Cystic fibrosis

approximately 15,700 kids will hear the words “your child has cancer.” Childhood cancer is much more common than people think. People say it is rare and that is one of the reasons why it doesn’t get much funding. Yet, cancer kills more children than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, asthma, and juvenile diabetes combined. Childhood cancer is devastating and it is very important to know about. It is an awful disease that disrupts the health of young children and affects many families along…

then multiply and form more resistant bacteria until eventually all bacteria are resistant to that antibiotic. This process is called mutation. Mutations are usually the cause of genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia, Type I diabetes, and cystic fibrosis. The most popular disease that goes through mutation is the Ebola virus, which has had an outbreak in West Africa and now in the United States. Most people know that there is no cure for it and it has already killed thousands, but few…

“The European American culture is a blended culture resulting from early immigrants in the United States, primarily Caucasians from Europe, who adapted to and adopted on another’s culture and, over time, have formed their own distinct, new cultures.” ( Purnell,214). The term European American is normally shortened to American. American culture are considered to be middle- class whites, others from out of the country believe that all Americans are rich, spoiled, drive fancy cars, and no poverty.…

To begin, a little history lesson on the development of this magical drug may be helpful. As early as 1895, the bacteria Clostridium Botulinum, was identified. In the 1920’s Botulinum Toxin Type A was isolated in a purified form. In 1946, the purified Botulinum Toxin Type A was transformed into a crystalline form so that further research of the molecule could be studied. In the 1950’s it was discovered that when the Botulinum Toxin Type A was injected into a hyperactive muscle it blocked the…

Constipation Organic constipation can be related to physiological origins such as Hirschsprung’s disease, pseudo-obstruction, neural causes (i.e., spinal cord abnormality), metabolic or endocrine disorders (i.e., hypothyroidism, diabetes insipidus), cystic fibrosis, gluten or congenital anorectal malformations. In the studies reviewed those with organic causes were excluded. Contributing Factors to…

genetic diseases develop. Unfortunately, there are only a few disease-specific embryonic stem cells that can be studied. The approved hESC lines contain genes for different disorders such as “Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Huntington 's disease, cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, myotonic dystrophy and neurofibromatosis” (Taylor). Obviously, these are not all of the disorders the majority of individuals face. Thus, there are more drawbacks without hESC research. Surprisingly, the article…

“Banning human cloning sends the regrettable message that politics and public pressure triumph over logic and the law” (Foley). Cloning has been a debatable topic in politics for over a decade. Supreme Courts, politicians, and legislators discuss the ethics of cloning and have mostly come to a conclusion that it is unethical. Since experimentation on the embryos is claimed to be murdering a fetus, cloning has not been allowed the potential it can fulfill. This shows that politics and public…

Right to Treat or Pay First Autumn Zawacky PHI 2635: Biomedical Ethics December 1, 2015 Right to Treat or Pay First The fog was very thick in the morning as a nurse begins her journey to work. She takes her usual route which includes a brief stretch on the interstate. A few car lengths ahead of her, a tractor-trailer truck attempts to change lanes however; a motorcyclist was eluded from the truck driver’s sight. The two vehicles collided and the motorcyclist came to…

important proteins needed for survival (1). Some of the genetic and non-genetic disorders that gene therapy is being used to study and treat are Parkinson’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, Cystic Fibrosis as well as glial cell reconstruction (. Although there are…

modify the expression of an individual’s genes or correct abnormal genes by replacing a faulty disease-causing gene with a working version, or by introducing a new gene to cure a condition or modify its effects. For example, diseases such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, hemophilia, and many cancers result from the presence of defective genes. Gene transfer first appeared in 1960s. The first therapeutic use of gene transfer was performed by French Anderson in September 1990 to treat a…