Search the Internet for versions of the food guides (food pyramid) for Africans.  Please provide an assessment of the guide in terms of effectiveness in addressing the population, in usability, in accuracy of information, etc. Think about a population in which the frequency of allele A is p = 0.7 and the […]

Chronic inflammation is responsible for many of the debilitating effects of auto-immune, and other, diseases. In pathogenic inflammatory diseases, high levels of immune system cells (particularly macrophages, neutrophils, and TH1 cells) migrate from the blood to the tissue over a prolonged period of time. Pretend that you are writing a […]

1. Describe the negative feedback loop that controls the rate of erythropoiesis. Under what circumstances would you expect the rate of erythropoiesis to be increased? How would it be possible to tell if the rate of erythropoiesis is elevated? 2. Explain the proposed role of hemoglobin in the maintenance of […]

Part 1: Fibromyalgia is a condition that is still somewhat of a mystery to doctors and researchers, but we are learning more about it all the time. In a Part entry, discuss what fibromyalgia is and what symptoms sufferers have. Explain possible causes of fibromyalgia, and discuss currently available treatment […]