... fibers held together by an organic cement which gives bone its tenacity, elasticity and its resilience. It also has an inorganic component located in the cement between the fibers consisting of calcium phosphate [85%]; Calcium carbonate [10%] ; others [5%] which give it the hardness and rigidity. Other than providing the rigid infrastructure, it protects vital organs like the brain], serves as a complex lever system, acts as a storage area for calcium which is vital for human metabolism, houses the bone marrow within its mid cavity and to top it all it is capable of changing its architecture and mass in response to ...

... be thrown away, right? Well, you are wrong again. The meat is just picked back up and packaged. I don't know about you but I think something has got to be done to keep our food clean and edible. The other half of this story is the ridiculous cures that some people are receiving. I have heard of alcohlics who are trying to breaktheir habits being given a bottle of medicine that contains 80 % alcohol. Something there doesn't sound right. People are being given the same treatment for epilepsy and all sorts of other disorders. How is alcohol going to help someone that has epilepsy? The only thing these nonsen ...

... With this in mind, we can see how species would evolve their respective eye designs individually; to improve their own eye design rather than evolving their eyes into a design, such as the simple camera-type eye, which is superior to all other eyes. Introduction In order to understand about , we must first have an understanding of its structure and function. On a more basic level, we must also have an understanding of basic optical principles. To gain insight into why the eyes of animals have evolved the way that they have, we must also understand the environment in which animals have needed to adapt to. ...

... show large differences when compared with Western medicine.(2) The Chinese do not think of theory, as we do in the West, as needing to be proven to reach the highest degree of truth. A Chinese doctor can look at the kidney as a machine and think of it as a reflection of universe.(2) He can apply two different disease classification systems, cold damage or warm damage where he feels it is appropriate, without being deterred by contradictions between the two.(3) One (Western) method of gaining knowledge is analysis. It is the method of breaking things into component parts to understand the whole. Th ...

... HIV/AIDS is on the rise in the state of Virginia. As many as 15,000 residents may be infected with the virus and not be aware of it and the majority of these victims are between the ages of twenty and forty. The only solution to this problem, as is the only solution to any problem, is prevention through education. Of course it is easy to hand out literature and condoms to adults, but are they really going to listen? As a community, we can encourage HIV/AIDS testing, but will it be taken advantage of? Since these are adults being familiarized with HIV/AIDS, how to contract it, the consequences, and the raw stat ...

... mutations then we might be able to come up with a type of drug to retard these mutations allowing the immune system time to expunge it before the onset of AIDS. BACKGROUND In order to be able to fully comprehend and analyze this question we must first ascertain what HIV is, how the body attempts to counter the effects of viruses in general, and how HIV infects the body. Definition HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is classified as a RNA Retrovirus. A retrovirus uses RNA templates to produce DNA. For example, within the core of HIV is a double molecule of ribonucleic acid, RNA. When ...

... put, Bell's Palsy occurs when the nerves that control the facial muscles get pinched, swollen or damaged in some way, resulting in a temporary paralysis that causes one side of the face and/or eyelid to droop and sag. This disorder comes on suddenly, sometimes overnight. Symptoms of Bell's Palsy: Sudden facial paralysis of one side of the face, including muscles of eyelid. Flat expressionless features Distorted smiles and frowns Pain on the effected side of the face, ears, skull Changes in taste, salivation or tear formation Face may feel stiff and pulled to one side Headache Sensitiv ...

... that are inaccurate. Instead, the syndrome may be diagnosed when the memory is so severely disoriented that it changes the individual's entire personality and lifestyle, therefore, disrupting all sorts of other behaviors. The means of personality disorder is on purpose. False memory syndrome is especially destructive because the person carefully avoids any confrontation what so ever with any evidence that might challenge the memory. So this syndrome takes on a life of its own, keeping itself to be alone and resistant to correction. The person may become so focused on the memory that he or she may be ...

... is lengthy, has a lot of professional terminology and is dotted with footnotes. AIDS FACTS "The fatal weakening of the immune system which has given AIDS its name (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome)," write the Segals, "has been traced back to a destruction or a functional failure of the T4-lymphocytes, also called 'helper cells`, which play a regulatory role in the production of antibodies in the immune system." In the course of the illness, the number of functional T4- cells is reduced greatly so that new anti-bodies cannot be produced and the defenceless patient remains exposed to a range of infections th ...

... " does relive stress" (). developed from the ancient practice of using different kinds of natural plant essences to promote a person's health and well being as well. It consists of pure essential oils obtained from a wide assortment of plants. These have been distilled or cold-preserved from roots, bark, flowers, and fruit (what). History shows that has been a vital part of caring for the mind body and soul. Our ancestors have inhaled the sweet aroma, which was used to stimulate the mind. started when a chemist named Rene-Maurice Gattefosse became interested in healing the body by using all natural esse ...