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High Blood Pressure Erectile Dysfunction
1,952 wordsERECTILE DYSFUNCTIONS Erection problems are estimated to effect more than ten million American men. At some point in a males life, they are likely to have this problem, ranging from maybe one or two times, or as severe as impotence. Studies have shown that men 18 - 24 have a low percentage of erection al difficulties, but there is a high percentage of men 51 - 60 that have this problem. Yet age is not the only factor for this problem. Many factors contribute to erectile dysfunctions. These inclu...
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Central Nervous System Spinal Cord
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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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Information Symptoms And Treatment Of Schizophrenia
1,564 words... ce among people with schizophrenia is approximately three times as high. Research has shown that the relationship between smoking and schizophrenia is complex. Although people with schizophrenia may smoke to self medicate their symptoms, smoking has been found to interfere with the response to antipsychotic drugs. Several studies have found that schizophrenia patients who smoke need higher doses of antipsychotic medication. Quitting smoking may be especially difficult for people with schizop...
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Coronary Artery Disease High Blood Pressure
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Coronary Artery Disease Sympathetic Nervous System
2,656 words... then give rise to further branching. Cardiologists refer to one, two or three vessel disease based on how many of these three arteries are significantly narrowed by atherosclerosis. However, patients can receive quadruple, quintuple etc, coronary bypasses if branches off of the three main arteries are bypassed as well. Coronary Artery Disease-Atherosclerosis affecting the coronary arteries. This may be asymptomatic, result in stable angina, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction or car...
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U S Census Bureau Motor Vehicles
1,253 wordsSenior Drivers Introduction Automobile is the barest necessity for American citizens. Overwhelming majority of our population lives in residential suburbs or small towns where public conveyances are not developed to a proper extent. Correspondingly, the car is the main, and often the only vehicle for such people. According to information provided by the U. S. Census Bureau, 1994 one out of every eight Americans was age 65 or older (NYS Department of Motor Vehicles n. p. ). More than 200 million ...
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Running Head Depressants And Stimulants Historical Analysis
918 wordsRunning head: DEPRESSANTS AND STIMULANTS - HISTORICAL ANALYSIS Depressants and Stimulants - Historical Analysis January 18, 2008 Depressants and Stimulants - Historical Analysis Almost every American citizen has at some point of his or her life consumed at least one consciousness-altering drug. Many Americans are now taking anti-depressants, steroids, stimulants, and other psychoactive medications prescribed by physicians and consumed daily by thousands and millions of people. Many children are ...
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Oral Contraceptives Bright Lights
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Blood Flow March 7
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1,160 wordsClinical Depression: a disease like any other. Clinical depression is defined as a mood or emotional state that is marked by sadness, inactivity and a reduced ability to enjoy life (2: 21). Depression is very different from the blues that people feel at one time or another. It is an illness, the same way that cancer or diabetes are illnesses. Depression affects the entire body and not just the mind. In most cases, it can be successfully treated. This disease affects all ages, all races, all econ...
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Blood Glucose Levels Blood Sugar Levels
1,099 wordsNearly 16 million people in the United States have diabetes, the disease classified as a problem with insulin. The problem could be that your body does not make insulin, does not make enough, or it simply does not know how to use it properly. Diabetes is also known as diabetes mellitus. There are many types of diabetes. The two I will be discussing are type 1 and type 2. Type 1 generally affects young people and requires treatment with insulin. Five to ten percent of Americans with diabetes have...
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Bipolar Disorder Manic Depression
1,041 wordsBIPOLAR DISORDERBipolar Disorder, often called Manic Depression, is a medical condition that involves severe mood swings in an individual. It is a lifetime condition that needs to be treated to keep it in remission (APA). It is not just a mental illness, but a medical disease involving the brain The disease progresses as the years pass and the frequency of mood changing episodes becomes more frequent (MHN). Bipolar Disorder involves depressive and manic phases. With the symptoms presented, clini...
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1,654 wordsHerbal Extracts and Hormones Herbs are found everywhere, and hormones are a natural product of everyones body. The production of hormones increases and decreases with the age and development of the individual. Due to the nature of hormones and the ongoing research still being done, this article will investigate only two hormones that are in common use by the everyday person. Herbs, on the other hand, can be found from California to China and as far as consumers are concerned, they are now mainst...
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Important To Remember Males And Females
3,107 wordsHuntington's disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. It is passed from parent to child in an autosomal dominant manner (Berkon, pg. 1493), meaning you need only one copy of the gene to inherit the disease. This is in contrast to an autosomal recessive disorder which requires two altered genes to inherit the disorder or an altered gene from each parent (Hayden, pg. 11). If you have the gene and live long enough, you will eventually develop HD and each of your children has a 50 % chanc...
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Live Your Life Feel Comfortable
1,952 wordsMultiple Sclerosis is a disease that bewilders us all... There is no known cause. We do know that MS (multiple sclerosis) is a disease where the myelin breaks down and is replaced by scar tissue. The demyelination can slow down or block the flow of signals to and from the central nervous system to the rest of the body, impairing such functions as vision, strength, and coordination. 1 While we do know what MS is we still dont know why, where and when people contract the disease. It has been prove...
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Central Nervous System Multiple Sclerosis
974 wordsMultiple Sclerosis is a disorder of the central nervous system involving decreased nerve function associated with the formation of scars on the covering of nerve cells. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects approximately 1 out of 1, 600 people. Women are affected about 60 % of the time. The disorder most commonly begins between 20 to 40 years old. MS is one of the major causes of disability in adults under age 65. Multiple sclerosis involves repeated episodes of inflammation of nervous tissue in any a...
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2,139 wordsSchizophrenia: Explained and Treatments Jeffrey A. Hurt Professor Leary Abnormal Psychology 203 2 May 1996 Schizophrenia is a devastating brain disorder affecting people worldwide of all ages, races, and economic levels. It causes personality disintegration and loss of contact with reality (Sinclair). It is the most common psychosis and it is estimated that one percent of the U. S. population will be diagnosed with it over the course of their lives (Torrey 2). Recognition of this disease dates b...
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Stimulant Medications Disorder Adhd
1,534 wordsRitalin Research Paper Drugs and Behavior Abstract Ritalin (Methylphenidate) is a mild CNS stimulant. In medicine, Ritalin's primary use is treatment of Attention Deficit /Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). The mode of action in humans is not completely understood, but Ritalin presumably activates the arousal system of the brain stem and the cortex to produce its stimulant effect. Recently, the frequency of diagnosis for ADHD has increased dramatically. More children and an increasing number of adults...
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