With multi-drug resistant infections, or 'superbugs', on the rise, vaccines are among the most powerful preventative treatment against disease. ... Though modern medicine has been able to make incredible advancements in the treatment of infectious diseases, many multi-drug resistant infections have become resistant to the best antimicrobial drugs available. ... Ultimately, the best treatment for multi-drug resistant infections is prevention, and proper early vaccination is likely the best preventative treatment available. ... The 2007 American Medical Association article, Historica...

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Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that randomly attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). The progress, severity and specific symptoms of the disease cannot be predicted; symptoms may range from tingling and numbness to paralysis and ...

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In my paper I will explain what MS is, who gets MS, what MS has to do with the metabolism, some new techniques being used to pinpoint genetic factors, what some of the symptoms of MS is, and some treatments for MS. ... Consequently, the economic, social, and medical costs associated with the disease are significant. ...

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A patient who believes a treatment in going to be effective has a much better chance of showing improvement than does one who in neutral or pessimistic- even when the treatment in subsequently shown to have no direct or relevant physiological effects. ... The medical profession's survival and prosperity from ancient times is to a large extent a demonstration of the power of "faith- in healing. ...

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Merriam – Webster's Medical Dictionary Introduction The question of what makes our organism keep us healthy has been a subject of investigation for many centuries. ... An excellent example has been presented by a medical anthropologist Emily Martin. ... Furthermore the self/nonself model of the immune system has recently encountered criticism also from the medical field. ...

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We are in the 21st century and in 2015 to be exact, a point in time, where vaccines have become a part and a vital necessity which plays a huge role in our everyday lives. Many of us will have had a previous encounter with vaccinations at some point, possibly as a child or of an up and coming disease. If not, I guarantee that you will know of at least one person who has been vaccinated before. The worldwide acceptance and use of vaccines have for many decades, protected us from and eliminated many threatening decreases. Thus integrating itself into our bodies and becoming regular and recog...

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