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Mao Inhibitors Gastrointestinal Tract
1,358 wordsComparison Between Mechanism of Action and Pharmacodynamics of Dothiepin and Fluoxetine Mechanism of action and pharmacodynamic's Dothiepin is a tricyclic antidepressant. It acts by promoting the effectiveness of several amines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and 5 -hydroxytryptamine, which is also known as 5 HT and serotonin). It functions by inhibiting their reuptake at the terminals of nerve cells, thus leading to their prolonged presence at the synaptic cleft and an increased effect on the neuron...
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Central Nervous System Hearing Loss
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Food And Drug Administration Johns Wort
882 wordsA Debate Over Prozac and St. Johns Wort Prescriptions for numerous anti-depressants drugs are at an all time high especially in the United States. Due to the increasing number of people with mental illnesses such as depression, many vitamins and prescriptions have been discovered to hopefully alleviate this problem. One of the most recent discoveries is a prescription called Prozac, and a vitamin called St. Johns Wort. Due to these recent discoveries a debate has occurred over the effectiveness ...
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United States Department Positive Or Negative
565 wordsMarijuana has become one of the most widely used drugs in the United States. Marijuana has many different effects which result from using the drug. Effect means how a person reacts to the drug. Marijuana is a mild hallucinogenic drug which is used for individual pleasure or medical treatment. The effects can be physical, psychological, or medicinal. Many physical effects result from smoking marijuana. The most common effects from the use of marijuana are an accelerated heart rate and a reddening...
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Marijuana Laws Norml Marijuana Tax Act
1,248 wordsMarijuana has had a relationship with mankind throughout history all over the world. The amazing plant has brought mankind food, clothing, fuel, medicine, building materials, and has the ability to affect our perception and views of the world. According to Rowan Robinson (1996), the marijuana plant, also called hemp, has been found in forms of rope and cloth in the oldest tombs, was written about as a healer in the earliest medical texts, was used for sails for the first explorers's hips, and wa...
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Beginning Of The End Polio Vaccine
730 wordsBefore the development of the Salk and Sabin vaccines, polio was a serious infection that affected the central nervous system; however with proper vaccinations it can be eradicated in the United States today. There are different kinds of polio. They include spinal polio, non-paralytic form, and paralytic polio. Spinal polio is the most common form that occurs when polio viruses attack nerve cells and control the muscles of the legs, arms, trunk, diaphragm, abdomen, and pelvis. Stiffness in the n...
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Illegal Drug Blood Pressure
585 wordsMarijuana is a popular, and illegal, drug. Its largest consumers are young adults. Marijuana is smoked in a pipe, bong, or rolled in a joint. Thirty-seven percent of people between ages 12 - 17 have tried marijuana. Marijuana gives a slight buzzing feeling of light-headedness. Experimentation with marijuana is dangerous because studies show that 60 % of people who smoke marijuana on a regular basis move on to try harder drugs soon after. Marijuana tends to diminish the ambition and motivation in...
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Arms And Legs Six Million
1,062 wordsWhen you think about political issues, many things come to mind. Almost, undoubtedly, abortion is one of those things. There is no arguement sufficient enough to steer my mind away from anti-abortion. Most people think of the circumstance of the woman, and what the pregnancy might cause and therefore jump to the conclusion that seems simplest: eliminate the baby; eliminate the problem. Unfortunately, it is rare for a woman to think about the physical consequences of the abortion itself. First an...
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Hamlet A Universal Man
987 words... Though Hamlet is clever, this experience is completely new to him, and nothing he has experience in his life could prepare him for it. This struggle to over come in an unfamiliar situation, especially when there are foes against you (of whose strength and capacities you do not know) is easily sympathetic. The audience would understand Hamlets inability to brash cast Claudius down, for the audience would not know how to do so themselves. This real-life drama element is a major aspect that mak...
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Bone Marrow Adverse Effects
705 wordsChronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is one of the four most common types of leukemia and is responsible for 15 to 20 percent of all adult leukemias. CML is a deadly cancer of the bone marrow cells that causes white blood cells to increase to more than twelve times their limit, at an uncontrollable rate. Normally, this can lead to fatigue, fever, and a fatal 5 -year survival rate. Novartis Oncology Pharmaceuticals, the second largest drug company in the world, with headquarters in Switzerland, is ...
