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Big Data Introduction In approximately 2007, IBM (International Business Machines) researchers set out to create a computer system that could compete with humans on the popular television game show Jeopardy (Clive, 2010). Most search engines, like Bing or Google, generate a list of sources from a keywords search. The sources direct users to webpages that may or may not contain the information sought by the user. IBM researchers aimed to develop a question and answering system that could…

“Is There a Link Between Stress and Cancer?” It’s a common belief in women with breast cancer that stress caused their cancer. However, studies on this topic, including other types of cancer as well, have shown otherwise. Polly Newcomb, head of the cancer prevention program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, conducted a study on whether or not stress causes breast cancer. She used trained interviewers to ask healthy women and women with cancer about their environments,…

are able to detect diseases, treat terrible diseases like cancer, and further research…

National Cancer Institute Commissioned a study which found a link between abortion and cancer. Dr. Janet Daling and her colleagues at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, found that among women who had been pregnant before, the risk of breast cancer in those who had experienced an induced abortion, was 50% higher than among other women. Twenty-eight out of thirty-seven worldwide studies have linked abortion with breast cancer, according to the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer. Only…

Cancer, as defined by the American Cancer Society, “Starts when cells in a part of the body start to grow out of control.” Many people have no idea the impact of cancer on not only the patient, but the family of the patient as well. There are many emotional, physical, and financial problems that entail a cancer diagnosis for a child. Emotionally, a parent must be prepared for anything that may come up in the duration of the treatment of the child. Physically, parents of a child with cancer are…

this that people might not realize. Amongst other health issues that come with smoking weed, frequent and or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men aged between 20 and 45 years. The…

our body, it tells our body what to do, and what to not do. The person who studied the senses was Linda B. Buck, and the people who studied the brain was the Egyptians. Your senses let you know what is going on around you. The brain is the control center of the body. All information we have about prehistoric cultures comes from fossilized human remains and artifacts. More than one hundred years ago archaeologists, and paleontologists excavated skulls dating back to the Stone Age. Skulls showed…

Fast food is everywhere, no matter where you go there is a chance you will see a fast food chain. It is available from main commercial blocks to gas stations. Fast food may be fast, quick, and sometimes cheap, but is it really worth the health risks? There is a wide variety of fast food restaurants to dine at. And in these restaurants there are plenty of meals to choose from. While most of the menu consist of greasy burgers and salty French fries. Not only can you get addicted to fast food, but…

Psoriatic arthritis: There are several treatments which treat symptoms of both psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. Generally, safest medication has been used firstly in psoriatic arthritis, using aggressive treatment only if the first treatment failed. Physician will suggest the drugs based on type of psoriatic arthritis, its severity and patient’s reaction to prescribed medication. Some drugs used to treat psoriatic arthritis are listed below: NSAIDS, corticosteroids, topical treatment, light…