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Term Side Effects Creatine Supplementation
1,278 words
Creatine is an amino acid that is produced in the
pancreas, liver, and kidneys. The natural creatine
that is produced in the body replenishes adenosine
triphosphate, which fuels muscle use. Creatine
helps to add in extra repetitions during a lifting
program. When adding in extra repetitions there
are better chances of building muscle bulk. Many
people feel creatine should be banned just like
anabolic steroids because of long-term side
effects. However, creatine is not as dangerous as
some think ...
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Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Electro Convulsive Therapy
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Introduction Description A depressive disorder is
a whole-body illness, involving your body, mood,
and thoughts. It affects the way you eat and
sleep, the way you feel about yourself, and the
way you think about things. A depressive disorder
is not the same as a passing blue mood. It is not
a sign of personal weakness or a condition that
can be willed or wished away. People with a
depressive illness cannot merely "pull themselves
together" and get better. Without treatment,
symptoms can last for...
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Side Effects Include Common Side Effects
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Picture this. Everybody is out to get you. You
hear voices, or you hallucinate, These are just a
few symptoms of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a
serious mental disorder that effects about 1 % of
America. It is the most common mental disorder in
the country. There is no cure for schizophrenia.
There is no known cause to schizophrenia, but some
people have theories. The normal progression of
logical thought is disrupted, thus being called
the thought disorder. A glitch in the timing of
cell resp...
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Dangerous Side Effects Effects Of Marijuana
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For many years, the United States government has
prohibited drugs such as marijuana from sale in
the marketplace. Yet, with prohibition, marijuana
use has decreased only minimally. Because of
prohibition, the media has publicized only the bad
aspects of marijuana use. What many people do not
realize are the many positive aspects of marijuana
legalization, including new medical cures, cleaner
and more efficient industry, and reduced marijuana
usage. Marijuana, as most people commonly know it,
is ...
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Unwanted Pregnancy Side Effects
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Abortion was created to aid in certain situations
in which a woman could not or did not want to give
birth to a child and to care for the child.
Abortion is a method in which the baby still in
the mother's womb or the living embryo / fetus is
killed. Abortions will be performed for many
reasons if it is an unwanted pregnancy for social
and / or financial reasons or if there are medical
circumstances with the child and / or the mother.
A woman may be unable to carry the child or there
may be cong...
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Kill Cancer Cells Cancer Has Spread
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... are than 2 centimeters but it has spread to
the lymph nodes under the arm. The cancer is 2 to
5 centimeters but has not spread to the lymph
nodes under the arm. B) The cancer is 2 to 5
centimeters and has spread to the lymph nodes
under the arm. The cancer is larger than 5
centimeters but has not spread to the lymph nodes
under the arm. Stage 3 A) The cancer is smaller
than 5 centimeters and has spread to the lymph
nodes, and the lymph nodes are attached to each
other or other structures. Th...
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Performance Enhancing Drugs In Sports
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Introduction Performance enhancing drugs in sports
has become a controversial topic in todays
professional sports world, as pros and cons are
discussed in the media and among professional
organizations. Todays athletes continue to push
the boundaries of excellence in performance and
physical fitness. Helping these athletes are more
refined training methods and technologies. Never
have athletes had more training aids at their
disposal. The down side is that never before have
athletes had more opp...
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Autoimmune Diseases Organ Transplantation
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INTRODUCTION In order to provide a detailed
analysis of recent pharmacological developments
involving the human immune system, it is firstly
necessary to introduce the innate and adaptive
immune responses. Immunosuppressants and immuno
modulators will be differentiated between and a
selection of new and often experimental drugs
belonging to each category will be provided.
Specific drugs will be described including the
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic's involved
with each type. The possible c...
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Manic Depressive Illness Common Side Effects
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Program on Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, also
known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain
disorder that causes unusual shifts in a persons
mood, energy, and ability to function. Different
from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes
through, the symptoms of bipolar disorder are
severe. They can result in damaged relationships,
poor job or school performance, and even suicide.
But there is good news: bipolar disorder can be
treated, and people with this illness can lead
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Muscle Fibers Muscle Tissue
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The True Side Effects f Sterid's What, exactly,
are sterid's? Usually called arabic sterid's, they
are synthetic substances similar in chemical
structure t the home test sterne. Test sterne is
free called the male sex home, but females price
it t. In bth sexes, test sterne prices the growth
f skeletal muscles, the muscles that are connected
t the skeleton and enable a person t me. The
muscle-growing property f test sterne is called
its arabic effect. In males, test sterne surges
car twice in lif...
