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Eye Melanoma Eye melanoma is a form of cancer that affects the cells that give the eyes their color (pigment). These cells are also found in the skin and hair. Eye melanoma is rare. Melanoma of the skin is much more common. Eye melanoma usually starts in the middle layer of the eyeball (uvea). This part of the eye includes the iris, which is the colored area around the pupil. Healthy eye cells may develop genetic changes (mutations) that cause them to grow out of control in the eye. Eye…

Having A Ruptured Appendix On Labor Day 2006 I was brought to Saint Luke's Hospital. My parents didn't know why I wasn't eating or drinking water for the past couple days when I was 2 years old. My mom thought I just had the 24 hour flu because I kept regurgitating, but she was completely wrong. What I had was way worse, but who knew I had a ruptured appendix? No one knew until that night of Monday, September 2, 2006, Labor Day. At home, I was acting like I had the 24 hour flu, I was…

I have brought this subject up in the past. Both times I was not given the opportunity of state my side of the argument. As a precursor: This is me informing you, my parents of a decision I have made. A decision I have thought about for multiple weeks. I, with the funds I earned by house sitting, intend to purchase a Vaporizing Device. Within this device I only intend to use Nicotine free Vaporizing Liquids. The device I intend to purchase has a multitude of safety features. I have read…

With my grandfather facing the ails of cancer, along with the harsh symptoms that its current treatments bring and I, myself, stricken with a chronic disease at the age of 13, it is not hard to imagine the pain others feel facing seemingly incurable diseases. Eosinophilic Enteropathy has changed…

This article is about Lorin Madsen, who contracted Necrotizing fasciitis after she fell in a parking lot and skinned her arm. It discussed how many people were had to be amputated or worse killed due to this, because there was no real way to cure this infection. It usually treated with surgical excision and antibiotics, but the death rate is still to 70%. After many attempts on Lori Madsen to cure the infection her situation started to become worse until she was introduced to Dr. John Crew. He…

keep one’s body healthy, clean and free of bacteria. It further added that cider can be used as face cleanser and mask. They also provide knowledge about the risk factor of using the laboratory personal care product which increases the chances of cancer, skin disease, Alzheimer’s and loss of fertility. Lastly, it also clarifies the difference between the clear vinegar as a harmful product and apple cider vinegar has a lot of heath properties. This eBook also provides easy to made…

except death”. (The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology.) With all its glory, could thymoquinone become the cure to cancer? Thymoquinone has a similar chemical make to glucose and cellulose. Its chemical makeup is C10H12O2.…

Ever since I watched the movies Outbreak and Contagion, I have wanted to be an epidemiologist. An epidemiologist’s job is to study and prevent the spread of disease; I find the study of pathogens to be exciting and fascinating. The danger that comes with being an epidemiologist is also what peaked my interest in the career. To begin one’s journey to becoming an epidemiologist, people usually start by getting a bachelor’s degree in a biological science. This is usually preceded by a program in…

At 91 minuets and 36 seconds of And the Band Played On (1993) a woman from a prominent family, who had recently had a heart transplant finds out that she had been given blood from a contaminated donor, her response is, “Are you telling me that they knew they were giving AIDs to people and continued to do it?” This response stood out to me both personally, and in regard to material of this class. Unfortunately, I have suffered multiple concussions through growing up and playing sports. When I got…

Why are flamingos pink? According to http://www.allaboutwildlife.com/are-flamingos-pink-because-they-eat-shrimp website, flamingos are pink because they eat a certain type of shrimp called brine shrimp. The brine fish live in salt water lakes in both hemispheres which is usually where the flamingo lives. The flamingos grab the shrimp with their uniquely shaped beaks and then turn upside down to strain out any mud and water. After the water and mud is strained, they enjoy their meal. There is a…