Altitude sickness

Encephalitis has many other side effects that range from minor headaches all the way to seizures. Unfortunately for Chris, he acquired the worst reaction and came out of the sickness with severe…

Short Life, Lasting Impact “Some kids wish to be a cowboy, to be a princess, to be a chef, or a farmer, while other kids wish for a cure so they can grow up (Joe Wasser)”. Kyle Baker was one of the kids with the wish for a cure to demolish the sickness that ended up taking his life. Just a boy from Searcy, Arkansas who had to take on the world to overcome low survival rates of Pleomorphic Sarcoma, the monster that hid below where anyone could see. It was finalized that CIC-DUX4 Positive Round…

The sheer eeriness of an empty hospital room haunts me. It creates a vivid picture of sadness, fear, but most of all: Love. Room 206 was a room held close to my heart, it was my home for a month, it was also a grave for a loved one. This grave however would be the birthplace of a faith based on love, a love so strong it would never fail me. We all have loved ones, people in our lives who we see as invincible. My invincible person was my uncle Efrain. This was a man who always welcomed me with…

kids’ll get sick.” “A dirty place like that.” “You won't get paid”” (21). Even after the warnings from her friends LaVaughn still goes to sit for Jolly because of her own environment that she is in at her own house. LaVaughn’s environment isn't a sickness like Jollys apartment. Lavaughn has support from her family which is caused by the healthy environment that she is in. The environment has had an effect on LaVaughn and Jolly’s…

Grunenthal Group’s CRO finally issued a formal apology fifty years after releasing a medicine, Thalidomide, that crippled and killed over ten thousand babies on August, 31, 2012 (“Thalidomide Apology 50 years Later”). This terrible tragedy is known as the Thalidomide Tragedy, a tragedy that could have been avoided had Grunenthal simply valued a child’s life more than money. The Thalidomide tragedy seemingly started with good intentions, but resulted in a medical scandal that has scarred…

They started clinical trials for treating respiratory infections in 1956. Researchers at Grünenthal then discovered that thalidomide could help with morning sickness found in pregnant women The drug was then advertised to help with morning sickness in 1957. This drug was found in over 50 different types of over the counter morning sickness medication. This document explains the effects the drug had on pregnant women. Richardson Merrell began testing the drug by distributing 2,528,412 thalidomide…

In the mid 1900s, sleepless worriers full of post-war anxiety needed an easy way to fall asleep. In rushed the drug market, who could could easily target this anxiety-ridden population, where one out of seven American adults took sleeping pills every night (Fintel, 2009). Thalidomide seemed like an easy, unassuming miracle pill. It was so safe, in fact, that the company targeted pregnant women, saying that there were no effects on the child or the mother. This worldwide drug was sold to numerous…

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. The drug Thalidomide was produced during the 1950s through the 1960s. It was used for women who was experiencing morning sickness during their…

The major conflict in this novel is how diving turned out to be an unforgivable force that took away a father and his son. On a rough day out at sea, Chris Rouse and his son Chrissy were deep diving to a German U-boat that was recently discovered off the coast of New Jersey. They were very excited because they were one of the first people to be down there and the first to have a chance of identifying the submarine. That day, waves were as high as six feet and the a storm was quickly approaching.…

pharmaceutical company in 1954 and distributed in several markets in 1956 [2]. It was used as an ingredient to treat respiratory infections [3]. In 1957, thalidomide alone, was marketed globally to 46 countries as a sedative relieving nausea and morning sickness for pregnant women[5]. Its common name in Canada was Thalomid and it was known as the “wonder drug” [4]. It came in the physical form of white powder and taken orally[1]. The drug was also odorless as well as tasteless [7]. Samples of…