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laboratory test to check or H. pylori, anemia, and fecal occult test. Treatment may include medications to reduce stomach acid( proton pump inhibitors or H-2 blockers), antibiotics for H. pylori, reduce irritating foods to include spicy foods, lactose, and gluten. Risk factors include excessive alcohol, injury, chronic vomiting, stress, medications. H. pylori, and bile reflux( Staff,…

When considering the time scale of the human species, the western diet of red meat, dairy, fats and oils, and refined sugars lands relatively close to current days. The general trend of calorie consumption per person, deaths due to poor diet, and diet related diseases are highest among the most developed countries. However, despite these clear consequences of poor diet, many people live in a blissful ignorance about what they are putting in their body and how it affects them. Should your health…

Many people go out to eat or cook a meal without thinking twice about the ingredients of what they are eating and how it is prepared. Imagine having to check the entire list of ingredients for everything before you eat. For someone suffering from Celiac disease this is a constant battle. Celiac disease is a digestive disorder that affects the digestive system by causing damage to the small intestines and interferes with the absorption of nutrients we get from food ("Definition and facts for…

Dentistry is ever-changing, ever-advancing. Current dentistry practices halting and possibly reversing dental caries during its early stages of lesion development, rather than aggressively removing the early signs of dental caries by utilization of the drill. As progressive research educates dental professionals about different methods to interrupt demineralization of tooth structure, they are able to implement the use of certain dental products to restore and save natural teeth. MI Paste is a…

Introduction: The life and works of Lewis Carroll: Charles Dodgson, born in 1832 to Charles Dodgson (a clergyman) and Frances, in Daresbury, England, took the pen name, Lewis Carroll. Lewis has ten other siblings as well. “He told his brothers and sisters stories, made up games and wrote magazines with them,” (Woolf, Pg.1) says Edward Wakeling, having spent 12 years annotating Dodgson’s diaries. Lewis apparently loved to entertain children, and they loved him as well.. At eighteen, Lewis…

The potential risks and effects of a gluten-free diet Almost everybody is searching for a way to lose weight fast and millions of people have sought to do that through fad diets. The majority of these diets hold an elevated risk for harming an individual or their body. Lord Byron popularized one of the first known fad diets in the 1820s and it consisted of drinking apple cider vinegar with water. In the 1930’s the grapefruit diet was created which consisted of eating a grapefruit with every meal…

During this assignment I am going to record my protein intake for my 3 day diet analysis. I am going to document the foods that gave me most protein during my 3 day analysis. On day 1 I had Scrambled Eggs with Milk and Butter which contained 18.28 grams of protein, frozen pepperoni pizza with 16.37 grams, and a hot dog wiener with 6.98 grams of protein. On day 2 I had an Ensure plus with 13 grams of protein, and fried vegetable rice with 8.13 grams of protein. On day 3 I had a hot pocket with…

of mashed potatoes. To start, the chicken strips in my wrap were fried, which would not be acceptable for the Paleo diet. Also, the processed cheddar cheese would also not be allowed in the Paleo diet considering almost all of our ancestors were lactose intolerant and cheese contains dairy. The spinach wrap which is actually mostly made out of flour would also be against the Paleo diets strict food limitations. The mashed potatoes also would not be allowed in some of the diets because of the…

Overview A pituitary adenoma is a benign growth that occurs in the pituitary gland. Sometimes when the pituitary gland becomes covered with tumor-like growths it begins to secrete an excess of hormones. Though mostly benign, these tumors can still cause problems throughout the body. Definition & Facts The pituitary gland is located below the brain and above the nasal passages. This gland belongs to a system known as the endocrine system that includes the pancreatic gland, adrenal gland,…

Introduction Identifying microbes are important for working in the medical fields and also for research. Physical and cellular processes are ways in which microbes can be identified. A series of test were done to identify an unknown microbe labeled 5. Based on observation and the results conclusion was made to identify the bacteria as Enterobacter aerogenes. In microbiology, researchers are frequently trying to culture and classify microorganisms in a laboratory setting for study. Because of…