Dr. Romash, Forever Life’s Student Walking into my orthopedic surgeon’s office has become a norm for me over the years between all of my breaks, dislocations, and sprains, but my last visit was quite different than all my previous ones. This visit was not about me, or my knee, or my ankle, but my beloved surgeon Dr. Romash. Over the past six years I have known Dr. Romash as a caregiver, a friend, and a coach, but not since our recent interview have I known him as a student. In his interview, Dr. Romash shares his journey of becoming a doctor, and the pivotal moments in his life that prove doctors never stop growing.…
Minoxidil, an antihypertensive vasodilator medication, which was developed in the 1950’s by a company called Upjohn originally used to treat ulcers. During their experiments with dogs, they figured out that it did not cure ulcers, but acted as a vasodilator. Due to this recent discovery, Upjohn was able to develop a compound called Minoxidil in 1963 as well as being able to synthesize over 200 variations of the compound. The molecular structure and compound of Minoxidil is C9H15N50, made entirely of nonmetals with the molecular weight being 209.2483 g/mol, the UIPAC name being 3 hydroxy, 2 imino, 6 piperidin, 1 ylpyrimidin, and 4 amine. The percentage composition of carbon being 51.65, hydrogen being 7.24, nitrogen being 33.47, and oxygen being 7.64.…
Tom Gaskell was part of the 1964-65 Bras d’Or Lakers hockey club that is enshrined in the Northside Sports Hall of Fame. I talked with the former defenceman from Little Bras d’Or just prior to Christmas, and he was kind enough to share some of his memories of the team. The custom for many of the Bras d’Or Lakers was to leave Cape Breton and go to work on the “lake boats”(thus the name of the team) after the hockey season had ended in the spring. The vessels carried products such as coal, grain, steel and produce, and they sailed North America’s five Great Lakes: Lakes Ontario, Superior, Erie, Huron and Michigan. “If we were still playing hockey, the guys would wait for a late call-up in April or May, June or July,” recalled Gaskell.…
Beta Alanine Beta Alanine is a dietary supplement that is designed to mimic the action of the non-essential amino acid alanine that is produced naturally in the healthy body. The body to produce proteins uses amino acids. The body uses alanine to convert sugar to energy and eliminate toxins from the body. Beta alanine is the manufactured nutritional performance supplement that helps the body produce more energy and eliminate fatigue experienced by athletes.…
“Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras (1643 in Spain – 1704), commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, to the US states of New Mexico and Arizona.” Diego was promoted to justicia mayor of Tlalpujahua, mining area northwest of Mexico City, in what is now the Mexican state of Michoacán. During his time of the mayor, he increased royal receipts from the silver mines. Diego pledged, in his role for the governship, to restore the Rio Grande Pueblo world to Spanish dominion. He fought for his people.…
and Restylane is just like comparing apples to oranges. Apples and oranges are edible fruits and that's just about where the similarities end. Likewise Restylane and BOTOX Cosmetic are both dermal injectables that can help alleviate wrinkles, but that's all they have in common. How they work and reasons why you would want to use one over the other are completely different. BOTOX Cosmetic immobilizes facial muscles and downsizes wrinkles, while Restylane fills in fine lines and smoothes out creases.…
It was a cold wintery day in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the home of Helen and John Piela. Helen was very pregnant with her first child, and she couldn’t wait for her baby to come. On December 27th, 1937, Helen had her little baby boy, he was given his name, John David Anthony Piela, after his father. Helen’s first child, she was both excited and scared. John grew up as a happy child in a big house filled with loving parents.…
Once upon a time there was a small city in Greece. The city was protected by the god of the sky Zeus. Zeus would continue to protect them as long as they did one thing, praise him. Recently no one in the town went to praise him. Everyone forgot who was keeping them safe from danger, everyone except for Tornandoes.…
Skylar has always wanted to become an actress, but she always had a fear of speaking in front of people and that is holding her back from her full potential. Her favorite teacher wants to help her get out of her shell. Skylar loves that her teacher, Ms. Gomez cares so much about her. Ms. Gomez is always there for her, she is like Skylar’s other “mom”. Ms. Gomez treats Skylar as her own child.…
In the United States there has been an outbreak of gang activities. The influx of gang activity has made living in urban areas more dangerous than ever. One gang that is helping to fuel gang activity is the Trinitarios, a Dominican/Caribbean gang. This gang is tied closely with the Dominican Republic in both history and symbols. The Trinitarios are one of the most violent gangs in New York State because of their use unconventional weapons and the way they transport drugs.…
MD is a disease that weakens your muscles and stops you from doing more things. I believe that scientists should work on finding a cure or do something to help for people with MD. If you help donate to Muscular Dystrophy Association you could help make more medicine to help people with MD. I will be talking about how MDA has events, about the association and what MD is. MDA holds a lot of events such as 5k walks/runs to help raise money for the people suffering this disease.…
Grisel Alvarado Ms. Ahonen English 1302 13 Abril 2016 Pancho Villa Pancho Villa grew up in a very poor family and experienced the difficulties of life at a very young age. After losing his dad, Villa became the head of the household at only 15 years of age. Even though Villa was a fugitive and outlaw, he was still seen as a historical person due to the war tactics that he used during the time period. Villa was a national hero and a prominent figure to many Mexicans, he had become a runner of the law, a murderer convicted of shooting a man at the age of 16, a robber, and stole money. Pancho Villa was a revolutionary general that had led the northern forces as well.…
This date rape drug also known as Rohypnol is a medication in a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. Some of the side effects that these drugs have on people are sedation, muscles relaxation, reduction in anxiety and prevention of convulsions. There are side effects associated with Rohypnol that many people should be aware of. The first side effect people should be aware of is Amnesia when is using rohypnol the individual may have no memory or recollection of up to several hours of time. Some may experience a complete blackout effect.…
Pancho Villa Early Life San Juan del Rio, Durango, Mexico on June 5, 1878 is where our little war master was born and he was soon to be known by a lot of people ( Source 3 ). Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula was the name of the hero that would soon arise into his new world of Mexico ( Source 2 ). Villa was born in the mud and dirt, he was very poor and he helped his family on the farm ( Source 4 ).…
One might wake up one morning experiencing morning sickness. She believes it is a common problem while being pregnant. She goes to get the medication Thalidomide from the medicine cabinet, not thinking anything about it. But what the drug company did not tell you was if you are a pregnant woman and you take the medication Thalidomide, your baby may experience some severe problems.…