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Performance Enhancing Drugs Roger Maris
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Statement of the Problem In the passed few years
there has been an increase in the popularity of
performance-enhancing supplements that are used by
athletes. Some of the most popular of these
supplements are creatine and androstenedione. They
are used by some very famous athletes in
professional sports. There are many problems that
go along with using these supplements that are not
only health-wise, but also the message that is
being sent to children involved in youth
athletics. Athletes today a...
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Personality Traits Ethical Dilemmas
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The Controversies Surrounding Cosmetic
Psychopharmacology Throughout one s life
generalizations and characterizations are made
about one s personality. It starts almost the
second one is born, She has a cranky demeanor, she
cries all the time. During the school years
children are characterized as outgoing, energetic,
antisocial, shy, aggressive, etc. These
characterizations lead to the generalizations of
the loners, the overachievers, etc. , all of which
continue with the person throughout their...
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Term Side Effects Creatine Monohydrate
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One of the primary things an athlete will do is
put supplements into their body. These supplements
range from protein shakes to illegal anabolic
steroids. Some sports supplements are incredibly
safe and effective, yet others work for a while
and then fizzle out, while others still work well
but do more damage than good in the long run. In
the past athletes had to turn to such things as
anabolic steroids or blood doping (the process of
taking out blood and adding oxygen to it and
putting it back ...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Children And Adolescents
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Depression is a psychiatric disorder characterized
by a profound and long-lasting sadness or despair.
It affects approximately 18 million people in the
United States every year and not all of them are
old enough to vote. Everyone experiences some
unhappiness, often as a result of a change, either
in the form of a setback or a loss. The painful
feelings that accompany these events are usually
appropriate, necessary, and transitory and can
even present an opportunity for personal growth.
However, ...
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Period Of Time Anorexia Nervosa
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In recent history, the idea of feminine beauty has
been shifting toward a less healthy, overly thin
model. More than 25, 000 years ago when humans
first evolved, women exaggerated their
reproductive organs, like breasts and hips, using
fertility symbols. Slim women were not considered
beautiful because they did not seem healthy enough
to nourish and raise a family, or make it through
the winter. Slim women were also considered to be
poor, because they could not afford enough food to
keep their b...
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Side Effects Include High School Students
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A drug is a substance that alters the mind, body
or both. Drug use is the increasing problem among
teenagers in colleges today. Most drug use begins
in the preteen and teenage years, these years most
crucial in the maturation process (Shiromoto 5).
During these years adolescents are faced with
difficult tasks of discovering their self
identity, clarifying their sexual roles, assenting
independence, learning to cope with authority and
searching for goals that would give their lives
meaning. Drugs...
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Anabolic Steroids Adrenal Glands
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Steroids are organic compounds that happen
naturally in plants and animals. All steroids
share the same basic ring structure. This is a
chain of seventeen carbon atoms, looped around,
and linked together by chemical bonds to form a
four-ring structure. Steroids are very diverse and
include bile ac-ids from the liver, toad poisons,
all sex hormones, and adrenal steroids. The two
main types of steroids are adrenal steroids and
sex steroids. Due to the great therapeutic value
of adrenal steroids, m...
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Central Nervous System Withdrawal Symptoms
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GHB, or gamma-hydroxy butyrate, is a nutrient that
is part of the metabolism process in mammalians.
It can be found in every cell of the human body.
The greatest quantities can be found in the
kidney, heart, skeletal muscles, and brown fat
tissues (Chin and Kreutzer, 1992). Chin and
Kreutzer also believe it to be a neurotransmitter,
however that has not yet been proven. GHB is known
to be a metabolite and also a precursor of the
inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA
(gamma-aminobutyric acid). GHB and...
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Controlled Substances Act Schedule Ii Drug
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Marijuana (also spelled marihuana) is a
psychoactive drug made from the dried leaves and
flowering parts of the hemp plant. It is one of
the most strictly classified illegal drugs in the
United States. Under the 1970 Controlled
Substances Act, marijuana is listed as a Schedule
I substance, which defines it as having a high
potential for abuse and no currently accepted
medical use. Marijuana is therefore classified
more severely than cocaine and morphine, which as
Schedule II drugs are also banne...
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Important To Remember Frontal Lobotomy
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One Flew OverPshycosurgery Introduction One Flew
Over the Cock s Nest presents a flashing array of
images and scenes that are impossible to ignore
and impossible to forget. One particular scene,
where Jack Nicholson is being led to bed with a
marring scar on his forehead, is among the most
socially disturbing. For, we find it hard to
believe that humanity had scrambled the brains of
those who could not live within the confines of
society. Nicholson s character received a
pre-frontal lobotomy. No...
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