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U S Soldiers Institute Of Medicine
1,542 words... e to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam. Studies find that TCDD elicits a diverse spectrum of biological sex, strain, age, and species-specific effects; including carcinogenicity, immuno toxicity, reproductive / developmental toxicity, hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity, chlorine, and loss of body weight. These effects vary according to the age, sex, species, and strain of the animals involved. To date, the scientific consensus is that TCDD is not genotoxic and that its ability to ...
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National Institute Of Health Institute Of Medicine
797 wordsThe Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes Marijuana is illegal because of its classification as an illicit drug, but there are some issues that have been established saying that this illicit drug has improved the treatment for suffering patients. Marijuana has lots of beneficial effects when used in medicinal settings for the treatment of pain; but it should be an administered drug for patients who can benefit from the use of this drug. Marijuana has had analysis for its use as a medicine and ...
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National Institute Of Health Institute Of Medicine
818 wordsMarijuana is illegal in fifty states because of its classification as an illicit drug, but controversial issues have been established that this illicit drug has improved the course of treatment for suffering patients. Marijuana has beneficial effects when used in medicinal scenarios for the treatment of pain; thus it should be an administered drug for patients who can benefit from the use of this drug. Marijuana has undergone analysis for its use as a medicine and the results have shown improvem...
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Academy Of Sciences Institute Of Medicine
1,394 words... hough his mind, that his mother and father were plotting to cut off his arms and legs as soon as they got up in the morning. This horrible obsession fixed itself in his mind; and so real was this imagined threat to him, that he decided the only thing to do was kill them first, while they slept. (reefer madness. org) This really was a case in Florida at the time. The important details about the book forgot to leave out were that Victor had suffered from serious mental problems. His parents we...
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Agent Orange And Vietnam
1,424 wordsWe must do everything in our power to make the world recognize that our veterans are still paying a high price for fighting the war in Vietnam. Agent Orange is slowly taking the lives of these brave veterans. The government has recognized some diseases but the rules to compensation can be complex. It was in the 1960 's that we were in the process of trying to destroy vegetation and brush in Vietnam, in doing so we proceeded to contaminate one of the largest parts of the environment, Humankind. W...
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Agent Orange And Vietnam
1,467 words... ists contributed this to sun exposure. In 1992 the Air Force finally acknowledged that Ranch hand was a contributor to these birth defects. In the two years since the IOM report, the Ranch Hand results have been reanalyzed by the U. S. Air Force, and this new analysis bolstered the evidence from other studies, leading to the committee's conclusion that there is limited or suggestive evidence of an association. " (Institute of Medicine, 1) It took the Air Force 8 years to come out with this r...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
887 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol consumption has always been a serious public health problem that negatively affects all organs and functions of the human organism. During the last several decades the problem has attracted much attention of the society, as it was discovered that consumption of alcohol by pregnant women may cause development of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome that leads to fatal malfunctions of practically all systems of unborn babies that can not be treated. Whenever a pregnant woman decid...
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National Drug Control Marijuana As Medicine
895 wordsLogical Reasoning For The Legalization Marijuana Essay, Logical Reasoning For The Legalization Marijuana 1 Last year there were more than 695, 201 marijuana arrests in the United States. Of those arrests 87. 2 % were for possession not for sale or manufacture of marijuana. There have been over 11 million marijuana arrests in the United States since 1965. 12. 7 % of today? s overcrowded federal prison population is made up of people incarcerated for marijuana offenses, with an average sentence of...
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Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes Institute Of Medicine
934 wordsMarijuana: A new medicine? In society today, there are many serious diseases that plague nations all across the world. Diseases like Glaucoma, Epilepsy, Parkinsons disease, and migraine headaches. What do all of these serious illnesses have in common? Every one of theses sicknesses can be cured or helped by the use of Marijuana. Throughout this paper I will discuss the positive aspects of Marijuana and the negative aspects. This issue has been raising a lot of eyebrows ever since scientific evid...
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