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Types Of Cancer Type Of Treatment
1,345 wordsOne of the many complications with cancer is that there are so many different types. Currently, there are 112 types of cancer, and there is an estimated 80 more types of cancer that are undiscovered. (United States Cancer Rates) That leads to as many different treatments as there are types of cancer. Figure 1, located after the Recommendations section, on page 8 displays the number of recorded cancer cases over the past 15 years. I propose to look at several types of treatments and decide which ...
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Doctors And Hospitals Voluntary Euthanasia
1,240 words... se. Today our medical hardware is so sophisticated that the period of suffering can be extended beyond the limit of human endurance. What's the point of allowing someone a few more months or days or hours of so-called life when death is inevitable? There's no point. In fact, it's downright inhumane. When someone under such conditions asks to be allowed to die, it's far more humane to honor that request than to deny it. There is no way we are going to come to grips with this problem until we ...
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Laetrile Is An Effective Treatment For Cancer
982 wordsLaetrile Is An Effective Treatment For Cancer Many people in the world today suffer from various forms of cancer. Some types are carcinoma, leukemia, sarcoma, lymphoma, and melanoma. One out of three of us will develop cancer in our lifetime. That is eighty-eight million people in the United States alone. And according to the American Cancer Society, 1. 3 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in 1996 and more than 555, 000 died from it. One out of eight women will develop breast cancer. Eve...
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Human Cloning Surrogate Mother
1,762 wordsTwenty years from now, as you are walking around the square in Wilkes Barre, you pass someone who looks exactly like you. They have your same brown eyes, round face, light brown hair, short stature, and even the same dimples you possess. Can you imagine the shock and even fright that may accompany such a sighting? The world was bewildered when the news that an adult mammal was produced without any eggs being fertilized with sperm. The results of Dolly surprised society and the idea that human cl...
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Time Days People
496 wordsIn the 19 th century you could say that conditions for wide spread epidemics were ideal. People lived in hovels barely fit for habitation and probably better suited to livestock than human beings. More often than not people were jammed like animals into these dwellings, sometimes more than a half dozen to a room designed for two or three. And the conditions inside such a dwelling were ideal for sickness. Sometimes barely sheltered from the elements, these poor souls would huddle in these rooms a...
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Long Term Memory Speech And Language
1,076 wordsRecent brain scan research has found abnormalities in the brains of stutterers, and promises new treatments for stuttering using drugs and computerized devices. No differences between stutterers and non-stutterers have been found during silent rest (Ingham, 1996). During fluent speech, stutterers' brains look similar to non-stutterers' brains. But during stuttering, cerebral activity changes dramatically. The most striking difference is that left-hemisphere areas active during normal speech beco...
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Periods Of Time Break Ins
1,552 wordsDo you think a rat should have the right to go up to your table and eat with you? No, of course not. We are higher up in the world. This is what animal right activists are fighting for. They say give animals the rights they deserve. The truth is if we give animals rights, we will be putting them on the same level as the human race. I know that I do not want to be on the same level as a rat. Animals should not have rights! The use of animals in medical research is necessary in developing safe and...
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Diagnosis And Treatment Of Depression In The Elderly
1,256 words... g interest in the results of cognitive therapy on elderly depressed patients. In addition to the success, the US National Institute of Health consensus conference highlighted the need for continued development in this area (January 1997). The types of psychological treatments used on the elderly are specifically designed for aged persons. The central idea in cognitive therapy is to take the negative self-opinion and teach ways to reverse this opinion. Validation and reminiscence are examples...
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Manic Depressive Bipolar Disorder
1,423 wordsIs bipolar disorder the cause of great madness or great genius? The symptoms of this mental illness may also be considered as the driving forces behind some of the most gifted and talented people to grace our society. Although individuals with this illness may have some obstacles to overcome, it can be accomplished. With all of the treatment programs that are widely available, people have many options and methods to turn to for help. Bipolar disorder, also referred to as manic depression, is a m...
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End Of Life Make The Decisions
1,314 wordsLiving Wills, sometimes called Advanced Directives, are legal documents accepted in all 50 states. They clearly define a persons wish to decline life-support or medical treatment in certain circumstances, usually when death is imminent. Generally, a living will takes effect when a person becomes terminally ill, permanently unconscious or conscious with irreversible brain damage. A living will also allows a person to state with particularity the forms of treatment are wanted and not wanted. For e...
