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Health & Medicine Essays and Term Papers
AIDS: Risk Factors / Modes Of Transmission / W. AfricaThe following are facts cited in �Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome� by Gerald J. Stine. Worldwide, about 9,000 persons a day become HIV-infected. The majority of all HIV infections worldwide occur in people ages 15-24. Over 1 million people die of AIDS each year. The number of ...
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People Vs. The Tobacco IndustryCocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines are three drugs among many that are recognized by society as dangerous to one�s health, as addicting, and not to mention illegal. Along with these drugs, there is another substance that is equally addicting and disruptive, but this substance is advertised in ...
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Modern Technology And MedicineIt is not surprising that most of today medical cures are achieved by the
usage of modern technology. What is surprising is that before the
computers electronic weights and many of the other modern advancements
medical advancement were taking place. What is even more surprising is the
way that ...
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Do Men Have Symptoms Of PMS?The meaning of premenstrual, according to Webster's Dictionary, is: "occurring before a menstrual period." Men do not have menstrual cycles, since they do not have uteri. A uterus is required for menses. Does the possibility exist that men have the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)? Can ...
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How The Government May Have Created AIDSThe following is a complete verbatim transcription from a recent broadcast
of "Network 23", a program shown on a local Los Angeles Public Access Cable
Channel.
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Good evening, I'm Michel Kassett. This is Network 23. A ...
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Euthanasia: When Life Is To Be Feared More Than Death�the elderly patients�are comatose. They weigh practically nothing. Their skin hangs in heavy folds on their skeletons. �These patients must be fed through gastric tubes pushed down their throats,� Dr. Peter Haemmerli explains, and that can make even comatose patients retch and vomit.�
Thus, ...
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The Battle Against AIDSAIDS is the final, life-threatening stage of infection with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome. The name refers to the fact that HIV severely damages the
patient's disease-fighting immune system. Cases of AIDS were first
identified in 1981 in ...
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Suicide In Las VegaHell is expensive. This is my first thought as my plane lands in Las Vegas. The
Luxor hotel's glass pyramid seems dangerously close to the runway's edge, as do
its chocolate-and-gold sphinx and rows of shaved palms. I wonder if these rooms
tremble when jets land. Behind the Luxor are mountains ...
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Stress And How To Manage ItEveryone has stress, and we all have different stressors. Each person has their
own way of coping with stress. some ignore their problems while others face
them head on. There are four types of stressors and we all experience them at
some point in our lives. One of these stressors is hassles. ...
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Anabolic SteroidsSince ancient history, many athletes have resorted to performance
enhancing aids to give them an edge on their opponents. Greek Olympians used
strychnine and hallucinogenic mushrooms to psych up for an event. "In 1886 a
French cyclist was the first athlete to die from using a performance ...
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Two Sides Of The BrainYour brain has two sides. And each has a distinctly different way
Do you realize that in order for you to read this article, the two
sides of your brain must do completely different things? The more we
integrate those two sides, the more integrated we become as people.
Integration not only ...
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The Healing ProcessThis is a brief psychological overview of . The image of
healing is best described by Gloria Vanderbilt in "A Mother's Story" when she
talks of breaking the invisible unbreakable glass bubble which enclosed her that
kept her always anticipating loss with echoes of all past losses. She wrote, ...
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DreamsThe powers of have always been underestimated. There is a
whole new world in the sub conscious mind that helps us in a subtle way. In
this project you will see how a baby was born because of a dream, how
nightmares can be partially good for you, be given a background on
in general and details on ...
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AIDS: US Made?In an article in the Summer-Autumn 1990 issue of "Top Secret", Prof. J.
Segal and Dr. L. Segal illustrate their theory that AIDS is a man-made disease,
originating at Pentagon bacteriological warfare labs at Fort Detrick, Maryland.
"Top Secret" is the international edition of the German magazine ...
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Huntington's Diseaseis a rare hereditary disorder. It is characterized
by irregular movements of the body, slurred speech, and the deterioration of
mental functioning. Symptoms of the individual include alternating periods of
excitement and depression. It is caused by a buildup of neurotransmitter fluids,
which can ...
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Marijuana As A MedicineIf your every waking moment was consumed by pain and nausea, wouldn't
you ask for medication? What if the only medication legally available would
leave you unconscious or do nothing at all? If you were the one suffering, would
you resort to the only treatment that allowed you to live normally even ...
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Dehumanization Of InfantsMy article was from one woman�s perspective of how she felt that
babies were looked down on from society pro- abortion movement. She says
that its a lack of respect for life that is cousing the problem of
increased abortion in America, She asked the question � Why does it seem
that the level of ...
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Being A VirologistIt was very difficult coming up with a health career that I would
be interested in. The truth is, I am not interested in any health career.
What I really want to be is become a screenwriter, and that is actually,
how I figured out, if any, what health career I would choose.
My health career is ...
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The Black Plaguewas one of the worst and deadliest diseases known to man in the history of the world. The Plague originated in Italy and quickly spread throughout Europe killing more than one hundred thirty seven million people. Early treatments for the Plague were often bizarre but eventually came in a ...
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Autismis a rare mental disorder that impairs a person's abilities. They have the largest problem talking and socializing with others. is usually diagnosed within the first 30 months of life. Autistic children usually appear to be normal as far as their looks are concerned. occurs in 4.5 children ...
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VitaminsIn the early 20th century the discovery of began. Today there
is a chance that there are some that are still undiscovered. The
definition of vitamin is: one of several substances necessary for animal
nutrition, and occurring in minute quantities in natural foods; numerous types
have been ...
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The Circulatory Systemis the course taken by the blood through the
arteries, capillaries, and veins and back to the heart. In humans, the
heart is made up of four chambers the right and left auricles, or atria,
and the right and left ventricles. The right side of the heart pumps
oxygen-poor blood from the cells of the ...
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Ban SmokingAlthough smoking is a proven killer, Americans waste hundreds of
dollars each year on tobacco products. Other drugs that are harmful, such
as crack or marijuana, are illegal in the United States. However, the use
of cigarettes, which kills millions worldwide annually, is perfectly legal.
If ...
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Breast ImplantsOne of the first uses of silicone in a medical implant came in the form of
lifesaving tubes implanted into young children to funnel excess fluid from the
brain into the chest cavity, where the fluid could be safely metabolized and
excreted. Since these "shunts" were first used, in the late 1950s, ...
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Male Circumcision: A Social And Medical MisconceptionUniversity of Johns Hopkins
Introduction
Male circumcision is defined as a surgical procedure in which the prepuce
of the penis is separated from the glands and excised. (Mosby, 1986) Dating as
far back as 2800 BC, circumcision has been performed as a part of religious
ceremony, as a puberty ...
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