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Central Nervous System Years Of Age
655 words
CODEINE (C 18 H 2, NO 3 H 3 PO 4 1 / 2 H 2 O) Our
team researched the drug Codeine. We used several
different sources to gather our information. We go
information from Jay Moser and Sue Peterson, our
two local pharmacists. We researched medical
encyclopedias, journals, and magazines. Codeine is
known medically as methyl morphine. It is a drug
derived from opium, a poppy plant. It was
discovered in 1832 by French chemist Pierre-Jean
Robiquet. Codeine constitutes about 0. 5 to 2. 5
percent of this...
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Marijuana For Medical Purposes Illicit Drug
521 words
On November 5, 1996, Californians voiced their
honest opinion. Californians voted yes on a very
controversial proposition proposition 215. This
law allows doctors to prescribe marijuana to
patients with diseases that have severe symptoms.
For example, cancer patients that undergo
chemo-therapy and suffer from severe nausea and
aching can benefit from smoking marijuana.
Marijuana helps these patients get through these
very painful symptoms by numbing the body and
soothing the stomach. It also imp...
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Substance Abuse Psychiatric Disorders
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There are many theories of alcoholism, and some
approaches explain and treat certain alcoholics
better than others. One of the common themes
throughout the readings is that addicts display a
range of personal and situational problems. There
is no typical addicted personality or emotional
problem (Allen, 1996). Because of these facts, it
comes as no surprise that there are also no
typical assessment or treatment for these
individuals. For instance, a medical / disease
model of alcoholism may be m...
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Laura Opposite Sex
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There are many theories on the significance of
dreams and there is no definitive encyclopedia on
their meanings. The ability to have one dream that
is so bizarre and fantasy like and the next seem
so real that it is hard to tell if it really
happened or not, is quite amazing. One theory is
that dreams reflect not only daily events and
stresses, but also deep hidden fears and desires.
It is the way the psyche copes and releases
intense emotions, especially the ones most deeply
repressed and denie...
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Ethan And Mattie Ethan Frome
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Gerard Moreno September 10, 1999 Ethan Frome Edith
Wharton Novel Charles Scribner's Sons United
States of America 1939 Plot Summary This book
begins with a Prologue and ends with an Epilogue.
It begins with the narrator stuck in the snow and
unable to get home. Ethan Frome gives him a ride
to his house so he can stay there and sleep unit
the storm dies down. The narrator has always been
curious about Ethan Frome and others in the New
England town that they lived in. During the
narrators short st...
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Opium Wars Hong Kong
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Opium- an addictive drug originally used as a
painkiller. It is obtained from the unripe seeds
of the opium poppy and can be made into substances
that a person can smoke causing relaxation,
alleviated anxiety, and a state of euphoria.
Continued use of the drug also induces
deterioration to the mind and body of a person
eventually causing death. The substance was
therefore stated illegal in China during the late
18 th Century yet consistently smuggled into the
country via British merchant ships. ...
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Severe Actions During Their Domination Actions During Their Domination People
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By the 1900 s, Europe was already underway with
its imperialistic conquests abroad. Colonies were
forcefully taken and undeveloped nations were
carved apart by so-called " racial
crusaders" , who were on a mission to
civilize the barbaric. Along with expansion,
however, came abuses from the invading powers.
These flaws in European dominance can easily be
noted, especially when examining Africa and Asia;
the consequences, in some cases, being death by
the thousands. Therefore, due to th...
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Effects Of Global Warming Carbon Dioxide
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The Problem of Global Warming First discovered at
the turn of the century by the Swedish scientist
Arrhenius, global warming was initially thought to
only cause increased greenhouse gases from coal
combustion emissions. It wasn? t until fifty years
later that the real causes and effects of global
warming would be discovered. A British scientist
by the name of Calendar correlated the 10 %
increase of atmospheric Carbon Dioxide between
1850 and 1940 with the observed warming of
northern Europe and...
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Female Genital Mutilation Labia Minora
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Female circumcision, better known as Female
Genital Mutilation (FGM), is an ugly monster
finally rearing its head from out of the depths of
time. It can attack a girl at any age, with a
little prompting from her society, and the aid of
an unsuspecting human wielding a knife. Usually,
it is performed from a few days after birth to
puberty, but in some regions, the torture can be
put off until just before marriage or the seventh
month of pregnancy (Samad, 52). Women that have
gone beyond the prima...
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Female Genital Mutilation Labia Minora
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CULTURE OR TORTURE? Female circumcision, better
known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), is an
ugly monster finally rearing its head from out of
the depths of time. It can attack a girl at any
age, with a little prompting from her society, and
the aid of an unsuspecting human wielding a knife.
Usually, it is performed from a few days after
birth to puberty, but in some regions, the torture
can be put off until just before marriage or the
seventh month of pregnancy (Samad, 52). Women that
have g...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol During Pregnancy
882 words
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome A pregnant womans lifestyle
ultimately affects the development of her baby.