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Supreme Court Treatment Of Discrimination
1,346 wordsSupreme Court's Treatment of Discrimination At different times there were different Supreme Courts treatments of discrimination based on race and discrimination based on gender. All of them were closely connected with the history of the state and the Constitution. The Supreme Courts treatment appeared at that time when people began to understand their equal rights in the world. Under the Constitution discrimination is an action or behavior that limits an individuals or groups right to their oppo...
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected With Hiv
1,219 wordsWhatBloodbourne Pathogens Bloodborne Pathogens What are Bloodborne Pathogens? Bloodborne Pathogens are pathogenic microorganisms that can eventually cause disease. They are found in human blood and other bodily fluids such as synovial fluid, semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid and any other fluid that mixes or has contact with blood. The bloodborne pathogens are pathogenic, which means they are disease causing, and they are also microorganisms, which means that they are very small so ...
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Blood Cells Social Sciences
3,360 wordsInformation technology is a rapidly growing part of todays society. It affects everyones life in many aspects. Every human endeavor is influenced by information technology and the increasing rate at which what it can perform includes. One area of human endeavor that information technology has greatly influenced is the practice of medicine, specifically veterinary medicine. Not only has veterinary medicine been influenced by information technology, it has also been enhanced by it. The degree to w...
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Studies Have Shown Infected With Aids
1,262 wordsReview Of Literature Women/Mothers Infected with AIDS As stated by Ruth Ann Van Loon in Redefining Motherhood: Adaptation to role change for women with AIDS women represent 16 % of all adults infected with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, more commonly referred to as AIDS. In 1998 studies revealed women were being infected with the virus at a faster rate then men. A staggering 57 % of females infected with the disease are African American and 27 % of those infected are Hispanic. 21 % of wome...
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Toxic Shock Syndrome Surrogate Motherhood
1,578 wordsThe thesis of this 10 page paper is that there is a medical necessity for the legal use of marijuana. There is significant evidence that supports the benefits of THC, a chemical found in marijuana, is beneficial for sufferers of cancer, AIDS and glaucoma. Though THC is available in tablet form, many seriously ill patients cannot take the oral medication, and many complain that the pill is ineffective. If the use of marijuana can significantly reduce the suffering of severely ill individuals, it ...
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Multiple Sclerosis Hundred Thousand
1,002 wordsJason Garoutte November 18, 1996 English / Mr. Blunt Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is one of the most misunderstood diseases of this century. Since it s discovery, there is still no known causes, no proven treatments, and no known cure, yet it affects possibly five hundred thousand people in the United States alone. People need to learn more about this disease so it can be brought to the attention of the nation. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system. It destroys t...
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Long Term Effects World War Ii
2,387 wordsRadium is a silver-white, highly radioactive element. It? s atomic number is 88, and it is the heaviest alkali earth metal, having a mass number of 226. 025 (See Figure 1). Radium has at least twenty six isotopes, and all are radioactive (Shriver 1995). Since radium is chemically similar to calcium and magnesium, it is absorbed by the bones of animals. Once in the bones, it emits alpha, beta, and gamma rays (Shriver 1993). These rays shrink or destroy tissues and they are the reason radium is so...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Alternative Therapies
1,552 wordsRheumatoid Arthritis a Debilitating Disease It began seven years ago when Sandra woke up and was getting out bed. She went to stand up and she felt this severe pain in both of her feet. When she looked at her feet they were swollen and bluish red and warm to the touch. She could not understand what was happening. At first she thought she might have frozen her feet. But as time went by she started to get lumps on the bottom of her feet so she went to see the doctor. The doctor did some tests and ...
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Aggressive Behavior C W
728 wordsAggression as a Mental Disorder in Canines People across the world keep dogs as pets. These dogs are usually a big part of their owners lives and often grow up to truly be, mans best friend, . What, then, can be done for a dog with behavior problems? Through recent research it has been established that dogs, like many humans, do suffer from mental disorders. There is however, a variety of treatments available and a complete cure is often achieved. Dr. Nicholas Dodman, in his book, The Dog That L...
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Long Term Memory Speech Pathologist
2,189 wordsRecent brain scan research has found abnormalities in the brains of stutterers, and promises new treatments for stuttering using drugs and computerized devices. No differences between stutterers and non-stutterers have been found during silent rest (Ingham, 1996). During fluent speech, stutterers brains look similar to non-stutterers brains. But during stuttering, cerebral activity changes dramatically. The most striking difference is that left-hemisphere areas active during normal speech become...
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