Teratogens and their effects on pre-natal development In this essay we will look into what teratogens are. The different types of teratogens‚ and how much of a role they play on the pre-natal development‚ and the foetus. Also how the teratogens that impacts us in the womb‚ can also affect our bodies and our minds for the rest of our natural lives. We shall also discuss all the different stages of pre-natal development‚ from the conception‚ to the birth‚ and all the different factors in the growth
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“The Kid’s got a Knife!”: A Study of Evil Children in Film When pure innocence mixes with pure evil in film the result is often a terrified audience. This frightening combination is present in the wildly popular evil child genre of horror films. Because everyone has interacted with children‚ many people find evil children are inherently terrifying because they can imagine themselves as the adults in the movie. Critics of the genre often only identify evil children through the child themselves‚ but
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Schendel D‚ Parner ET‚ Pedersen LH‚ Vestergaard M. Prenatal valproate exposure and risk of autism spectrum disorders and childhood autism. JAMA. 2013; 309(16): 1696-1703. 16. Strömland K‚ Nordin V‚ Miller M‚ Akerström B‚ Gillberg C. Autism in thalidomide embryopathy: a population study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1994; 36(4): 351-356. 17. Gardener H‚ Spiegelman D‚ Buka SL. Perinatal and neonatal risk factors for autism: a comprehensive meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2011; 128(2): 344-355. 18. Durkin MS‚
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Leprosy‚ also known as Hansen’s Disease‚ is a medical condition that basically attacksthe surface nerves of an individual‚ causing a feeling of numbness and lack of sensation. Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. This disease is acquired‚ transmitted and spread by common airborne infections such as sneezing and coughing. The most evident primary symptom of leprosy is the appearance of a patch on the skin‚ commonly associated with loss of feeling or sensation. Most people think that people
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developing fetus. Some tragic events in the 1960s alerted the public to the devastating effects that a teratogenic substance can have on a developing fetus‚ although the drug may be perfectly harmless to the mother. Doctors had prescribed the drug thalidomide for pregnant women as a tranquilizer‚ but they discovered that the drug caused fetal defects such as missing arms‚ legs‚ hands‚ and feet‚ in addition to many soft tissue malformations. Fetal defects [19] included both physical and functional alterations
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Understanding the Understood Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. produced many literary works that have maintained lasting impressions on their readers‚ his piece called “A Letter from Birmingham Jail” is no different. This letter was written as a response to another letter‚ titled “A Call for Unity‚” which was written by eight clergymen on April 12‚ 1963 and criticized Dr. King’s protest as being untimely. The clergymen agreed that social injustices existed but that they should be settled through the judicial
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“The Business of Being Born” In America and globally‚ we are known to do things differently apart from other countries‚ and sometimes it is beneficial‚ but by doing things differently; are we setting ourselves in the lead or few steps back? For hundred of years‚ women have wrestled with their womanhood‚ bodies‚ and what it means to be a woman in our society. Being a woman comes with a wonderful and empowering responsibility--giving birth. What sets us aside from other countries is that the process
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Many people believe that animal testing should be banned‚ but should it really be banned? There are many pros and cons to animal testing‚ including medical breakthroughs and animals being put through pain and suffering. This debate will be discussing all of the pros and cons‚ to come to a final conclusion to determine whether animal testing should or should not be banned. Animal experimenters experiment on animals because they believe the animals will react to products just like a human. There are
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Ethical decisions on rules of clinical trials are required because it entails a great level of risk‚ which is required to enhance medical knowledge. In regard to ethical reasoning and decisions arises ethical dilemmas. Truth vs Loyalty‚ Individual vs. Community‚ Short-term vs. Long-Term‚ and Justice vs. Mercy are all ethical dilemmas we read in the article written in the New York times about the two cousins diagnosed with melanoma. Understanding the existence of ethical dilemmas will allow us
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People say animals are just another tool placed in the world for the use of the human race‚ regardless of the consequences on the animal’s part. There are also a few people who argue saying animals are not just a tool for the humans‚ that they too are living and deserve better treatment. Animal testing is defined as: non-human animals being used in experiments developed for the purpose of discovering the safety levels of chemicals used in foods‚ drugs‚ and such. Animal testing is a method that scientists
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