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Gulf War Syndrome Vaccinations
916 wordsDuring Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm other service-members including myself, received a series of two shots. We were told to protect us from anthrax. These inoculations were never recorded in our medical records. We were even told by the medical staff that these shots were experimental and non-FDA approved. For several years now the government have been trying to explain or cover-up the truth of The Gulf War Syndrome. The inoculations that veterans received for anthrax are linked with the...
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Cystic Fibrosis Defective Gene
1,182 wordsAccording to old northern European folklore, a child that tasted salty when kissed upon the forehead was bewitched and would soon die. Today we know the reason -the genetic disease, cystic fibrosis or CF. It is a chronic, progressive disease and the most common, fatal inherited disorder in the United States. About 30, 000 Americans suffer from cystic fibrosis, and 2500 babies are born in the U. S. with the disease each year. While all races and ethnic groups may suffer from the disease, it occur...
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Found The Bullet Find The Bullet Garfield
534 wordsJames A. Garfield was born in Cleveland, OH, November 19, 1831. He was the last president to be born in a log cabin. Garfield was 10 pounds at birth and ended up a large man when he grew up. He weighted pounds and he was 6 feet tall. In 1848 he left home to work on a canal boat. Within six weeks he had to come home, because he got really sick. He decided to go back to school, to get an education. Garfield went to Western Reserve Eclectic Institute. There he studied and taught for three years. In...
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Health Care Provider Effects Of Alcohol
1,641 wordsDespite a minimum legal drinking age of 21, many young people in the United States consume alcohol. Some abuse alcohol by drinking frequently or by binge drinking -- often defined as having five or more drinks in a row. A minority of youth may meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for alcohol dependence (1, 2). The progression of drinking from use to abuse to dependence is associated with biological and psychosocial factors. This Alcohol...
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Saddam Hussein Chemical Weapons
409 wordsSaddam Hussein is back with a vengeance, and his threats of world destruction aren't to be taken lightly. The United States tried unsuccessfully to target him during the Gulf War in February 1991, however, they confidently expected the Iraq leader to be gone within months. Now, seven years later Saddam has shown a remarkable ability to survive and to rebuild his military to almost its peak potential and the US are threatening to lead air strikes over weapons inspections. Iraq is able to produce ...
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Heart Attacks Billion Dollars
823 wordsFast Food: The Ultimate Step towards Devastation The deaths exceed thousands each year, almost as many as million lives, and behind this serious issue, there is a simple solution; the solution is school foods. I, and many others, extremely disagree with the current filthiness of school foods that are provided regularly; therefore, the food conditions must be improved. Inside your body, the chemicals clog your blood vessels; ravage your heart, liver and kidney. Their purpose is to subjugate your ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
472 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome In one week 10, 000 babies are born in Canada. Twenty are born with Fetal Alcohol syndrome (FAS). One hundred with other alcohol related birth defects. FAS is most often described as the leading cause of mental retardation. FAS is not genetic or inherited and is % 100 preventable. Fetal Alcohol syndrome refers to a constellation of physical and mental birth defects that may develop in individuals whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy. It is an organic disease tha...
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Estrogen Levels Forty Percent
839 wordsGynecomastia There are many lethal diseases that affect the human species. Doctors fight every day to save lives, and research is being done to find cures for them. Fortunately there are other diseases that are not life threatening, but they do cause discomfort and suffering. Some diseases affect only women, and some affect only men. Gynecomastia is a disease that affects only males. Gynecomastia is a common disease that occurs only in males, and it is generally a bilateral and symmetrical anato...
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Hepatitis B B Virus
271 wordsThe Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) HBV is a mostly double-stranded DNA virus in the Hepadnaviridae family. HBV causes hepatitis in human and related virus in this family cause hepatitis in ducks, ground squirrels and woodchucks. The HBV genome has four genes: pol, env, pre-core and X that respectively encode the viral DNA-polymerase, envelope protein, pre-core protein (which is processed to viral capsid) and protein X. The function of protein X is not clear but it may be involved in the activation of h...
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Marijuana Is Legalized Influence Of Marijuana
1,523 wordsShould marijuana in Canada be legalized? The answer is no, marijuana is not a medicine, it is a health deterrent that has harmful effects. Explaining what marijuana is and how it is used is beneficial in understanding the effects. Marijuana is made up of many chemicals that as a result prove marijuana is not safe and could kill. Marijuana should and must stay illegal or our country of Canada will feel the terrible effects nationally such as sickness, injury, and death. Marijuana, used by an esti...
