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British Medical Journal Depressive Disorder
1,639 words... s of yet. Prozac acts on Serotonin levels, where as Reboxetine acts on the noradrenaline levels. Some experts believe that drive and motivation are related to noradrenaline, and mood states are associated with serotonin. Like the SSRIs (specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors), the noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor Reboxetine does not have the major adverse side effects as the trycilic antidepressants, such as sexual dysfunction. Reboxetine has been shown to take effect much faster than any ot...
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Amounts Of Food Anorexia Nervosa
326 wordsI have chosen the topic of eating disorders amount adolescents for my research project. By Media Webster Medical Dictionary definition, the term eating disorder is defined by the following; Eating Disorders: Psychological disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia) characterized by gross disturbances of eating Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder which is characterized by self-starvation. Contrary to popular belief anorexics do eat every day even involving forbidden foods such as ice cream, candy, desserts....
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Road Salt And The Environment
1,465 wordsAs awareness for pollution increases, other less noticed types of pollution are recognized. Almost everyone knows about toxic waste and carbon dioxide pollution, but not many people have heard of salt pollution. Salt pollution has been on the increase since the evolution of the automobile. With more pressure on government agencies to keep the highway clear and safe, an increase in the use of salt has developed. It is important to understand why salt is used and how it work as well as the environ...
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Anorexia Nervosa Eating Disorder
1,189 wordsBizarre, devastating, and baffling are three words that describe the anorexia nervosa disease. By definition, anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continue to starve themselves. The term "anorexia nervosa" literally means nervous lose of appetite. People with the disorder are suppressing a strong desire to eat, because they are afraid of becoming fat. Anorexia is characterized by extreme starva...
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Combustion Chamber Spark Plug
856 wordsEngines are found all around our very day lives. They are found in our cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles. Almost all vehicles run on the basic combustion engine. An internal- combustion engine is any type of machine that gets mechanical energy from the expenditure of the chemical energy of fuel burned in a combustion chamber. There are four main types of internal- combustion engines, they are: the Otto - cycle engine, the diesel engine, the rotary engine and the gas turbine. The Otto-cycle engi...
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Vitamins And Minerals Animal Testing
1,421 words"The greatest of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. " (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) Gandhi said this in his book, The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism, this belief is still valid in today's modern society. At the present time in the United States, the concern for the health and well being of animals is drastically increasing. And one of the most substantial indications of this is the increasing number of vegans and vegetarians in our nation. Today there are o...
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Bone Tissue Mining Operations
777 wordsPhysical changes in the land, soil, water, and air, associated with industrialization directly and indirectly affect the biological environment. Direct impacts include deaths of plants, animals, or people, caused by mining activity or contact with toxic soil or water from mines. Indirect impacts include changes in nutrient cycling, total biomass, species diversity, and eco-system stability due to alterations in groundwater or surface water availability or Water resources are particularly vulnera...
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Cardiovascular Disease Body Weight
811 wordsSome of the world's top scientists have got together to try to reduce the growing number of people who are dangerously fat. In Britain one in five women and one in seven men are obese - and those figures are growing fast. But we are still behind the States where over half the population are grossly overweight. Scientists from the University of Aberdeen, Robert Research Institute and Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust have formed ACERO, the Aberdeen Centre for Energy Regulation and Obesity. ...
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Anorexia Nervosa Laxatives Diuretics
1,273 wordsRefusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height (e. g. , weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85 % of that expected; or failure to make expected weight gain during period of growth, leading to body weight less than 85 % of that expected). Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight. Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-e...
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Coronary Artery Disease Heart Disease
885 wordsIt is the time of progress. The time of supercomputers, space shuttles, and many other wonders of technology. We have walked on the moon. We do our shopping at home via Internet navigation. We can not only talk with, but we can see the person we are talking to thousands of miles away. It is mankind's greatest hour. Yet sadly, it is also our time of dying. Strange that no matter how advanced our society has become, our nation's health hasn't caught up. After all, heart disease, also known as card...
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Mental Illnesses Takes Place
424 wordsSchizophrenia is not a single disease, but a broad category of mental illnesses. Schizophrenia is a psychiatry disorder where several structural disturbances occur in the brain. It normally takes place in the temporal and frontal lobes, changing the neural systems and affecting the neurotransmitters in charge of controlling the functioning that takes place in these areas. It is not a structural brain disease that shows up early on X-rays CAT scans, or EEGs. Schizophrenics also have defects in th...
