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Vegetarians
Number of Words: 1389 / Number of Pages: 6
... religious beliefs, concerns about world hunger, or an awareness of the environmental damage caused by livestock production. But whatever their motives,one thing is clear: Vegetarianism can no longer be viewed as a fringe phenomenon. The Gallup poll also revealed that nearly three fourths of Americans reject the notion that vegetarianism is merely a passing fad.
A look at the historical record reveals that these people are correct. In fact, vegetarianism has a long, although not always illustrious, history in the West. A quick review of this history helps put present-day vegetarianism in perspective.
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Epilepsy
Number of Words: 387 / Number of Pages: 2
... unrelated to the person’s current situation some external determinants may trigger seizures though. Lack of sleep, emotional stress, missed meals, alcohol ingestion/withdrawal, even fever or some infections may produce seizures.
There are many possible cause of but in more than half the causes, the precise cause cannot be determined. An inherited tendency to develop the disorder occurs in the families of some patients. Some of the known cause include head injuries, strokes, premature birth, infectious disease, complicated deliveries, or drug use/withdrawal.
General treatment measures in ...
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Hepatitis A
Number of Words: 1094 / Number of Pages: 4
... hepatitis. Hepatitis exists in an acute and/or
chronic form. The acute form may subside after about two months or, rarely,
can result in liver failutre. Chronic carriers are at risk of lasting
liver disease. There are many different kinds of Hepatitis, some more
serious then others.
Hepatitis A, once called infectious hepatitis, is the most
widespread cause of acute hepatitis. Usually transmitted by food and water
contaminated by human waste, such infections can reach epidemic proportions
in unsanitary and filthy regions. In the United States, increasing members
of drug abusers are coming do ...
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Sexual Transmitted Diseases Defined
Number of Words: 1664 / Number of Pages: 7
... from
the disease and can die from it. The helping of STDs has three parts:
treatment, counseling, and following up. Sometimes treatment is given in a
single dose but in sometimes you have to take it more than once. A person can
still be infected even if the symptoms go away. That is why a follow-up visit
is important. To avoid spreading the infection the person should not have sex
until the doctor says that it is cured. It can take up to fourteen days. This
stops the Ping Pong effect.
GENITAL HERPES
This infection is caused by the Herpes simplex virus. The symptoms are
similar, and can result fr ...
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Side Effects Of Carl Djerassi And Syntex's Oral Contraceptive
Number of Words: 1214 / Number of Pages: 5
... was not explored before hand, and this to me is the great tragedy of most scientific discovery, since I firmly believe each scientist is responsible for that which he creates. Djerassi does confront a few questions of ethics and morality after the fact.
On page 61, in chapter 6, he reflects on the argument of the use of poor Mexican and Puertorrican women for preliminary experiments. Is this just another manifestation of exploitation of the poor? Djerassi says absolutely not.
Yes, the poor our the initial guinea pigs for research but this is no different from what dentists, barbers, and young surg ...
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Tourette's Disorder
Number of Words: 4652 / Number of Pages: 17
... attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from TS. Many ADHD children, on close examination, have a few phonic or motor tics, grimace, or produce noises similar to those of TS. Since at least half of the TS patients also have attention deficits and hyperactivity as children, a physician may well be confused. However, the treating doctor should be aware of the potential dangers of treating a possible case of TS with stimulant medication. On rare occasions the differentiation between TS and a seizure disorder may be problematic. The symptoms of TS sometimes occur in a rather sharply separate ...
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