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to the environmental and human harms that were caused by exposure. However, the use of chlordane is only allowed when treating homes for termites up until 1988. Chlordane has been shown to affect the human nervous system, digestive system, and the liver. Chlordane can enter the body through skin if it comes into contact with contaminated soil. It can also enter the body via the lungs if the clean air has been contaminated. Uptake can also occur at a faster rate into the digestive system and skin…

Stem cells are the body’s raw material; they have the ability to develop into various cell types in the body, during the early stages of life. They also provide internal repair for many tissues. Stem cells can divide to replenish other cells. As the stem cell divides, it has the potential to remain a stem cell or morph into another type of cell that has a more specialized function, like a muscle cell, red blood cell, or brain cell. Stem cells can be guided into specific cells in order to…

Money is essential to living. If a person is living in a free nation, it does not mean that person is not working to survive. People gain wealth by working hard and going after what they want. Sometimes going after what they want is not always a smooth ride. In Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”, the wickedness of humanity is constantly shown through Tom Walker’s relationship with his wife. To begin with, Irving sets the setting in the first paragraph by describing how Tom Walker and his…

Consuming a moderate amount of alcohol is not a problem, for most adults, it can actually benefit your health like helping reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease for example (Bachai). The real danger comes when people start engaging in risky behavior and abusing alcohol. Currently, it is estimated that 14 million Americans abuse alcohol or are alcoholics (Medicine Net). That is one out of every thirteen adults in the United States who are abusing alcohol by consuming it in large quantities…

true that the liver and pancreas are the two most important organs in our body. They have many functions from nutrient storage, metabolism of protein, fats, and carbohydrates to digestive food, and remove toxins from the body including alcohol. Because they are the main organ for alcohol metabolism, long-term excessive alcohol intake can damage the liver and pancreas badly. Excessive drinking can cause fatty liver, which can lead to the development of alcoholic hepatitis. Chronic liver…

type of the malignant tumors that occur in the liver. It is the fifth most common worldwide and third most common cause of cancer mortality. With that in mind, these nine researcher did some foot work and came across Diethylnitrosamine or DEN, which is one of the most important environmental…

"Kidney: Polycystic Kidney Disease" Published September 3rd, 2014 and written by Binu M. Paul and Gregory B Vanden Heuvel. This article tells you all about polycystic kidney disease and how it affects the human body. Polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary disease if your mother or father have it then you most likely will have it. This disease causes cysts that develop on the kidneys and get bigger and bigger as you get older, sadly there is no cure for this disease. However, a lot of…

Gilbert’s Syndrome is one of the many internal genetic disorders people can inherit. Gilbert’s Syndrome is a harmless metabolic disorder where the liver cannot process bilirubin properly. Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment that is made when the body breaks down old or worn out blood cells. This pigment travels through the bloodstream to the liver. Normally the liver…

Describe examples of three biological specimens that can be analyzed using toxicology to provide evidence in a criminal case. Blood, urine, and liver. Blood can be analyzed is often the specimen of choice for detecting, quantifying and interpreting drugs and other toxicant concentrations. Concentrations of drugs and other toxicants in blood may be useful for establishing recent drug ingestion and to determine the effect of a drug on the deceased at the time of death, or at the time the blood was…

article, Dr. Weaver diagnoses a patient with hemochromatosis, which is a liver disease caused by the excess buildup of an iron. He also explains the thought process of identifying a disease, and the experiment that goes along with it. Dr. Weaver’s comparison of his own life as a pathologist to that of detective, helps reader understand his role, which makes this story more powerful. “A slide containing a small slice of his liver lay before me”, describes the only clue he was given to begin his…