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Amino Acids Blood Pressure
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Salk Vaccine Polio Vaccine
1,616 wordsPolio, more properly known as poliomyelitis, was one of the most feared and studied diseases in the first half of the Twentieth Century (Sass, 1). This disease has paralyzed thousands in American history (Health Education Facts Sheet, 1). Polio struck its victims, mostly children under the age of three, as it appeared unpredictably bringing on a panic in the 1940 s and 50 s. Then, a break through occurred when Jonas Salk's research established an effective vaccine to the poliovirus. Today, the f...
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Hydrogen Atoms Oxygen Atoms
824 wordsTwo Americans and a Japanese were awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing more efficient chemical reactions to produce many medicines, including L-dopa, the standard treatment for Parkinson's disease. Dr. William S. Knowles, 84, of St. Louis, who retired from the Monsanto Company in 1986, and Dr. Ryoji Noyori, 63, director of the Research Center for Materials Science at Nagoya University in Japan, shared half of the $ 950, 000 award. Dr. K. Barry Sharpless, 60, a professor of...
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Trail Of Blood Base Of The Cross Grant
1,259 words... here he could snipe at Grant easily. His cleared his mind. This was the hunt. Reaching the ledge he was seeking, Keith lay flat against the ground and waited. Grant was breathing heavily now after so much running at full speed. He stopped to catch his breath and load a clip into his Uzi. His mind was as sharp as it ever was, though. His survival instincts and adrenaline were kicking in. All he could think about was survival against the predator. The predator being Keith Black. Keith had Gran...
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End Of Life Dying Patients
470 wordsMost patients and families are aware that without fluids, death will occur quickly. Current literature suggests that fluids should not be routinely administered to dying patients, nor automatically withheld from them. Instead the decision should be based upon careful, individual assessment. Consideration of the following when the choice to initiate and continue hydration is evaluated: &# 61553; Is the patients well-being enhanced by the overall effect of hydration? &# 61553; Which current sympto...
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Short Term Memory Long Term Effects
2,276 wordsHemp Hemp is the plant called cannabis sativa which is more commonly called marijuana. Marijuana has been illegal in the U. S... ever since the Great Depression. The question we must ask ourselves is why? Why isa drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? Is it because its poisoning the youth of today? Is it because it leads to harder drugs, the health problems, the addictive ness, the short-term memory impairment, the auto accidents, or is simply because politicians tell us it is for our ow...
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Marijuana Should Be Legalized Increase The Amount
1,287 wordsLegalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the cause of much commotion and debating, as the question of legalization becomes more of an issue. Drugs are a major influential force in countries all over the world today. Legalization is an option that has not had a chance, but really should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of drug use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement, and will ...
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1,243 wordsRecently doctors have prescribed marijuana, and? the Clinton administration threatened to prosecute doctors who prescribe marijuana, ? (Gonnerman 40). Doctors are prescribing marijuana for its medical benefits. The Clinton administration on the other hand is outlawing marijuana because it has not been approved by the FDA. Since doctors feel marijuana has medical benefits it should be clinically tested so they can prescribe it for their patients. Marijuana can be used for many medical reasons. Fo...
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Types Of Cancer Nausea Vomiting
957 wordsDuring a shower one-day, you notice a lump that was not otherwise there. The next day you see a doctor. The lump you have identified is diagnosed as cancer. Now you need to figure out what to do. There is no absolute cure for cancer, but there are different ways to treat it. Doctors use according methods like radiation, chemotherapy or drugs to treat various types of cancer. Another way of treating cancer is with alternative forms of medicine by using acupuncture and natural herbal remedies. The...
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Terminally Ill Patients Legalization Of Marijuana
781 wordsThe Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is a relatively harmless drug that governments around the world have made illegal. If legalized, marijuana can be beneficial to society in a number of ways: whether it be for medical, economic, or public safety reasons. Marijuana has been proven to treat several life debilitating, and even life threatening diseases. Although it is not a cure, marijuana can ease the pain and suffering of a dying person. Another benefit of legalization is the financial gains...
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