Excessive exposure to alcohol during pregnancy can
inflict serious, permanent physical and mental
damage on her child. When a pregnant woman drinks
alcohol she is making her child drink also. In
knowing how Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can be
prevented, what the symptoms are, and who and what
make up the risk factors fetal alcohol syndrome
can be better understood. The National
Organization on Fetal Alco...
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Antonia Anton Cazak Considerate Good Humored Man Neighbor
373 words
Which character in this work reminds you of people
you know? In the novel My Antonia, Anton Cazak
reminds me of my neighbor. Anton Cazak is a
considerate good-humored man. He shows this in the
story when he is polite enough to substitute
English for Bohemian since Jim is his guest. He
also presents his gift of a paper snake gently to
little Jan to lift the spirits of the child. Anton
Cazak is a kind of person who also likes children
and finds them amusing. He is also so charitable
that he misses...
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Symptoms Of Schizophrenia Mental Condition
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In a psychoanalytic view of Mary Shelley s
Frankenstein, Robert Walton develops, during a
dreadfully severe trip through the Arctic, a type
of schizophrenia; this mental condition enables
him to create a seemingly physical being
representing each his superego and his id (9). In
his mind, Walton creates Victor as his very own
superego and the monster as his id. The superego
and the id battle throughout the story to produce
the final result: Walton, the ego. Many of the
qualities Walton develops d...
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Symptoms Of Schizophrenia Victor
1,226 words
In a psychoanalytic view of Mary Shelley? s
Frankenstein, Robert Walton develops, during a?
dreadfully severe? trip through the Arctic, a type
of schizophrenia; this mental condition enables
him to create a seemingly physical being
representing each his superego and his id (9). In
his mind, Walton creates Victor as his very own
superego and the monster as his id. The superego
and the id battle throughout the story to produce
the final result: Walton, the ego. Many of the
qualities Walton develop...
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Patient Undergoing Foot Surgery Undergoing Foot Surgery Pain
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Pes Cards Pes cards (clawfoot) refers to a foot
with an abnormally high arch and a fixed equine
deformity of the forefoot (see Fig. 62 64979;
6). The shortening of the foot and increased
pressure produce calluses on the metatarsal area
and on the dorsum (bottom) of the foot. Charcot
64979; Marie 64979; Tooth disease (a peripheral
neuromuscular disorder associated with a familial
degenerative disorder), diabetes mellitus, and
tertiary syphilis are common causes of pes cards.
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Mucous Membranes Early Symptoms Gonorrhea
347 words
Gonorrhea isGonnorrhea Gonorrhea Gonorrhea is an
infectious sexually transmitted disease. This
disease involves the mucous membranes of the
urogenital tract. Gonorrhea is much more obvious
in males because they develop an acute discharge
of pus from the urethra. Scarce when it starts, it
becomes thicker and heavier and causes frequent
urination. When urination takes place, there will
be a burning sensation. If the prostate becomes
infected, the passage of urine is partly
obstructed. In females t...
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Full Term Motor Skills
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Impact of Premature Birth on Development Years
ago, premature birth almost always meant death for
the baby. Today, however, we have the technology
to nurture these infants development, and many of
them survive to lead normal, healthy lives.
Although, very premature infants (that is, those
born before about the fifth month) are still not
likely to survive, many born at five months and
older will thrive. Some preterm babies, however,
do have many obstacles to overcome. There are a
variety of medic...
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Live Your Life Feel Comfortable
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Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that bewilders us
all... There is no known cause. We do know that MS
(multiple sclerosis) is a disease where the myelin
breaks down and is replaced by scar tissue. The
demyelination can slow down or block the flow of
signals to and from the central nervous system to
the rest of the body, impairing such functions as
vision, strength, and coordination. 1 While we do
know what MS is we still dont know why, where and
when people contract the disease. It has been
prove...
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Cell Membrane Host Cell
999 words
LASSA FEVER; AN OLD WORLD ARENAVIRUS ABSTRACT A
brief summary of lassa fever, its history,
pathology and effects on the indigenous
populations. Also, lassa fever in the context of
newly emerging diseases. LASSA FEVER On January
12, 1969, a missionary nun, working in the small
town of Lassa, Nigeria, began complaining of a
backache. Thinking she had merely pulled a muscle,
she ignored the pain and went on about her
business. After a week, however, the nurse had a
throat so sore and so filled with...
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Cell Membrane Host Cell
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Lassa Fever: An Old World Arenavirus ABSTRACT A
brief summary of lassa fever, its history,
pathology and effects on the indigenous
populations. Also, lassa fever in the context of
newly emerging diseases. LASSA FEVER On January
12, 1969, a missionary nun, working in the small
town of Lassa, Nigeria, began complaining of a
backache. Thinking she had merely pulled a muscle,
she ignored the pain and went on about her
business. After a week, however, the nurse had a
throat so sore and so filled with...
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