The notion the skeleton was male was further proven with the examination of the skull, the results were consistent with average male traits. ... We determined that the age of the White male was 18 years of age. ... This data helped to explain the age of the male at his death. ... DNA analysis, a method used by forensic scientists to help identify individuals by their DNA profiles, DNA is our special genetic code found in every cell in our body. ... Conclusion From our examinations, we determined that the skeleton is a 18 year old male of White descent. ...

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Male hormones stimulate the prostate gland to develop in the fetus. ... It will continue to grow or at least is maintained after it reaches normal size throughout the life of a man as long as male hormones are produced. If male hormones are removed, the prostate gland will not fully develop or will shrink. ... Prostate cancer accounts for about 11% of male cancer-related deaths. ... Of the 9% of men whose prostate cancers have already spread to distant parts of the body at the time of diagnosis, 33% will survive at least 5 years. ...

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Description: Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), or commonly known as Lorenzo's Oil, is a rare genetic disorder that affects about 1/100,000 males around the world. ... Neonatal ALD affects both male and female newborns; this form is usually quickly progressive. ... All daughters of an affected male are carriers of the disease; none of his sons will be affected. ... Part of the reason for a high mortality rate is so high is that patients must receive high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation so that the patients" body will become immunosupressed. This leaves the body immune system at high ri...

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Anorexia Nervosa occurs much more frequently in females than in males. ... Rapid loss of body fat 2. Wasting away of body fat 3. ... Anorexia has many effects on the body. ... Loss of fat and muscle tissue makes it difficult for the body to keep itself warm, causing extreme cold sensitivity. ...

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Research shows that lycopene in tomatoes can be absorbed more efficiently by the body if processed into juice, sauce, paste and ketchup. The chemical form of lycopene found in these tomato products is converted by the temperature changes involved in their processing which make it more easily absorbed by the body. Once in the body, lycopene is deposited in the liver, lungs, prostate gland, colon and skin. Its concentration in body tissues tends to be higher than all other carotenoids. ... Following surgery, each of the male's removed glands were analyzed to determine whether there w...

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The symptoms of anorexia nervosa, also known as "the starving disease" , are dramatic loss of weight (up to twenty to twenty-five percent of normal body weight), an intense fear of becoming obese, a disturbance of body image, a refusal to maintain body weight over a minimal normal weight for age and height and no known physical illness accounting for weight loss (DSM - III - R, American Psychiatric Association, 1987). ... Anorexia is seen most in female patients; only five to ten percent of cases are males. ... The children felt like they had no worth away from their parents so they did not ...

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This causes the body to not produce enough normal blood cells. ... Chemotherapy reaches all parts of the body, not just the cancerous cells. ... Others may get radiation that is directed to the whole body. This is called total-body irradiation. ... The patients were split up evenly among 66 males and 66 females. ...

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There is also believed to be a staggering amount of male breast cancer cases that will go undetected until it is too late. ... It matters not whether the family member in question is male or female. ... If the estrogen amount becomes too heavy in the body, it can help to breed cancerous cells. ... Just like in women, male breast cancer can be detected during a routine clinical exam or by a proper self-exam. ... They are at a much higher risk than the remainder of the male population or even women caught in a similar situation. ...

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When they take this drug, these athletes don't really know what is happening to their bodies. ... However all steroids can and will take their toll on the person's body who uses them. ... Common side effects that may occur in females are, the growth of facial hair, deeper voices, male pattern baldness, menstrual problems, vaginal problems and can suffer from skin problems on the body (Steroids pg- 28 & www.steroidlaw.com). ... The human body already makes a natural hormonal steroid, but when you put an anabolic steroid into your body it messes up the normal balance in your body a...

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When the disease begins abnormal blood cells are released into the blood stream at a rate in which the body can no longer control. ... Red blood cells are prevented from transporting valuable oxygen to all major organs in the body. ... They have also stated that the male gender, in all nationalities except Vietnamese, are about two times more likely than women to develop leukemia. ... (http://www.gene.com/gene/products/education/oncology/) Radiation therapy is addressed by the LLS as a treatment that involves giving the patient gamma rays or x-rays to specific body parts to change the bo...

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De Witt, is an inherited disease that affects the connective tissue within the body. ... These are tissues that are made of fibrous components, and they provide structural support for other body tissues. ... Before age 18, patients with TS develop motor tics, that is, repeated, jerky, stereotyped, purposeless muscle movements in almost any part of the body. ... Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome The multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes are three related disorders affecting the thyroid and other hormonal (endocrine) glands of the body. ... Nearly twice as many males are affected as ...

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It is a known fact that both males and females can fall prey to cancer. ... I have a four year old I know that I will have to talk to her at some point about what is going to happen to her body when she starts going through puberty, her cycle (menstruation). ... How can you explain to a young child that blood sheds from her uterus because the eggs have not been fertilized, this is how your body prepare itself to have a baby? ...

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Eating a lot of vegetables can cut down your risk of getting prostate cancer by releasing antioxidants into the body that can help kill cancerous cells in the body. Prostate cancer kills 189,000 American males every year. ...

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Furthermore, people are concern because scientists also want to clone headless human bodies as a future source of organs. I think that if scientists clone headless human bodies, it would be the worst act they could do. ... I think that Professor Silver is wrong because it is bad to clone a human body especially if it doesn't have a head. ... I think that the major fear is that there would be a lot of unmarried males because they are using genetic manipulation to produce more boys than girls; consequently, this is leading to a range of social problems. ...

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o Septicema, pneumonia, meningitis, bone or joint infection, abscess of an internal organ or body cavity. ... In the cases of adults, 82% were male, 51% of those men had intercourse with another male, and 18% were female. ...

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For example, a male in his late 20's who has a family history of Huntington's disease (HD) decides to get tested for genetic markers for HD. ... Everyone has a right to know about what is going on inside their bodies and what will possibly happen. ...

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Gender Differences In The Effects Of Tobacco Use Women appear to be more susceptible to the addictive properties of nicotine and have a slower metabolic clearance of nicotine from their bodies than do men. Females appear to be more susceptible to the effects of tobacco carcinogens than males. ...

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