The Sickness

The article "Sleeping Sickness Parasite has a weak spot in its tail” by Catherine Brahic, is a very brief summary about a parasite,Trypanosoma brucei, passed to humans from the tsetse fly. The sleeping sickness is responsible for 50,000 deaths a year in Africa. Brahic states that they have discovered that the parasite cannot reproduce if its whip-like tail or "flagellum" stops working. Although they are still unsure, as to why the flagellum exists. Keith Gull of Oxford University has a theory,…

this time new drugs only needed to be tested on rodents to pass regulatory inspections, but researchers decided to take their studies further. During voluntary human experiments, they found Thalidomide to be incredibly effective at treating morning sickness and insomnia. Although classified as a sedative, Thalidomide soon earned the title of 'wonder drug'. Aggressively advertised as a panacea to all pregnant women and those who suffered from coughs, colds, and headaches, thousands of future…

demonstrated that more than 70% of wealthy American report great to magnificent wellbeing, twice the same number of as poor Americans and middle levels, great wellbeing declines considerably. Moreover, this data means there is an opposite rise of chronic sickness. A century prior, the normal American lived just around 48 years. We started living longer as living conditions and medical treatment advanced. Those advancements occurred to more Americans through social changes like universal…

experiencing morning sickness. She believes it is a common problem while being pregnant. She goes to get the medication Thalidomide from the medicine cabinet, not thinking anything about it. But what the drug company did not tell you was if you are a pregnant woman and you take the medication Thalidomide, your baby may experience some severe problems. The drug Thalidomide was produced during the 1950s through the 1960s. It was used for women who was experiencing morning sickness during their…

pharmaceutical company in 1954 and distributed in several markets in 1956 [2]. It was used as an ingredient to treat respiratory infections [3]. In 1957, thalidomide alone, was marketed globally to 46 countries as a sedative relieving nausea and morning sickness for pregnant women[5]. Its common name in Canada was Thalomid and it was known as the “wonder drug” [4]. It came in the physical form of white powder and taken orally[1]. The drug was also odorless as well as tasteless [7]. Samples of…

The sickness that I live with is one that some would find excessively appalling, making it impossible to talk about; so I kept it to a whisper. This sickness I thought was to embarrassing to talk about, making it impossible to seek help, left me feeling alone in the dark. This sickness ruined friendships, without me realizing it. This sickness that made getting out of bed a struggle for me. This sickness made it impossible for me to see a positive future, until the day I stopped calling myself…

Public Health Problem The 1960s “Thalidomide Scare” occurred due to the negligence of pharmaceutical companies, bent on seeking profit regardless of outstanding public health concerns and the limitation of drug regulation by international governments. Thalidomide continues to negatively affect fetuses as a teratogen in underdeveloped nations, like Brazil, where drug surveillance is inadequate (Vianna et el. 2011). Additional societal stigma regarding the demonized drug hinders its availability…

Michael Benedetto Mrs. Fazari ENG 4U1 1 December 2015 Madness Creating Sickness and Disease in Denmark “Poor Ophelia divided from herself and her fair judgment, without the which we are pictures or mere beasts”(Act 4.5.91-93). In this quote, King Claudius describes to his wife Gertrude, as Ophelia as being “divided from herself ” towards the end of the play. In other words, Ophelia is losing her mind. Although, what causes Ophelia to go mad? In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, the motif of…

Coronary sickness is the principle wellspring of death in Australia moreover the world, it impacts 1.4 million Australians a year. In 2013 13% of all passings were made by coronary sickness. In 2012 7.4 million people kicked the pail as a result of coronary sickness. Coronary sickness is the advancement of plaque (fat store on the internal dividers of the veins) in the coronary conductors that supply O2 rich blood to the heart muscle, the improvement of plaque is called atherosclerosis. After…

Early in the morning, we had a bright sunlight while walking for two hours. The higher we got, the weather became worse. Many people suffered from the high altitude sickness. It started raining when we reached the temple. After we all finished worshipping the god. We started to move back suddenly it started raining followed by the hailstone. We plan to stay until the rain stops and in a few minute thunderstorm started…