Childhood obesity is common in all parts of the world. One of the reasons obesity is at an all-time high is, because familiars are no longer eating healthier, because of poverty. Eating out at fast food restaurants, and buying the lower cost foods in the grocery stores is all most families can afford, because of their income. When this happens, most families only buy what they can afford to keep their families from going hungry. Another reason is because of the lack of health conscience. Most parents
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BMI for Children and Teens WHAT IS BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)? BMI is a number calculated from a child’s weight and height. BMI serves as a fairly reliable indicator of how much of a child’s weight is composed of fat. BMI does not measure body fat directly. Rather, it is considered an alternative to measuring body fat directly, which is difficult and can be expensive. HOW IS BMI USED WITH CHILDREN AND TEENS? BMI is used as a screening tool to identify possible weight problems. In children and teens
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DIAGNOSIS: Stage 1A[(bt1c0) 0:21] ER positive, PR negative, Oncotype DX recurrent score 39 (high risk) infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the left breast; status post lumpectomy, [_34___] lymph node biopsy on 02/01/2012; status post once cycle of Cytoxan and Taxotere on 3/26/2012 with poor tolerance; status post five sessions of brachytherapy to the left breast completed in May 2012. CURRENT THERAPY: Arimidex 1 mg p.o. daily, initiated in May 2012. INTERVAL HISTORY: The patient reveals that
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Merle is an 82-year-old male who is diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (C83.38). of non-germinal center MUM-1 positive type in terminal ileum and cecal ulcer, along with anemia, hypertension, renal cysts, bradycardia, and leukopenia. His symptoms include shortness of breath, and fatigue. Merle was previously treated with R-mini CHOP, bendamustine/rituximab, gemcitabine/oxaliplatin, but still experienced disease progression and developed thrombocytopenia along with having an acute reaction
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Table 1 shows the different disorders that may overlap with Marfan Syndrome because of their clinical features. It is therefore important that all these clinical manifestations are ruled out before diagnosing an individual of a potential disorder. A disorder that overlaps mostly with the many features of the Marfan syndrome is Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) as a result of mutations in TGFBR2, TGFBR1, SMAD3 and TGFB2.4 Patients with LDS present with malar hypoplasia, arched palate, scoliosis, dural ectasia
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Doctors in India stunned after delivering a boy with headless parasitic A pediatrician describes it as a 'rare case' The parasitic twin's heart, kidneys are also missing Doctors in India were stunned after the delivered a baby boy with a headless parasitic twin; which a pediatrician described as a "rare case." In an article written by two Mirror reporters, Helen Roberts and Jon Livesey, the baby boy is fully-formed while his parasitic twin only has hands, legs, bladder, anus, and excretory system
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searing, blistering, hot house all alone. That girl’s name is Xena. She wasn’t like any ordinary girl. She was special but in a good way. Xena had everything: a perfect life, a brilliant family, and a million dollar home. She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer but she was going to be able to live a long life till about 56 years old. Her family worked their butts off just to get the medicine she needs for her. Xena was their good luck
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Most people know what chiropractors do, but they don't always know the treatments they offer. Some chiropractors specialize in different treatments and it's important to know about each. Some treatments work better for each individual and offer something different that another treatment doesn't. Do your research, learn which chiropractic treatment will work best for your problem and find a chiropractor nearby who offers the treatment you want. For the moment, let's consider cold laser therapy. The
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Cataract surgery is currently the most common and well-established ophthalmic sur-gical procedure in the world. This procedure involves the extracapsular extraction of the natural opaque lens fibers and implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL), which restores good vision. (1-2) Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is the most common complication following phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. (3) PCO is formed from lens epithelial cell migration from the equatorial area or
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What were the Victorians devices and how did it effect their daily life? Between 1837~1901, it was the time of Victorians. It seemed to be a peaceful time however, there were hidden killers everywhere in their home. There was the hidden darkness behind the wonderful inventions. 2000 victorians died because 1/5 of milk those days were adulterated with borax. When milk gets old, it becomes more acid so to seem fresh, victorians added borax which is alkali to make it neutralize. Borax makes bacteria
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