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Anorexia Nervosa Eating Disorders
653 wordsBEAUTY has always preoccupied women. But over the past two centuries, as women have gained more rights, the association of self-worth and appearance has intensified. "There has been this enormous change from girls being principally concerned with good works to now being concerned with good looks as a measure of their self-worth, " says Joan Jacobs Brumberg, author of "The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls" and "Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa. " Brumberg attribut...
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Gulf War Syndrome Vaccinations
916 wordsDuring Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm other service-members including myself, received a series of two shots. We were told to protect us from anthrax. These inoculations were never recorded in our medical records. We were even told by the medical staff that these shots were experimental and non-FDA approved. For several years now the government have been trying to explain or cover-up the truth of The Gulf War Syndrome. The inoculations that veterans received for anthrax are linked with the...
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United States Supreme Court Chief Justice
684 wordsThe Supreme Court is the highest in the United States. It is the "final court of appeal and the expositor of the U. S. Constitution." The United States Supreme Court is now located in Washington D. C. There are presently nine justices that sit upon the court. The court was created by the Constitution in Article 3 of 1787 to act in cases that conflicted with the Constitutional laws and with treaties of foreign affairs. The U. S. Supreme Court has a process for which cases are heard and to which S...
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Teenage Birth Control Rights
1,397 wordsCommentary: Teenage Birth Control Rights In today's world, there are conflicts over the confidentiality of police reports, conflicts over the right to have an abortion, and conflicts over the release of personal medical records for public knowledge. All of these pressing issues have at least one thing in common-they are all issues of privacy. Many discussions take place regarding adults rights to privacy. Yet the same adults, who are so concerned over their rights, have proposed laws that limit ...
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Using Irradiation To Make Food Safer For Consumers
1,173 words... the product and not in all directions, the electron beam is more efficient. A ten kilowatt beam generator is as powerful as about one-million curies from a cobalt- 60 source (Murano 14 - 15). The electron accelerators produce from five to ten million electron volts and ten to fifty kilowatts (Murano 15 - 16). The electron beam efficiency can be increased by aiming the beam at a metal target, usually tungsten or tantalum. This produces Bremsstrahlung x-rays. This type of x-ray can penetrate a...
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Food And Drug Administration Breast Implants
378 words1. Identifying the Individual victims of unsafe products On November 6, 2000 in the first smokers class-action suit to go to trial nationally, Judge Robert Kaye uphold the $ 145 billion damage award to three sick smokers, representing 300, 000 to 700, 000 sick Florida smokers or their families. On October 2, 2000 the death toll in the Firestone- tire recall rose to 101, which will probably rise in months to come. Mabel and Rafael Valdes are just two of the hundreds to file lawsuits against Fires...
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Ben Amp Jerry Super Premium Ice Cream
1,573 words... stores, and restaurants nationwide and globally. Since retailers purchase ice cream products in large quantities, this gives buyers substantial leverage over price. In addition, there are many ice cream products to choose from, so the buyers cost of switching to competing brands is relatively low. In order to defend against this competitive force, a companys strategy must include strong product differentiation so that buyers are less able to switch over without incurring large costs. Supplie...
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E Coli Food Preparation
559 wordsSince E Coli is mostly a result of unsanitary food and living conditions, an education program to increase the awareness of what causes the disease would be effective for prevention. We would launch a media education campaign which would air 30 seconds spot ads providing information on the disease and how to prevent it. These commercials would be broadcast globally, especially to third world countries and the countries most effected by the disease. If certain areas affected by the disease do not...
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Years Of Age Tobacco Companies
1,900 words... making sections. Per capita consumption of cigarettes continues to decline in the U. S. Data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) shows that cigarette smoking among adults aged 18 and over declined 40 % between 1965 and 1990. There was little to no change in smoking prevalence between 1990 and 1994, however. This has prompted the larger tobacco companies to use more aggressive marketing by expanding into foreign markets, hence increasing tobacco exports from about 2. 1 billion in...
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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
2,409 wordsThere are at least two million children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the United States. All around us, ADHD causes clever children and adults to under function at school or work. ADHD needs to be taken seriously. People need to be aware of what ADHD is, what some of the characteristics and symptoms are, what some of the probable causes are, and some ways it can be treated ADHD is one of the most common childhood behaviors. The prognosis for ADHD can be ...
