Hepatitis A

Impact of a humanized rat liver model Having a rat model with a more-human like liver will allow investigators to better understand normal and diseased human liver physiology and biochemistry (82). It will allow us to test and compare the ability to repopulate livers with different cell sources which have had limited success in the mouse (3). Primary human hepatocytes have been shown to efficiently repopulate recipient livers (32), however with limited access to large quantities, researchers…

Animal Testing Animal testing has contributed to many lifesaving cures and treatments. It helps test products that can be hazardous to human skin, hair, or immune system. Animal testing can also be really cruel and inhumane. Some animals testing for beauty products involve rabbits being incapacitated in stocks with their eyelids help open by clips, sometimes for multiple days, so they cannot blink away the products being tested. Animal cruelty is a very touchy subject. Drugs that pass…

would wish for. Apparently, Archbishop Jim Humble promises to make this dream a reality with what he refers to as “miracle mineral solution" or MMS. Jim claims that this solution can cure dozens of diseases such as cancer, aids, malaria, autism, and hepatitis among others. Not so fast though. The FDA and other renowned medical bodies has warned people against taking the solution since it has been shown to be toxic and has devastating effects on the body. In particular, MMS is a toxic chemical…

drinking too much alcohol and taking too many prescription pills. Also, I have watched my older brother struggle with addiction for the majority of my life, going in and out of rehabs and jails for crimes and probation violations. He also contracted Hepatitis C from sharing dirty needles. I don't believe there is anything more difficult in this world than watching someone who you love and care about kill…

has resulted in the underestimation of the adverse events reporting rates in other age groups. Another issue is that the analysis and reports of the vaccine adverse event reporting system reports identifies only systemic adverse events caused by hepatitis A vaccination and did not explain that the age specific adverse event caused by yellow fever vaccine, which will reflect the age related response of the individuals to the vaccines in general. Another issue is the lack of the clinical evidence…

tests that are required. The physicians generally practiced Western medicine and knew the risks associated with blood transfusions in Africa. As the practice of transfusions grew, so did the new development of other related risks associated, such as Hepatitis B and the discovery in 1965. It was quite evident that this disease was transmitted as a direct result of a blood transfusion. Beginning in the 1970’s there was an increase in government assistance to Africa from societies such as the WHO…

Case Study Two: A Complete Physical Assessment Shannon A. Lewis University of Mississippi Medical Center N 610 A 52-year-old female comes to your office today for a physical exam. She states that she enjoys good health and believes she is active for her age. She states she has been feeling well but just decided it was time for a complete check-up. She sees a local health care provider annually at the health department for refills on her prescriptions but has not had a “real”…

Mandatory Vaccination, Or Parents Choice After learning I was pregnant with my oldest child I was asked the question that started it all. I was confused and caught off guard when I heard, “Do you plan on vaccinating the baby when it’s born?” Of course I did. Do parents not vaccinate? Isn’t it something you have to do? Why is this even a question? Toni Bark, the Medical Director at the Center for Disease Prevention and Reversal, states that today over 50% of children have some type of chronic…

An Altruistic Approach to Saving a Life Must Not Endanger The Well-Being of Another. The thought of watching a loved one struggling as a vital organ diminishes can perhaps be just as difficult for some as actually experiencing it first-hand. Adding a sense of desperation to this unfortunate experience is the fact that the waiting list continues to grow exponentially larger than the list of matched viable donors. In fact, more will die waiting than those that will be selected for organ…

The ASPCA has estimated that “70-80 million dogs and 74-96 million cats are owned in the United States” (“Pet Statistics” 1). With these millions of dogs and cats that are owned as pets not all are vaccinated. Vaccinations benefits outway the risks. Risks may rise or decline depending on species of animal and your geographical location. “Vaccines stimulate the immune system production of antibodies that will destroy disease causing organisms enter the body” (“Vaccinations” 1). These vaccines…