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Animal testing has improved the life expectancy of humans by 97 percent since a hundred years ago. Animal research is used all over the United States by veterinarians and scientist. When people think of animals they generally think of house pets. Many can relate to animals as being their friends. Researchers use mice, rats, dogs, cats and monkeys to test most of the medicine on before the public gets the vaccines. Typically society thinks that it is wrong to have animals as a model for health…

Testicular cancer is a tumor that is located in the scrotum underneath a mans intromittent organ. Testicular cancer is very rare there are fever than 20,000 cases of this type of cancer each year in the United States. The testicles produce male sex hormones and sperm for reproduction. Testicular cancer is most common cancer in American males in the ages of 15 to 35. Testicular cancer is highly treatable, even if the cancer has spread beyond the testicles. Regular testicular self-examinations…

1.1 Introduction: The incidence of zygomatic complex fracture is relatively high. A thorough understanding of the diagnosis and the surgical principles are of critical importance. The zygomatic bone provides the facial appearance, through its cheek prominence. This prominence plays an important role in the protection of the eye. Moreover, the zygomatic bone acts as a strong buttress for the absorption and transmission of masticatory forces to the base of skull. Therefore, the optimum reduction…

One major underlying theme that many of our recent readings for this course share is that of ethical boundaries with regard to scientific research. At various times in history, unthinkable atrocities have been committed with scientific research being their justification. During the Second World War, Nazi forces and (and other 'Axis powers ') carried out some of the most unethical and inhumane experiments to date. At times the experiments being carried out on human beings were so barbaric that…

5. What are the potential contraindications that can prevent someone from having a cardiac catheterization? What is the contraindication that must be considered in Robert Wilson’s case? Why is this of concern? There are potential contraindications to getting a cardiac catheterization, though the only contraindication is the inability to provide an informed consent. There have been unstable patients how have tolerated this procedure but with high risk patients, the nurse has be cautious of…

When Kubrick unleashed his final cinematic work Eyes Wide Shut in1999, like all his previous films, it was grievously misunderstood by audiences and critics alike. Based on Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella Traumnovelle (Dream Story), Kubrick upholds a psychoanalytic parallel between the two, as the source story heavily borrowed from Freud’s theory of life (Eros) and death instincts (Thanatos). The task of transporting the overall…

It’s common knowledge that life isn’t worth living, anyhow (The Stranger,121). His belief that life is meaningless allows him behave immorally and to accept his death without feeling any remorse. Right before Meursault dies, he says, I opened myself for the first time to the tender indifference of the world (The Stranger, 129) A poetic line that reinforces the idea that Meursault’s nihilism causes his amorality and disregard for his own life by reminding himself that life does not care about…

Women had gone from previously being invited to view and observe dissections in 1800 to being deemed incapable of even practicing midwifery just twenty years later. Allowing women to continue practicing midwifery, or any other form of independent healing, was thought to deprive male doctors of the experience they needed…

Usually documentaries are the documents that national geographic channel and history channel shows to their audience which are based on facts and techniques that have been used years ago to predict some things like age, size, lineage, height, weight, length etc. of the species that were discovered and recognized in this world. This documentary can get old as there are many discoveries and predictions that are made about different species every day. There were some discoveries that were made in…

A genetic disorder is a genetic condition, originally caused by a DNA abnormality. Genetic disorders can be inherited or can form early, in the development of child’s womb. Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that came from a French doctor named, Antoine Marfan. He first discovered it when he noticed a five-year-old girl, with symptoms of Marfan syndrome. He would later go on to describe this disorder. Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissues in many…