Just recently, it was revealed that President Donald Trump is planning to announce a proposal to cut taxpayer funding from abortion clinics like Planned Parenthood later this week. Unsurprisingly, upon learning about his stunning plan, numerous pro-life activists promptly celebrated. Apparently, President Trump plans on stopping the public funding of abortion clinics by bringing back a rule previously introduced by former President Ronald Reagan that cuts off federal family planning money to…
and necks reaching up to 1.8 metres. They are herbivores. The main predator of the giraffe is the lion, however, young and wounded giraffes can also be prey for hyenas and leopards. Giraffes breed at any time throughout the year with an average gestation period of 453 to 464 days. Usually, only one calf is born, and weaning takes about 15 months. The giraffe is a member…
Pengalins are animals, similar to anteaters, and possess scale armor all over their body, a lengthy tail and four legs. Plated armor allow these animals to effectively defend themselves against predators. The bodily characteristics of pangolins include large, hardened, overlapping scales similar to armor plating, a newborn pangolin has a softer shell, but it hardens as the animal matures. This armor is made out of keratin. Pangolins curl up into a ball when threatened, and will tuck its face…
children’s sleeping. Obstructive sleep apnea in infants has been associated with failure to thrive, behavioral deficits, and sudden infant death. The proper interpretation of infant polysomnography requires an understanding of normative data related to gestation and post-conceptual age for apnea, arousal, and oxygenation. Mindell JA, Kuhn B, Lewin DS, Meltzer LJ, Sadeh A and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 2006. Behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in infants…
Introduction Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a common disease in canines with many different complications. Some of these complications include cataracts, urinary tract infections, metabolic acidosis, nephropathy, hepatic lipidosis and liver failure (Hiblu et al., 2015). It affects middle aged to geriatric canines in the majority of cases, which are characterized by hyperglycemia, glycosuria and weight loss, which leads to deficiency of insulin. There are two types of DM in canines that are…
Poverty is a severe issue that effects all countries worldwide, and burdens people not only physically but mentally as well. According to an article written on globalissues.org by Anup Shah, “Almost half of the world – over three billion people – live on less that $2.50 a day” (ANUP SHAH). Adults are not the only ones effected by poverty; children seem to be impacted the most because they lack nutrients that should be supporting their growth and development, which will effect them for the rest…
Who is not pro-choice and who is not pro-life? These are just two terms politicians use in their campaigns to sum up their view on abortion. Isn’t everybody pro-choice? Doesn’t everyone like the idea of making choices? Comparatively, everyone is pro-life. Almost everyone supports the right for people to live. There is much more meaning to these terms than they portray at first read. The pro-choice community is in favor of a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body. Specifically…
The most used common name is veiled chameleon. As this chameleon species is located in Yemen it is also called the Yemen chameleon, it’s also called the cone-head chameleon because of the shape of its head crest. (Red List) There is controversy over another subspecies of C. Calyptratus called C. c. calcarifer that looks similar in all but coloration however it has been found to be a hybrid with another chameleon Chamaeleo arabicus. (Necas) Physical Description Photo credit: Necas,…
Where Is Our Food Coming From? We eat food every day. Eating food is a basic need for life. With all the labels and numbers and lists we think we know what we are putting into our bodies. But we only know what the food industry wants us to know. Behind the veil, there is a whole different picture than what that happy family farm on the package looks like. Since the food system has become more industrialized the animals that are raised for food are mistreated and abused, the crops are all company…
There are contraindications for it as with any medical procedure. These contraindications include multiple gestation babies, infants with congenital anomalies, meconium stained fluid where the infant is at risk of aspirating the fluid, infants with concerning fetal heart rate patterns, placental abnormalities such as placenta abruptio or placenta previa, infants…