.... pathogens or poisons invade the human body. Pathogens are disease-causing organisms such as bacteria and viruses. The immune system reacts to foreign substances through a series of steps know as the immune response. Any agent perceived as foreign by a body's immune system is called an antigen. Several types of cells may be involved in the immune response to antigens. When an antigen enters the body, it may be partly neutralized by components of the innate immune system. It may be attacked by phagocytes or by performed antibodies that act together with the complement system. The human immune system contains approximately 1 trillion T cells and 1 trillion B cells, locate ....

.... each year, and is a very elusive target for antimalarial drugs (Treatment of Malaria, 1996). Being a very specific disease, malaria is caused by only four protozoal parasites: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium malariae. Not only is the disease specific, but the parasites are too, with only 60 of 380 species of female Anopheles mosquitoes as vectors. With the exception of Plasmodia Malariae which may affect other primates, all parasites of malaria have only one host, Homo sapiens. Because some mosquitoes contain substances toxic to Plasmodium in their cells, not all species of mosquitoes are vectors of Plasmodium. Although very spe ....

.... soothes, gives a feeling of belonging and can help someone through troubled times. Recently an article in the Gazette stated that Mr.Steel, a parent blames his son's suicide on Nirvana's music. He said "Cobain's dark, nilistic lyrics forced his son to end his life. I find this excuse unacceptable. If your child is dead at least try to figure out why they are dead instead for looking to point the finger at someone. Problems like these have been around since the ‘80's. They started at the death of Beatles star John Lennon. After the singer's death numerous fans formed suicide pacts and many teenagers died. Authorities were at a loss for what to do. Eventually ....

.... Program 22 Conclusion 23 Diagrams and Charts 26 Bibliography INTRODUCTION In today's society, people are gaining medical knowledge at quite a fast pace. Treatments, cures, and vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly, and yet, coronary heart disease remains the number one killer in the world. The media today concentrates intensely on drug and alcohol abuse, homicides, AIDS and so on. What a lot of people are not realizing is that coronary heart disease actually accounts for about 80% of all sudden deaths. In fact, the number of deaths from heart disease approximately equals to the number of deaths from cancer, accidents, ch ....

.... an essential attribute if one is to be able to support and comfort families which are in the midst of tragedy. A multitude of different situations arise in this profession which can not be appropriately managed without employing one's own compassion as a fellow human being as a reference point. In order to provide an appropriate balance of emotional and physical care one must be able to 'put themselves in the patient's/family's/loved one's shoes'. In a recent "NurseWeek" article (see bibliography), Deepa Arora discussed the issue of instilling hope in patients with ALS or 'Lou Gehrig's Disease'. This disease, although it is fatal and causes ongoing deterioration of the bo ....

.... medical system of today has done for most women. Women are equal and should not be shunned from the medical society. They should be researched upon and given special care. For heavens sake women make the world go around! Politically women’s health care system is crap. Women fight and struggle with it everyday. Women are more prone for health care just for the single reason of being a woman. So do you think that the system would give women a break? Of course not, "Because women use the system more often, we should pay higher insurance premiums." "’Poor women and women of color are liabilities, while insured women are ‘markets’ and ‘billable’ resources." ....

.... despite the age restriction? Simple it’s because of advertising company’s for large beer and alcohol companies glorifying drinking through commercials, radio ads and movies. It is estimated that by the time a teen turns 18 he/she has seen an estimated 100,000 beer commercials. With teens making up a large number of TV viewers and radio listeners, they are exposed to these advertisements on a daily basis. Some ads put out by beer companies seem to be directed at a younger crowd. Take for instance the Budweiser frogs and iguanas. They have a playfully image that can be received by children and teens. It is known that drinking alcohol has very negative effects o ....

.... of all these suggested topics within the body of the paper. SIDS is also commonly referred to as crib death. It is said to claim approximately in the range of 6,000 to 7,000 babies a year within the continental United States alone, with a slight increase each year (Bergman xi). This would seem to be an astounding figure, but when the figure of the total amount of babies that are born in the United States is compared to that of the number of deaths due to SIDS, it accounts for only a small percentage. It is a small percentage that hopefully can be reduced. And to any parents, the loss of just one child is definitely one too many, despite of the statistics that ....