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Performance Enhancing Drugs Number Of People
1,361 wordsPerformance-enhancing drugs are a topic in todays society which is currently under hot debate. Performance-enhancing drugs are substances which are used to stimulate certain areas of the body to make an athlete excel in a certain event. The most common form of performance-enhancing drugs are called steroids. According to Hank Newer in his book Steroids, steroids are... compounds that are necessary for the well-being of many living creatures, including human beings. These include sex hormones, bi...
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Effects Of Alcohol On The Brain
958 wordsAlmost everyone has tried alcohol at some stage, and many also use it as a regular basis in parties and other special occasions. When a small amount of alcohol is consumed, it stimulates the appetite and makes it easier for people to produce conversations and it also gives relaxation and good feelings. However excessive drinking can cause serious negative effects. Some of the negative effects are that the individual will start to talk loudly, make inappropriate statements, act aggressively and e...
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Type 2 Diabetes Glucose Tolerance
1,072 words... ; Evidence of Therapeutic/Diagnostic Significance Although the concept of developing a GSK- 3 inhibitor is new to pharmacology, some of the small molecules / drugs are not. There exist several naturally occurring GSK- 3 inhibitors that have been used as treatments for other diseases as well as synthetic compounds that have been identified through the use of high-throughput screens (FIGURE 8). One class of natural inhibitors is the metal ions. The first metal ion discovered as a GSK- 3 inhibi...
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Anabolic Steroids Hormone Testosterone
1,064 wordsMany people have had their lives ruined by the use of illegal steroids, yet the desired effects are so overwhelming that people tend to overlook the consequences. Steroid users believe taking anabolic steroids will enhance their performance, strength, size, etc. They regard the use of them as legitimate as any other aspect of training. To begin with, the term 'anabolic ' means 'to build tissue, ' therefore anabolic steroids tend to increase constructive metabolic pathways within the body. Also, ...
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Ebola And Marburg Viruses
2,407 wordsEbola and Marburg Viruses Ebola and Marburg Viruses: Description Ebola is a member of negative-stranded RNA virus family Filoviridae. Ebola and Marburg viruses (filo viruses) are very similar in density, morphology, and odium dodecyl sulfate - polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) profile. As far as these particles are pleomorphism, it means that they can exist in many shapes. The Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. It relates to Ebola, and was first discov...
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Vena Cava Blood Vessels
1,407 wordsThe Circulatory System The circulatory system in anatomy and physiology is the course taken by the blood through the arteries, capillaries, and veins and back to the heart. In humans and the higher vertebrates, the heart is made up of four chambers the right and left auricles, or atria, and the right and left ventricles. The right side of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood from the cells of the body back to the lungs for new oxygen; the left side of the heart receives blood rich in oxygen from th...
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Waiting Lists Scientific Study
921 wordsAngie Porter &# 038; Katrina Sa Organ Cloning: The future of our lives? On February 23, 1997 the world itself was changed forever. Whether or not you believe that it was for the good is an entirely different question. You can not argue the fact that a major breakthrough in cloning technology had been made. With a lot of time and effort, scientists were able to successfully clone a sheep. Since then, British scientists have also cloned a frog embryo. Cloning has, and will continue to be a controv...
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Quality Of Life Improving The Quality
1,106 wordsIs cloning necessary for advancements in improving the quality of life? Is cloning necessary for advancements in improving the quality of life? People often question whether or not we as a scientific nation are trying to play the role of God. Many people say that we should not try to interfere with nature. That is fine if in everyday life we did not try to change our habitat every single second of every single day. More than likely at one point and time the land on which your house sits was cove...
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Creatine Monohydrate Creatine Phosphate
2,046 wordsMay 5, 1999 9 AHP 4 Outline Question: Should creatine be legal? Title: Creatine: The legal supplement I. Introduction A. Background on Creatine 1. History a. Beginning of supplementation b. Advancements 2. Function a. Purpose b. Uses B. Problem: Should creatine be categorized as a drug or a dietary supplement? II. Body A. Positives of Creatine 1. Bigger Bodies and Stronger Muscles 2. Better than Steroids B. Negatives of Creatine 1. Overdosing 2. Dangers of the unknown C. Supporters/Opposers of C...
