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Health & Medicine Essays and Term Papers
Fetal Alcohol SyndromeThe essay “” by Michael Dorris explores Fetal Alcohol Effects which is problem running rampant and out of control all across America. (FAS) is a grouping of defects that may occur in infants born to women who drink alcohol during pregnancy. Michael Dorris states that FAS is a birth defect ...
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Society And EuthanasiaThroughout the ages, people have reflected upon the issues of death and dying. While most recognize that death is inevitable, fear of the unknown has pervaded such discussions (Anderson, 1980). Different societies have attempted to address these fears and concerns in diverse ways in accordance ...
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Cigarettes And Their Destruction Of The BrainSmokers generally feel more comfortable after that especially important
first cigarette of the day. Within just a few seconds of "lighting up," smoking
activates mind-altering changes. Smokers are well aware of the long-term risks
of their habit: such as lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, ...
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AIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome, or , is a recently recognized disease
entity. It is caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
which attacks selected cells in the immune system (see IMMUNITY) and produces
defects in function. These defects may not be apparent for ...
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Abortion - Right To ChooseEncarta Encyclopedia defines as Abortion; termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. When the expulsion from the womb occurs after the fetus becomes viable (capable of independent life), usually at the end of six months of pregnancy, it is technically a premature ...
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Abilities Of People With DisabilitiesAssumption: A person with mental retardation cannot be trained to
perform a job as well as an employee without a disability.
Fact: Over two thirds of Pizza Hut employees have mental
retardation. The average turnover rate (the rate at which workers quit) of
these employees is a modest twenty ...
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CholesterolHow many of us think about our levels? I’m sure not many, especially the younger crowd. Sure that’s something that we wont have to worry about until we get a little older, but it’s what we eat now that will effect us later.
is a soft, waxy substance found among the lipids (fats) in the ...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
There are now more than twenty disorders recognized as being
transmitted primarily by sexual means. The more familiar STD's are AIDS,
gonorhea, syphilis, chlamydia-related infections, genital herpes, candidiasis,
nonspecific vaginitis, trichomoniasis, ...
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A Report On The Fundamentals Of DyslexiaThe problem that effects one out of every ten kids in Australia is dyslexia. Although to some people this disorder may be very noticeable, it can really sneak up on you. Most of the time kids with dyslexia aren't recognized until they are about eight or nine. The most important thing to remember ...
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AdrenoleukodystrpohyALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy) is a disease that develops in males from
the ages of 5-10 years old with a gradual disturbance in gait and slight
intellectual impairment. There is usually rapid progression with
hypotension, seizures, visual complaints, and difficulty in swallowing all
symptoms ...
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The Best Way To Support Health CareThe avarage life expectency in U.S. is 70 years of age, which is many years compared to some dacades before. Some of the reasons is good quality that health care provides thaks to all the money it raises, but where the money should come from? Some people argue that health care should be partially ...
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Euthanasia: A Question Of EthicsEuthanasia is one of the most acute and uncomfortable contemporary
problems in medical ethics. Is Euthanasia Ethical? The case for euthanasia
rests on one main fundamental moral principle: mercy.
It is not a new issue; euthanasia has been discussed-and practised-in
both Eastern and Western ...
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Paranoid Personality DisordersParanoid Personality Disorder is a disorder commonly mistaken for
schizophrenic personality disorders. Schizophrenia, a psychosis, is when a
person is has an image of a world and its transpiring events, and he/she is
"living" it. Paranoid Personality Disorder, however, is a neurosis where ...
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Pro Choice: Letter To The EditorDear Editor,
I believe that the right for a person to chose their own destiny and how
they live is a fundamental principle of this country. This principle, along with
several others helps to form the fabric of morality and ideas that we live by
everyday. When this right is denied to someone by ...
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AutismThe term " was first used more than 50 years ago by psychiatrist named Dr. Leo Kanner. He was working at Johns Hopkins University’s, Child Psychiatric Clinic with a group of children who were most often classified as emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded. Dr. Kanner noticed a pattern of ...
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Legalization Of AbortionOn January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court legalized
abortion. When the it ruled that abortion was legal, the court not only gave
women the right to choose but also gave the unborn babies a right to die.
Since that day, millions upon millions of unborn children have been ripped ...
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Adolescenceis the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood;
it generally refers to a period ranging from age 12 or 13 through age 19 or 21.
Although its beginning is often balanced with the beginning of puberty,
is characterized by psychological and social stages as well as by
biological ...
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HIV/AIDS SeminarThe issue of HIV/AIDS has been a developing concern since the early 1980's. It is an issue that has sparked fear in everyone, but "society" has narrowed it down to certain people that can contract the AIDS virus. The stereotypical "AIDS" victim is not an IV drug user or a practicing homosexual; ...
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Man-made CFCs Are Jeopardizing Our FutureChlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are depleting the ozone layer which is harmful to the earth's inhabitants and environment because of the increased ultraviolet radiation coming through the thinned ozone, global warming caused by ozone loss, and the ground leveling of the ozone layer. ...
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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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Impotency: New TherapyAs many as two-thirds of the men with impotency because of physical
conditions, vascular disease, stress, trauma, surgery and diabetes, can probably
have an erection again.
A new treatment to help men has been thought to be found. It is less
invasive than most other treatments. According to ...
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Diabetesis a persistent and fatal disease in which there is above normal levels of glucose in the bloodstream. This disease has many different effects on the body and is controlled in several different ways. Some people believe that this disease is contagious. This is not true. You cannot "catch" it from ...
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DiabetesPeople who experience losses due to aren't just a statistics for people to look at. They are our friends, teachers, brothers, sisters, and others that we lose if we don't learn about this deadly health problem.
In 1995, about 16 million people in the U.S. had . But only 8 million had been ...
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What Are Brain And Spinal TumorBrain and spinal cord tu mors are abnormal growths of tissue found inside the skull or the bony spinal column. Tumors are classed as benign (non cancerous) of malignant (cancerous) benign tumors cells are similar to other normal cells, grow slowly and confined to one location. Malignant tumor ...
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