Muscular dystrophy

starters, this type of transplantation has the ability to cure terminal diseases. For instance, isolated cells from nonhuman sources can be beneficial in treating “Parkinson's disease, diabetes, spinal cord injury, acute liver failure, psoriasis, muscular dystrophy, myocardial infarction, and other conditions," says Norman Levinsky, chairman of Boston University's Department of Medicine (Tanne). Moreover, Living Cell Technologies (LCT), an Australian biotechnology lab dedicated to regenerative…

In The Sports Gene by David Epstein, there are multiple story lines followed and introduced, discussing some of the top athletes in the world. Almost every chapter in the book discusses the same question, “Is there a sports gene?”. Epstein provides great insight and detail in examining this question by explaining the findings in labs from all over the world, along with elaborating on the growth in athletic abilities over time. Through a review of the book, the question of whether there truly is…

The “right to die” movement has been a thoroughly debated issue over the past hundred years, and although there has been much support for assisted suicide, there has also been a strong effort to undermine this movement. In 1906, a Democratic Congressman named Henry Hunt introduced the first euthanasia bill in United States history into the General Assembly of Ohio , however this bill quickly failed to pass, setting a trend that lasted eighty-eight years, until the Death with Dignity Act was…

Professionalism We all have personal values. Nevertheless, we ought to behave professionally and appropriately. Inevitably the difference between the two creates conflicts and contradiction. A common way to deal with this distinction is responding differently to people and situations in these two settings. Alternatively, widening knowledge by understanding various theories and others’ perceptive and simultaneously reflecting on our thinking can assist us in reasoning with our own values and…

Imagine a life with a best friend that never gets mad at people and never talks back. This is a pretty ideal situation for most of us. Studies show that your dog can be more than a pet. A dog can be a best friend, a listener, and a healer. Dogs benefit many different groups of people. They play a major role in child development, heal the sick, and benefit the elderly. How do dogs benefit young children? There are many educational benefits to having a pet during childhood. Dogs most often help…

with it every day (“Fact Sheet,” 2014). Researchers are desperately searching for a cure, or even an effective treatment for the disease, since there is currently only one. ALS is difficult to diagnose because of its similarities to other neuro muscular diseases, making it hard to discover treatments as well. ALS is responsible for two deaths per 100,000 people, exposing the need for a cure (“Research,” 2014). Background ALS is a…

Physicians understand the high cost that comes with advanced medical technology, but most are ambivalent to it when it comes to individual patient care. A study of physician attitudes showed that most felt that the decision about whether a treatment is worth the cost should only be between the patient and doctor. Many also felt that medical intervention should always be offered, no matter the cost. 1. The United States is the only developed country in the world that does not have universal…

Polio is a disease that causes muscular dystrophy and affects nerves that could lead to partial or full paralysis. A basic understanding is not necessarily needed because I chose to focus this paper more on the prevention and detection of polio rather than what polio is. Though I felt it important that those reading this should understand to a certain degree what this disease is. Now as for what I researched, I started with the detection element. My first article was about the detection of the…

The Role Of Trust In The Medical Field To be a doctor one needs years in the university and hospital to get sufficient knowledge and experience to handle various medical situations, but as a job that requires interaction with patients, one also needs to build up trust in the work in order to perform effective treatments. In the books Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest Of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure The World, Harriet McBryde Johnson’s Too Late To Die…

Over the years, disabled children were not able to obtain the assistance that they need in order to better their mentally and physical performance towards academic performance. Disabled children faced a variety of discrimination in educational systems because they were looked as incapable of accomplishing tasks. Disabled children were not allowed to attend to school because they did not acquire enough intelligence. Assistive technology was created to help disabled children to improve social…