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Alzheimer's Disease
Number of Words: 2674 / Number of Pages: 10
... research.
The clinical definition of dementia is "a deterioration in intellectual
performance that involves, but is not limited to, a loss in at least 2 of the
following areas: language, judgement, memory, visual or depth perception, or
judgement interfering with daily activities" (Institute,1996, p.4).
The initial cause of AD symptoms is a result of the progressive
deterioration of brain cells (neurons) in the cerebral cortex of the brain. This
area of the brain, which is the largest and uppermost portion, controls all our
thought processes, movement, speech, and senses. This deterioratio ...
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Alcoholism: Cunning, Baffling, Powerful, Patient And Deadly
Number of Words: 1933 / Number of Pages: 8
... the negative details and eliminate the positive. E.g. -
using alcohol is so incredible. It is the most pleasurable thing I know.
(filter out the negative effects)
POLARIZED THINKING:
Things are black and white, good or bad. You are perfect or a
complete failure. E.g. - My life would be void of pleasure with out alcohol.
OVERGENERALIZATION:
To come to a general conclusion based on a single incident or piece
of evidence. E.g. - Alcohol has made for some great times with friends. I
must have alcohol in order to capitalize on the potential for fun.
MIND READING:
You think you are able to defi ...
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The Right To Die
Number of Words: 715 / Number of Pages: 3
... the sick then the control should be past over to the individual.
Those people who suffer from terminal illnesses are forced to live out life while losing their dignity. Families are forced to watch their loved one deteriorate and in the mean time put their own lives on hold to care for the ill patient that has lost all will to live. Watching a loved one slowly fade in the most horrible task for any human being. If the patient is extremely ill families can see there pain and feel the heart break that our laws enforce.
Hundreds of those who are terminally ill at one time or another wish to die ...
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The Digestive System: How It Works
Number of Words: 1022 / Number of Pages: 4
... body wall. Scientists believe that intracellular digestion in organisms such as Hydra has evolved from such protozoans as amoebae and paramecia.
In most higher animals digestion is completed not in the cell in the cavity of a digestive tract (the stomach and intestine). Animals with this type of digestion include crustaceans, insects, cephalopods, tunicates, and all vertebrates. A few animals with digestive tracts also partially digest their food before eating it. Some spiders, for example, pierce their prey with fangs that pump digestive fluids into the victim. This liquefies the softer parts, whi ...
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Cholera
Number of Words: 597 / Number of Pages: 3
... 25, 1991, the disease had claimed 90 lives and infected at
least 14,000 people. It is the first major outbreak of Cholera in the
western hemisphere since early in this century. In Peru, local authorities
have moved quickly to stem the epidemic, which is spread by poor hygiene
and contaminated water, raw food, and fish. To avoid spreading, health
officials in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, have prohibited the importation
of uncooked Peruvian food products. Coastal waters have shown a high
degree of contamination by testings. In early May 1991, as Cholera began to
spread eastward into PeruŐs jungl ...
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Number of Words: 1761 / Number of Pages: 7
... and baseball pitchers. All of the above predisposing factors ultimately lead to the narrowing of the costoclavicular space in the shoulder.
This injury is most commonly an overuse injury. This is due to the cause of the build up of scar tissue on the muscles of the neck by there being a stretching injury to the neck muscles. The tight muscles press against the nerves to the arm causing the symptoms. Neck pain and headaches are caused tightness of the neck muscles.
Treatment for this injury includes a trip to the doctor to rule out any other complications, then start out with a moderate stretching exe ...
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Cystic Fibrosis
Number of Words: 493 / Number of Pages: 2
... occurs mostly in infancy, may require surgery.
In 1989, researchers fond the abnormal gene that causes cystic fibrosis.
This gene is located on chromosome 7 . A person who has two cystic fibrosis
Genes has the disease . A person that carries one of the genes does not have the
Genetic disease, but is a carrier.
The symptoms of cystic fibrosis sometimes occur immediately after birth.
Mucus secretions may appear in the baby’s intestines, which can cause
Obstruction in the intestines. In all cases, the child will gain little weight
Right from birth, because the pancreas is not producing enzymes ...
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The Clinton Health Plan
Number of Words: 1690 / Number of Pages: 7
... profit on
the drugs they manufacture. In 1991, the median income of doctors was
$139,000 for general practitioners and $512,000 for specialists.
Unneeded Surgery and Tests: Possibly 15 to 35% of certain types of
operations and tests are unneeded. Malpractice Suits and "Defensive"
Medicine: Doctors pay high premiums on malpractice insurance which causes
them to charge more. The reason that these premiums are so high is because
currently there are practically no limits to an amount that can be sued for
pain and damages. Defensive medicine - procedures done to protect doctors
from being sued - ...
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The Effects Of Creatine
Number of Words: 3611 / Number of Pages: 14
... to give them an edge in athletics. However, this was most limited to vitamins, minerals, and the ever popular “weight gainer”, which consisted mostly of sugar and protein. Similarly, people who wanted to loose weight looked to magical pills composed of tropical plants, strange chemicals, or chromium picolinate. Though there may be benefits in taking some of these supplements, none gave the user the results they were really looking for. In 1993, a seemingly “magical powder” was released that claimed to add strength and power, build lean muscle, boost endurance, and reduce bodyfat. Though most pe ...
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Leprosy
Number of Words: 478 / Number of Pages: 2
... It is obvious that third world countries have
way more cases as India, Indonesia, and Myanmar account for almost 70% of the
cases reported in the world. 5500 know cases of Leprosy still exist in the US,
and about 200 cases a reported annually.
Tests to produce leprosy in experimental animals, have not been
successful as of yet. Though the organism can be grown in Armadillos, several
laboratories have been reported cultivating leprosy in the test tube.
Loss of sensation in a patch of skin is often the first symptom that
Leprosy displays. In the lepromatous form, large area’s of the skin m ...
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