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Polluted runoff is water from rain or melting snow that runs across the paved land instead of seeping into the ground and being filtered naturally. It happens with the water that flows off of our streets, parking lots, and building rooftops and it picks up all kinds of hazardous waste like pet waste, debris, manure, pesticides, oil, and automotive fluids. If the runoff is poorly treated or untreated, it negatively affects the water quality and the aquatic life in the local streams, then the…

been used for decades to cover serious burns, pig pancreatic islet cells are implanted to treat diabetes, and pig livers periodically serve as bridges for patients waiting for donor livers. Pig kidneys have been employed for external dialysis and spleens used in attempts at immunotherapy. Several hundred people have been given implants of pig neural tissue to treat them for neurological damage or disease including Parkinson's." (Egendorf, Laura K., ed. Medical Ethics. Michigan: Thomas…

Every minute, the heart pumps about 1.5 gallons of blood through the body. The heart is “just above the diaphragm, between the right and left lungs” (Balaban 197). About two-thirds of the heart are located on the left side of the chest, while only about one-third of the heart is located on the right side of the ribcage. The cardiovascular system provides a transport system between the heart and lungs. The heart’s most important function is to indulge indispensable nutrients to the tissues and to…

In the book, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, and the film, the author/director showed a few similarities and differences of the plot of the story. A similarity between these two is that the root of the events in the book/film is Amir not saving Hassan when he was being raped by Assef. Another occurrence that is alike is Amir’s task of taking care of Sohrab in America and experiencing injuries along the way. Although there are a lot of identical events in the book and film, there are also…

Introduction When you hear the word surgery the first thought is the risk you are taking while on the table. Though, your first thought when you hear the words robotic surgery, you think robot? Well, robotic surgery is a new innovative way to perform surgeries but, while being controlled by a surgeon. While robotic surgery is a major breakthrough in medical science it doesn’t rule out the way it works, its advantages, disadvantages, and malfunctions of the procedure. How It Works The da Vinci…

This illness can include a broad range of organs, yet it is typically known to be in the lymph nodes, lung, eyes, liver, and skin, however it can also affect the heart, central nervous system, spleen, bone, joint, muscles, and nose (Arondi, Valsecchi, Borghesi, and Monti 80). In spite of the fact that Sarcoidosis can influence several organs, it is predominantly found in the lungs, called Pulmonary Sarcoidosis and is considered to be an interstitial…

Medieval Chinese Medicine Medieval Chinese medicine influenced modern day medicine, as well as advancing their own knowledge y inventing and discovering. Firstly, Chinese medicine was a system created 3,000 years ago. Through medieval Chinese medicine fatigue and food/herbal causes, atmospheric forces, acupuncture, t’ai chi, and discoveries for disease prevention were all formed. These elements helped shape the medicine used today and helped medieval Chinese medicine tremendously. Chinese…

leukemia (AML), a cancer of the white blood cells caused by a translocation between chromosomes 15 and 17. Promyelocytic leukemia is shown to cause symptoms of fatigue, easy bruising and bleeding and abdominal discomfort due to enlargement of the spleen. [1] The median age for this disease is approximately 30–40 years old. [2] This is a fast-growing type of leukemia which is a chronic illness. In My Sister’s Keeper, a 2009 film based on the novel, Kate Fitzgerald was diagnosed with promyelocytic…

Why Nuclear Power is not a Solution Nuclear Power is being considered more as an energy source. Nuclear energy is the energy in the nucleus of an atom. Atoms are the smallest particles that can break a material. Each atom there are two kinds of particles: neutrons and protons. This energy can be obtained in two ways: fusion and nuclear fission. In nuclear fusion, atoms fused together forming only one atom, as a sun produce energy. In nuclear fission, atoms break in smaller atoms, only this way…

Sickle Cell Disease Throughout the world, approximately 300 million individuals are heterozygous for a mutation in the β-globin gene, meaning they carry the sickle cell trait (Key, Connes, & Derebail, 2015). Of those 300 million individuals, 100,000 Americans are affected by sickle cell disease, making it the most common inherited blood disorder. Every single cell in our body needs oxygen to function efficiently, and the role of hemoglobin in red blood cells is to transport oxygen from the lungs…