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Rohan Krishnan, Kartik Tyagi Ms. Turner Health Science I Honors Period 4(A) 7 December 2016 Research Paper - Eczema The condition of eczema, otherwise known as atopic dermatitis, atopic eczema, or allergic eczema, affects the skin, causes many bruises and redness, itching, oozing and over time rough hard thickened skin. As can be inferred from its many names, many people with eczema either have a variety of allergies already, examples of which being “allergic rhinitis (hay fever), asthma…

Summery Bill at age of 34 is very active who enjoys many outdoor sports and is in very good health but recently he is having some issues with his right side hip, which is interfering with his daily life routines. After consulting with a doctor about his hip issue, he was given painkillers but his symptoms didn’t seem to be improving and he still experienced difficulties. After going back to the doctor with a same complain, X-ray and some blood work was done to fine the cause of the hip pain. The…

I-Search Paper By Evan Steiner April 14, 2015 STEROIDS Baseball is the most amazing sport in the world, in my opinion at least. I’ve played the sport for as long as I can remember and I have always admired what the pros are capable of doing. When I was little I remember watching TV with my friend Garrett and seeing players like Alex Rodriguez hit home run after home run. Garrett’s dad used to say that Alex Rodriguez was cheating, but I didn’t exactly know what he meant when he said that. He…

INTRODUCTION Chronotherapy is the administration of drug or treatment according to the circadian rhythm of body that give maximum therapeutic effect and minimum adverse effects. Circadian rhythm control the biochemical process and functions of the body and environmental factors such as light, temperature, food intake can influence the circadian rhythm[1]. The pathological state of the disease condition have an observed rhythm for almost all diseases like asthma, cancer , hypertension etc. This…

What is Overweight and Obesity Overweight and Obesity - body weight that is considered unhealthy for a certain height Causes There are many leading causes in children obesity. The leading factors are genetics and no physical activity. Children are starting to not play outside and do sports. Children are becoming more and more reliant on technology. Video games, phones, tablets, TV, etc. Lack of energy balance is a major cause of being overweight. Lack of energy balance is when the energy…

Lupus Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects many parts of the body. Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system begins doing the opposite of what it is supposed to do, meaning that it does not recognize the body’s cells and begin attacking them as if they were invaders. There are different types of lupus and this paper will cover Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, the most common type of lupus. Despite being such a common disease, lupus is difficult to diagnose due to the fact that its…

Amyloidosis is an incurable fatal disease where abnormal proteins called amyloid fibrils are misfolded and then deposited in the tissues and organs of the body. It is a serious condition that can affect one organ or tissue or multiple organs at the same time. This study was performed to analyze and describe the latest clinical trials, research, diagnosis procedures, treatment plans, and drugs available for the treatment of amyloidosis AL (primary), AA (secondary), ATTR (hereditary and senile),…

Treatment According to the position statement on LPR by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, treatment for LPR should be more aggressive and of longer duration than treatment for GERD (Koufman, Aviv, Casiano, & Shaw, 2002, as cited in Rees, 2008). This is due to the extensive amount of time necessary to repair the mucosal damage caused by LPR, which usually requires between two and six months with pharmacologic treatment. When determining a course of treatment for your…

Asthma, sometimes called bronchial asthma, is a disorder that characterized by twitchy airways also known as hyperreactivity and inflammation in the lungs (Marks, Pearce, Strachan, & Asher, n.d.). The airways that carry air to and from the lungs become narrow and swell and produce extra mucus ("Asthma Facts and Figures | AAFA.org," n.d.). Due to the swelling and inflammation, the airways become hypersensitive because of poor air quality, allergens, and strenuous activities, which trigger…

Frederick S. Southwick (2013), a professor of medicine at the University of Florida, is the author of “Losing My Leg to a Medical Error.” In this article, a man, I will refer to as patient X, had pain in his left calf which initiated him to be admitted to the hospital to have an amputation procedure done above the left knee. Two months after continuous pain he was finally admitted to the hospital to receive an amputation above his left knee. The physician in charge of his case was unsure why…