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Side Of The Road September 2000
765 wordsChicory, chi corium incubus, is a weed which produces blue flowers. It is also known as endive, succory, watcher of the road, and barbe de captain (beard of the monk). It commonly grows at the side of the road and paths blooming in June to October. It grows in North and South America, eastern Asia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. It can be both domestic and wild, growing in gardens as well as the side of the road. Chicory has leafy stems. The leaves alternate from lance-shaped with tee...
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Examination Of Liposuction And Cosmetic Surgery Procedures
1,285 wordsFat cells lie beneath the skin throughout the body, but accumulate in greater amounts in certain areas. When we gain or lose weight, we are not adding or subtracting fat cells but rather changing the amount of fat within each cell. It is not surprising, therefore, that many people find that in spite of the weight they lose, they are left with bulges or fat deposits in undesirable places. Liposuction surgery is a technique that uses a high suction attached to special probes which are passed throu...
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A Comprehensive Look At Knee Injuries In Sports
758 wordsThe knee is a complex joint. There are many different injuries that can occur during sports. The most predominant type of injuries to the knee are those done to the Meniscus and the ligaments. There are two areas of ligaments that are commonly affected; the Cruciate ligaments and the Collateral ligaments. Within the Cruciate ligaments there are posterior and anterior injuries, and within the Collateral ligaments there are medial and lateral injuries. It is very important that these injuries be t...
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Systemic Lupus Blood Cell
1,087 wordsLupus Definition of the Disease Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause that can affect virtually any part of the body. The medical term for Lupus is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or better known as SLE. With Lupus there is a malfunction in some of the cells of the immune system. 'In Lupus, the body overreacts to an unknown stimulus and makes to many antibodies, or proteins directed against body tissue. Thus, Lupus is called an autoimmune disease. "# Myth/Reality Statements Myth:...
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Walt Whitman Young Men
906 wordsHomoeroticism in Whitman The most of so-called homosexual texts written by Walt Whitman were created well before the very term homosexual or homoeroticism was coined. Whitman's texts were written well before the moment when the birth of homosexual species was announced by Foucault (1870). Before homosexuals and before homosexuality Walt Whitman had persistently, insistently, and inquisitively asked questions about love, wondering about young beings, strangers, who seem to touch the fountains of ...
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Sex Partners Sexual Contact
781 wordsChlamydial infection Chlamydial Infection Chlamydia Chlamydial infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States today. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 4 million new cases occur each year. The highest rates of chlamydial infection are in 15 to 19 -year old adolescents regardless of demographics or location. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a serious complication of chlamydial infection, has emerged as a major ...
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Enlarged Pores Acne Scars Skin
937 wordsBY: Dermabrasion DERMABRASION BY: C. B Dermabrasion is a surgical procedure using high speed rotating devices such as the wire brush, glass paper disk, diamond abrasion or the small spinning wheel with a roughened surface, similar to fine-grained sandpaper. These techniques are all run along the skin s surface abrading and scouring the upper layers of the epidermis. This then speeds up the cell renewal process while softening sharp edges and bumps along the skin. A similar method to Dermabrasion...
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Lymphatic Vessels Maxwell Macmillan Elephantiasis
407 wordsElephantiasis - I did my report on filariasis, which is more commonly known as elephantiasis. Elephantiasis is the late phase of filariasis. Filariasis is a tropical mosquito born parasitic disease causing obstruction of the lymph vessels. In some people the presence of the worm causes a tissue reaction that causes the lymph flow to be blocked. This blockage produces lymphedema which is a swelling and can eventually lead to a tremendous enlargement of an extremity or organ. When elephantiasis fo...
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Hemorrhoids Are Found Protruding Hemorrhoid Anus
424 wordsHemorrhoids are a digestive disorder that half the population of men and women experience at age fifty. There are two types of hemorrhoids: internal and external. Internal hemorrhoids are found inside the anus or in the lower rectum. External hemorrhoids are found on the tissue surrounding the anal sphincters (the two rings of muscle surrounding the opening to the anus). Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels in and around the anus. Hemorrhoids are not a dangerous condition, they only cause pain ...
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Contract This Disease Filariasis Worm Body
390 wordsLymphatic Filariasis is the worm that causes the strange disease Elephantiasis. It is only found in tropical regions so people living in the northern United States do not have to fear of contracting the disease. The Filariasis worm can be up to 100 cm long and once they are inside of your body the female worms lay live young so there is heavy infestation within your body. One thing you might be wondering is what the lymphatic system is and the lymphatic system is a string of very tiny veins that...
