Atrophy

American colonies resisted British atrocities and exploited the people. The British reduced the American people's power, freedom and peace. So the 13 colonies in North America made protests and joint together to fight the inequality. Colonial patriots (The Committees of Safety) recruited about 30000 soldiers to protect the people; they gave the British Army a heavy blow and showed surprising power, we really did a good job. After the French and Indian War, the British want American colonies to…

bleeding has occurred into a chronic subdural hematoma. Chronic subdural hematoma can occur in the elderly after apparently insignificant head trauma. Often, the event is never recognized. Chronic subdural hematoma is commonly associated with cerebral atrophy. Cortical bridging veins are thought to be under greater tension as the brain gradually shrinks from the skull; even minor trauma may cause one of these veins to tear. Slow bleeding from the low-pressure venous system often enables large…

Ohemaa Asantewaa Ofori-Addae BIO 150 Poliomyelitis Polio is a very contagious illness that is caused by a virus. Poliomyelitis is caused by a human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family and caused by poliovirus. The polio virus can be transmitted from one person to another through oral contact with secretions or through fecal contact from an infected person. Polio can cause paralysis, difficulty in breathing and even death. Polio sometimes affects children most often. In spite of so many…

Ligaments adapt to increased or decreased mechanical loading by adjusting their size, their material properties, or both.8 Joint immobilization causes a rapid deteriorization in ligament biochemical and mechanical properties, partially because of atrophy, which causes a net loss of ligament strength and stiffness.1 Immobility causes ligaments to shift from a maintenance state to a catabolic state, where only a few weeks of immobilization causes the ligament matrix to decrease in quantity.1…

Do you think consuming enormous amount of alcohol is cool? Does drinking relax your mind? Does it take away all your problems? The answers to all of these questions is no. Getting drunk does not make you cool in my eyes it makes you irresponsible. It may relax your mind for a little while but after that your mind is back to being all over the place again. It doesn’t take your problems away because after you sober up you still have the same problems you had before. Getting drunk may make you feel…

Giving up can better be defined as the ceasing of belief that something you wish to happen might be possible. In the autobiography Night written by Elie Wiesel, a Jew during World War II, who was sent to a concentration camp, we witness an example of a prisoner of war giving up. Wiesel has strength until the very end of his journey and right before liberation by the americans he looses hope as his father passes away. In life, many prisoners give up hope because of the fear they will never see…

Is Assisted Death right or wrong for an Individual with terminal illness to seek? this is a controversial dilemma that brings rise to a variety of ethical implications of ones’ belief of what is right or wrong and if patients have the right to self determination. Assisted death is commonly referred as physician assisted death or euthanasia, it gives patients the choice of terminating their life to relieve their suffering. As a nurse, this ethical dilemma can be challenging because one of the…

Technology is all around; it always seems that there is a new phone out or a new and better tech trying to race to the top of the market every year. In reality, is the tech that people are buying affecting them in ways they never thought? People depend on technology like depending on a car with low gas; if it runs out, then people are stranded and soon panic. People are too dependent on technology and it’s causing a negative impact on mental and physical health. In addition people are on…

Fitness Advice to Ignore 1) ''Doing crunches and working on the abs machine will make you lose belly fat.'' - Crunches and abs machine will help strengthen your midsection muscles and will also improve your posture. Great! Now you have strong midsection muscles.. But being able to see them and tone your waist actually depends on your overall body fat percent, actually fat comes all over the body. Unfortunately spot training doesn’t burn fat, when you lose weight you are unable to choose the…

Could prevent - Down syndrome, Alzheimer 's, Huntington’s disease, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Inherited medical conditions reduced risk - obesity, anemia, diabetes, and cancer. It’s an option not a requirement. Government has no rights to restrict how the people choose to reproduce. Parents already control kids - Prenatal supplements, education…