Atrophy

Million Dollar Baby is an inspirational film. Directed and filmed by Clint Eastwood in 2004, Million Dollar Baby is a motivational film featuring a young women living in the lower class who follows her passion for boxing. Part of the reason I believe it was a good film was since it was a comeback movie. It started with a thirty-one year old waitress named Maggie Fitzgerald who comes from a lower class family in which they do not all get along well. Maggie Fitzgerald has a passion to one day…

Encephalopathy? This question is being asked by many athlete fans, parents and current players. ALS is an ongoing disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Which causes the person to lose control of the voluntary muscle atrophy. On the other hand, CTE is a disease that gradually gets worse in the brain setoff by repetitive concussions. Both tend to be serious incidents caused by head trauma in contact sports. Head trauma grows from repetitive hard blows to the head…

1) Medical and social perception of edentulism Edentulism is a condition in which the mouth is without teeth which means that all the permanent teeth are lost. Tooth loss is an outcome of a complex interaction between disease entities as: 1. Caries 2. Periodontal disease And non-disease entities as: 1. Economy 2. Oral healthcare system 3. Access to dental services 4. Dental awareness 5. Cultural tradition 6. Education Continuing exposure to risk factors after onset of edentulism: 1.…

The Ethical Approach To ‘Life on Mars’ With the current state of Earth as global warming causes extreme weather changes set to intensify through the coming years, combined with the depleted level of resources available, due to unsustainable extraction, consumption and waste, and the rapid advances in technology, the race to colonise Mars is becoming increasingly alluring. At present, there are many interested government bodies such as NASA and private companies such as Mars One along with…

According to a study, the general population is affected around 15 to 25 percent with acute or chronic urticaria in their life (30). The most common incidence of acute urticaria has been noted higher in people with atrophy and in teenagers and young adults (31), Few cases have been reported to develop both conditions of angioedema and urticaria, occurring simultaneously. A study has been noted that approximately half of subjects have both urticaria and angioedema, Whist 40% had been noted with…

structure, having a basis of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings fused together. Steroids are produced naturally in the human body. They control metabolism, growth and blood chemistry, however anabolic steroids are made synthetically and are derivatives of testosterone and are used in pill or in a liquid form, injected into the body; they also come in the form of a cream or gel to rub into the body. They are transported by the blood stream to into the body’s cells. If steroids go to muscle…

Estelle, a 94 years old lady, a former stockbroker, who is alert, full of life, and healthy, in contrast to other older adults that aren’t so fortunate and whose health is very precarious. They suffer from severe arthritis, deafness, dementia, muscle atrophy, amputations, etc. and often need medical care and assistance around the clock. Some of the older adults presented in the documentary, were in very poor health, unable to move or feed themselves, or even having a hard time breathing because…

Scott et al. compared those who suffer from spinal cord injury (SCI) and the body under microgravity. Their findings show that SCI patients and astronauts, in long term conditions, have similar physiological outcomes and those who have SCI can be good examples to study the effects of spaceflight on the human body. The importance of comparing and contrasting these two populations is to be able to see if scientists can test individuals of one group to come up with results and conclusions of how to…

Essay Peripheral Nerve Disorder Most of Peripheral Nervous System’s disorders are cause by neuritis which is an inflammation in the branch, Neuralgia a nerve pain, Peripheral neuropathy – a nerve disease or damage, and some are hereditary. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) has a lot of nerve fibers (branches) that extends from spinal cord to the other part of the body and sends signal to the Central Nervous System (CNS). This includes the “special senses” of touch, smell, hearing, taste, sight and…

A common injury in the sports world is a meniscal injury. These injuries involve damage to the fibrocartilage of the knee characterized by popping, clicking, tearing sensation, effusion, and/or swelling (Lewis, S. M., 2011). Injury to the menisci can disrupt joint stability and lead to debilitating results (Hana, Y., Adesida, A. B., & Jomha, N. M., 2015). What even is a meniscus? Menisci are crescent-shaped portions of fibrocartilage located in the knees and can actually be found in other…