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Red Blood Cells Vitamin B 12
464 wordsAnemia is a disease of the blood. Anemia is characterized by a deficiency in red blood cells or in the concentration of hemoglobin in the body. These deficiencies are caused by either decreased production or increased destruction of blood cells. Anemia is most common among women in their reproductive years, infants, and the elderly. Because one of the major functions of red blood cells is to transport oxygen, a decrease in red blood cells decreases the amount of oxygen delivered to the body's ti...
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Rap Artists Television Violence
852 wordsIn 1950, only 10 % of American homes had a television and by 1960 the percentage had grown to 90 %. Today 99 % of homes have a television. In fact, more families own a television than a phone. Children spend more time learning about life through media than in any other manner. The average child spends approximately 28 hours a week watching television, which is twice as much time as they spend in school. The average American child will witness over 200, 000 acts of violence on television includin...
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Natural Selection And Diseases
1,383 wordsCystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs, and hypertension are three very different, yet deadly diseases. The question arises how these diseases have survived for so long. Three articles attempt to uncover the mystery behind these diseases. It has been found that there were benefits to each of these diseases, which allowed the allele to remain in the community for such a long period of time. Natural selection plays a large part in the success of these conditions. First, cystic fibrosis has been found to be pr...
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High Glycemic Carbohydrates High Glycemic Load Glycogen
895 wordsCarbohydrate loading The glycemic index compares equal quantities of a carbohydrate containing food; the glycemic load quantifies the overall glycemic effect of a typical portion of food. This represents the product of the amount of available carbohydrate in that serving and glycemic index of the food. A high glycemic load reflects a greater expected elevation in blood glucose and a greater insulin release. An increased risk for type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease coincides with the chron...
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Surface Tension Earth Surface
1,468 wordsWater Today Nearly three fourths of the Earth's surface is covered with water. Human life, as with all animal and plant life on the planet, is dependent upon water. Not only do we need water to grow our food, generate our power and run our industries, but we need it as a basic part of our daily lives - our bodies need to ingest water every day to continue functioning. Communities and individuals can exist without many things if they have to - they can be deprived of comfort, of shelter, even of ...
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Neural Tube Defects Breast Milk
1,873 wordsDoes nutrition status affect fertility? Good overall nutrition, rather than eating any specific food, greatly improves your chances of conceiving a child. For women, nutrient deficiencies and low-calorie diets at one extreme, and obesity at the other, can disrupt ovulation. Poor nutrition can also have an impact on male fertility. In order to get pregnant, doctors recommend that both women and men eat healthy, exercise and keep a positive mental attitude to increase chances of fertilization. Eat...
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Thyroid Gland Pituitary Gland
733 wordsIodine is an essential macro mineral. Almost half the iodine is found in the thyroid gland which is located in the throat. Iodine is an important component of thyroid hormones, which control energy, metabolism in the body as well as the body? s temperature, reproduction, and growth. It is not found in the body so it is very important that you get about. 15 mg. daily. Some foods such as vegetables, grains, table salt, dairy products, and especially seafood are the best sources of iodine. Breathin...
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Suicidal Tendencies Suicide Attempt
1,480 wordsThe United States is plagued by a countless number of social dilemmas. Although not in constant public scrutiny, suicide is a serious problem which has seemed to have lost importance. When suicide is coupled with arrest and incarceration it becomes an increasingly complex situation. In fact, research indicates that the jail suicide rate ranges from 2. 5 to 13 times greater than the rate of the general population (Winkler 1992). Motivation, prediction, and prevention of suicidal behavior are gros...
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Life Style Dairy Products
547 wordsMany people choose to avoid milk and other dairy products because they contain fat, cholesterol, allergenic proteins, lactose, and frequently traces of contamination. Milk is also linked to juvenile-onset diabetes, and other serious conditions. Happily, there are plenty of other, safer and more reliable sources of calcium. Keeping your bones strong depends more on preventing the loss of calcium from your body than on boosting your calcium intake. Some cultures consume no dairy products and typic...
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