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U S Department National Cancer Institute
1,304 words... tumors that are too big to be surgically removed and to help destroy any cancer cells that may remain after surgery. Chemotherapy is 77 % effective in killing small cases of cancer (United States Cancer Patient Survival). If a cancer tumor can be located to a specific region, surgery is used to remove the tissue the cancer has infected. Surgery is usually recommended for patients who have small cancer cells scattered throughout the body, and patients who have a single organ that is infected ...
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Genetics And Mental Illnesses
1,738 wordsDiscoveries in genetics have helped change the way society looks at mental illnesses such as manic depression and schizophrenia. A generation ago, the leading theory about schizophrenia was that this devastating emotional and mental disorder was caused by cold and distant mothering, itself the result of the mother's unconscious wish that her child had never been born. A nation-wide lobbying effort was launched to combat such unfounded mother blaming, and 20 years later that artifact of the Freud...
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Marshall Mathers Lp Violence On Television
1,050 wordsCausal Argument: Does Violence In The Media Affect Children? Violence is found all around us in the media. Parents are becoming worried about what their children are exposed to. There has been an ongoing debate as to whether violence in the media can affect children to imitate acts of violence. After much research I have found there is a link between watching violence, and committing acts of violence. Children who are exposed to excessive amounts of violence on television, in video games, and th...
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Type Of Treatment Panic Disorder
894 wordsPanic disorder is a mental illness where people experience frequent, unprovoked panic attacks. People generally believe that they are having a heart attack or stroke, losing their mind, or on the verge of death. Attacks can occur anytime, even during non-dream sleep. While most attacks average a couple of minutes, occasionally they can go up to 10 minutes. In rare cases, they may last an hour. People who have these panic attacks may see some or all of the following symptoms: Fear of losing contr...
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National Institute On Drug Abuse Bureau Of Justice Statistics
767 wordsDrug Abuse: Cracking Down On Those Who Use An estimated 14. 8 million Americans were current users of illegal drugs in 1999, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. (Highlights) Drugs have been a problem in America for many years. There have been many proposals on how to reduce the problem, none of which have had much success. Drugs are easily available to almost anyone who wants them. Obviously it is very hard to stop drugs from getting into the U. S. , or to stop the production. That wo...
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National Institute On Drug Abuse Tens Of Millions
1,692 wordsLegalization of Drugs Such an issue stirs up moral and religious beliefs; beliefs that are contrary to what America should "believe." However, such a debate has been apparent in the American marketplace of ideas before with the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920 's. With the illegality of alcohol the Mafia could produce liquor and therefore had considerable control over those who wanted their substance and service. The role that the Mafia played in the 1920 's has transformed into the corner dru...
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Amount Of Work Naturally Occurring
1,413 wordsOccupational Stress By: David J. Der () Opening Statement: This paper will examine some causes and some of the effects of stress on individuals in the work environment. Role overload will be discussed as a major agent of stress at both work and home. Role Underload, Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity will be discussed briefly for comparison. Examples of stress in the work place will be used to illustrate the broad ramifications of stress in the occupational setting. Examples of Electromyography (EMG)...
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17 Th Century National Institute Of Health
1,046 wordsSpecific Purpose To persuade my audience that animal testing is wrong and how other safer alternatives should be taken. Central Idea By going the extra mile in using safer alternatives when experimenting with animals will not only prevent conflicts from pro-life activists, it will minimize lawsuits and morals will be preserved. Introduction I. Okay I got a riddle I made up for the class. A. What was once cute and furry but becomes a bloody rotted mess? B. You guys give up? C. Well the answer to ...
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War On Drugs Legalizing Marijuana
1,705 wordsOne question that has haunted Americans for a long time is: Should the use of marijuana be legalized? Some say, Yes, while other say, No. According to Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, marijuana is defined as a mixture of leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis sativa, smoked or eaten for its hallucinogenic and pleasure-giving effects. (Bram, Phillips, Dickey, 445) Owning marijuana was made a crime in 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Despite this law...
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Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Brain Cell Damage
477 wordsBETHESDA, MD -- March 28, 2000 -- New research shows that those who use methamphetamine, often called "meth" or "speed, " risk long-term damage to their brain cells similar to that caused by strokes or Alzheimer's disease. In an article published in the March 28 issue of Neurology, scientists at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, used magnetic resonance spectroscopy to take measurements of three parts of the brains of 26 participants who had used methamphetamine and then com...
