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Periods Of Time Dance Clubs
1,109 words
It is estimated that 94. 1 million Americans of
the age 12 or older has used an illicit drug at
least once in their lifetimes, one of those drugs
being Ecstasy. Ecstasy (a. k. a. Es, New Yorkers,
White Doves, Disco Burgers, Love Doves and Dennis
the Menace) was invented in 1914 as a prescription
drug, used to reduce appetite and introduced in
1981 to teens in America, who started using it as
a recreational drug. It is estimated that one and
a half million Es are taken every weekend (mostly
in te...
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Loss Of Appetite Biological Warfare
1,326 words
Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) is an acute
infectious disease caused by the spore-forming
bacterium. The most common victims of anthrax are
warm-blooded animals, but it can also infect
humans. Anthrax spores can be produced in a
powdery form for biological warfare. When inhaled
by humans, these particles cause respiratory
failure and death within a week. Because anthrax
is considered to be a potential agent for use in
biological warfare, the Department of Defense
(DOD), in 1998, announced it would...
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Alcohol And Cigarettes Side Effects
886 words
Marijuana has been proven to induce less side
effects, or negative factors than either alcohol
or cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes causes cancer,
in several different forms, is physically
addicting, and has enough other chemicals in it to
kill small animals. Along with the extremely
addicting nicotine, and tar-filled tobacco,
cigarettes contain other chemical s such as
rodenticide, formaldehyde, and sometimes even
ammonia. Still, it is legal to buy, and smoke.
Alcohol, another prevalent "evil" in ...
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Blood Vessels Lung Cancer
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Smoking is an extremely addictive habit that
usually forms in the early teen years. We should
be targeting our children from the time they enter
elementary school to prepare them for this
temptation and encourage them to steer clear of
this problem (Schoebel 287). There is no sure cure
for smoking, and every method requires
willingness, dedication, and will power. Smokers
should recognize the serious health risks they are
facing every time they light a cigarette and
accept that quitting such an ...
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Urinary Tract Kidney Stones
627 words
Kidney stones are hard, crystalline deposits in
the kidney. They are usually hexagonal, eighty
percent of which are made of calcium. These
calcium stones are two to three times more common
in men, and are most likely to reoccur. The
calcium oxalate versions most likely result from
eating specific food. One percent of stones are
cystine stones, which have to do with the
hereditary disorder cystinuria. Struvite makes
another small percentage, and grow very large
primarily in women, producing kidne...
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Children And Adolescents Child And Adolescent Psychiatry
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... if you do decide to treat the child with
antidepressants, which is by far the easiest mode
of treatment, the child could still be at risk for
self-harm due to the risk associated with
antidepressant drugs and children. As a parent,
this scenario is like tossing a one-sided coin, in
that with or without treatment your child may be
at risk of suicidal tendencies. Another concern is
the dosage of antidepressants being given to
children and adolescents. Currently, the lowest
dosage for an antide...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol Related Problems
1,426 words
November 19, 2000 Research Paper Elizabeth Antalek
One out of thirteen adults are considered to be an
alcoholic or suffer from a drinking problem.
Today, fourteen million Americans suffer from a
disease that is caused by a combination of
physiological, psychological, social, and genetic
factors. Alcoholism is a developmental disease
that progresses slowly over a number of years and
is based on both the physical and emotional
dependency on alcohol. In many cases it leads to
brain damage and / or ...
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Studies Have Shown Abortion Is Wrong
838 words
One of the most important issues in the world is
the controversy surrounding abortion. Do you think
abortion is right? Many people have been asking
themselves this same question for years now.
Abortion has been a heated argument amongst
citizens, political activists, and religions all
across the world. Those who are against abortion
(pro-life), argue that abortion is wrong because
it kills human life. On the other hand we have
people who favor abortion (pro-choice). They
believe women are able t...
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Involved When Receiving Effects After An Abortion Women
800 words
An abortion is the removal of a developing baby
from the womb of his or her mother using surgical,
mechanical, or chemical means (Powell 11). The
most common way of performing an abortion is
called vacuum aspiration. This procedure is
usually done during the first trimester of ones
pregnancy. Surgical abortions are usually not
performed before seven weeks and by that time the
baby has identifiable arms and legs. Knowing that
a child is slowly beginning to develop inside of a
womans uterus makes ...
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Mentioned Earlier Drug Administration
1,656 words
... generation of reactive oxygen species, so
called free radicals. However, the recent studies
indicate that the amount of free radicals
generated by the body, as the reaction to
application of sunscreens, can be significantly
lowered with the mean of increasing the
consumption of Vitamin C. Apparently, it would be
wrong to assume that we should not worry about the
possible consequences of chemical sunscreens
application, as we are being assured by their
manufactures. Even though that claims of...
