Chorea In Children

Question: Canadian Medical Websites? so i have a philosphy paper to write, and i was wondering if anybody new of any good Canadian Medical Websites that deal with the costs of having a diseae in canada. the prices of the doctor visits, medicine, chemo, ect. i know its not all free. for example, where would i find a price range in medical terms for raising a child with "huntingtons chorea" ??? my child would need medication, special doctorial treatments to larger centers (for arguments sake lest say Toronto), possibly wheelchairs/crutches/braces /surgeries...ect. where would i find a site to give me general numbers on how much a disease'd child would cost a parent. i know it sounds kinda crude, but its the easiest way to explain it. any help what so ever would be greatly appreciated. thanks guys :-)

Answer: You may find some of that information by browsing the Health Canada website, including their alphabetical index. Also check different organizations such as the Canadian Paraplegic Association, etc. Since health care in Canada is actually covered provincially, the costs for some of those items vary by province, and how much of it is covered also varies by province. Visits to a doctor, including to specialists, do not cost anything anywhere in Canada, and chemo is also free, as are radiation treatments, x-rays, MRIs, bone scans, CT scans, ultrasounds, surgeries, anesthetic, and many other treatments. Often physiotherapy and occupational therapy is also free for those with diagnosed disorders. Usually if anyone is referred to a larger center such as Toronto the travel is also usually paid for, and often for an accompanying family member as well. In many cases there is support for accommodations for family. Sometimes there is a hostel at the hospital where family can stay for a very reasonable rate, and sometimes for free. Sometimes there are programs to help families pay for assistive devices such as wheelchairs, crutches, etc. Crutches are often available on a "borrowing" basis. So in Canada the situation will vary from province to province, most things are covered by our medicare system, and there are some costs for things such as prescription medication, wheelchairs, etc. I hope this is of some help.

Question: Creationists, di you know your own argument nullifies itself? A popular war-cry of young-Earth-creationists is that: 'Micro-evolution is real, but macro-evolution is impossible because it's impossible to add information to the genome. It can only work with what's already there' Alrighty then, assuming that's true... You say that the entire human race is descended from two humans - Adam and Eve, no? And what with the Garden of Eden being in the holy land, they would have been Middle-Eastern in appearance. Can we agree on that? So where did the gene for blue eyes come from? Or blonde hair? Or ginger hair? When you think about all the all the hair colours in the world, how could two people, who as anyone with any knowledge of genetics knows they can only have 2 versions of any gene, produce such variation? Granted they were both supposed to be perfect, what about recessive genetic diseases like sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis? Where did they come from if information cannot be added to the genome? Okay, you could say 'they were recessive'. What about a dominant disease, such as Huntington's Chorea? A common claim is that Adam and Eve lived centuries and had enough children to populate the Earth. Huntington's Chorea is a dominant disease that kills you in your forties. So where did this gene come from? So now your beliefs on the origins of humanity are impossible without an increase in information. And once you allow information increase, the micro/macro evolution argument breaks down.

Answer: They're just gonna say that goddidit, you know. But great question :)

Question: Creationists, I can beat you with your own argument. Can you rebuttal it? A popular war-cry of young-Earth-creationists is that: 'Micro-evolution is real, but macro-evolution is impossible because it's impossible to add information to the genome. It can only work with what's already there' Alrighty then, assuming that's true... You say that the entire human race is descended from two humans - Adam and Eve, no? And what with the Garden of Eden being in the holy land, they would have been Middle-Eastern in appearance. Can we agree on that? So where did the gene for blue eyes come from? Or blonde hair? Granted they were both supposed to be perfect, what about recessive genetic diseases like sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis? Where did they come from if information cannot be added to the genome? Okay, you could say 'they were recessive'. What about a dominant disease, such as Huntington's Chorea? A common claim is that Adam and Eve lived centuries and had enough children to populate the Earth. Huntington's Chorea is a dominant disease that kills you in your forties. So where did this gene come from? So now your beliefs on the origins of humanity are impossible without an increase in information. And once you allow information increase, the micro/macro evolution argument breaks down. Why on Earth would God make more people agter the prototype failed? If that were the case, there'd still be a disproportionatly high nimber of people with genetic diseases. Oh, and what about Noah and his wife having to start it all again? 'Blonde hair and blue eyes is an abnormal molecule in DNA. Diseases come through sins and sins are passed through generations. Any other questions?' A) It's not an abnoramal molecule.It's an abnormal coding. The coding for blue eyes is longer than that for brown. Hence the increase in information. Where did that increase come from? B) Everybody sins, right? So why are we all crippled with genetic diseases? 'You want a rebuttal right? well here comes one. No one ever said they were mideastern. adam and eve could have easily been part of every race. AS for your question on diseases, when they sinned God brought a curse on them that they would die and a bunch of other stuff, that also comes with diseases and its Gods choice how it came across something i dont get is why all you non-believers have to have some sort of proof of everything? Can you answer that yourself?' No, they couldn't have been part of every race. It's not genetically possible. You can't have genes for brown, blue, green, grey AND almond eyes. You can have two. One on each of the chromosome pairs. One grey, one brown. Adam could've been a black man, and Eve nordic, but then she would have probably died of skin cancer from the sunlight. Basically there's two much variation in humans to fit recessively into two people. And yes, atheists do have proof for everything. We require it before we believe it. There are mutations called 'addition' mutations that add to the length of coding, thus increasing information. Yes it is adding to what is already there, but it is still increasing. And I've read the Bible. It made me more an atheist than any science book.

