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their professional sport and got caught. The use of performance enhancing drugs have became a rising issue in the past few years. by examining job loss, health problems, and drug testing, performance enhancing drugs should not be aloud in sports. Mayo Clinic Staff are trying to inform athletes about the health risks of performance enhancing drugs. “By taking the time to learn about the potential benefits, the health risks, and the many unknown regarding so-called performance enhancing drugs…

One in every two women and one in every five men are at risk of suffering from osteoporosis fracture during their lifetime. According to the site Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, osteoporosis is a medical condition in which bones become weak and brittle (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Most fractures are seen in the hip, forearm/wrist, and spine which can have a variety of harmful effects. These effects are chronic pain and disability, loss of independence,…

Great Expectations was written by author Charles Dickens. It covers the life of a boy named Pip. Pip falls in love with a girl named Estella whose adopted mother is Miss. Havisham. Miss. Havisham had shaped and formed Estella to shy away from love and to take it upon herself to keep the revenge going. Pip has noticed that the reason that Estella may not want him would be because he’s not a true gentlemen. He later finds out that he gets an anonymous benefactor that gives him money. Pip takes the…

Marfan Syndrome Near the end of the 19th century a french doctor Antoine Marfan was the first doctor to notice the effects of a common disorder (Atinder). Marfan syndrome is a genetically inherited disorder that affects the connective tissues that exist through the body. Specifically, Marfan syndrome alters the FBN1 gene and this affects the production of fibrillin (NHGRI). Fibrillin is a protein that is produced by the body to give strength to connective tissue. Without this protein,…

antibiotics. Boils, impetigo, cellulitis, and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, are examples of skin infections caused by staphylococcus. Staph bacteria can also cause food poisoning, bacteremia, toxic shock syndrome, and septic arthritis (Mayo Clinic, 2014 June…

Robert L. Peralta claims that obesity tends to result from race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, education level, and socioeconomic status(SES). In "Thinking Sociologically about Sources of Obesity in the United States" he discusses certain issues such as unequal distribution of goods and resources, geographic availability- places of nutritious foods and unhealthy fast-food, factors: time, facilities, and equipment for exercise, also the availability and level of education as regards…

I chose lupus for my autoimmune disease. “Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.” (Mayo Clinic, 2015). Lupus can cause inflammation that can affect the joints, skin, kidneys, blood calls, brain heart and lungs. Symptoms for lupus are fatigue, fever, joint pain, butterfly-shaped rash on face, and shortness of breath and chest pain. People who have lupus may have symptoms for some time that will disappear and may…

syndromes, and brain tumors. You can have a metabolic disturbance which is very low blood levels of glucose, sodium, calcium, and magnesium. Withdrawal can cause people to have seizures because they were using drugs or drinking a huge amount of alcohol (Mayo…

Meningitis is a bacteria or infection that causes the meninges to swell. Meninges are three membranes that are call; the Dura mater, Arachnoid, and Pia mater. These membrane layers are to protect and cover the brain and spinal cord. The meningitis infection or bacteria would seek through the bloodstream to the brain causing inflammation. Meningitis can also occur by ear infection and sinus infection. Meningitis can affect in all different types of ages, but can most commonly affect one certain…

Protein has 4 calories per gram and it’s composed of amino acids (Mayo Clinic, 2013; Zeidler, 2015). “Meat, poultry and dairy products should be lean or low fat (Mayo Clinic, 2013).” It is used for growth and maintenance, enzymes, hormones, antibodies, fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, transportation, blood clotting, energy, and extra protein is stored…