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Wanted To Go Home Back To Sleep
1,624 wordsI woke up in complete darkness with an uncontrollable sharp stabbing pain in my jaw, it was the middle of the night and I was about ten, I had been sleeping in the top bunk bed in our Camper Van. ? I gave out a great cry of pain and I could hear my mum coming down the steps from her cabin bed. ? She switched on a light and I could see blood all over the camper vans lineal floor, I could hear my sister Jenna complaining about the bright light that had awoken her from her deep sleep, Mum told her ...
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Discovery Of Quinine Gave The World Indians
1,209 wordsStories of Native Americans contributions to the advancement of health and medicine traces were discovered in a small town in Name, Africa. The very first onset of the beggining of modern pharmacology is the substance called quinine. This is the substance that came from a bark of a tree that grew in high elevations. The Indians has been using this substance to cure malaria, cramps, chills, hear-rythm disorders and many other ailments. Prior to the discovery of quinine, the old world suffers enor...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Infected Person
924 wordsA 05 - 16 - 97 Sexually Transmitted Diseases A major question facing many teenagers is whether or not to have sex. A result of having sex is contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases, or venereal diseases affect 10 to 12 million Americans each year. (Daugirdas 75) In the United States, sexually transmitted diseases strike an average of one person every 1. 5 seconds. (76) About half of STD patients are under the age of twenty-five. (Landers 45) Nearly 2. 5 million t...
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Lymph Nodes Disease
668 wordsLymphomas are cancers of the lymph nodes and lymphatic tissues which make up the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system produces lymphocytes, cells that help the body fight diseases. One type of lymphoma is Hodgkin? s disease, which along with at least 10 other types of lymphoma cause around 50, 000 lymphoma cases globally every year. This accounts for about 5 % of the world? s cancer cases. The exact cause of lymphoma is still unknown, but some speculate that lymphomas could be hereditary, or t...
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Nail Polish Sex Appeal
1,275 wordsSex and Manipulation by the Media Most people know that sex appeal is used on us every day, but few realize that they are also being manipulated through certain words and writing techniques. The number one method of selling many consumer goods is the use of sex appeal in advertisement. Of all the methods used in advertising, sex appeal catches the attention best, because it is our second strongest drive, next to our drive for survival. It is used to sell countless items such as cars, make up, cl...
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Range Of Motion Risk Factor
621 wordsOsteoarthritis is the Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. The greatest risk factor for developing Osteoarthritis is age. Women are twice as likely as men to develop knee Osteoarthritis. Obesity is another a risk factor for Osteoarthritis of the knees. Another risk factor is doing the same activity, repeating the same movement... Osteoarthritis is often described as the wear-and-tear type of arthritis, because of its association with joint injury and...
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Bodys Immune System Lupus Erythematosus
919 wordsLupus is Lupus Lupus Lupus is an autoimmune disorder which means that the bodys immune system is not functioning normal and its attacking the normal tissue, instead of the bacteria and viruses or in other words the bodys immune system is hurting itself. The body is just reacting to unknown stimulus and it makes too many antibodies, or proteins directed against body tissue. Its the complete opposite that happens in A. I. D. S. and Cancer a virus or disease breaks down in the immune system unlike ...
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Emily Dickinson Stop For Death
1,057 wordsEmily Dickinson? s poem, ? Because I could not stop for Death? has been refered to as a remarkable masterpiece that exercises thought between the known and the unknown by symbolically and metaphorically taking the reader through the journey of creation, life and ultimately death. In this poem, Dickinson portrays a strange haunting power through her words. ? Because I could not stop for Death? , uses tone, symbols and powerful imagery in an attempt to allow the reader to relate to Dickinson? s ow...
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Anabolic Steroids Muscle Mass
1,636 wordsCOMPETITION IN SPORTS AND THE USE OF STERIODS In order to succeed, people must compete. Competition can bring out the best in everyone. During a single day, people in some way compete with themselves or with others. They compete to win a sporting event, to get a raise or promotion in their workplace, to receive the best grades on tests or homework assignments, and to be the best at everything they do. If there were no competition to bring out the best in us, no one would succeed in life. All peo...
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Effects Of Steroid Androgenic Steroids
1,286 wordsWhat are steroids? Anabolic Steroids Steroids What are steroids? Anabolic androgenic steroids are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone that are taken to build muscle, enhance performance, and improve appearance. The drug s anabolic or muscle-building effects help the body retain protein, a necessary building block for the growth of muscles, bones, and skin. The androgenic or masculinizing effects cause the development of a deep voice, facial and body hair, muscle mass, and aggr...
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