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Cystic Fibrosis Endoplasmic Reticulum
717 wordsCystic Fibrosis Commonly found in young children, Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease that is caused by a genetic disorder. The disease originates in the production of a critical protein that transports chloride ions from one place to another called a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The DNA of an infected person is missing three building blocks called nucleotides causing the CFTR protein to be missing one amino acid called phenylalanine. Normally, a healthy CFTR p...
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Past Five Years Put An End
2,145 wordsIn today s day and age, the use of drugs and alcohol have become a very common practice among our youth. The problem is getting so severe that a large majority of our youth have turned to drugs and alcohol for amusement on a regular basis. The use of drugs and alcohol has always been evident among our youth but in the past five years, numbers of serious abuse cases have risen at a disturbingly high rate. In order to put an end to this horrifying trend, research must be done to examine all aspect...
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Blood Cells 100 Ml
1,135 wordsErythropoietin is Erythropoietin Essay Introduction. Erythropoietin is a glycoprotein that is produced primarily in the kidneys in adults and, to a lesser extent, in the liver. It behaves like a hormone, regulating the level of erythropoiesis, and keeping the RBC count within a narrow range It is used widely in medicine as a treatment for a number of serious illnesses, ranging from types of anaemia, to the treatment of certain types of cancer, and also in the battle against AIDS. Unfortunately c...
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Anabolic Steroids Adrenal Glands
1,391 wordsSteroids are organic compounds that happen naturally in plants and animals. All steroids share the same basic ring structure. This is a chain of seventeen carbon atoms, looped around, and linked together by chemical bonds to form a four-ring structure. Steroids are very diverse and include bile ac-ids from the liver, toad poisons, all sex hormones, and adrenal steroids. The two main types of steroids are adrenal steroids and sex steroids. Due to the great therapeutic value of adrenal steroids, m...
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Drug Interactions Drug Therapy
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Didn T Couldn T
1,540 wordsHe always loved his gin in the morning, noon, and night; it came to him like water and it was impossible for him to leave home without it. No one could ever sway him from his essential life fluid. It wouldn? t matter whether you cried, pleaded, or begged on your two knees, he would not stop. He only started to drink this much when he was 35 and I was about 9 at the time, no one could explain this drastic change in him. Before, he used to drink often but now, it? s just crazy how much he drinks. ...
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Abdominal Pain Six Weeks
981 wordsEver wonder what kind of parasites are in your water, or how they can enter in to your body to make you very sick? Well it is most definite that no on want to get sick. The information found in this paper was collected over the past month, either by going to the library or by accessing information off the Internet at home, almost every night. The point that will be given to you is a little in information about the infectious disease called Schistosomiasis. The points the main points will be the ...
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Writing Style Catche 22 Hellers
534 wordsVersatile Craftsman It is not every author who is able to mimic human interaction while critiquing society. Shakespeare is one. Joseph Heller is another. Hellers wit and social commentary in such works as Catch- 22, Closing Time, Something Happened, and God Knows sparks interest in the reader and successfully creates a reality which the reader is transported to. Hellers versatility also astounds, from writing war novels to describing the adverse affects of corporate society. He also satirizes th...
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Lymph Nodes Lung Disease
1,763 wordsSarcoidosis is an Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is an awful disease that is afflicting people worldwide. Although not much is known about what brings the disease about, much medical research has been done to try and help patients cope with their ailments. The term Sarcoidosis is derived from two Latin words, Sarah and Oid. When put together the term means like cutting flesh (web). This term describes exactly how the physical bodies of Sarcoid patients feel. Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory d...
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White Blood Cells Rheumatoid Arthritis
2,160 wordsThe Immune System Period 2 May 23, 1999 The immune system is the most incredible part of our body. It has the task of keeping the body healthy by destroying pathogens and disease-producing organisms, and by neutralizing their toxins. The immune system employs the services of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, cilia, saliva, urine and other natural means of waste disposal to keep the body free of illness and pathogens, For instance, should foreign bacteria enter the body, the immune system will em...
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Second Stage Sex Partners
784 wordsSyphilis Sexually Transmitted Disease Syphilis Syphilis is an STD caused by a bacterium. Anyone having unprotected sex with an infected person can get syphilis. Syphilis is passed from person to person through direct contact with the syphilis sore, lesion, or moist rash. It can be passed through sexual contact, which includes vaginal, anal and oral sex. Kissing can pass the disease if one of the people has a sore on the lips or in the mouth. Pregnant woman can pass the disease to their babies be...
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