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Potato Chips Liver Cancer
929 wordsOh! Olestra! Olestra FAT-FREE FAT? ? ? Oh! Olestra! It sounds like a musical to me. I imagine scads of scantily clad showgirls with big headdresses kicking it Vegas Style as the dance and sing the praises of Olestra, the fat substitute. Oh! Oh! O-Les-Tra eat it up and the pounds melt right away! And your favourite treat will taste more sweet, when you know that it will not make you gain! Yeah, something like that. But right when the curtain for the second act is about to go up the stage manager ...
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Dangerous Side Effects Herbal Medicines
1,421 wordsOriental medicine has been around for thousands of years (the earliest Herbal, the Shennong, was completed around 200 BC), yet we still trust modern medicine and its dangerous side effects more. Western medications go through approximately a year of testing and can have unforeseen side effects, but Chinese medicine, even the more recent have been through hundreds of years of prescription. The Chinese Herbals contain medicines that the Western world considers toxic and extremely dangerous. Yet th...
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Ethical Issues Human Organs
1,094 wordsThere is a Xenotransplantation Xenotransplantation There is a shortage of organs for clinical transplantation all around the world. Many patients waiting to receive new organs die because we are unable to receive enough organs: there arent enough donors. We are now testing the implantation of other species organs into the human body, that would be a great solution in ending organ shortage. There is a problem though, the human body does not cooperate well with other non-human organs. Rejection is...
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Time Can Cause Period Of Time Can Cause Tce
443 wordsTCESocial Promotion is TCE? TCE is a nonflammable liquid it is colorless. It has a sweet odor and a sweet burning taste. TCE does not occur naturally in the environment. It is an artificial compound. It is produced synthetically from 1, 2 -dichloroethane. And stabilizers are added to the marketed product. What is TCE used for? It is used mainly as a solvent to remove greases from metal parts, it is also an ingredient in adhesives, typewriter correction fluid and spot and paint removers. 75 - 80 ...
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Second Hand Smoke Lung Cancer
1,130 wordsSmoking. What is it? Is it safe? What is in it? All these questions constantly appear in the minds of the world s youth. In due time, you will begin to discover the truths and myths of smoking both marijuana and tobacco. Many people wonder about the actual hazards of smoking. Some think that all the stuff that they see is what really happens. Not quite. Sometimes you might wonder what that is you re smoking. If so, do you even know what s in it? What is second hand smoke? Is it even dangerous? W...
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Effects Of Steroid Anabolic Steroids
986 wordsSteroids, what they are why people use them Mohammed Ghatala SEC # 3 03 - 21 - 0 What are anabolic steroids? ? Anabolic steroids are a group molecules that include the male sex hormone testosterone and synthetic analogs of testosterone? (Taylor, 1991) Anabolic steroids are used by many people in sports today due to the rapid increase in muscle mass. Anabolic steroids are made synthetically and are very powerful. ? Recent evidence suggests that there may be over 3, 000, 000 regular anabolic stero...
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Male Hormone Testosterone Effects Of Steroid
1,451 wordsIn our days, most people have set the goal and dream to have the perfect body. They believe by having this image, they will be popular and / or attractive. People want to achieve the body that they desire, like a super star, a hero in a Hollywood movie, a strong soldier, and an Olympic athlete. However, what are the extent people will go to get the perfect body? The biggest problem for those who dream to have a beautiful body today, as many people know, is the consumption of steroids. It is amaz...
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Men And Women Androgenic Steroids
1,096 wordsIn the past three decades, steroids have become a serious problem in the athletic field. The demand for it has increased within recent years and the prices shot up since the mid- 1980 s. The smuggling of steroids into the United States increases every year. The methods have become easy. Simple methods such as stashing it inside a teddy bear, sneaking it across the Mexican border inside shampoo bottles have worked. These type of steroids are anabolic drugs that build growth hormones that include ...
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Taking The Drug Side Effects
964 wordsMost people have the goal and dream to have the perfect body. They believe they will be more popular, or attractive if they achieve the body that they desire. But what lengths will people go to, to get the perfect body. The biggest problem in sports today, as many people know, is steroids. Steroids do wonders for your body, but not only on the positive side, but the negative side as well. We all know they work, clinical studies have concluded what athletes have know for 30 years, anabolic steroi...
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Effects Of Steroid Androgenic Steroids
1,286 wordsWhat are steroids? Anabolic Steroids Steroids What are steroids? Anabolic androgenic steroids are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone that are taken to build muscle, enhance performance, and improve appearance. The drug s anabolic or muscle-building effects help the body retain protein, a necessary building block for the growth of muscles, bones, and skin. The androgenic or masculinizing effects cause the development of a deep voice, facial and body hair, muscle mass, and aggr...
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