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Evaluation Of Treatment For Ovarian Cancer Induced Depression
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Evaluation of Treatment for Ovarian Cancer-Induced
Depression Research Brief The research study,
Depression Treatment and Screening in Ovarian
Cancer Patients, (M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
website, 2007) was conducted by the M. D. Anderson
Cancer Center in collaboration with the Lance
Armstrong Foundation and the National Cancer
Institute (NCI) on a group of women who were
diagnosed with ovarian cancer, using two
psychological intervention methods; Coping and
Communication-enhancing Interventio...
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Health Care Professionals Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar and the Mind (1) The term bipolar disorder
refers to the variety of psychological
abnormalities that are defined by the irrational
swings in patients mood, which sometimes are
associated with anti-social behavior. It is only
in recent times that this term was being adopted
by psychiatric community, as such that has a
neutral sounding and does not imply perceptional
negativity. In fact, the term bipolar disorder is
nothing by politically correct equivalent of the
term manic depressive dis...
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Flu Sht Every Year Sht Every Year People
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IT IS BETTER TO TAKE FLU SHOTS Outline:
Introduction Influenza the definition The risk
categories The Main Part The flu vaccine where to
get it The flu vaccine when to get it The flue
vaccine - possible side effects Conclusion Each
winter, million f people suffer frm seasonal flu.
Flute short name fr influenza is caused by
viruses. Influenza is a respiratory infection that
sickens million f people each year and can cause
series complications, especially in children and
lder adults. Fortunately, ...
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Studies Have Shown Abortion Is Wrong
1,390 words
One of the most important issues in the world is
the controversy surrounding abortion. Do you think
abortion is right? Many people have been asking
themselves this same question for years now.
Abortion has been a heated argument amongst
citizens, political activists, and religions all
across the world. Those who are against abortion
(pro-life), argue that abortion is wrong because
it kills human life. On the other hand we have
people who favor abortion (pro-choice). They
believe women are able t...
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High Blood Pressure Sexual Arousal
1,566 words
Sexual disorders Sexual disorders are disorders
related to a particular phase of the sexual
response cycle. They may arise from multiple
causes. Their clinical assessment, diagnosis, and
treatment must take into account the patient's
underlying biology, history, and behaviors. For
example, sexual dysfunctions include sexual desire
disorders, sexual arousal disorders, orgasm
disorders, and sexual pain disorders. So when
someone has sex with himself / herself , it
doesn't always go as smoothly as ...
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention
Deficit Disorders became a topic no what many
debates have been carried out during the last 20
years. Attention Deficit Disorder is a mostly used
term for the various types of Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorders. The Diagnostic and
Statistical manual of the American Psychiatric
Association provides the readers with the
definition: ADHD is a disorder that can include a
list of nine specific symptoms of inattention and
nine symptoms of hyper...
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Minimum Drinking Age Law Enforcement Agencies
1,616 words
Alcohol and Teen Use One of the major problems in
United States today is underage alcohol abuse.
Different causes make this issue critical for
teenagers: idea of feeling better, the strong
influence of advertising, trying to fit in with a
group etc, which cause long term effect on
adolescents. The major problem with teen alcohol
abuse is drunk driving. Something that can help is
an anti teen drinking group like Mothers Against
Drunk Driving Organization (MADD). The
achievements of the organizati...
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Taking Into Account Lava Flows
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What event occurred at the division between the
Triassic and Jurassic periods, and why was this
important to the dinosaurs? The extinction is a
topic that now requires rather more digging than
talking. The Triassic and Jurassic periods were
remarked by changes that influenced both: relief
and biologic forms of life. The dinosaurs were the
most typical representatives of fauna for the
Triassic and Jurassic periods. These periods are
characterized by tectonic activity, worsening of
climate conditi...
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Attention Deficit Disorder Cerebral Cortex
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ADD. Your child has ADD. Such diagnosis appears
more and more often during the last 25 years. What
is ADD? How does it affect brain? What are the
ways to cope with it? In accordance with recent
researches, 17 million people in the United States
of America have Attention Deficit Disorder. 10 -
20 % of children in every school suffer from ADD.
Teachers usually dont like such children and state
they dont have learning skills. According to
Daniel G. Amen, M. D (using controversial SPECT
brain scans)...
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School Aged Children Board Of Education
669 words
Will a regular exercise program improve the grades
of a school aged children? The modern school
educates children with one objective in mind:
their academic success. The aim of our study is to
examine whether there is a relationship between
physical activity and academic success, so the
independent variable in our study will be physical
activity, whereas the dependent variable will be
academic success of a school aged children
(academic performance, grades, etc). This research
focuses on the abi...
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