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Health & Medicine Essays and Term Papers
The Effects Of Altitude On Human PhysiologyChanges in altitude have a profound effect on the human body. The body
attempts to maintain a state of homeostasis or balance to ensure the optimal
operating environment for its complex chemical systems. Any change from this
homeostasis is a change away from the optimal operating environment. The ...
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The Dangers Of SmokingWe know what it is, see it every day, and disregard it as of no consequence. It is smoking, the single most preventable cause of premature death in the United States. In fact, approximately 400, 000 Americans die per year from smoking ciggerettes. Smoking is obviously dangerous but there are ...
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Which Is The Best Contraceptive: Condoms Or The Pill??
Based on the fact that approximately 6 of every 10 pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, it should be obvious that we should be using contraceptives more often and that we should educate ourselves as to which is the best contraceptive. Two of the most commonly used forms of ...
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS), also known as “crib death”, claims the lives of 5,000 infants every year in the United States. It is the sudden or unexplained death of an infant in the first year of its life. It is the number one killer of babies under one year old, with 90% of cases occurring before the age of six ...
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The Issue Of HIV And AIDSThe 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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CancerRight now, is one of the most feared diseases in the world. In
the early 1990s almost 6 million new cases developed and more than 4
million deaths from s occurred. Also more than one-fifth of all deaths
were caused by and it has been predicted, by the American Society,
that about 33% of ...
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Genetics And Evolution: Cystic Fibrosis And Down SyndromeCystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis is a disorder where the exocrine glands secrete abnormally thick mucus, leading to obstruction of the pancreas and chronic infections of the lungs, which usually cause death in childhood or early adulthood. Some mildly affected patients may survive longer. Doctors ...
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DepressionWhat is ? The dictionary's definition of is: a lowering or decrease of functional activity; a mental state depressed mood characterized by discouragement, sadness, and despair. Often decisions range form normal feelings of the blues thought to major . A significant increase or decrease in ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndromeshould be a concern for all Americans; this is a very big problem that we face in society today. In this research paper you will what is and is it child abuse.
also known as FAS was first discover in France in 1968 and later by American researchers in 1973 (Chasnoff, 75). is a term used to ...
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Abortion - Pro-ChoiceWithout a woman's right to do what she chooses with her body, her
freedom and liberty are taken away. If for personal reasons, a women wants
an abortion, as is, currently, her constitutional right, she has the
freedom to do so. In some states, a woman's freedom to have an abortion
has been ...
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Abortion. What is it? Why do people do it? Is it killing a human
life? What are the benefits for having an ? Should it be made illegal?
These questions I will try and answer on the key issue right now on .
I will tell you my side and how I fell, and hope that after this you would
agree with my ...
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The Apprehensive AparitionWaking from a frightening dream, hearing noises; how far does it go
when your scared and alone. With all the hidden terrors in all world
hallucination is far most the worst. One day realizing that your conscience
has gotten louder has got to be the most frightening sounds you could ...
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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 ...
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Treatments Of Huntington's DiseaseResearchers have identified a key protein that causes the advancement of Huntington's after following up on the discovery two years ago of the gene that causes this disorder. Shortly after the Huntington's gene was identified, researchers found the protein it produces, a larger than normal ...
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Tourett’s Syndrome(TS) was first described over a hundred years ago by a French neurologist by the name of George Gilles de la Tourette (“Faqs About TS” 1). Tourette Syndrome is a condition that affects roughly 200, 000 people in the United States (Bower 133). In this research paper I will describe Tourette ...
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Magnetic TherapyProbably one of the largest contemporary trends in the therapeutic world is the use of . However, it is also one of the least researched modalities, and has very little sound explanation for it's effectiveness. Winning over its clientele with testimonials by everyone from doctors to elite ...
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Faith Healingis the belief that God can miraculously cure people by the means of giving others special abilities to cure. We will never know whether is genuine because it is based on faith. We can find evidence to support this and evidence that will make each individual to think clearly before they have ...
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Albinismis a disorder where a person, of any race, lacks skin pigmentation. No one is believed to have discovered but there are reports that date back to 1904. Although rare, several famous people have . Some famous people with are Johnny and Edgar Winter: the blues brothers, Salif Keita: “The ...
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Alzheimer's Diseaseis a progressive and irreversible brain disease that
destroys mental and physical functioning in human beings, and invariably leads
to death. It is the fourth leading cause of adult death in the United States.
Alzheimer's creates emotional and financial catastrophe for many American
families ...
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Culture From CraniumThroughout the history of anthropology it has been a popular view
that people are largely products of their culture, and not the other way
around. Yet culture is an exclusively human phenomenon. While it is true
that everyone lives within a cultural context, and that context accounts
for varying ...
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AIDS And YOU(May 1987)
(this essay is in the public domain)
Introduction:
AIDS is a life and death issue. To have the AIDS disease is at
present a sentence of slow but inevitable death. I've already lost one
friend to AIDS. I may soon lose others. My own sexual behavior and that of
many of my friends has ...
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AnxietyDo you have ? In the past decade, much more research has gone into the study of behavior. Certain people who have problems in social situations, or who seem nervous and tense have what is now classified as . In general, sufferers fear that they are being scrutinized by others, and that their ...
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Bipolar Affective DisorderThe phenomenon of has been a mystery since
the 16th and 17th century. The Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was thought to of
suffered from bipolar disorder. It appears that there are an abundance of
people with the disorder yet, no true causes or cures for the disorder. Clearly
the Bipolar ...
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Fetal Alcohol SyndromeAnstett, Patricia. 1991. " Brings Problems For
Life".Detroit Free Press. Online. Available @
http://researcher.sirs.com.
According to the article, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a cluster
of problems brought on by a mother's chronic drinking during pregnancy.
These problems include mental ...
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Environmental Tobacco SmokeTobacco smoking has long been recognized as a major cause of death and
disease, responsible for an estimated 434,000 deaths per year in the United
States. After the Environmental Protection Agency and the Surgeon General
stated that cigarettes cause lung cancer there was a tremendous movement to ...
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