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    Polycystic ovary syndrome is also known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome. It is a condition that affects the ovaries. Ovaries with women consist of a pair of glands that are either side of the uterus. They produce ova {eggs} that are released into the uterus once a month during the menstrual cycle. Each ovum develops in the ovary from a small swelling called a follicle. Several of these follicles develop each month ‚ but only one will produce a full matured ovum. Ovaries can produce a variety of hormones

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    passageway on the palm side of your wrist made up of bones and ligaments. The nerve that controls sensation and movement in the thumb and first three fingers‚ runs through this passageway along with tendons to the fingers and thumb. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a median entrapment neuropathy that causes paresthesia‚ pain‚ numbness‚ and other symptoms in the distribution of the median nerve due to its compression at the wrist in the carpal tunnel. The median nerve and several tendons run from your

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    Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome What is CCHS? Many people around the world stop breathing when they go to sleep. Why? It’s because they have a syndrome called Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome or Ondine’s Curse. What is this? Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare syndrome‚ present from birth‚ and is defined as the failure of automatic control of breathing.. Some may only have apnea when asleep‚ but in some severe cases they may experience apnea while

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    MISSING WHITE WOMAN SYNDROME Missing white woman syndrome‚ also known as missing pretty girl syndrome‚ is a tongue-in-cheek term coined by some media critics to reference a form of media hype in which excessive news coverage is devoted to a specific missing or murdered white women and girls‚ while virtually ignoring missing men‚ non-white women‚ or other news stories. According to these critics‚ reporting of these stories often lasts for several days or weeks‚ sometimes even months‚ and

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    Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Research Paper Abstract Sudden Infant Death Syndrome remains the leading cause of post-neonatal mortality (under the age of one) in developed countries. The causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome have been puzzling and research is being conducted to solve this catastrophic problem. Having a child under the age of one makes me very concerned‚ along with any other parent(s) that the possibility of SIDS could affect any infant at anytime‚ SIDS does not discriminate

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    Research Paper on Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeAbstract Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is a life-threatening condition that results from injury to the alveolar-capillary membrane. The condition is associated with extensive pulmonary inflammation and small blood vessel injury in all affected organs. ARDS is considered to be more the end result of a variety of severe injuries instead of an actual disease. ARDS was first officially discovered in 1967. There are 3 identified stages of ARDS

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    In the United States of America‚ one out of every seven hundred and fifty children is born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Mothers who consume alcohol anytime during pregnancy‚ puts their children at risk for multiple constellations of abnormalities when they are born. A common condition observed in children affected is optic nerve hypoplasia‚ which basically is the underdevelopment of the optic nerve during pregnancy. The affected child has abnormal shaped eyes that appear closer together

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    Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome In the field of respiratory therapy‚ we are the fighters that must preserve the breath of life. The battlefield we wage war on is riddled with many diseases and hardships for us to help our patients overcome by any means necessary. One of the main heavy hitters in this battle is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This condition is very deadly and is a tough opponent that must be defeated. ARDS is a dangerous condition affecting a vast group of patients

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    Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a widespread gastrointestinal (GI) illness that is classified as a "functional" GI condition because there are complications with normal gut function; however‚ no distinguishable causes describe its development. An association has been discovered between abnormalities in GI tract motility‚ variations in autonomic regulation‚ sensitivity in abdominal viscera‚ brain-gut communication abnormalities‚ and changes within the GI flora. Abdominal bloating‚ flatulence‚ abdominal

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    Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Learn about TTTS. 5/9/2008 Jesselle Davis   Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome April 28‚ 2008 Jesselle Davis When most people think of someone being pregnant with twins they think “Oh how cute‚ what a blessing!” or something among those lines and you have your few that give you this shocking look of pity and think “Oh my God‚ GOODLUCK!”‚ but no one has a clue exactly how delicate and stressful carrying identical twin babies can be. When I found

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