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Senior Seminar Dr. Vincent Gallicchio Dory Askins 9/21/16 The Potential Use of Stem Cells To Treat Burn Victims ABSTRACT Extensive burns are devastating and if there is a way that we could use what our body already produces to help rebuild, wouldn’t that be wonderful? Stem cells allow us to regenerate a product that is just as good as the original. However, there are ethical issues with this treatment. INTRODUCTION A little bit of background on stem cells; they are defined as an…

Periodontics is a large specialized field within the practice of dentistry. Periodontists focus on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oral disease. Periodontists use a wide range of procedures from tooth scaling, root planing and, in more severe cases, tissue or bone grafts. The periodontium is the supporting structure to the tooth and consists of the gingiva, cementum, alveolar bone and periodontal ligaments. Gingiva, also known as gum tissue, surrounds the tooth and acts as a barrier to…

Pomegranate (Punica granatum, Punicaceae) is a fruit that is grown in Mediterranean countries and the Middle East and is often used in folk medicine. Pomegranate fruit is a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and two types of polyphenolic compounds which are attributed 92% of the whole fruit antioxidant activity. It has been shown that the antioxidant activity of pomegranate juice is higher than antioxidant activity of red wine and green tea. The edible parts of the fruit of pomegranate…

The Fly Vile, repulsive, and yet ultimately benign; this is the life of a fly. In the Poem “The Fly” Karl Shapiro defines the operations of a mundane housefly in exorbitant detail. From searching for a mate to burying maggots in the dermis of a corpse to the fly’s demise, Shapiro holds no stray detail of the fly’s being from the reader. Karl Shapiro utilizes imagery and figurative language to express the underlying beauty and repulsion of an otherwise benign fly. First, Shapiro utilizes…

The epidermis of the skin, mucous membranes, bone marrow and central nervous system are free of the lymphatic capillaries whereas regions like the lungs, gut, genitourinary system and dermis of the skin are significantly packed with these vessels. The lymph drains into larger vessels called the lymphatics. These converge to form one of two vessels called lymphatic trunks. One is the right lymphatic duct which drains the upper right portion…

As transdermal delivery is a non-invasive route for the therapeutic materials delivery from the intact skin towards the systemic circulation. And as every square centimeter of the surface of the human skin contains ≈10–70 hair follicles and ≈200–250 sweat glands, hence the skin surface could be a conduit for the delivery of therapeutic agents. Additional benefits of using transdermal route is being a painless delivery method, few side effects, providing a low-frequency of therapy administration,…

Cellulitis is a spreading bacterial infection that occurs just below the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It's characterized by redness, heat, and pain. The word Cellulitis means inflammation of the cells. This disease can be seen in primary-care settings such as long-term care, home care, and daycare settings. If left untreated, Cellulitis can lead to hospitalization and visits to the emergency room. Those with weak immune systems and blood circulation problems are more likely to develop this…

The overgrowth is of the epidermal skin, which eventually overlaps the dermis causing a skin tag to form. The collagen fibers of a skin tag are more loose and swollen than normally formed collagen fibers. As a result of the abnormally formed structures within skin tags, skin tags often have no hairs and will not develop moles…

thickness of the epithelial layer of the skin, presence of vacuoles or holes and increasing in the inflammatory cells in the dermis layer (Figure 7 A) indicating skin lichenification and inflammation of the skin due to itching. On Contrary, the treated skin patient showed decreasing in the thickness of the epidermis and decrease the inflammatory cells infiltrate into the dermis layer (Figure 7 B). These improvements can be explained according to the results obtained from a previous animal study…

Justin bleeds so easily because he has a blood coagulation disorder that is brought on by blood clotting which is called Hemophilia A or Hemophilia B depending on which factor is deficient within his body (VIII or IX). In Justin’s case we are not presented with enough information to diagnose his type of hemophilia. However, a deficiency of either one of these factors can lead to problems with blood clotting that can cause severe bruising and bleeding even with minor trauma. It is possible that…