‚ such as breathing and
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psychological issues surrounding the chosen case. The author of this assignment has decided to discuss the first case study‚ which is that of Charlotte Z. Charlotte is a 17 year old female that was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis‚ poly-articular with a rheumatoid factor positive at the age of 16. Charlotte had been experiencing a lot of pain due to this disease‚ but had kept the pain a secret as she believed that she would no longer be allowed to take part in activities that she loved like
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million Americans since it was put on the market. Vioxx works by reducing substances that cause inflammation‚ pain and fever in the body. Vioxx is used to reduce pain‚ inflammation‚ and stiffness cause by osteoarthritis‚ rheumatoid arthritis and certain forms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Also vioxx is used to treat acute pain in adults‚ treat migraines‚ and menstrual pain. Vioxx was available on prescription in both tablets and as an oral suspension. At the hospitals it was also available in injection
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situations‚ doctor performs other tests‚ like ultrasound‚ computed tomography scan‚ magnetic resonance imaging ‚ Endoscopy‚ Medical photography or a scan of the bones. [9]. In the existing technique‚ they have to detect the appearance of rheumatoid arthritis. The first step is to denoise the image; by using the median filter the noise can be removed. The next step is to normalize the image through the histogram smoothing and used the segmentation by using the thresholding. Then the morphological
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represents the articular apparatus‚ whereas‚ muscle‚ ligament‚ and tendon constitute the extra-articular apparatus. Diseases of the joints are better known as rheumatic diseases. Sandhigatavata (osteoarthritis)‚ amavata (rheumatoid-arthritis) and vata-rakta (gout) are common forms of arthritis seen in clinical practice. Rheumatism is a broad- term used for inflammation or injury of the soft tissues. Cervical spondylosis‚ lumbar- spondylosis and sciatica or sciatic neuritis are other significant diseases
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job that is rewarding and they make a lot of money. On a daily basis orthopedic surgeons diagnose and assess a patient’s’ injuries or diseases through testing‚ such as x-rays to look for broken bones‚ or blood tests to look for rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is when there is inflammation in the bone joints and it can cause a lot of pain. However‚ 50% of the work that they do is non-surgical. They cast and splint limbs‚ recommend rehabilitative exercises‚ and many other things. When they
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range beneficial uses of bee’s honey are including medicinal‚ nutritive‚ and cosmetic.Also‚ people claim that honey promotes mental health‚ they use it for young used in cosmetic purposes. Old bee’s honey is used to treat vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ rheumatoid arthritis‚ obesity‚ diabetes mellitus and in preserving meat and fruits.The popular usage of honey in cosmetic treatment because the benefit as skin
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The amazing health benefits of turmeric Aside from the holistic health community‚ Western medical practitioners have only recently come on board in recognizing the benefits of turmeric. By Amy Evans Fri‚ Jan 27 2012 at 4:20 PM 7 Related Topics: Healthy Eating Photo: Elzbieta Sekowska/Shutterstock Turmeric‚ an orange-colored spice imported from India‚ is part the ginger family and has been a staple in Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian cooking for thousands of years. In addition‚
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Classification of Body Membranes Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0010-00-01 Lab repOrt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent
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Introduction In September 2004‚ Merck (the manufacturer of Vioxx) announced a voluntary worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Background on PGs and COX In general‚ all Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) act as cyclooxygenase inhibitor (COX)‚ it is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of prostaglandins (PGs) from arachidonic acid. The first step in the synthesis of PGs is the release of the arachidonic acid from phospholipids in the
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