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Needle Exchange Programs
Number of Words: 2707 / Number of Pages: 10
... needle for every
used needle he/she brings. The vast majority of needle exchange sites are
storefronts, street exchanges by outreach workers, and scheduled mobile van
stops at designated streets such as AHOPE (Addicts Health Opportunity and
Exchange located in Boston). In addition to providing needles, the programs
distribute alcohol swabs, medicative ointments, vials of bleach,
instructions in the use of condoms and other safer-sex measures, and also
refer thousands of injection drug users to drug abuse treatment programs.
(Knox A1)These products are distributed for free, in hope of decreasing the
am ...
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Understanding Panic Disorders
Number of Words: 1608 / Number of Pages: 6
... people with it to obtain effective treatments. To
continue , in a panic disorder, brief episodes of intense fear are
accompanied by multiple physical symptoms (such as heart palpitations and
dizziness) that occur repeatedly and unexpectedly in the absence of any
external threat. These “panic attacks,” which are the hallmark of panic
disorder, are believed to occur when the brain's normal mechanism for
reacting to a threat—the so-called “fight or flight” response—becomes
inappropriately aroused. Most people with panic disorder also feel anxious
about the possibility of having another panic att ...
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Huntington's Disease
Number of Words: 1082 / Number of Pages: 4
... gene has eleven to thirty-four of these, but, in a victim of Huntington's
disease the gene exists from anywhere between thirty-five to one-hundred or more.
The gene for the disease is dominant, giving children of victims of Huntington's
disease a 50% chance of obtaining the disease.
Several other symptoms of the disease exist other than chorea. High levels of
lactic acid have been detected in patients of Huntington's disease as a bi-
product of the brain cells working too hard. Also, up to six times above the
normal level of an important brain brain protein, bFGF (or basic fibroblast
growth fac ...
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AIDS: A Life Or Death Issue
Number of Words: 782 / Number of Pages: 3
... 25-30 years ago and was thought to have been brought here in the
'70's. It first appeared in heterosexuals of both the sexes. It was
probably spread so quickly through female prostitutes. AID's has already
become a crisis of staggering proportions in parts of Africa. In Zaire, it
is estimated that 20% of their people carry the virus. That is 2 out of
every 10 people you see walking down the street. And that figure is
increasing. And if no cure is found that same thing will happen here in
the United States.
AID's was first seen only seen as a gay made disease in this
country. That wa ...
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Autism
Number of Words: 311 / Number of Pages: 2
... About 125,000 Americans are affected by
these disorders, and nearly 4,000 families across the country have two or more
children with autism. Three times as many boys as girls have autism.
Researchers are still unsure about what causes autism. Several studies
suggest that autistic disorder might be caused by a combination of biological
factors, including exposure to a virus before birth, a problem with the immune
system, or genetics.
Scientists also have identified chemicals in the brain and the immune
system that may be involved in autistic disorder. As a normal brain develops,
the level ...
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Dreams
Number of Words: 676 / Number of Pages: 3
... Their neurological research indicates that
large brain cells in the primitive brain stem spontaneously fire about every 90
minutes, sending random stimuli to cortical areas of the BRAIN. As a
consequence, memory, sensory, muscle-control, and cognitive areas of the brain
are randomly stimulated, resulting in the higher cortical brain attempting to
make some sense of it. This, according to the research, gives rise to the
experience of a dream. Now, as in the past, the most significant controversy
centers on the question of whether dreams have intentional, or actual personal,
meaning. Many psychotherap ...
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How Alcohol May Affect Human Behaviour
Number of Words: 1074 / Number of Pages: 4
... mood.
the circumstance in which alcohol is consumed (with food, in a social
gathering, with other drugs etc.)
The immediate effects of alcohol on an individual varies but can produce a
wide range of effects including: (2)
Loss of inhibitions.
Flushing and dizziness.
General impairment of brain and nervous system functions.
General loss of co-ordination.
Impairment of motor (movement) skills.
Staggering.
Slow reactions.
Blurred vision and slurred speech.
Aggression.
General impairment of senses (e.g. touch, sight, speech, etc.) ...
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AIDS Esssay
Number of Words: 501 / Number of Pages: 2
... should be.
The Bible says that no one should have sex before marriage. One who believes in the Bible would follow this command. Some people think that nothing will happen to them or that a person can only get AIDS by needles. Unprotected sex outside of marriage, in the eyes of some, is considered wrong. Through unprotected sex people can contract AIDS. When a person incessantly sleeps around with strangers, AIDS becomes a part of his or her life. Unprotected sex will always have its disputes, but there is no question that AIDS will always be there.
Innocent mistakes always display themselve ...
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Death
Number of Words: 840 / Number of Pages: 4
... the road really hard, which made the car flip over four times. Then we were rushed to the hospital and stayed there for about an hour. My sister and I were all right but my dad was in critical condition. My dad ended up only loosing his pinky finger. Just being in that situation made my outlook on life and different. I couldn't bear the fact that my dad would be gone forever. Being a Christian I was brought up to believe that people who believe in Jesus Christ would have a greater destiny in heaven. But in these two situations with , I wasn't able to think about them being gone and in heaven. I ...
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Cardiovascular Disease
Number of Words: 1330 / Number of Pages: 5
... Bulgaria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. The lowest were in Japan, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Canada. (Goldstein, 1995)
Biological theories abound state that women tend to have better chances of not developing Cardiovascular disease. In one study, (Mendelson, 1999) Estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women has been associated with a decreased risk of heart disease Women are less susceptible than men to as long as their blood estrogen levels are elevated. Estrogens can directly bind to a subunit of the maxi-K channel. These calcium-regulated potassium channels are key regulators of vascular smoo ...
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