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Los Angeles Times Second Hand Smoke
1,576 wordsCigarettes: Whats Killing Our Country This year alone cigarettes will kill over 420, 000 Americans, and many more will suffer from cancers, and circulatory and respiratory system diseases 1. These horrible illnesses were known to originate from cigarettes for years, and recently nicotine, the main chemical additive in cigarettes, was declared addictive by the Food and Drug Administration. This explains why smokers continue to use cigarettes even though smokers are aware of the constantly warned ...
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Side Effects Serotonin Levels
2,576 wordsIm not like them, but I can pretend, the sun is gone, but I have a light, the day is done, and Im having fun, I think Im dumb or maybe just happy -Nirvana Quick get this band some Prozac on the double! Actually odds would suggest that theyre already taking the drug. The antidepressant Prozac has reached pop culture status and widespread use which cant be rivaled by any drug, but oddly enough, I never seemed to give the drug much thought. My curiosity was sparked one day when I flipped to MTV to ...
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Disease Control And Prevention Person To Person
1,235 wordsCryptosporidium Parfum Water Born Illness By Sheri N. Man December 8, 1999 Introduction Public Health-What we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can live productive and vigorous lives. Public Health does things that benefit everyone. It also prevents illness and educates the population. Public Health is a combination of science, practical skills and beliefs that is directed to the maintenance and improvement of the health of people. The science and art of preve...
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Food And Drug Research And Development
1,766 wordsIn the business of drug production over the years, there have been astronomical gains in the technology of pharmaceutical drugs. More and more drugs are being made for diseases and viruses each day, and there are many more drugs still undergoing research and testing. These miracle drugs are expensive, however, and many Americans cannot afford these prices. Prescription drug prices rose three times faster than inflation in the decade between 1981 and 1991, making the pharmaceutical industry the n...
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Person View
380 wordsAs with any government, there is the necessity of an economy, or else the government would fail because economy is one of the basic necessities of a government. With a democracy like we have in a country of our size, managing this economy becomes a big problem. One important factor is; In a country based on freedom, how much are we willing to give up to keep the economy stable? None? A little bit? All of it? The answer is not as simple as any of those. If nothing is given up, then we will get no...
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People With Aids Medicinal Marijuana
897 wordsMarijuana-for-AIDS Study? The first domestic study of marijuana's effects on AIDS patients is expected to begin in May in San Francisco. While this preliminary study is designed to focus on whether marijuana is safe enough for AIDS patients to use, it is the first clinical trial in 15 years that would obtain any data whatsoever on marijuana's medical effectiveness. On September 18, 1997, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced that it would give Donald Abrams, M. D. , a grant to st...
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Sexual Arousal Sexual Dysfunction
523 wordsNew Device To Help Women Achieve OrgasmsArticleNew Device To Help Women Achieve Orgasms Article Review It is common for most couples to experience some degree of sexual dysfunction. The most prevalent type of sexual dysfunction for women is the female sexual arousal disorder. The female sexual arousal disorder occurs when a woman either does not become aroused at all or does not lubricate during any sort of sexual situation. On May 4, 2000, a report was released that the FDA has okayed a device ...
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Potato Chips Liver Cancer
929 wordsOh! Olestra! Olestra FAT-FREE FAT? ? ? Oh! Olestra! It sounds like a musical to me. I imagine scads of scantily clad showgirls with big headdresses kicking it Vegas Style as the dance and sing the praises of Olestra, the fat substitute. Oh! Oh! O-Les-Tra eat it up and the pounds melt right away! And your favourite treat will taste more sweet, when you know that it will not make you gain! Yeah, something like that. But right when the curtain for the second act is about to go up the stage manager ...
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Mental Health Association American Journal Of Psychiatry
2,440 wordsAt first it Prozac Abstract At first it was the cure all people were looking for. Then it became the drug they were afraid to take. Somewhere between these two extremes lies the truth about the drug Fluoxetine, better known as Prozac, the most widely prescribed drug on the globe. It is mainly prescribed to patients suffering from clinical depression. It was first brought to the market in 1988 by the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly co. Even though it was originally prescribed for depression, it ha...
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Adverse Reactions Side Effects
1,832 wordsProzac: Harmful or Helpful? Many people suffer from depression at some point in their lives. Among women in western countries, major depression is by far the most common illness (Shorter 43). Treatment for depression varies among health care providers, but the prescription of antidepressants seems to be the most common remedy. Prozac and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are being used to treat depression, panic disorder, bulimia, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and many other...
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