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Health & Medicine Essays and Term Papers
Synthetic Drugs Of AbuseIt seems that primitive man at times wished to escape his reality. He or she
probably found some natural herbal drugs to facilitate this desire. In fact
abuse of the coca leaf and the opium poppy has been occuring the last 3000 years,
and probably longer. The mescaline containing peyote cactus has ...
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Alcoholis a widely used substance for both science and in technology.
Its name comes from an Arabic word al-kuhl meaning " a powder for painting the
eyes". The term was later applied to all compounds that contain ic
spirits.
To most people alcohol is considerd a downer that reduces activity in
the ...
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James Rachels' Death And DyingJames Rachels is one of the most controversial philosophers talked about
in today's society. One of his most talked about topics is whether a person has
a right to die or not. Not much is known about Rachels expect for the many
articles and books he has written. In the controversy of letting a ...
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Assisted Suicide And Canadian LawCanada still has not come to a decision on the need for legalizing
euthanasia or assisted suicide. A woman named Sue Rodriguez brought it out into
open to become one of Canada's famous court debates. In February of 1994, she
ended her life with the assistance of her doctor. She suffered from a ...
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Euthanasia In Today's SocietyYour wife of 50 years is suddenly diagnosed with a terminal disease. She lies
in a bed, motionless and unaware of her surroundings. The medication to ease
her pain has been wearing off. She just lies there in pain and unable to
communicate with the outside world. The doctors give her a month ...
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Is Ritalin Over Prescribed?Imagine for a moment that you are nine years old again. You are sitting in your third grade classroom trying as hard as you can to listen to your teacher, but you just can't. The heater is making this clicking sound that won't stop and the class hamster is running all over his cage. Further more, ...
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To The Victims Of ADHDMany treatments have been scientifically proven to be effective for children with ADHD. These include behavior management, parent training and the use of medications such as psychostimulants. However, seemingly impressive claims have been made about treatments that are unproven or yet to be ...
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Abortion: Points Of ViewIt is nearly impossible anymore to find someone who doesn't have an
opinion about abortion, and probably a strong opinion at that. Yet the endless
debates on the topic usually go nowhere, leaving the opponents even more
committed to their positions and the open-minded observers confused. Both ...
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The Grieving ProcessGrief is one’s own personal process of loss. During this process of
grieving certain events may take place. It is normal to experience a
variety of emotional responses which include, shock, or disbelief, anger or
depression, guilt, and finally acceptance. You may discover that your
feelings are ...
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The Digestive System: How It WorksThe digestive systems works on nutrients taken from the environment, breaking them down into simpler products, and then absorbing the products together with water and salts so they can be used in metabolism.
The individuals of all species contain many different protiens or carbohydrates in the ...
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Abortion: Freedom Of ChoiceSince 1973 abortion has been an important controversial issue to the
United States. The problem begins should it be a womans choice whether or
not to terminate her pregnancyor should it be the goverments choice. This
is where a woman looses her rights as a person. If abortion is not remained
legal ...
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Drug DependenceSymptoms of Substance Dependence Associated with Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and
Illicit Drugs --- United States, 1991--1992
Each year in the United States, approximately 400,000 deaths result from
cigarette smoking, 100,000 from misuse of alcohol, and 20,000 from use of
illicit drugs. Many of the ...
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Euthanasia Is Not MurderDebate continues over the issue of euthanasia because of the recent court
decision over Dr. Death. Kevorkian has been aquitted of murder in his assisted
suicide cases and the court has created precedent for the legalization of
selecting death. Euthanasia does take place and is selected ...
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Life Or Death: Who Chooses?In Roman times, abortion and the destruction of unwanted children was
permissible, but as out civilization has aged, it seems that such acts were
no longer acceptable by rational human beings, so that in 1948, Canada
along with most other nations in the world signed a declaration of the
United ...
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AutismA biologically based developmental disorder, lasts throughout one’s lifetime. Although it is most commonly accompanied with mental retardation, can be traced to all IQ levels. Sometimes referred to as a behavioral syndrome, is a collection of symptoms that characteristically occur together. ...
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Aspartame And Olestra: Will We Buy The Bull??
The eighties were the years of muscle building and nouvelle cuisine and we
like to call it the decade of the fitness obsession. We, the people of the
nineties, have gotten so discouraged with all of our Ab Trainers and Buns
of Steel that we have reverted to what seems to be an easy way to ...
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Senilityis a disease commonly referred to as dementia. It affects
4 million Americans every year and is a major cause of disability in old
age (Bunch, 1997, p. 106). Its prevalence increases with age (Bunch, 1997,
p. 106). Dementia is characterized by a permanent memory deficit affecting
recent memory ...
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Necrotizing Fasciitis/Myosits (Flesh Eating Disease)Necrotizing Fasciitis/Myosits (Flesh eating Disease)
Necrotizing Fasciitis is also known as the flesh-eating disease. It
is a rare disease that causes the deterioration of the flesh, causing
extensive destruction of the tissues. It can kill. The disease is very
uncommon and only infects about ...
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AbortionI am adopted and if my birth mother had made the decision to have an I would not be standing here giving this speech today. Luckily, my Birth-mother decided to take responsibility for the mistake that she made by not choosing . She carried me inside her as a constant reminder of the mistake she ...
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McDonaldization: Health In A Fastfood SocietyMcDonaldization, is the term Ritzer derived from the McDonalds' fast
food chain to describe the state of our society. Ritzer claims our social
institutions have become completely dehumanized in the form of a bureaucracy.
Health care is an example of one institution that is characterized by the ...
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized For Medical Purposes??
Marijuana has been used extensively as a medical remedy for more than
five thousand years. In the early 1900s, medical usage of marijuana began to
decline with the advent of alternative drugs. Injectable opiates and synthetic
drugs such as aspirin and barbiturates began to replace marijuana as ...
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Rabiesis an infectious disease of animals which is a member of a group of
viruses constituting the family Rhabdoviridae. The virus particle is covered in
a fatty membrane, is bullet-shaped, 70 by 180 nanometres and contains a single
helical strand of ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Although rabies is usually ...
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Euthanasia And The First AmendmentPhysician-assisted suicide presents one of the greatest dilemmas to the
medical profession. Should someone who is mentally competent, but deemed
terminally ill, be allowed to engage in physician-assisted suicide?
According to the First Amendment of The Constitution of The United States,
“one has ...
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Sturge Weber SyndromeThe is a common, but unknown syndrome that
has no cure but can be treated. The syndrome is usually known at birth by
the presence of a birthmark, and is most often not fatal.
One with the usually encounters seizures at a
very young age. There are many signs such as a port-wine stain that ...
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Abortion: Murder Of An Innocent Human BeingEvery year hundred thousands of murders never reach the courtroom because they are completely legal. Abortion continues to happen everyday across the world. Abortion is one of the worst acts a person can commit. Abortion is immoral, harmful, and strong actions must be taken to stop it.
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