Robert’s Syndrome or Psuedo Thalidomide Syndrome is a gentic disorder with many growth delays before and after birth. This syndrome shows the malformation of legs and arms‚ abnormalalitles of the skull and facial regions. In most cases‚ it causes intelutcal disabitlly. In a case presneted‚ the parents of four children‚ the third conception had Robert’s Diesase. However the child was not diagnosed till the age of two. The only sign at birth was a cleft palate. At the age of two‚ the child was unable
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Cynthia Katasi Professor Stagnaro 09/27/2012 In Vitro fertilization: Analysis of Ruth Hubbard’s Article. “Test-Tube Babies: Solution or Problem?” Ruth Hubbard’s “Test-Tube Babies: Solution or Problem?” first appeared in Technology Review in 1980. Hubbard addressed her audience with an initial objective tone‚ revealing the built up to her credibility on the issue of in vitro fertilization. Hubbard having specialized in biochemistry of vision and women’s health enforces the sense in the reader
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Over the past few centuries scientists have tried to solve the mysteries of disease through a plethora of different testing methods. The most popular method that is in effect presently is animal based tests. While these tests are the most commonly used‚ are they the best in terms of morality and accuracy? Animal tests inflict forms of torture upon defenseless creatures in order to discover the solution to medical problems. Testing animals provide‚ for the most part‚ inaccurate results‚ while
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100 million animals are used in animal testing every single year to further the understanding of species and the impact of different modern medicines. There are many organizations that are extremely against the use of these animals in medicine‚ saying that it is “cruel and inhumane”. Compare these 100 million to the 56 billion animals slaughtered for food for humans. Those 100 million almost seem like a small amount‚ don’t they? The animals used in scientific testing have contributed to many life-saving
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research and the public is also likely being exposed to dangerous or ineffective pharmaceuticals. Furthermore‚ animal testing nearly prevented the approval of valuable drugs such as penicillin and subsequent antibiotics‚ but it did not prevent the thalidomide disaster of the 50s and 60s. If animals are not useful predictors of important disease responses in humans it is unlikely they are useful as test subjects for the safety of human beings. That is to say‚ lack of genetic concordance means‚ quote
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All around the world animals are being mistreated‚ abused‚ and locked away in cages to suffer. One might not realize how much animals have to go through each day to test to see if products will be safe for people to use. Animal testing is a common way in which millions of animals are abused‚ and killed each year with chemical substances so that laboratories can test certain chemicals‚ and produce different types of medicines for people to use. Although‚ animals are very different than humans‚ and
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(9) Robinson was hired on as an assistant speech writer for vice President George H. W. Bush and helped write Reagan’s tear down this wall speech. At one point in the show Robinson asks Friedman about Thalidomide‚ a drug designed to help women overcome nausea‚ which they experience during pregnancy. The drug was allowed in Europe but disallowed by the FDA in the U.S. As a result thousands of children were born with terrible disfigurements caused by the drug
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Can you imagine yourself as a small‚ frightened animal being poked‚ probed‚ sleep-deprived‚ starved‚ and then placed in a small cold‚ steel cage bleeding from having a chunk of your skin ripped out? This is what many animals go through every day of their lives for the sake of animal testing. Animal testing has been around since at least 500 B.C. when Greek scientists used animals to understand how various body organs functioned (Animal Testing Pros and Cons‚ 2014). Animal testing should be banned
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Infectious Diseases During Pregnancy-Risks to Babies. Retrieved from: http://infectiousdiseases.about.com/od/kidsinfections/a/Congenital.htm March of Dimes Foundation Mayo Clinic Staff. 2010. Thalidomide: Research advances in cancer and other conditions. Retrieved from: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thalidomide/HQ01507 Net Industries Nihira‚ Mikio A. 2010. Teen Pregnancy: Medical Risks and Realities. Retrieved from: http://www.webmd.com/baby/teen-pregnancy-medical-risks-and-realities?page=2 Pierce
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describe the possible effects on the baby) MET NOT MET COMMENTS Having certain illnesses during pregnancy e.g. chicken pox‚ rubella‚ flu etc. Tobacco smoking Toxoplasmosis Drugs e.g. heroin‚ cocaine etc. Medication e.g. antibiotics STIs Thalidomide tragedy Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
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