Answer: 10-15 years ago, ALL Creationist literature vehemently denied Evolution in all forms. Now, with the advent of more and more scientists proving beyond a doubt the evolution of bacteria even within our lifespan, they can see that the "all or nothing" argument has broken down, and they have compromised their earlier position. Scientists have not moved on their position, only the Creationists have felt the need to abandon earlier arguments because of their ignorance. In other words, Creation Science has EVOLVED due to scientific information. It won't be long before their whole house of cards tumbles down --------------------------------------… How can people with a straight face explain genetic disease being the result of an earlier generation's sin? Wouldn't you reject any system of law that made you pay for the sins of your ancestor's? Wouldn't you stand up and fight a law in the USA that took 10% of your paycheck to give to any minorities who's ancestors were once slaves? How can you embrace such an evil in your deity then? Are you forced to dismiss such injustice because you are afraid of the nonsense your religious leaders disseminate, like believing you'll disappear one day while driving your friggin' car? Where does the superstitious moronity stop, or do you simply continue to incorporate this shallow and hollow system of beliefs into your life, sacrificing your humanity in the name of a sick paranoia?

Question: autosomal dominate genetics? Huntington's disease is inherited as an autosomal dominate. The disease results in uncontrolled movements, progressive mental deterioration and eventually death. The american folk singer Woody Guthrie died of huntington's chorea, as did one of his parents. His wife had no history of this disease in her family. The Guthries had three children. What is the probability that a particular Guthri child will die of Huntingon's disease?

Answer: 50 %. Because he was most likely heterozygous for huntingtons, meaning he had one sick dominant allele and one healthy recessive one. His wife had two healthy recessive ones. When they pass on their genes, chance determines which of the two alleles gets passed on, in his wife it could only be a recessive gene while in Guthrie it could be the healthy or the sick one. This results in a 50% chance, though they could all have gotten the bad one or they could all have gotten the healthy one.

Question: death of Margaret (Maggie) McEntee after 1910 possibly Brooklyn New York born 1850? Maiden name Landy. Born Ireland. Married Patrick Joseph McEntee 1872 in Toronto. Children 9 or 10 most born Toronto, some Rochester, N.Y. She and Patrick moved from Rochester to Brooklyn 1898ish. He was shoemaker. She became dresssmaker. He may have spent some time after 1905 in hospital eventually dying from Huntington Chorea, neurological disorder. middle name "Louise"

Answer: Hey Barronbaron, There are a bunch of entries in LDS Family Search. You should check out that site. Try different searches there to narrow it down, there were 122 entries with exact spelling off. To turn it on, you need to do an advanced search, then you cannot enter a country.

Question: Is this lady evil, or a 'free spirit?'? A friend of my wife, found out she was not carrying a gene for a disease that is 100% fatal. She had a 50% chance of having it (Huntington's Chorea). After years of her (decades actually) husband supporting her, taking her around the world, fathering two wonderful children, she decided after finally having the nerve to take the genetics test that she didn't want him anymore because she was interested in other things (men, world, work....etc,) and left him (taking the kids.) Is she evil, free spirited like my wife says, or screwed up after years of stress. I mean her husband is suicidal now. I give her two thumbs down. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Answer: She may be a free spirit. However, free spirits are generally free, even under the specter of a life-threatening illness. Evil? Well, that is hard to determine. Does she have a history of "evil" behavior? Such as doing what she wants no matter who gets hurt? Is this a one-time situation? Usually, someone who has a serious personality disorder (socio-path or psychopath) will generate some feelings of revulsion and distrust no matter how good they are at hiding it and faking normalcy. If you want to know more about this sort of thing, read M.Scott Pecks "People of the Lie." If you have known this woman for a year or more and have not had suspicions about her, she is likely experiencing what is described below. Yes, the stress and fear of maybe having this illness may just have wrapped her up pretty tight. Finding out she didn't have the gene may have broken the dam. Also, you don't know what went on behind closed doors in that marriage and may never know. Let your wife remain friends with her hopefully, because when she comes down from that high she will need support. If this guy is a friend of yours, be there for him. Neither of you need to take sides. It just is how it is.

