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Brain Damage Side Effects
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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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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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Respiratory Infections Cigarette Smoke
813 wordsBronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi. It may develop suddenly, following a head cold (acute bronchitis), or it may continue or return regularly for many years, causing worsening of the bronchi and lungs (chronic bronchitis). Certain people are more likely to get bronchitis than others. Men are effected more than women, out numbering them 10 to 1. The reasons for this are unknown. Smokers are 50 times more likely to get chronic bronchitis than non smokers. Acute bronchitis is a bacteria ...
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Symptoms Include E Coli
525 wordsE. coli are germs that normally live the intestines of people and animals. The most common symptoms are severe stomach cramps and diarrhea. E. coli lives in the intestines of healthy cattle and can get into the meat when cattle are slaughtered. The germs are killed when the meat is thoroughly cooked. The most common food source is ground beef because the grinding spreads the germs throughout the meat. These germs have also been in raw milk, roast beef, apple cider, salami, and sometimes on veget...
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Shortness Of Breath Cigarette Smoke
663 wordsBronchitis is when the line the bronchial tubes become inflamed. As with the common cold, virtually everyone has had bronchitis at some time. It usually is caused by a viral infection that spreads to the bronchi. There are several types of bronchitis; the most common types are acute and chronic. Acute bronchitis is the inflammation of mucous membranes of the bronchial tubes, it usually only lasts a few days. Chronic bronchitis is when acute bronchitis lasts for months at a time and returns every...
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945 words"Asthma is a respiratory disease in which spasm and constriction of the bronchial passages and swelling of their mucous lining cause obstruction of breathing. " (Anastasiow 1997) Etiology: " This disease is often due to allergies, such as dust, smoke, cold air, exercise, animal fur or feathers, molds, and pollen. Allergic asthma is also called atopic or extrinsic asthma. Many people with allergic asthma also suffer from hay fever, which is an allergic reaction, usually to airborne pollen, of the...
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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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Billion Per Year Secondhand Smoke
855 wordsSmoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. During 1995, approximately 2. 1 million people in developed countries died as a result of smoking. One tobacco use is responsible for nearly one in five deaths in the United States. Lung Cancer mortality are about 23 times higher for current male smokers and 13 times higher for current female smokers compared to a lifelong never-smoker. In addition to being responsible for 87 % of lung cancers, smoking is also associated with cancers...
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Smoking During Pregnancy Second Hand Smoke
702 wordsThe decision to quit smoking is one decision a person will never regret! Smoking causes around 419, 000 deaths each year, just in the United States. Quitting smoking cuts the risk of lung cancer, many other cancers, heart disease, stroke, other lung diseases, and other respiratory illnesses. Quitting smoking, while pregnant, also increases the chances of survival for the unborn child. Quitting helps a person live a higher quality of life. Depending on how a person chooses to quit smoking, it can...
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Effects Of Marijuana Smoke Marijuana
954 wordsThe third largest agricultural good in the nation and a ten billion-dollar industry has nothing to do with the agriculture we are use to. This good is Marijuana, an illegal drug. It is "the most widely used illicit drug in America" n (Gold v). In Florida alone, marijuana sales are greater than all businesses except tourism (Gold v). What is marijuana? Marijuana, a plant, known as Cannabis Sativa, labeled that by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 (Grinspoon 1), is "one of nature's hardiest specimens" (Abe...
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Athletic Trainer Occupational Therapy
387 wordsSpecific Licensing Requirements The paper presents the list of health care professionals who must be licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Health-Related Boards Description, Regulation, Examinations, Changes Chiropractic The "Pennsylvania Chiropractic Law Examination" is no longer required. The applicants must complete a "Pennsylvania Chiropractic Legal Review" page. Parts I - IV of the National Board Examinations are still required. Dentistry For examinations the applic...
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History Of Chemical Warfare
1,920 wordsHistory of Chemical Warfare The introduction of chemical warfare can be attributed to German chemist Fritz Haber who played a leading role in the development of poison gas during World War One. After much convincing he persuaded the Central Powers (i. e Germany, Turkey, etc. ) to use chlorine gas to break through enemy lines. The Germans awarded him with an Officers rank and he went on to direct the first gas attack in War history. This attack which occurred on April 22, 1915, was the first of n...
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Drug Abuse Illegal Drugs
1,118 wordsIn Drug Abuse DRUG ABUSE In the United States of America, we, the people value several things, some of which are freedom, expanding and taking care of our families and our financial security. We, the people, take such things for granted. We also discourage some behavior, such as crime, laziness and use of illegal drugs. Drug abuse is one of the most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the user and all those with whom the user comes in contact. There are over ...
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Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Shortness Of Breath
907 wordsEmphysema is a condition in which there is over-inflation of structures in the lungs known as alveoli or air sacs. This over-inflation results from a breakdown of the walls of the alveoli, which causes a decrease in respiratory function (the way the lungs work) and often, breathlessness. Early symptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath and cough. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis together comprise chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emphysema is a widespread disease of the lungs....
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Nuclear Waste Global Warming
509 wordsGlobal Warming, Deforestation, Nuclear Waste, And Pollution Global Warming, Deforestation, Nuclear Waste, And Pollution Q. Discuss some issue of personal, local, or international concern and its importance to you. Through out my high school year I have researched on many issues and all of the issues are important to me. All of the issues are important to me because in a way all of the problems are connected to each other and one problem leads to another. Out of all the issues I have researched o...
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Frontal Lobe Hereditary Diseases
1,230 wordsJennifer Mull Psychology Human speech makes possible the expression and communication of thoughts, needs, and emotions through vocalization in the form of words. It is a process whose specialized adaptations differentiate it from the mere making of sounds capacity humans share with most animals. In addition to the capacity for laryngeal production of sound (which some animals also possess), speech requires a resonance system for modulation and amplification of that sound and an articulation proc...
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Smoking In Public Places Tobacco Smoke
372 wordsThe prohibition of smoking has become more and more wide spread in the Unite States today. Due to studies that smoking is related to many illnesses, people have made safe guards to prevent from acquiring them. One of those safe guard is prohibiting smoking in public places. Some factors are; the health risks smoking causes, it sets better examples for young adults and children, and foremost, it gives better consideration to those who do not smoke. Health reasons are at the top of the list to why...
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Person To Person Muscle Relaxation
1,283 wordsR ape and sexual assault are becoming more of a problem in American society every year. Most of these rape cases involve the use of substances to impair reason, making an easier victim. The availability of these drugs has increased its popularity and therefore directly has increased the number of incidents. With the advancement of science, synthetically produced drugs are replacing alcohol, which has for centuries been the dominant date rape drug. One of those substances is gamma-hydroxy butyrat...
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Blood Pressure Uv Light
1,288 wordsThis report deals with testing the toxicity of certain chemicals on spiders, and determining the toxicity by how it affects it? s ability to weave it? s web. This report contains research on the four chemicals (benzedrine, chloral hydrate, caffeine, and alcohol) as wella's the spiders and their webs. Spiders are of course found in the class Arachnidia, which also contain mites, scorpions, and other arthropods. The order which spiders are classified under is called Araneae, a word of Latin origin...
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