Familial Mediterranean fever

Italy has an interesting geography that is unique to it. For example, its absolute location is 42 N, 12 E. Italy borders France to the west, Switzerland and Austria to the north, and Slovakia to the east. Italy’s area is 301,340 square kilometers and is slightly larger than Arizona (Italy CIA). Italy has many rivers and the longest of them, the Po, stretches across the northern part of Italy, which is mostly plains. Italy has more than 1,000 bodies of water with many of them are small lakes…

Italy is a country in southern Europe. It is located in the Mediterranean region. Italy is a peninsula that has the Tyrrhenlan Sea to its west, the Adriatic Sea to its east, and the Lonian Sea to its southeast. Austria and Switzerland border Italy to the north. France borders Italy to the northwest. The Capital of Italy is Rome, also the largest city. The official language of Italy is Italian. About 98% of the people in Italy are Roman Catholic. The pope lives in Rome. Italy is 116,320 sq.…

The berbers tribe in Morocco are one of the largest tribes on this planet consisting of approximately 40 percent of Morocco's population of 32 million people (1). Although up to 80 percent of the country’s population reportedly has some degree of native Berber blood in their family (1). Morocco itself has is scattered with ride-ranging mountains, a vast coastline, while having a subtropical climate which at times can prove to be a challenge to thrive in such an environment especially when…

Thera, or the modern day island, Santorini is located in the Aegean Sea, about 200km south east from the mainland of Greece and 70km south of Crete. It is the southern most member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73km squared. Thera was devastated by one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the last seven thousand years around 3,500 years ago. The volcanic eruption left a large caldera surrounded by ash deposits hundreds of feet deep, and its effects may have…

to be orthodox by their essence, but this has changed due to the increase of a western impact. Currently, the Greeks follow christianity. Greek food is famous around the world for its variety of delicacies. The Greek cuisine if a reflection of mediterranean cooking. Other foods that play a big role are fruits and vegetables. These are what make some of the most flavorful Greek dishes. Fruits and vegetables also create a stable diet. Among them, garlic, onions, fennel, zucchini, grapes, apples,…

state Arizona, which is located in the United States. To the west of Italy is the Adriatic Sea, and to the east is the Tyrrhenian Sea. To the North Italy is surrounded by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. To the south of Italy is the Mediterranean Sea. Italy is also surrounded by The Alps to the north. Italy also has many lakes you can visit. In the summer, Italy’s average temperature is 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit making the perfect summer vacation destination. Italy was first inhabited…

When a group of patients diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), an inherited form of precancerous polyps that afflicts the lower bowel were given curcumin and quercetin over a 6 month period. The number of polyps in the colon dropped by a 60%; the number of polyps that ceased to grow…

Lassa Fever There are hundreds of different infectious diseases that affect people all across the world. Some infectious diseases effect the human body more severely than others. They can even wipe out an entire community or continent in months. It is important to acknowledge specific viruses and diseases in specific parts of the world that could be in your area or a potential area you want to visit or move to in the future. One disease that exists in a specific part of the world is called…

Do you ever think that a small bite can cause a lot of harm on an individual with so many body defenses? As we all have heard in the news or radio stations or even seen on banners while driving and in doctor’s office the virus known as Zika has caused a lot of panic worldwide. Zika was first found in 1947 in a monkey that was isolated in the Zika forest and then was spread to an individual who was a zookeeper. Zika is a disease that affects the body system, for example in some pregnant women it…

Following a recent visit to an elementary school, I contemplated a set of construction-paper projects that hung on the walls of the school’s narrow third grade hallway. The objective of the brightly colored projects entitled “A Timeline of Me” was to help the students develop goals. The timelines ranged from birth to high achievement in school to having traditionally successful jobs and families. Strangely enough, the societal expectations of following a restricted formula reflected in those…