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kinds of stress can cause the release of oxytocin like fear, distrust, post trauma, post conflict anxiety, depression, and even delivering a speech in front of an audience. In rats, gastric distention and the secretion of cholecystokinin after ingestion of food causes the release of oxytocin. In addition, the diet rich in fats is known to assist the release of oxytocin in…

Introduction The gastrointestinal tract (GI) comprises of the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and the anus. Also, digestion process start from the mouth; the ingestion of food stimulate the salivary secretion (mouth), the food is chewed before its passage through the esophagus down to the stomach where mechanical and chemical digestion takes place. Pepsinogen from the chief cells helps with the digestion of protein, amylase from the saliva and…

How do you determine if one action is right or wrong? According to one of the most influential and persuasive approaches to normal ethics in many philosophy, an action oriented moral theory known as utilitarianism holds that an action is right if it produces, or if it tends produce, the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people affected by the action. Utilitarian believes that the purpose of having morals is to be able to make life better by increasing happiness or pleasure and…

Nuclear medicine is used by physicians all over the world, pre-dating Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Ultrasound technology. Tests are conducted using pharmaceuticals in conjunction with specific mechanical imaging, allowing optimal diagnosis for various conditions. Nuclear medicine allows doctors to see inside the body in ways that X-ray, CT, and MRI alone cannot, providing the most accurate way to study and diagnose specific abnormalities within the body’s…

Anastrozole is a selective 3rd generation nonsteroidal aromatase Inhibitor [1]. Anastrozole is indicated in treatment of early and advanced breast cancer in post-menopausal women, adjuvant therapy of hormone receptor positive breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer and tenderness of pubertal gynecomastia [2,4,5]. The main type of breast cancer is hormone receptor positive breast cancer, which is caused by an increase of oestrogen levels in the body [3] this is because oestrogen causes an…

Food shortage has always presented itself as a prevalent part of the history of humankind. Today, countries and their populations express more awareness of issues such as hunger, famine, and the burgeoning food crisis, particularly on the global level. Hence, the terms of food security and sustainable food systems have birth in the mid 1970’s. Consequently, the formations of initiatives and assistance programs, as well as, policies to address these issues become a chief concern, especially the…

which causes them to create less fat (How Breastfeeding). This immediate lack of insulin reduces the chance of Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and all symptoms associated with the two. Many problems with a child’s later development can be avoided with the ingestion of unsynthesized human breast…

studying nutrition helps individuals make healthy choices regarding their diet. What is Nutrition? Nutrition is the science of foods and the nutrients and the other substances they contain, and of their actions within the body which may include ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism, and excretion (Whitney & Rolfes, 2011).…

Complementary and alternative medicine, commonly known as CAM products, are the new up and becoming medical treatment found on the shelves of drug stores everywhere. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine defines CAM as “a group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices and products that are not generally considered part of the conventional medicine.” CAM products can be used alone or concurrently with other pharmaceutical products to enhance the effects of…

Introduction Throughout the course of a 24 hour period, an individual will make numerous personal choices that will either positively or negatively affect their life. The decisions to not touch the hot stove, to eat instead of starve, or to enjoy the company of a loved one are all judgements that can be settled in one’s own brain. As a decision to not touch the stove in order to prevent harm to oneself is made, why is it that alcohol, which may also be determined as destructive to the human…