Question: Genotypes (Dihybrid Crosses Question)? I need some help with a question that deals with Dihybrid Crosses. Any help would be greatly appreciated: 1. In humans, an abnormality of the large intestine called intestinal polyposis is dependent on a dominant gene A, and a nervous disorder called Huntington's chorea is determined by a dominant gene H. A man carrying the gene A (Aahh) married a woman carrying the gene H (aaHh). Indicate the proportions of the children that might be expected to have each abnormality, neither or both.

Answer: create a 4 by 4 punnett square... down one side will be: Ah Ah ah ah and across the top will be: aH ah aH ah multiply together

Question: Help with this biology please.? Huntington's chorea is a dominant lethal in humans. the disease does not appear until later in life, so that afflicted individuals may already have produced children. What are the F1 genotypic and phenotypic ratios of parents who are homozygous and heterozygous?

Answer: OMG this is the same thing im learning in bio, but i already finished my homework. okayyyy... hmmm.... welllll using punnet squares, for example take chorea dominant to be C and the recessive to be c. so the parents are CC and Cc, so the children would be CC, CC, Cc, and Cc. So all the children would have chorea. Sad. So out of 4 children, 2 are heterozygous, and 2 are homozygous dominant.

Question: What would you do? I plan to quit my job after I get married. I don't have to work because I had a trust fund that my daddy helped me invest, and now it is worth a lot. I cannot have children either. My momma was diagnosed with Huntington's chorea after I was born, and she died when I was ten. I am a carrier so I won't risk passing that dreadful disease to any children. I am an only child. My daddy was a wonderful daddy and husband. We had a nanny but she just did housework. Daddy always took care of momma and me. He took me to the doctor if I was sick, helped me with schoolwork, etc. He always said I was his princess. After I get married I want to travel the world and work with poor children, and my husband wants to write a book on our experiences. But, I feel like I would be abandoning my daddy. He tells me to do what I want, but he devoted his life to me, and he will be so lonely if I leave. I know it is my life, but I am christian and love my daddy too. What advice do you have? Yes, I plan to travel in the US too, just that I have already been to a lot of states on missionary travels already. I am sorry I use the term Daddy. Yes, I believe I am mature enough to get married. I graduated college. I work. I live on my own. I belong to a good church group that has always been there for me through all my family troubles. I met my future husband through my own dating experiences, and he treats me like a lady. I am just a bit of a southern belle and my daddy always liked to be called "daddy", and I respect that. We come from a fine family, and daddy always put the family first. I apologize if I offend anyone by how I express myself. I am just asking for advice, and don't mean to offend anyone.

Answer: A friend of mine, her father, has Huntington's and so I know exactly what you are talking about. I went with her when she got tested, luckily to find out she didn't have the gene, Thank God for that. Personally, if you know you have the gene, then I think your choice to not have children biologically is a sound decision, and a smart one at that. I think that you can still find a way to include your dad in your life just as much as before...it will just be in a different way. You can choose to take a month here or there to stay at home locally so he can spend time with you (like during Christmas) and also he can come to where you are as well. Also, you leaving might force your dad to start living his life for himself again...and I don't mean that in a negative way...I mean that he can find something meaningful to do on his own, for himself, that doesn't include something having to do with raising his daughter. Something for himself. It could be poker night, dating, volunteering, etc. There is a whole world of things out there that he can do to keep himself entertained and busy while you are traveling. I guess what I am saying is this: your relationship will never change even though the both of you may take on some new roles in your lives that don't necessarily involve each other. Have comfort in that.

Question: Is it always someone's fault if he/she gets sick? Some critics of universal medicine argue that someone who takes good care of himself/herself shouldn't have to pay the medical expenses of someone who doesn't. These people seem to assume that all sick people are at fault for their condition. Hmmm...let's see! Are all cancer patients at fault for their condition? If they are, I'll be sure to tell that to the parents of children with cancer. Are people at fault if they inherit diseases like Huntington's chorea or cystic fibrosis? If they are, maybe we should tell them not to be born to the wrong parents! Hell, maybe we should just reintroduce eugenics, for that matter!:) And regarding mental illnesses, should we blame people with conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia? Heck, why not? Maybe we should just tell them to develop a more positive attitude and to stop listening to the voices in their heads! Man! Is this the right way to approach illnesses and the healthcare issue?

Answer: I bet those who are in opposition to universal health care wouldn't be in objection if their loved one had a medical problem and they were unable to pay for the medical expenses. To be honest, we can't expect people to care unless they are personally affected. People who are wealthy who have medical benefits are unsympathetic and feel as though they shouldn't have to pay for anyone else's health care because it isn't their problem. And of course many peoples approach to illnesses isn't the correct way to solve the health care crisis. This issue is in the hands of the government, what can us citizens really do about the healthcare crisis....move to Cuba?