9 Things You Must Know About Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy by Emily Mulchek
Benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. The prostate gland is a gland in the male body that provides milky secretions for the sperm to swim in. The urethra also runs through the prostate gland. When a male suffers from BPH the urethra that is inside the prostate gland […]
9 Things You Must Know About HPV by Kathleen Province
Genital human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted disease, and there are more than 100 different types of this virus. The HPV virus causes warts to develop, and there are 40 different strands responsible for the warts that form on the genitals. HPV can cause serious health problems if it is not addressed, and […]
9 Things You Must Know About Non-Gonococcal Urethritis by Chris Wilke
Doctor, it burns when I pee! How often have we dreaded saying that to our physician or heard it as part of a joke? Urethritis is nothing to be ashamed about. In fact many of the causes are simple infections that can be cured with a round of antibiotics! Further on I will examine many […]
How to Write a Microbiology Unknown Paper | Lab Report
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Unknown Number 118 – Gram Positive Alternate Number 1 – Gram Negative Susan Berberich Biology 203 – Microbiology Fall/2013 Introduction: It has been estimated that there are 5 nonillion or 5 x 1030 bacteria on earth today. (1) Identification is key to know exactly how a particular bacteria should be treated or […]
Microbiology Unknown Project Report | Bacillus cereus
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Michelle Olms Bacillus cereus There are many reasons why scientists try to find the identity of microorganisms. These reasons span from understanding infectious diseases and immune functions to understanding human and microbe relationships (why we need certain microbes for survival). The main reason why these scientists do this is so that […]
How to Identify Staphylococcus epidermidis | Micro Lab Paper
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Jillian Thornton December 3, 2013 Microbiology INTRODUCTION This study was done using the information learned in Microbiology thus far. The study emphasizes the importance of recognizing an unknown microorganism. In the health field it can be used to diagnose an illness or disease in a patient. This allows the physician and staff […]
How to Identify Enterobacter aerogenes | Microbiology Unknown Report
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Mandakini Patel 12/03/2013 Microbiology Fall 2013 INTRODUCTION There are many practical and theoretical applications for identifying unknown bacteria. It is very important for the physicians to know what bacteria cause diseases so that they are able to prescribe a narrow spectrum antibiotic, rather than prescribing a broad spectrum antibiotic. Sometimes trying to […]
Is Obesity a Disease? by Rachel Yu
Millions of Americans each day are in a battle. They fight to keep the pounds off. Sadly, this is a war that many Americans are losing. Over 190 million Americans are overweight or obese, equaling almost two-thirds of the American population (Doane). Despite the abundance of resources available to American, obesity, a preventable and curable […]
What is Paranoid Schizophrenia? by Megan Poley
Paranoid Schizophrenia is one of many types of schizophrenia. With this type of schizophrenia, people can usually function better and may not have as many difficulties with memory, dulled emotions, or concentration as people with other types tend to have. Paranoid Schizophrenia is a mental illness where a person loses touch with reality. This is […]
Overview of Pancreatic Cancer by Brittany Blumer
Pancreatic cancer takes place in the pancreas which is an organ that wraps horizontally around the posterior, inferior area of the stomach. The job of the pancreas is to produce digestive enzymes, release hormones into the blood, and regulate blood sugar levels. There are two parts of the pancreas, the exocrine pancreas and the endocrine […]