Immunosuppressive drug Essays

  • Argumentative Essay On Uterus Transplants

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    That’s not the only rebuttal to that argument. A journal says “while children exposed to immunosuppressive drugs during pregnancy are more likely to have premature birth and low birth weight, they do not appear to be elevated risk for physical malformation or the serious side effects” (Orentlicher). Cleary, there has been research done on the risks not only these drugs can have, but other possible risks related to uterus

  • Limb Transplants -- Modern Miracle or Future Frankenstein?

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    transplant patients, need to be given anti-rejection medication, immunosuppressive therapy (1), so that the body's immune system does not recognize the new limb's tissue as foreign and destroy it (3). In fact, Chong Lih Ying was the only limb transplant patient not to receive immunosuppressive drugs. Because her arm was transplanted from her twin, there was very little risk of rejection (2). As the name suggests, immunosuppressant drugs given to limb transplant patients greatly lower the body's immune

  • Lupus Erythematosus Research Paper

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    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Kelli Worobel Dr Stewart BSL 115- Human Anatomy & Physiology I Galen College   Criteria #1, Description of the pathology and Criteria #2, Body System (s) involved Systemic Lupus Erythematosus “The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans, and at least five million people worldwide, have a form of lupus” (Lupus Foundation of America Inc, 2017) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, referred to as SLE or lupus, is a chronic, long term disease that causes

  • Lupus Research Paper

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    similar to “friendly fire” and can cause permanent scarring that in the end will damage the function of certain organs and systems in the body. There are five different types of Lupus; Discoid lupus erythematosus, Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, Drug-induced lupus, Neonatal lupus and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). However, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) being the most common and typically being considered the most serious, this paper will discuss this type in detail. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis

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    Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) is an autoimmune condition that is characterized by systematic damages caused on the immune system by the body itself. The most affected parts if the body by this condition are, heart, kidney, liver, joints, and the brain. With these parts of the body affected, the entire body can end up being paralyzed or rather not working well. Lupus or SLE is commonly recognized by butterfly rush which spreads across the nose and cheeks (Magro et al. 2013). However, the most

  • Lupus

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    DO you know what Lupus is? Or do you know anyone with Lupus? You’ll be surprised to know that over 1.5 million people are affected by Lupus and of every 170 people 9 out of 10 of them are women. Even though that Lupus can be dated back to the Greek physician Hippocrates many people are still blind to this disease. Lupus can affect you, your love ones and the people around you because, like many other autoimmune diseases Lupus does not discriminate. I’m surprised that not many people know what Lupus

  • Lupus

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    certain drugs play a critical role in triggering lupus. Managing lupus is different from person to person. Individuals with lupus can usually live a normal life span. Medications are usually prescribed to patients, although treatment is not required at all times, but most patients will undergo some treatment. Some medications that are often prescribed for people with lupus are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, corticosteroids, antimalarials and immunomodulating drugs. The

  • Drug Dogs Essay

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    Drug dogs are classified into three categories – those that are aggressive, those that are compulsive, and those that are very laid back. These dogs go through very extensive training before performing their tasks. Training takes anywhere from three to twelve weeks. Dogs come out of this training with different types of personalities. The first of this category would be the aggressive dog. This dog is the one that tends to be forceful and damaging. The aggressive dog will tear things apart

  • Okay To Do Drugs

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    someone was when people thought it was okay to do drugs. I know that your thinking that those people wouldn't even have an explanation to even support their viewpoint on drugs, but they did. These people gave many reasons why drugs are okay to take for different reasons. These people have been doing drugs for quite a while. The situation came when someone said it was 100% not okay to do drugs in any manner. Most of them said that the drugs they take comes from a plant, and plants can't be harming

  • Robert Burton's The Overmedication Of America

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    The overmedication of America. Is it ethical to be handing out anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, and ADHD medication like candy? Is it ethical to keep putting bandaids on big problems without addressing the deeper issues of long term mental health and societal issues? Who is responsible for the rising issues of depression, anxiety, and ADHD? Is overmedication detrimental to society? These are the questions that I will be addressing with this paper. In 1621, Robert Burton wrote The Anatomy of Melancholy

  • Adhd Medication Should Be Banned In Schools

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    Through researching the current trend toward medicating students in order for the to better fit into the school system. I found the following sources that give information about the number of students given drugs to help them concentrate and do better in school. College students take ADHD drugs for better performance. Teens taking ADHD medicine to make better grades and ADHD medication to help kids better perform in school. “I have ADHD, and have been taking medication for a long time. I have to

