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Mao Inhibitors Gastrointestinal Tract
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Oil Crisis Crude Oil
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Source Of Energy Oil Crisis
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Low Blood Pressure American Medical Association
3,095 wordsAcupuncture, Qigong, and Chinese Medicine Stephen Barrett, M. D. Chinese medicine, often called Oriental medicine or traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), encompasses a vast array of folk medical practices based on mysticism. It holds that the bodys vital energy (chi or qi) circulates through 14 channels, called meridians, that have branches connected to bodily organs and functions. Illness is attributed to imbalance or interruption of chi... Ancient practices such as acupuncture and Qigong are cl...
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Alcohol Related Problems Alcoholic Beverages
4,277 wordsCollege Alcohol Risk Assessment Guide Environmental Approaches to Prevention Barbara E. Ryan / Tom Colthurst / Lance Stars, PhD The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Education Development Center, Inc. 55 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02158 - 1060 Tel: 800 676 - 1730 In cooperation with Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Studies UCSD Extension, University of California, San Diego This publication was supported by a grant from the U. S. Department of Education, Fund for the Im...
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Mao Inhibitors Gastrointestinal Tract
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Effects
2,378 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects is a problem running rampant and out of control all across America. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the effect of pregnant women-drinking alcohol. Through education, we can eradicate this expensive and debilitating disease that is plaguing our children and our country. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome was first diagnosed about 25 years ago. A group of doctors at the University of Washington in Seattle corned the term Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in 1...
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