Essays on Sclerosis

Abstract

Chunking, the technique of grouping similar concepts together in order to aid memory, has long been associated with better working memory performance. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of chunking on the memorization of words. A total of 18 participants were given a list of 18 words to remember, with nine of these being informed about the technique of chunking before attempting the memory task. The results of an independent samples t-test show that chunking has a significant (p=0.05) effect on the word memorization skills of the participants (t=8.390). This supports previous research that suggests ...

Stem Cell Research has brought to mankind remarkable results. The use of non-embryonic stem cells have brought a particular recent success to many people. Research at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, headed by a Dr. Richard Burt, has produced a procedure utilizing cells that come from the patient that has been successful in the cases that have undergone treatment. The process is known as Autologous Hermatopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (AHSCT) that has currently been used on patients who have the most common form of Multiple Sclerosis (MS Unites, 2016). The procedure uses the body’s stem cells from the ...

Purpose

The objective was to remove all doubts about the treatment of multiple sclerosis not being able to work for both men and women, whose domiciles are different. Comparisons for the treatment being given in two countries were to be made, with the aim of finding the similarities of drugs used, which work and which ones do not, as well as the differences between those regimens used. Through the differences, similarities, advantages and disadvantages uncovered from drugs obtained from two countries, the project sought to give male patients suffering from multiple sclerosis the ability to make sound and informed decisions ...

Stem cell research and therapy are not new and continue to be a controversial topic. The benefits of stem cells, and what most scientists agree are the potential benefits of stem cells, in curing disease and regenerating tissue are seemingly limitless. In the past bone marrow transplants were the primary method used to obtain stem cells for research into cures for contemporary diseases such as cancer, heart disease, Parkinson’s, Alzheimers, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes as well as spinal cord injuries. However, Embryonic Stem Cell Research (ESCR) is much more controversial. There has been a recent shift to use ...

Description

In a press release dated June 16th, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discussed the ruling in a case of employment discrimination against a female worker who developed a disability. The suit was filed against Liberty Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge LLC, Internet Auto Rent and Sales of Las Vegas Inc., and Internet Auto Rent & Sales Inc. by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission para. 5). It was found that the employee was wrongfully terminated after she requested to take a medical leave of absence due to her disability. The employee presented medical documentation validating the ...

Chapter VII Case Study

Introduction Discrimination implies judging individuals by their ability/disability statuses, race, gender, sexuality, age, and religion as opposed to their competence levels. People may apply for jobs where they are the best-qualified candidates. However, they could fail to get these jobs because of the HR’s discriminative practices. Such form of practice is authentic discrimination. This case study describes one such instance as follows. In July 2015, a large health care facility lost a case in the settlement of a disability discrimination suit filed by one of its employees (named Ms. X hereafter for confidentiality) through the U.S EEOC. The ...

The thing that I found interesting in the article, Tools for Implementing an Evidence Based Approach in Public Health Practice, was the description of domains that influence evidence based decision making (Jacobs, Jones, Gabella, Spring, & Brownson, 2012). The environment and the organizational contexts in which these domains interact is important and I agree with it. For example, every year, research comes out with better ways to treat neurodegenerative diseases. A particular study found immunoablation and bone marrow transplant, to be particularly beneficial in curing Multiple Sclerosis forever (Radowitz, 2016). The most common drugs that are prescribed to patients with ...

Policy Positions Paper: Use of Medical Marijuana in Georgia

The use of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) can be traced back more than 5000 years ago related to medical, recreational, and spiritual reasons (Bostwick, 2012). The United States Pharmacopeia has included it since 1850’s, and until the 1930’s physicians provided prescriptions for it for a number of physical complaints (Narcanon International, 2016). In 1970, the United States Congress determined it had no valid therapeutic value and categorized it as a Schedule I illegal substance. However, a number of sources have stated that marijuana has no addictive properties (Samsha, 2016). The National Institute on Drug Abuse state this is ...

MS Society is an association that involves passionate people who are in war against MS and wish to move towards an MS (Multiple Sclerosis) free world. The association funds research based on MS treatment. It aims to stop progress of MS infection on the human body when discovered, restore function of the central nervous system and immune system and eradicate MS. Research shows that MS is a neurological condition that affects around 100,000 people in the UK. Most people affected are between the ages of 20-40, the majority of them being women. The society invests highly in MS ...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder, which affects the central nervous system. It was first described as a separate disease in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot (Compston and Coles, 2008). The average prevalence of the disease globally is 30 people from 100000 (Milo and Kahana, 2010). However, the incidence of multiple sclerosis varies greatly depending geography. While in the African countries it happens comparatively rarely, its frequency is increasing consistently in Asia and America. In Europe, multiple sclerosis happens with the highest rate in the world. There are four clinical forms of multiple sclerosis (Compston and Coles, 2008). Relapsing-remitting MS ...

Introduction

Medical marijuana legalization has taken shape of a movement in the United States of America as people continue to debate the pros and cons of legalization in the news media. Since the year 1973, 12 American states have made changes to their laws to reduce penalties for possession of marijuana (Austin, 2016). This is because there are certain pros associated with the legalization of marijuana, but the cons should not be completely avoided that come along with it. Legalization of marijuana would certainly be a success for the on-going Decriminalization Movement and will provide several economic and health pros ...

Introduction

The debate for and against the legalization of Marijuana has been one of the most controversial issue in politics in the recent past. Nonetheless, it can be noted that the use of marijuana for medical purposes has existed for thousands of years in many countries (Randall 34). However, in many of these countries, the use of marijuana has been illegal and it can be noted that the substance has been decriminalized in most of them. Nevertheless, in the recent past, some of the countries have started to come up with various legislation that are permitting the usage of marijuana ...