  • Drugs, Athletes, and Sports - Androstenedione

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    Androstenedione: Just Say No Imagine rounding the bases after hitting your 70th home run and setting a new major league record. Slapping your teammatesí hands, you hear cheers progress throughout the sold out stadium. As you acknowledge the crowd further, you hear booing also coming from the standing crowd. Why are they booing? You just set a record! Then you see a small boy pointing at you and yelling. You watch closely and see the word, “Andro” form on his lips. Androstenedione, known as

  • Risks of Using Steroids Greater Than Benefits

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    Go All Your Dreams. Even the Most Muscular Athlete Can't Win From a Hospital Bed." High School Sports. Feb. 1989. pp. 18-22 Lukas, Scott E. The Drug Library: Steroids. Springfield: Enslon Publishers, Inc. , 1994 Nuwer, Hank. Steroids. New York: Franklin Watts, 1990 Ribadeneira, Diego. "Steroid Revolution: Youngsters Increasingly Using The Drug Just to Look Good." Houston Chronicle. 6 Nov. 1988. pp. 1B+

  • The Effects of Hallucinogenic Drugs on The Brain

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    The Effects of Hallucinogenic Drugs on The Brain Hallucinnogenic Drugs alter a person's perceptions of reality and may cause hallucinations and other alterations of the senses. Drugs classified as hallucinogens include: LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetime(DOM), N,N-dimethyltrptamine(DMT), psilocin, and mescaline. There are two aspects of these drugs that classify then as hallucinogens. They all have common side effects, including distortion of sensory perception

  • Natural Childbirth is Superior to Drug Induced Childbirth

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    I remember when my water bag broke; it was August 12, 1992, and the time was 12:15am.I was very excited that I would see my new baby on her due date. I did what the child birthing book recommended. I woke my husband up and told him to call the hospital. In the meantime I decided to take a shower. I was pretty calm because I didn't have any contractions. I wore my best maternity outfit and was spruced up compared to my husband. I even put on some perfume. You see, we had just gone to bed at 11:30

  • Drugs Destroyed a Friendship

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    when a person’s personality really shows. Everyone finds who they are inside, and they find others like them. Some try to move up the popularity pole, and will do anything to reach the top. Others seem to just fade away out of existence because of drugs. My friend Todd was one that just disappeared from my life. At the beginning of freshman year, I didn’t know many other people at my school. All of my friends choose to go to another school that was in our district. I was in the cafeteria talking

  • Unsolved Case of Jon Benet Ramsey´s Murder

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    WHO KILLED JON BENET RAMSEY? The brutal murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas night in 1996 shocked America to its core. Just as the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder seven decades earlier had seared the nation’s consciousness, this murder – of a beautiful and talented child in a wealthy Boulder, Colorado home --renewed every parent’s worst nightmare. It has been nearly three years since this violent crime occurred and no one has been brought to justice. At 6:48 p.m., Dec. 23,

  • Study Drugs: A Student's New Best Friend?

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    Study Drugs: A Student's New Best Friend? Many people who want to lose weight wish there was a “magic pill” that would eliminate the process of dieting and exercising. Those looking for fun, have the “love pill” commonly known as ecstasy. In an age where everything comes to us so easily, where feelings don’t have to be felt but chemically induced instead, one might address a common problem college students face hoping to find a simple solution. Stuck in the library with a term paper due the

  • Drugs

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    Drugs An issue of personal, local, and national concern that I would like to focus in this essay is drugs. There are many reasons why I find drugs to be an issue of great importance to me. First, drugs is a personal issue to me. For most of my life, I have been living in places where drugs have surrounded me. For the past ten years, I have been living in the Duncan Projects in Jersey City, where the temptation of selling, buying, or even using drugs seems to be growing every day. Every day

  • Essay On DMT

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    of DMT, and therefore may be highly uninformed of the drug, if they know anything about it at all. Also, due to it being illegal, it is very hard for research to be done on the drug. DMT is no ‘party drug’; it is absolutely not to be used simply for the purpose of ‘tripping out’. It is to be used for a spiritual experience, to become one with the universe, and truly find yourself. Dimethyltriptamine, better known as DMT, is the most common drug in existence, seeing as how the human brain produces