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Health & Medicine Essays and Term Papers
Acupunctureis a Chinese medical practice that treats illness and
provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at predetermined sites of
the body. may also follow many other forms. The word
comes from the Latin word acus, meaning needle, and pungere, meaning puncture.
The Chinese call ...
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The Effects Of Ultra-Violet Rays On The BodyUltra-violet rays from the sun have many different effects on the body. The UV rays do more bad than good, which means that we have to find a way to minimize the effects of UV rays on the body. These rays can eventually cause skin cancer, cataracts, and maybe even total blindness. This paper ...
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Birth Control At SchoolsLiving in a society where birth rates among young adults are steadily rising, passing out condoms in high schools can be a very effective way to promote safe sex. Although passing out free condoms in schools has become a very controversial issue, this is a great way to start educating and ...
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Multiple Birthsare rare in humans with twins as being the most common form
of this event. can arise in many different combinations of ways
but the probability of giving birth to more than one child remains fairly
constant when compared to the entire human race. The chances of
can also vary from race and ...
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U Of T Professors Devise Better Way To Test Sight In BabiesIn a darkened room at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, a baby, its
head dotted with electrodes, sits in its mother's lap and watches flashing
black and white checkerboards and stripes on a television screen. Soon
after the test, doctors will know if the child can see and how well it ...
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Drug DependenceIn order for a chemical to be considered a drug it must have the capacity to
affect how the body works--to be biologically active. No substance that has the
power to do this is completely safe, and drugs are approved only after they
demonstrate that they are relatively safe when used as directed, ...
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The Harm Of Illegal DrugsI plan to prove illegal drugs such as marijuana, heroine, and cocaine can be taken in different ways and are harmful.
The first drug to be discussed is marijuana, also spelled marihuna. Marijuana is derived from a plant called hemp. It is made from dried leaves and flowering tops. At first ...
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Lucid DreamingDreams are the playground of the mind. Anything can happen when one is
dreaming. The only limitation is that we only rarely realize the freedoms
granted to us in our dreams while we have them. is the ability to
know when one is dreaming, and be able to influence what will be dreamt. A
normal ...
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Being Unfit Can Mean Problemsfor you. Health problems; where your
body wouldn't function properly due to a lack of exercise. Social problems;
where you will be too fat to be attractive and be self-conscientious.
Performance problems; where you are too unfit or stress out to play sports
or focus on your work. There is a ...
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Attention Deficit DisorderWhat is ? How is it treated? Can it be
treated with medicine and, if so, is the medication safe? Why has it been
so highly publicized lately? Why are so many people being diagnosed, and
why is this disorder suddenly growing at such an overwhelming rate? Where
was this disorder twenty or even ...
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Birth DefectsNo one is immune to , yet not everyone is equally susceptible.
are not merely a medical problem. They have profound effects on
the social and psychological well being of their family and friends.
In the normal course of fetal development, cells migrate to their
appropriate destination so that ...
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Euthanasia: People Should Have The Right To ChooseThere are many sides to the dilemma of whether or not euthanasia should
be carried out. There is the question of morality, the question of active
versus passive euthanasia and the question of when euthanasia should be put into
use. None of these questions are totally cut and dry. There seem to ...
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Teenage AbortionAbortion in the United States is a highly debated topic. People disagree not only with the legal aspect of abortion, but also it’s moral consequences. Because both the questions of legality and morality define whether or not abortion should be legal, the result is a highly disputed issue. The ...
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CocaineWhy use ? This is a question that perplexes many doctors of medicine and psychology. As an ex user, I feel that this topic is one that I have a personal interest in. I will start by defining what is. is a colorless or white crystalline powder extracted from coca leaves, occasionally used in ...
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Abortion: A Matter Of ChoiceThe topic of abortion is one of the most controversial of our times. It has caused countless deaths and several violent confrontations between the two separate parties of opinion. The fight between pro-life and pro-choice supporters has been long and brutal. This is because, despite what ...
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Steroids And Their Affects On The Human BodyDrugs have been used in sports almost as long as sports themselves have
been around. The ancient Incas discovered that the ashes from burned leaves of
the Coca tree gave the people great stores of energy, and made sleep unnecessary
for hours or even days, it was later discovered to be the ...
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Cystic Fibrosisis an autosomal recessive trait on chromosome 7. This
disorder affects chloride transport resulting in abnormal mucus production.
This lifelong illness usually gets more severe with age and can affect both
males and females. Symptoms and severity differ from person to person. Cystic
fibrosis ...
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Diet And DiseaseMany food items are digested that are very harmful to health and special precaution should be taken at all times when consuming food substances. The most important measure that could be taken to prevent the development of many chronic diseases is the provision of a consistently good individual ...
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Autism: False Words And False HopeAutism is a childhood disease where the child is in a private world of
their own. A description of an autistic child by her mother is:
We start with an image---a tiny, golden child on hands and knees,
circling round and round a spot on the floor in mysterious self- ...
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Leprosyor Hansen’s disease, is a chronic, infectious disease that
mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves. A rod shaped bacillus
named Mycobacterium leprea, causes the virus. Mycobacterium leprea is very
similar to the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. The reason Leprosy is also
known ...
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Euthanasia: The Right To DieEuthanasia is a very controversial topic. People argue as to whether or not a
person who is terminally ill, or handicap, should have the right or not to ask
their doctor, or relatives to die by euthanasia. People say that dying by
euthanasia is to die with dignity, instead of living an ...
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Hemispheres Of The BrainAs I was reading the text I came upon a section that I thought to be
quite fascinating. It talked about people who have a brain that functions like
two different people inside of the brain. This is of course the Split-Brain
Personality. As I studied this topic in more detail I found it to be ...
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Euthanasia, Mercy Or Murder?A controversial issue that is currently debated is whether euthanasia is death with dignity, or simply murder. Formerly called “mercy killing,” euthanasia means “a gentle and easy death.” There are many people in the United States who are suffering from ongoing pain. If someone wants to die ...
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AbortionDuring the past quarter century, has joined race and war as one of the most debatable subject of controversy in the United States. It discusses human interaction where ethics, emotions and law come together. poses a moral, social and medical dilemma that faces many individuals to create a ...
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ScoliosisEveryone's spine has curves. These curves produce the normal rounding of
the shoulder and the sway of the lower back. A spine with has abnormal
curves with a rotational deformity. This means that the spine turns on its axis
like a corkscrew.
Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine which may have ...
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