Glycogen storage disease

chemical bases of catastrophic diseases in children” (St. Jude Facts). It is because of their research that there was such a great increase in the survival rate for children with cancer. St. Jude continues to research until no child has to die. Some of their research includes: gene therapy, bone-marrow transplantation, chemotherapy, biochemistry, radiation, and blood diseases (Cancer Center Facts). Other research projects include resistance to therapy, viruses, hereditary diseases, influenza,…

story of survival to this day. Furthermore, According to The National Cancer Institute, “In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 595,690 people will die from the disease.” With such a high statistic of people facing this deadly disease, it's no wonder it has made its own prominent path in the world of art. The poem “Tired” by Anele Rubin captures the emotions of a woman experiencing cancer throughout the final stages of her life. First, The…

The Over-All Process. Session 1. Asses client’s concerns and complete a biopsychosocial. The biopsychosocial interview, is an assessment typically conducted by counselors at the beginning of the therapy process and assesses for biological, psychological, and social factors that can be contributing to the client’s issues. It is a holistic assessment, looking at a client at all different levels, which allows the counselor to see aspects, such as genetic, developmental, behavioral, emotional,…

Hi, my name is Jessica and my presentation is on mental health. In this presentation, I am going to talk about what mental health is and the different kind of conditions you can get, the early warning signs of mental health problems, why you can experience mental health problems, and what help is available for those who suffer. If you have any questions please keep them until the end. What is mental health? • Everyone has mental health, it is important in every stage of life, you can have good…

around the body and can stop bone marrow from making blood cells. Without blood cells, the body would not have enough nutrition, oxygen and blood, so the body would die. If you know or not sure that if you get this disease, go to the hospital immediately. There are ways to spot this disease. Doctors would first get a small camera with a tube and insert it into the urethra. Then the camera would look for the cancer cells in the bladder. When doing this operation, the patient has a special…

Alzheimer’s is a common neurodegenerative disease that accounts for the majority of all cases of dementia (Advokat, Comaty & Julien, 2014). Although the exact cause of Alzheimer’s is unknown, it is hypothesized that two systems crucial for the communication between brain cells fail due to the down regulation of acetylcholine and the over activation of glutamate, which result in the death of neurons (IOS Press, 2008). It is believed to involve the irreversible loss of cholinergic neurons,…

Disaster plans are a very important part of designing a security plan. Disasters come in several types. There are physical disasters like earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and floods. Then you have non-physical such as data breaches and system failures. In order for us to complete our security plan we need to create a disaster plan to help us should an unfortunate event occur. The first step in creating a disaster plan is to conduct a business impact analysis (BIA). To conduct a BIA, we must…

whooping cough is a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory system. Symptoms range from that of a common cold too short periods of apnea and in extreme cases death. Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that can affect anyone but is more common in children and in infants. Although this disease is preventable and treatable it is currently and continually on the rise. The whooping cough is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. B. pertussis is a small, aerobic,…

and eyes are bleeding. This combination of ailments sounds like something from a horror story. For thousands of people, however, these horrors have become reality. Although Ebola is hard to contract, nevertheless we need to find a way to combat the disease, because it can easily spiral out of control. We can do this by keeping clean and using our heads, new-found tests, and isolation wards. This deadly virus is, believe…

difficult situation in our world. It is important that people take actions to reduce poverty around the world because it affects everybody in the society. If actions are taken to reduce poverty than our world would become more developed. The article “Diseases and links to poverty” by Reset.org, talks about how people around the world is getting sick and dying from extreme poverty. In the article, “How poverty affects classroom engagement” by Eric Jensen explains how students from low-income…