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Progeria ( Hutchison-Gilford Syndrome)

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Just before his passing on January 10, 2014, Sam Berns was a Junior at Foxboro High School in Foxboro, Massachusetts, where he achieved highest honors and was a percussion section leader in the high school marching band. He also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Sam was diagnosed with Progeria, a rare, rapid aging disease, at the age of 2. He is featured in the Emmy award-winning documentary Life According to Sam, which premiered on HBO on October 21, 2013, 2 days before his 17th birthday. He just turned 17. A few years ago,before his freshman year in High School, he wanted to play snare drumin the Foxboro High School Marching Band, and it was a dreamthat he just had to accomplish. But each snare drum and harness weighed about 40 pounds each, and he have a disease called Progeria . So just to give you an idea,he weigh only about 50 pounds. So, logistically, he really couldn't carrya regular sized snare drum, and because of this the band directorassign...
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VITAMIN-A AND VITAMIN-D

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VITAMIN-A AND VITAMIN-D  In this article, I’m going to describe vitamins D and A, two of the fat-soluble vitamins, and some  of the very different functions that each one has.  Now, vitamins D and A, are fat-soluble vitamins. They are important in the case of vitamin A for vision. In the case of vitamin D, for calcium metabolism. But that’s not the only thing that these vitamins do. Vitamin A is also important for gene expression and differentiation that occurs within the organism during development. Vitamin D is also important for controlling gene expression and essential for a healthy immune system. As we will also see, it has some anticancer properties as well. Now, one of the things to be careful about with vitamins A and D is that because they’re fat-soluble, excessive amounts of either one of them could be harmful because they get stored in fat tissue and can be released over a long period of time. So these are two vitamins you don want to take in excess amounts....
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VITAMINS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE (PART-I)

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  VITAMINS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE  (PART-I) What are vitamins? There are some nutrients that our body does not make on its own but are required for normal functioning and growth of our body. Thus we must obtain them from the foods we eat,  or via vitamin supplements. They are essential for providing good health and are necessary for many life functions. Vitamins are a group of organic compounds that exists in food & functions in a variety of capacities of our body. Supplements that aid in suppressing  stress Increasing serotonin levels in the brain wards off stress-related symptoms like depression,  irritability, and frustration. The mineral magnesium can help to regulate serotonin levels. Antioxidant supplements can also break up free radicals that cause harm to your body. TYPES OF VITAMINS? 1-The B Vitamins B‐1, B‐2, B‐3, B‐6, B‐12 2-fats soluble vitamins. Here are the water-soluble vitamins which are called the B-vitamins  B‐1 Thiamin (Vitamin F) Impor...
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