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Microsoft Word Makes Sense
2,018 wordsThe single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills eventually required for reading appears to be reading aloud to children (Adams, 1990; Goodman, 1984). However, a familiar complaint of primary teachers is that children often arrive in kindergarten or first grade showing little experience with books. In an age of video games, television, and computers, connecting children with the pleasure of books and reading is a major concern. Many children do not seem to look forward to...
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York N Y Play An Important Role
1,781 words... like result when the test animals are given drugs which selectively bind to sigma and / or dopamine reuptake sites (Svennson, 1995). Second, 'psychotomimetic effects similar to those induced by PCP can be induced by ketamine, a related arylcyclohexamine derivative' (Sevvenson, 1995). This is a particulary strong point of evidence, especially when coupled with the following point: A dosage of ketamine ten times that of PCP is required in order to induce the same effect (Halberstad, 1995). Thi...
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National Institute Of Health Moral And Ethical
1,756 wordsHuman Cloning Outline Introduction Cloning techniques Cell mass division Somatic cell transferring (Nuclear substitution) Moral and ethical issues concerning human cloning Reasons to clone Objections Conclusion References Introduction In 1997 a Scottish researcher, Ian Wilmut had successfully cloned an adult sheep. The initial public and professional response to the announcement of the new technique was one of concern. In some cases, these responses were mistaken of how this new technology may r...
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National Institute On Drug Abuse Teenage Smoking
1,514 wordsMore Teenagers are still Hooked on Smoking at an Early Age Abstract This research aims to determine the daily cigarette consumption of male teenage smokers on the average through a survey conducted to fifty respondents. The research was undertaken in an area frequented by teens at a time when most of them are hanging out. The result proved that teenagers are heavy smokers and almost a third of the entire male smoking population. This proves the fact that majority of smokers today started smoking...
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Playing Video Games Cell Phones
2,269 wordsHow has Technology Impacted Parenting? (1) The fast pace of technological progress in recent years had a great affect on parenting, despite the fact that the process of childrens upbringing is traditionally associated with conservative values. We can even say that the concept of parenting is now being transformed to have an entirely new meaning. Children are becoming increasingly independent of their parents, because the realities of post-modern living result in situation when the notion of pare...
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National Institute Of Health Period Of Time
801 wordsPressure Ulcers One to three million people develop pressure ulcers in the U. S. each year. Pressure ulcers reduce overall quality of life through pain, suffering, morbidity, and mortality and are a major burden on the health care system increasing staff time and cost. The skin is a waterproof protective physical barrier with a blood reservoir and bacterial defense. The skin absorbs light and synthesizes vitamin D. Dermal cells contain a precursor of vitamin D, which when activated by sunlight, ...
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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
1,516 wordsIS RITALIN OVERPRESCRIBED? Stimulant medications such as Ritalin have received some bad press over the years. Because of lack of accurate information, parents are understandably fearful of side effects. Ritalin has been studied carefully for the last 20 to 30 years. The two most commonly mentioned side effects of Ritalin are loss of appetite and sleep problems. Irritability and weight loss are the next most often reported symptoms. Approximately half of the children in one study who took Ritalin...
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Muscular Dystrophy Association Post Secondary Education
965 wordsThe time when children with disabilities could legally be prevented from attending public schools is long past. A series of federal laws has guaranteed children with disabilities an education in the public school. But while it is against the law to discriminate those who are disabled, it is very hard to adopt the mentality of the population and to make them see disabled as equals. Raising a child with muscular dystrophy as with any other disability is not an easy task. Muscular dystrophy causes ...
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U S Department National Institute Of Justice
1,693 words... and female gangs are substantially less violent. The crimes committed by females were mostly simple battery or assault. Non-violent or petty crimes were mostly for drug and alcohol use. They may often be used as look-outs or to carry weapons or drugs for the male members. Females also tend to join or associate with gangs at a younger age and leave earlier then the male gang member. Why do youths join? Youths raised in impoverished and deprived conditions are drawn to gangs for the support, m...
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Substance Abuse Treatment Boot Camps
1,749 wordsWith the ever rising prison population in this country, something has to be done rehabilitate criminals rather than just lock them up. Many feel that the new prisons, boot camps are the answer (Champion 1990). I will give a brief overview of boot camp institutions, specifically, about the operation and structure of these, the cost involved with both juvenile and adult facilities, and how effective they really are with regard to recidivism. Boot camps or shock incarceration programs, as they are ...
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