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HPV is a group of viruses, and it is spread through sexual intercourse. The risks that increase the chances of a woman being infected with HPV are having multiple sexual partners, or having sex with a partner who has had multiple partners, having a history of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s), and having sexual intercourse at a young age. Even though HPV infections are common and rarely lead to cancer, medical researchers believe that other factors are involved in the development of…

infection and bacteraemia to severe sepsis and septic shock (1). Sepsis can ultimately result in multiple organ failure and death, and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Sepsis has a high mortality rate. In excess of 3000 Australians die of sepsis annually – a rate higher than the annual national road toll (3). In one study, the mortality associated with sepsis was over 10%, whilst mortality from septic shock surpassed 40% (2). Whatsmore, for each hour of delay in antibiotic…

Age is an important factor in determining the response of brain tumors to chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Patients over sixty years old have a lower response rate and shorter duration of response than younger patients. Tumor cells from younger patients were sensitive to BCNU, but cells from older patients barely responded to the BCNU. Only a few studies evaluate age as a parameter of response. Older patients may have to take medicine due to chronic illnesses, and this means that there…

article, Life at the Top: Rank and Stress in Wile Male Baboons, studied and tested the prevailing hypothesis that suggested that high-ranking males are faced with higher testosterone and glucocorticoid levels in an unstable hierarchy. Over a nine period, five social groups of wild savannah baboons in Amboseli, Kenya were studied to determine the relationship between male rank and measures of stress and reproductive…

unnecessary human experiments aren't conducted. Although an animal might result in chronic, fatal state, and even death, this will prevent the death of human lives in the future. Animal experiments have saved the lives of millions of people over the years by being able to provide tests and experiments to animals. Many diseases have been treated, been preventable and even remedied through science and breakthrough of…

cultural backgrounds and varied socioeconomic status. In Chennai, there was an international congress held by the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (IAOMP); during this venture a 5 year action plan was proposed with clear and specific targets to decrease the incidence and death rate associated with oral cancer. It called for active involvement of individuals, communities, corporations and government in order to carry out actions by development of policies and delivery of…

time. Over time climate change is naturally occurring, however humans are affecting the rate of change. Burning fossil fuels releases excess carbon into the atmosphere which retains heat from the sun and warms the earth. We can stop, or at least slow significantly the consumption of fossil fuels by using alternative forms of energy such as wind, solar, and hydropower. Our survival depends on it. In one year about 273Wm2 of solar radiation reaches the Earth. This amount is variable, based on…

Imagine yourself, eleven-years-old, lying in anguishing pain in a hospital bed. Doctors are surrounding you, offering medical assistance. But your parents deny you the right to be treated. “Medical assistance would infringe upon my right to practice my religion” they claim. You hear those around you and have some hope of survival left. However, you never get medical assistance. Instead your parents pray. And pray. And continue to pray. This, of course, does nothing. The doctors and specialists…

The term “Mesothelioma” in medical terms is defined as form of cancer that proliferates at a very fast rate after it has been diagnosed, which affects the mesothelial cells in the body. After detailed study of this disease by several scientists all over the world, it has been concluded that in most of the cases the reason is the direct contact with loose asbestos particles. This disease is generally known to be derived from an abnormality that arises from inhaling the loose asbestos particles…

crash of October 29, 1929, was not the sole cause of the Great Depression. It was also not the first crash that month. On Thursday, October 24, the market plunged at the opening bell, causing a panic. Though investors managed to halt the slide, just five days later "Black Tuesday" the market crashed, losing 12 percent of its value and wiping out $14 billion of investments. Two months later, stockholders…