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Human Disease and Pathology CDC project -Daniel Bilyard


 * The CDC is an abbreviation for the Center for Disease Control and prevention. The closest CDC to UNF is located in Atlanta, Georgia, but to find any old or new diseases or health related materials just visit the CDC web site at http://www.cdc.gov/. The CDC has lots of information on every health related topic from the break out of the H1-N1 virus (the swine flu) to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and how it is effecting the Gulf coast residence. The CDC also covers natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes and how to prepare for such events. Since the US has been in a war for the past several years it is also important for them to cover bomb explosions  and radiation exposure. A very serious disease that no one thinks about but can be very harmful is MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus). This disease can be passed from person to person very easily and is hard to fight since many antibiotics don't work against it.


 * Etiology is the science that deals with finding causes or origin of diseases. One of the biggest etiologies today is the etiology of cancer. Scientists are studying cancer to find the causes so they can hopefully find a cure. Since the month of October is breast cancer awareness month here is a link about breast cancer from the American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/OverviewGuide/breast-cancer-overview-what-causes

Book—single author	Shepard TH. Catalog of Teratogenic Agents. 7th ed. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Press; 1992. Book—more than one author (list all authors if six or less, otherwise list first three followed by "et al.")	Baselt RC, Cravey RH. Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man. 4th ed. Foster City, CA: Chemical Toxicology Institute; 1995. Book—with editors Armitage JO, Antman KH, eds. High-dose Cancer Therapy: Pharmacology, Hematopoietins, Stem Cells. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins; 1995. Chapter from a book Degner LF, McWilliams ME. Challenges in conducting cross-national nursing research. In: Fitzpatrick JJ, Stevenson JS, Polis NS, eds. Nursing Research and its Utilization: International State of the Science. New York, NY: Springer; 1994:211-215. Article from journal—single author Moldofsky H. Sleep, neuroimmune and neuroendocrine functions in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Adv Neuroimmunol. 1995;5:(1):39-56 Article from journal--more than one author (list all authors if six or less, otherwise list first three followed by "et al.")	Raux H, Coulon P, Lafay F, Flamand A. Monoclonal antibodies which recognize the acidic configuration of the rabies glycoprotein at the surface of the virion can be neutralizing. Virology. 1995;210(2):400-408. Monographic series	Davidoff RA. Migraine: Manifestations, Pathogenesis, and Management. Philadelphia, Pa: FA Davis; 1995. Contemporary Neurology Series, No. 42. Online journals with volume and page information	Simon JA, Hudes ES. Relationship of ascorbic acid to blood lead levels. JAMA. 1999;281:2289-2293. http://url. Accessed July 11, 2009. Online journals without volume and page information	Mast CT, DeMuro-Mercon C, Kelly CM, Floyd LE, Ealter EB. The impact of rotavirus gastroenteritis on the family. BMC Pediatrics. 2009;9:11. doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-11 Online web site	King MW. The Medical Biochemistry Page. http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org. Updated July 14, 2009. Accessed July 14, 2009.
 * American Medical Association (AMA) uses their own type of citation in articles. Type of Entry	Reference List according to the University of Washington(http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html):

Ferguson T, Wilcken N, Vagg R, Ghersi D, Nowak AK. Taxanes for adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer. Accessed October 17,2010.
 * A systematic literature review is focused on a single question that tries to identify, appraise, select and synthesize all high quality research evidence relevant to that question. Meta-analysis is the combined results of several studies that address a set of related research hypotheses. A Cochrane review is a collection of databases in medicine or other healthcare professions. http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab004421.html this is a link to a Cochrane review about breast cancer.


 * To determine if a web-site is reputable first look at the domain name and see if it is a .com,.net, or .gov. A link with a domain at .gov is a government backed website so those are always a good reputable site. Secondly check the credentials of the person writing the article. Thirdly check to make sure the web-site isn't biased and trying to sell a certain product. Lastly check to make sure the web-site isn't mainly advertisements for other products. here are a few reputable web-sites: http://www.cdc.gov/, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/, http://www.sdbmoe.gov/?aspxerrorpath=/boards/medicine/Default.aspx


 * The keys to a good scientific paper is : knowledge and mastery of subject area, use of a working outline, consistent focus of the hypothesis or objectives, well-written paragraphs, understanding and mastery of key technical words and phrases, avoidance of glib superlatives, colloquial expressions and awkward phrases, and avoidance of common writing errors.